2021 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

American college football season

2021 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 Big South)
Head coach
  • Autry Denson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorKlay Koester (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorZane Vance (5th season)
Home stadiumBuccaneer Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big South Conference football standings
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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 MonmouthESPN+L 14–413,801
September 256:00 p.m.at East Carolina*ESPN+L 28–3139,218
October 93:00 p.m.at Robert MorrisESPN+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 AlabamaESPN3L 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–WebbESPN3W 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
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

Game Ten – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (4–5) at No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (10–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Charleston Southern 0 0 707
No. 1 (FBS) Georgia 28 21 7056

at Sanford StadiumAthens, 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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