2017 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record6–5 (3–2 Big South)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorZane Vance (1st season)
Home stadiumBuccaneer Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Kennesaw State $^   5 – 0     12 – 2  
Monmouth ^   4 – 1     9 – 3  
Charleston Southern   3 – 2     6 – 5  
Liberty *   2 – 3     6 – 5  
Presbyterian   1 – 4     4 – 7  
Gardner–Webb   0 – 5     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Liberty ineligible for postseason due to FBS transition
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Mark Tucker, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 24:00 p.m.at Mississippi State*No. 14
SECNL 0–4954,215
September 9South Carolina State*
Cancelled
September 166:00 p.m.at Elon*No. 16
CSLL 17–195,248
September 236:00 p.m.Point*
BSNW 66–01,945
September 306:00 p.m.Mississippi Valley State*
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
BSNW 58–71,456
October 73:30 p.m.at Indiana*
BTNL 0–2735,995
October 14Noonat Presbyterian
STADIUMW 7–01,570
October 216:00 p.m.Savannah State*
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
BSNW 52–273,156
October 286:00 p.m.Monmouthdagger
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3L 20–231,825
November 41:30 p.m.at Gardner–Webb
7CW 10–92,850
November 113:30 p.m.at No. 23 Kennesaw State
ESPN3L 0–386,224
November 18NoonLiberty
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
W 20–193,345
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
^[a] The game between Charleston Southern and South Carolina State had been rescheduled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma, but on September 7, both schools agreed to postpone the game later in the season and the game was ultimately cancelled.[1] The game was replaced with a match-up versus Indiana on October 7.

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Game summaries

At Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Buccaneers 0 0 0 0 0
Bulldogs 23 12 7 7 49

See also: 2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

At Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Buccaneers 0 7 0 10 17
Phoenix 6 7 6 0 19

See also: 2017 Elon Phoenix football team

Point

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 0 0 0 0 0
Buccaneers 14 17 14 21 66

See also: Point Skyhawks football

Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 7 0 0 7
Buccaneers 0 10 35 13 58

See also: 2017 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

At Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 0 0 0 0
Hoosiers 10 14 3 0 27

See also: 2017 Indiana Hoosiers football team

At Presbyterian

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 0 0 7 7
Blue Hose 0 0 0 0 0

See also: 2017 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 10 7 3 7 27
Buccaneers 14 17 14 7 52

See also: 2017 Savannah State Tigers football team

Monmouth

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 0 16 7 0 23
Buccaneers 0 0 7 13 20

See also: 2017 Monmouth Hawks football team

At Gardner–Webb

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 7 0 0 3 10
Runnin' Bulldogs 3 3 0 3 9

See also: 2017 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

At Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 0 0 0 0
No. 23 Owls 7 14 3 14 38

See also: 2017 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 0 7 9 3 19
Buccaneers 0 7 0 13 20

See also: 2017 Liberty Flames football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS141616RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV———
Coaches141819RVRVRV————————

References

  1. ^ "S.C. State, Charleston Southern cancel Saturday's game". Charleston Southern University Athletics. September 6, 2017. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Charleston Southern Buccaneers Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "2017 Football". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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