2024 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

The 2024 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team will represent Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South–OVC Football Association during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by Gabe Giardina in his second season as head coach, the Buccaneers will play their home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

2024 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
Conference	Big South–OVC Football Association
Record	1–8 (0–6 Big South–OVC)
Head coach	Gabe Giardina (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Adam Hollifield (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Nick Reveiz (2nd season)
Home stadium	Buccaneer Field
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Big South–OVC football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Southeast Missouri State		5	–	0					8	–	1
No. 19 UT Martin		4	–	1					6	–	3
Tennessee Tech		4	–	2					4	–	5
Tennessee State		3	–	2					6	–	3
Lindenwood*		3	–	3					4	–	6
Western Illinois		2	–	3					3	–	6
Gardner–Webb		2	–	3					3	–	6
Eastern Illinois		1	–	4					2	–	7
Charleston Southern		0	–	6					1	–	8
Note: Lindenwood ineligible for Big South–OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of November 5, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	The Citadel*	Buccaneer Field N. Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 21–22	5,831
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Furman*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+	W 24–20	8,377
September 14	2:00 p.m.	at Richmond*	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	L 0–38	6,522
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN+	L 9–13	1,853
October 5	4:00 p.m.	Western Illinois	Buccaneer Field N. Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 20–31	4,015
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Lindenwood	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	L 14–29	2,765
October 19	4:00 p.m.	No. 8 Southeast Missouri State	Buccaneer Field N. Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 13–26	3,105
October 26	2:30 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	L 23–28	5,498
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb	Buccaneer Field N. Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 14-17	1,977
November 9	2:00 p.m.	No. 19 UT Martin	Buccaneer Field N. Charleston, SC	ESPN+
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Charleston, IL	ESPN+
November 23	TBD	at Florida State*	Bobby Bowden Field Tallahassee, FL	TBD
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

The Citadel

See also: 2024 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
The Citadel	0	3	12	7	22
Charleston Southern	7	7	7	0	21

Game information

First quarter (7:03) CSOU – Autavius Ison 3-yard run, Patrick Fisher-Butler kick (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:11; Charleston Southern 7–0) Second quarter (2:24) CSOU – Jamil Bishop 64-yard pass from Rob McCoy, Patrick Fisher-Butler kick (Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:35; Charleston Southern 14–0) (1:00) CIT – Ben Barnes 49-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 1:21; Charleston Southern 14–7) Third quarter (10:29) CSOU – Tyson Greenwade 2-yard run, Patrick Fisher-Butler kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 4:25; Charleston Southern 21–3) (6:20) CIT – Johnathan Bennett 1-yard run (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:03; Charleston Southern 21–9) (0:00) CIT – Johnny Crawford III 1-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:31; Charleston Southern 21–15) Fourth quarter (1:55) CIT – Garrison Johnson 1-yard run, Ben Barnes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:52; The Citadel 22–21)

Game One – The Citadel Bulldogs (0–0) vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers (0–0) – Game summary

at Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC

• Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: N at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 5,831
• Referee: Branden McCain
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Justin Biegel (play-by-play) and Jack DeLongchamps (analyst)

Statistics	CIT	CSOU
First downs	20	19
Total yards	360	383
Rushing yards	190	93
Passing yards	170	290
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–17–0	20–25–0
Time of possession	32:11	27:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
The Citadel	Passing	Johnathan Bennett	10/17, 170 yards
	Rushing	Corey Ibrahim	16 carries, 68 yards
	Receiving	Dervon Pesnell	3 receptions, 86 yards
Charleston Southern	Passing	Rob McCoy	20/25, 290 yards, TD
	Rushing	Rob McCoy	12 carries, 40 yards
	Receiving	Chris Rhone	5 receptions, 90 yards

at No. 15 Furman

See also: 2024 Furman Paladins football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Charleston Southern	6	8	7	3	24
No. 15 Furman	0	10	7	3	20

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Game Two – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (0–1) at No. 15 Furman Paladins (0–2) – Game summary

at Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC

• Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 8,377
• Referee: Brian Holland
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Statistics	CSU	FUR
First downs	14	20
Total yards	257	336
Rushing yards	114	101
Passing yards	143	235
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–23–0	18–35–2
Time of possession	27:53	32:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charleston Southern	Passing	Rob McCoy Jr	12/23, 143 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Autavius Ison	19 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Noah Jennings	7 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD
Furman	Passing	Trey Hedden	12/25, 193 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Myion Hicks	14 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ben Ferguson	3 receptions, 108 yards

at Richmond

See also: 2024 Richmond Spiders football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Charleston Southern	0	0	0	0	0
Richmond	7	14	14	3	38

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Game Three – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–1) at Richmond Spiders (0–2) – Game summary

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

• Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 6,522
• Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
• TV announcers (FloSports/MSN): TBD

Statistics	CSU	RICH
First downs	10	18
Total yards	131	370
Rushing yards	39	213
Passing yards	92	157
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–24–2	13–15–0
Time of possession	26:12	33:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charleston Southern	Passing	Zolten Osborne	10/19, 81 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Autavius Ison	13 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Quay Kindell	2 receptions, 26 yards
Richmond	Passing	Kyle Wickersham	10/12, 128 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Zach Palmer-Smith	21 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Nick DeGennaro	5 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD

at Tennessee State

See also: 2024 Tennessee State Tigers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Charleston Southern	0	6	3	0	9
Tennessee State	0	7	0	6	13

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Game Four – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–2) at Tennessee State Tigers (2–2) – Game summary

at Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN

• Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Rain, 67 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 1,853
• Referee: Drew Myers
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Statistics	CSU	TSU
First downs	17	11
Total yards	309	206
Rushing yards	219	101
Passing yards	90	105
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	4–12–0	12–25–0
Time of possession	41:29	18:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charleston Southern	Passing	Kaleb Jackson	4/12, 90 yards
	Rushing	Autavius Ison	33 carries, 157 yards
	Receiving	Chris Rhone	2 receptions, 39 yards
Tennessee State	Passing	Draylen Ellis	12/24, 105 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jordan Gant	5 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Bryant Williams	5 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD

Western Illinois

See also: 2024 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Western Illinois	14	7	7	3	31
Charleston Southern	0	13	0	7	20

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Game Five – Western Illinois Leathernecks (1–3) vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–3) – Game summary

at Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC

• Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 4,014
• Referee: John Kellermeier
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Statistics	WIU	CSOU
First downs	17	21
Total yards	329	431
Rushing yards	132	325
Passing yards	197	106
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–23–1	9–17–2
Time of possession	23:28	36:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Illinois	Passing	Nathan Lamb	17/23, 197 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cameren Smith	25 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Elijah Aragon	10 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD
Charleston Southern	Passing	Rob McCoy Jr	9/17, 106 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Autavius Ison	29 carries, 229 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Noah Jennings	4 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TD

at Lindenwood

See also: 2024 Lindenwood Lions football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Charleston Southern	0	14	0	0	14
Lindenwood	10	10	3	6	29

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Game Six – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–4) vs Lindenwood Lions (2–4) – Game summary

at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO

• Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 2,765
• Referee: Brad Carrell
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Statistics	CSU	LIN
First downs	8	25
Total yards	197	392
Rushing yards	98	240
Passing yards	99	152
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–29–2	12–25–1
Time of possession	19:35	40:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charleston Southern	Passing	Rob McCoy Jr	14/23, 98 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Autavius Ison	14 carries, 77 yards
	Receiving	Chris Rhone	4 receptions, 46 yards
Lindenwood	Passing	Nate Glantz	12/25, 152 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Nate Glantz	18 carries, 103 yards
	Receiving	Jeff Caldwell	2 receptions, 52 yards

No. 8. Southeast Missouri State

See also: 2024 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Southeast Missouri State	6	10	7	3	26
Charleston Southern	0	7	6	0	13

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Game Seven – No. 8 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (6–1) vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–4) – Game summary

at Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC

• Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 3,105
• Referee: Gabriel Tomlin
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Statistics	SEMO	CSOU
First downs	28	12
Total yards	415	255
Rushing yards	80	108
Passing yards	335	147
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	32–55–0	12–18–0
Time of possession	33:43	26:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeast Missouri State	Passing	Paxton DeLaurent	32/55, 335 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jacorey Love	12 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	Tristan Smith	7 receptions, 90 yards
Charleston Southern	Passing	Kaleb Jackson	9/15, 125 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Autavius Ison	11 carries, 44 yards
	Receiving	Chris Rhone	6 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD

at Tennessee Tech

See also: 2024 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Charleston Southern	7	0	14	2	23
Tennessee Tech	3	16	0	9	28

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Game Eight – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–6) vs Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (2–5) – Game summary

at Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN

• Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 5,498
• Referee: Zach Erdmann
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Statistics	CSU	TTU
First downs	15	16
Total yards	335	343
Rushing yards	122	168
Passing yards	213	175
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–29–2	9–16–0
Time of possession	31:25	28:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charleston Southern	Passing	Kaleb Jackson	14/29, 213 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Tyson Greenwade	24 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chris Rhone	3 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD
Tennessee Tech	Passing	Dylan Laible	9/16, 175 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jalen Mitchell	15 carries, 94 yards
	Receiving	D.J. Linkins	3 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD

Gardner–Webb

See also: 2024 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Gardner–Webb	0	3	7	7	17
Charleston Southern	0	0	7	7	14

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Game Nine – Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (2–6) at Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–7) – Game summary

at Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC

• Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 1,977
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Statistics	GWEB	CSOU
First downs	24	13
Total yards	346	222
Rushing yards	124	94
Passing yards	222	128
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–29–0	13–27–1
Time of possession	37:04	22:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Gardner–Webb	Passing	Tyler Ridell	17/24, 212 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Edward Saydee	25 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Taylor Shields	4 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD
Charleston Southern	Passing	Kaleb Jackson	13/27, 128 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tyson Greenwade	15 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Noah Jennings	4 receptions, 53 yards

No. 19 UT Martin

See also: 2024 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 UT Martin	0	0	0	0	0
Charleston Southern	0	0	0	0	0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Game Ten – No. 19 UT Martin Skyhawks (0–0) at Charleston Southern Buccaneers (0–0) – Game summary

at Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC

• Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	UTM	CSOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Martin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Charleston Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Eastern Illinois

at Florida State (FBS)

See also: 2024 Florida State Seminoles football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Charleston Southern	0	0	0	0	0
Florida State (FBS)	0	0	0	0	0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Game Twelve – Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Florida State Seminoles (FBS) – Game summary

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL

• Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
• Game time: TBD
• TV announcers (TBD): TBD

Statistics	CSOU	FSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charleston Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "2024 Football Schedule".