Charleston Southern Buccaneers
sports teams of a university or college
The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are the athletic teams that represent Charleston Southern University, located in North Charleston, South Carolina, in intercollegiate sports at the Division I ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Big South Conference since the 1983–84 academic year; while its football program competes in the FCS, formerly known as I-AA.
Charleston Southern competes in sixteen intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, and track and field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball. Women's flag football will be added in the 2027–28 school year. Other sports formerly offered by the Buccaneers include men's soccer and men's tennis.
Conference affiliations
NCAA
Big South Conference (1983–present)
Varsity teams
CSU competes in the NCAA in the following sports:
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.
Cross Country
Beginning in 2020, Charleston Southern has won six consecutive Big South Conference titles in Men’s Cross Country. The Buccaneer men won the title in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Football
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.
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