2021 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

2021 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKlay Koester (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorZane Vance (5th season)
Home stadiumBuccaneer Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Kennesaw State $^   7 – 0     11 – 2  
Monmouth   6 – 1     7 – 4  
North Carolina A&T   3 – 4     5 – 6  
North Alabama   3 – 4     3 – 8  
Charleston Southern   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Hampton   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Robert Morris   3 – 5     4 – 6  
Campbell   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Gardner–Webb   2 – 5     4 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Autry Denson, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing in a fourth-way tie for third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 117:00 p.m.at The Citadel*
ESPN+W 38–2110,848
September 186:00 p.m.No. 20 Monmouth
ESPN+L 14–413,801
September 256:00 p.m.at East Carolina*
ESPN+L 28–3139,218
October 93:00 p.m.at Robert Morris
ESPN+L 24–312,844
October 166:00 p.m.Hampton
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
ESPN+W 35–53,928
October 233:00 p.m.at North Alabama
ESPN3L 22–455,647
October 301:00 p.m.Campbell
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
ESPN+W 27–143,208
November 61:00 p.m.North Carolina A&T
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
ESPN+L 18–211,470
November 131:00 p.m.at Gardner–Webb
ESPN3W 32–243,150
November 2012:00 p.m.at No. 1 (FBS) Georgia*
ESPN+/SECN+L 7–5692,746

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Game summaries

at East Carolina

Charleston Southern at East Carolina
1 234Total
Buccaneers 14 0014 28
• Pirates 0 2470 31
  • Date: September 25, 2021
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 4 hours and 33 minutes
  • Game attendance: 39,218
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Connor Onion (play–by–play) and Stanford Routt (analyst)
     
Scoring summary
110:29CHSOJD Moore 6-yard rush (Sam Babbush kick)
(15 plays, 75 yards, 4:31)		CHSO 7–0
06:18CHSOKale Anderson 38-yard pass from Jack Chambers (Sam Babbush kick)
(8 plays, 98 yards, 2:17)		CHSO 14–0
213:10ECUKeaton Mitchell 74-yard rush (Owen Daffer kick)
(2 plays, 80 yards, 0:33)		CHSO 14–7
07:38ECUOwen Daffer 33-yard field goal
(11 plays, 39 yards, 3:59)		CHSO 14–10
05:00ECUMason Garcia 3-yard rush (Owen Daffer kick)
(5 plays, 55 yards, 1:56)		ECU 17–14
02:31ECUC. J. Johnson 60-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick)
(3 plays, 66 yards, 0:39)		ECU 24–14
311:09ECUJa'Quan McMillian 23-yard interception returned (Owen Daffer kick)
(3 plays, 12 yards, 0:49)		ECU 31–14
413:58CHSOJack Chambers 8-yard rush (Sam Babbush kick)
(10 plays, 81 yards, 1:59)		ECU 31–21
01:50CHSOGeoffrey Wall 2-yard pass from Jack Chambers (Sam Babbush kick)
(8 plays, 86 yards, 1:21)		ECU 31–28
See also: 2021 East Carolina Pirates football team
Pregame line Over/under
ECU –24.5 59
Statistics Charleston Southern East Carolina
First downs 34 14
Total yards 536 388
Rushing yards 131 150
Passing yards 405 238
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 31:27 28:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Charleston Southern Passing Jack Chambers 38/61, 405 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing JD Moore 14 car, 58 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Garris Schwarting 8 rec, 94 yds
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 17/26, 238 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 13 car, 125 yds, 1 TD
Receiving C. J. Johnson 3 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD

at No. 1 (FBS) Georgia

See also: 2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team
Game Ten – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (4–5) at No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (10–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Charleston Southern 0 0 707
No. 1 (FBS) Georgia 28 21 7056

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

  • Date: Saturday, November 20, 2021
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature -
  • Game attendance: 92,746
  • Referee: -
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (color) and Alex Chappell (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Georgia −52.0 • Odds to win: Georgia 99.9% • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:01) UGA – Jordan Davis 1 Yd Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 7–0)
  • (5:33) UGA – Kenny McIntosh 32 Yd pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 14–0)
  • (4:15) UGA – Zamir White 40 Yd Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 21–0)
  • (1:29) UGA – Brock Bowers 4 Yd pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 28–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:39) UGA – James Cook 3 Yd Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 35–0)
  • (6:40) UGA – Brock Bowers 7 Yd pass from JT Daniels (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 42–0)
  • (1:37) UGA – Daijun Edwards 6 Yd Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 49–0)
Third quarter
  • (5:40) CHSO - Garris Schwarting 65 Yd Fumble Return (Sam Babbush Kick) (Georgia 49-7)
  • (3:26) UGA - Brett Seither 9 Yd pass from Carson Beck (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 56-7)
Fourth quarter

no scoring

Statistics CHSO UGA
First downs 10 22
Plays–yards 68–126 69–488
Rushes–yards 31–68 32–233
Passing yards 58 255
Passing: comp–att–int 14–37–1 20–37–2
Time of possession 31:56 28:04
Team Category Player Statistics
CHSO Passing Jack Chambers 11/30, 55 yards, 1 INT
Rushing TJ Ruff 14 carries, 46 yards
Receiving Garris Schwarting 3 receptions, 30 yards
Georgia Passing Stetson Bennett 8/14, 105 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Zamir White 4 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Brett Seither 2 receptions, 39 yards, 1 TD

References

  1. ^ "Charleston Southern Buccaneers Schedule 2021". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021 Football Schedule". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2022.


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