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University
  
Charleston Southern

NCAA
  
Division I

Varsity teams
  
15

Conference
  
Big South Conference

Athletic director
  
Hank Small

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Location
  
North Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston Southern Buccaneers are the athletic teams that represent Charleston Southern University. They participate in Division I of the NCAA as a member of the Big South Conference. Charleston Southern (CSU) fields varsity teams in 16 sports, 7 for Men and 9 for Women. The football team competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly I-AA.

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Sports teams

CSU competes in the NCAA in the following sports:

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In 2008, CSU closed its highly successful men's tennis program to reallocate funds to other sports. CSU formerly fielded a men's soccer team.

Athletic facilities

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  • Buccaneer Field - home of the Football program. It opened in 1970 and has a capacity of 4,000 spectators.
  • CSU Field House - home of the Men's and Women's Basketball teams. It has a capacity of 881 spectators. It is the 2nd smallest arena in Division I basketball.
  • Buccaneer Ballpark - home of the Baseball program. It has a capacity of 1,500 spectators.

    • Rivalry with Coastal Carolina

    These two schools first met on the football field in 2003 and it has been a rivalry since Charleston Southern defeated Coastal Carolina 34-27 in 2005 to win a share of the Big South Championship that Coastal had already clinched. CSU got the first shutout of the series with their 24-0 win in 2008. Currently, Charleston Southern has a two-game winning streak over Coastal Carolina with Charleston Southern winning 59-58 in 2016. Charleston Southern won a share of the 2016 Big South Championship and got the automatic berth into the NCAA Playoffs.

    Coastal Carolina leads the series 8-6.

  • 2016 - CSU @ Coastal - W, 59-58
  • 2015 - Coastal @ CSU - W, 33-25
  • 2014 - CSU @ Coastal - L, 43-22
  • 2013 - Coastal @ CSU - W, 31-26
  • 2012 - CSU @ Coastal - L, 41-20
  • 2011 - Coastal @ CSU - L, 45-38
  • 2010 - CSU @ Coastal - L, 70-3
  • 2009 - Coastal @ CSU - W, 30-23
  • 2008 - CSU @ Coastal - W, 24-0
  • 2007 - Coastal @ CSU - L, 41-2
  • 2006 - CSU @ Coastal - L, 31-17
  • 2005 - Coastal @ CSU - W, 34-27 (2 OT)
  • 2004 - CSU @ Coastal - L, 56-28
  • 2003 - Coastal @ CSU - L, 48-14 (First Meeting)

    • References

    Charleston Southern Buccaneers Wikipedia
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