The 2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Jamey Chadwell, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the Big South title. Charleston Southern earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Buccaneers defeated The Citadel in the second round before losing to the eventual national runner-up, Jacksonville State, in the quarterfinals. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 pm | North Greenville* | | | BSN | W 41–14 | 4,820 |
September 12 | 7:00 pm | at Troy* | | | ESPN3 | L 16–44 | 17,517 |
| 7:00 pm | East Tennessee State* | | - Buccaneer Field
- Charleston, SC
| BSN | W 47–7 | 2,331 |
September 26 | 6:00 pm | at The Citadel* | | | ESPN3 | W 33–20 | 11,998 |
October 10 | 12:00 pm | Monmouth | | - Buccaneer Field
- Charleston, SC
| BSN | W 37–7 | 1,227 |
October 17 | 2:00 pm | at Presbyterian | | | BSN | W 10–7 | 4,624 |
October 24 | 1:30 pm | at Gardner–Webb | | | BSN | W 34–0 | 3,159 |
October 31 | 2:00 pm | No. 2 Coastal Carolina | No. 24 | - Buccaneer Field
- Charleston, SC
| ASN | W 33–25 | 5,311 |
November 7 | 1:00 pm | at Kennesaw State | No. 15 | | BSN | W 28–14 | 8,670 |
November 14 | 2:00 pm | Liberty | No. 11 | - Buccaneer Field
- Charleston, SC
| ESPN3 | W 31–24 | 4,781 |
November 21 | 4:00 pm | at No. 3 (FBS) Alabama* | No. 9 | | SECN | L 6–56 | 100,611 |
December 5 | 2:00 pm | No. 18 The Citadel* | No. 9 | | ESPN3 | W 14–6 | 8,451 |
December 11 | 8:00 pm | at No. 1 Jacksonville State* | No. 9 | | ESPN2 | L 38–58 | 22,279 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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North Greenville
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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Crusaders |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
Buccaneers |
13 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
41 |
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At Troy
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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Buccaneers |
7 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
16 |
Trojans |
14 |
7 |
6 |
17 |
44 |
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East Tennessee State
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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ETSU Bucs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
CSU Bucs |
0 |
34 |
6 |
7 |
47 |
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At The Citadel
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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Buccaneers |
0 |
6 |
10 |
17 |
33 |
Bulldogs |
7 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
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Monmouth
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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Hawks |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
Buccaneers |
7 |
9 |
14 |
7 |
37 |
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At Presbyterian
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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Buccaneers |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
Blue Hose |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
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At Gardner–Webb
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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Buccaneers |
7 |
14 |
13 |
0 |
34 |
Runnin' Bulldogs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Coastal Carolina
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#2 Chanticleers |
15 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
25 |
#24 Buccaneers |
13 |
14 |
3 |
3 |
33 |
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At Kennesaw State
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3 |
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#15 Buccaneers |
7 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
Owls |
6 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
14 |
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Liberty
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4 |
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Flames |
7 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
24 |
#11 Buccaneers |
7 |
3 |
14 |
7 |
31 |
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At Alabama
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#9 Buccaneers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
#3 (FBS) Crimson Tide |
28 |
21 |
0 |
7 |
56 |
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Second round – The Citadel
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3 |
4 |
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#18 Bulldogs |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
#9 Buccaneers |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
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Quarterfinals – Jacksonville State
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2 |
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#9 Buccaneers |
3 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
38 |
#1 Gamecocks |
10 |
3 |
21 |
24 |
58 |
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Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
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Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
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"2015 Football". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2022.