Charleston Southern

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Charleston Southern Buccaneers

University	Charleston Southern University
Nickname	Buccaneers
Team Colors	Blue and Gold
Head Coach	Jay Mills
Location	Charleston, SC
Conference	Big South Conference
NCAA	Division I-AA
Stadium	CSU Stadium
Mascot	Bucky
Website	CSU Football Official Website

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers represent the Charleston Southern University in the NCAA college football tournament, currently competing in the Division I Championship Subdivision under the Big South Conference. Charleston Southern's football program is one of the recently implemented football programs in the NCAA, as the team only began play in 1991. David Dowd was CSU's first coach, but failed to steer his Buccaneers to a favorable record in its inaugural year (only finishing with a 3-7-0 card). The team's first recorded win in the NCAA happened on September 21, 1991, defeating Newport News Apprentice School, 13-9. CSU started out as a Division III independent team from 1991-92 then into Division I-AA independent from 1993-2001 when the school was reclassified in 1993. In 2002, when the Big South Conference started sponsoring football, Charleston Southern was among the first to field teams along with Gardner-Webb and Liberty. That year marked the last season of head coach David Dodd, leading the team to another disappointing season (finishing with a 4-8 win-loss card). By 2003, CSU tapped the services of Jay Mills to become only the second coach in CSU's young football program. Coach Mills guided the team to a steady ascencion in the Big South, slowly rebuilding the team that resulted to the team's improvement in the standings. In 2004, the Buccaneers reached the .500 winning mark for the first time since its inception with a 5-win, 5-loss card. But it was only the start of good things to come for the Bucs as in 2005, the team wrote a page in the CSU football history with its first title, the Big South Championship (shared with Coast Carolina) after turning out a 3-1 record in the conference and 7-4 overall. In 2006, the Bucs improved to a 9-2 season record which thus far is the highest number of wins in all of their 16 seasons of existence.

As of 2006, the Bucs only have 56 wins against 116 losses, with a conference title, but have yet to appear in a postseason Bowl Game.

1 Ranking
2 Scouting Report
3 Championships
4 CSU Bowl History
5 Highlights
6 Schedule
7 Roster
8 Coaches/Team Officials
9 Notable Alumni in NFL
10 References
11 External Links

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Ranking

Have not ranked in the final national college polls.

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Scouting Report

Category	Big South Rank	National Rank
Scoring Offense	3	74
Scoring Defense	4	97
Total Offense	4	70
Total Defense	4	79
Turnover Margin	4	104
Pass Efficiency Defense	4	77
Kickoff Returns	4	69
Net Punting	2	47
Passing Offense	1	24
Passing Defense	3	58
Passing Efficiency	5	75
Punt Returns	5	102
Rushing Offense	5	102
Rushing Defense	3	79

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Championships

Conference Championships

2005 - Big South Conference Co-Champions

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CSU Bowl History

No Major Bowl Games Played.

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Highlights

Highlights of Charleston Southern's 2007 season.

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Schedule

**Charleston Southern Buccaneers 2008 Games Schedule**
Date	Opponent	Location	Result
08.28.08	Miami	Miami, Fla.	L, 7-52
09.06.08	Wofford	Charleston, S.C.
09.13.08	Miami (Ohio)	Oxford, Ohio
09.27.08	North Greenville	Charleston, S.C.
10.04.08	Gardner-Webb	Charleston, S.C.
10.11.08	Savannah State	Savannah, Ga.
10.18.08	Stony Brook	Stony Brook, N.Y.
10.25.08	Liberty	Lynchburg, Va.
11.01.08	V.M.I.	Charleston, S.C.
11.08.08	Presbyterian	Charleston, S.C.
11.15.08	Edward Waters	Charleston, S.C.
11.22.08	Coastal Carolina	Conway, S.C.

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Roster

**Charleston Southern Buccaneers 2008 Roster**
No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Hometown/Prev. School
1	Philip Ashley	DB	5-10	185	Jr.	Tallahassee, Fla./Leon HS
2	Andrew McKain	LB	6-1	225	R-Jr.	Tucker, Ga./Tucker HS (Air Force Academy)
3	Mike McCann	DB	6-0	200	R-Sr.	Jacksonville Beach, Fla./Fletcher HS
4	Kelo Ivey	RB	5-7	180	Fr.	Newberry, Fla./Newberry HS
5	Markus Murry	WR	5-10	185	Sr.	Chicago, Ill./Thorton Township HS
6	Newland Isaac	WR	5-11	187	R-Sr.	Hopkins, S.C./Lower Richland HS
7	Alex Neal	WR	5-10	190	Fr.	Miami, Fla./Coral Reef Senior HS
8	Jake Killeen	DL	6-4	240	Sr.	Reno, Nev./Reno HS (Saddleback JC/Univ. of Nevada-Reno)
9	Okeba Rollinson	DB	5-11	201	R-Sr.	Gastonia, N.C./North Gaston HS
10	Tony Gaston	WR	5-11	170	R-Fr.	North Charleston, S.C./Northwood Academy
13	Jacques Bazile	DB	5-10	165	R-Fr.	Naples, Fla./Naples HS
14	Kwame Krakue	WR	5-10	175	R-So.	Orangeburg, S.C./Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS
15	C.J. Dancy	WR	6-0	185	R-Fr.	Pensacola, Fla./Pine Forest HS
16	A.J. Toscano	QB	6-2	208	Jr.	Pico Rivera, Calif./El Rancho HS (Cerritos College)
17	Gabe Gilmour	QB	6-2	180	R-Fr.	Hilton Head, S.C./Hilton Head Christian Academy
18	Andy Brown	K/P	6-0	175	Fr.	Daytona, Fla./Mainland HS
19	J.T. Washington	DB	5-9	177	Fr.	Mt. Pleasant, S.C./First Baptist HS
22	Spencer Smith	WR	6-0	180	Fr.	Newnan, Ga./East Cowetta HS
23	B.J. Hackworth	RB	6-0	230	R-Fr.	Jacksonville, Fla./Fletcher HS
24	Chris Kuzdale	DB	5-11	190	Fr.	Tampa, Fla./H.B. Plant HS (Milford Academy)
26	Dee Brown	WR	5-11	180	Sr.	Whiteville, N.C./Whiteville HS (Garden City CC)
27	Tim Jones	WR	6-4	205	Jr.	Townville, S.C./Pendleton/Hargrave Military Acad.
28	Matt Bach	DB	5-10	192	Jr.	Jacksonville, Fla./University Christian HS
29	Antwain Harvey	DB	5-9	175	Fr.	Naples, Fla./Naples HS
30	John Paglia	K/P	6-2	175	So.	Ocala, Fla./Trinity Catholic HS
31	Steven Lewis	DB	5-11	180	Fr.	Aiken, S.C./Midland Valley HS
32	Shawn King	DB	5-11	175	R-Fr.	Summerville, S.C./Summerville HS
33	Sam Baptiste	DB	5-9	160	Fr.	Naples, Fla./Lely HS
34	Reggie Ellington	DB	5-9	181	R-Jr.	Fairburn, Ga./Sandy Creek HS
35	Greg Tompkins	DB	5-10	207	Jr.	Arcadia, Fla./DeSoto County HS (Mendocino College)
36	Michael Whetstone	DB	5-9	198	R-So.	Fort Mill, S.C./Indian Land HS
37	Abiyd Coleman	LB	6-1	234	R-Fr.	Fairburn, Ga./Sandy Creek HS
38	Travis Jefferson	RB	5-11	220	R-Jr.	Hephzibah, Ga./Glenn Hills HS
39	Quinton Johnson	DL	6-2	260	Jr.	Columbus, Miss./Columbus HS (NE Miss. JC)
40	Josh Warrior	DB	5-11	201	R-Jr.	Orange Park, Fla./Ridgeview HS
41	Dale Woods	DL	6-2	260	Jr.	Hernando, Miss./Northwest CC
42	DeMarcus Moon	RB	5-10	190	So.	McDonough, Ga./Luella HS
43	Henry Mitchell	DB	5-10	175	Fr.	Douglasville, Ga./Douglas County HS
44	Mike Springer	DB	6-0	185	Fr.	Villa Rica, Ga./Villa Rica HS
45	David Jackson	LB	6-2	230	R-So.	North Charleston, S.C./West Ashley HS
46	Fred Godfrey	LB	6-0	225	R-So.	Charleston, S.C./West Ashley HS
47	Nate Baxley	LB	5-9	225	R-Fr.	Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain HS
48	Steven Lewis	DB	5-9	186	Fr.	Beech Island, S.C./Midland Valley HS
49	Ryan Ard	DL	6-0	235	Sr.	Pensacola, Fla./Tate HS
50	Chris Patrick	LB	6-0	225	R-So.	Clermont, Fla./East Ridge HS
51	Josh Mitchell	LB	6-2	232	R-Sr.	Jacksonville, Fla./Fletcher
52	Okoye Manley	LB	6-2	225	Fr.	Sanford, Fla./Wintersprings HS
53	C.J. Lee	LB	6-1	235	R-So.	Pinellas Park, Fla./St. Petersburg Catholic (Florida Atlantic)
54	Cornelius Sterling	LB	6-2	235	Fr.	Orlando, Fla./Olympia HS
56	Jarrett Johns	OL	6-5	302	R-Jr.	Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville HS
58	Tyler Addison	LB	6-2	223	R-Fr.	Cottondale, Fla./Cottondale HS
60	JeMarcus Williams	DL	6-0	275	Fr.	Mountain View, Calif./St. Francis HS
61	Carl Kramer	DL	6-4	265	R-Jr.	Melbourne, Fla./Melbourne HS
63	Zach Mitchell	OL	6-3	300	Jr.	Jacksonville, Fla./Fletcher HS
64	Alex Bragg	OL	6-5	280	R-Sr.	Augusta, Ga./Lakeside
65	Austin Bloedoorn	DL	6-0	277	R-Jr.	Summerville, S.C./Summerville HS (Newberry)
66	Donald Fondren	OL	6-3	305	R-Sr.	Chiefland, Fla./Chiefland HS
67	Jonathan McDonald	DL	6-2	320	R-Fr.	Greenville, S.C./Berea HS
68	Caleb Clark	OL	6-2	275	R-So.	Sumter, S.C./Sumter HS
69	Jordan Lancaster	OL	6-4	295	Jr.	Ocean Isle Beach, N.C./West Brunswick HS
70	James Nicholson	OL	6-4	303	R-Fr.	Ponte Verde, Fla./Nease HS
71	J.W. Myers	OL	6-4	299	Sr.	Jacksonville, Fla./Episcopal HS
72	Wes Houston	OL	6-4	295	R-Jr.	Largo, Fla./Largo HS
73	Levi McFatter	OL	6-4	275	R-Fr.	Lake City, Fla./Columbia HS
74	Terill Foote	OL	6-4	265	Fr.	Chester, S.C./Chester HS
75	Joel Swain	OL	5-11	270	R-Fr.	Ashland, Ohio/Hillsdale HS
77	Josh Atkinson	OL	6-5	245	R-So.	Hartsville, S.C./Hartsville HS
78	B.J. Baker	OL	6-5	280	R-Fr.	Moultrie, Ga./Colquitt County HS
80	Dorein Perkins	DL	6-3	225	Jr.	McDonough, Ga./Union Grove HS
81	Quentin Thrash	WR	6-3	185	R-Fr.	Jacksonville, Fla./Ridgeview HS
82	Clayton Coffman	TE	6-2	241	R-Jr.	St. Cloud, Fla./St. Cloud HS/USAF Prep
83	Terrell Brown	WR	6-1	190	Fr.	Charleston, S.C./Charleston Collegiate
84	Gerald Stevenson	WR	5-10	165	So.	Naples, Fla./Naples HS
85	Stacey Eakins	WR	6-1	188	R-So.	Mt. Pleasant, S.C./Wando HS
88	Greg Fiegel	WR	5-8	175	So.	Pinellas Park, Fla./St. Petersburg Catholic HS
89	Wes Brown	TE	6-5	240	R-So.	Port Orange, Fla./Spruce Creek HS
90	Matt Woods	DL	6-3	245	R-Fr.	Niceville, Fla./Niceville HS
91	Chris Parris	DL	6-4	240	R-Jr.	Toronto, Canada/Father Henry Carr HS (Liberty)
92	Brent Dennison	DL	6-0	260	R-Jr.	Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg HS
93	Zachery Hillery	DL	6-5	320	Fr.	Sanford, Fla./Wintersprings HS
94	Hunter Simms	DL	6-3	280	Fr.	Lawrenceville, Ga./Brookwood HS
95	Kamalu Umu	DL	6-3	290	Fr.	Kapa'a, Hawai'i/Arizona Western HS
97	Justin Witzmann	DL	5-11	280	Sr.	Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon HS (Saddleback CC)
98	Alex Thomas	DL	6-0	265	R-Sr.	Satellite Beach, Fla./Satellite Beach HS
99	Tyrese Harris	TE	6-3	250	R-Jr.	Hephzibah, Ga./Butler HS
	Stephen Calcutt	LB	6-1	217	R-Fr.	Pamplico, S.C./Hannah-Pamplico HS
	LB Cravey	DB	6-1	192	R-So.	Chiefland, Fla./Chiefland HS
	L.J. Gilliam	RB	5-8	189	So.	Columbia, S.C./Ridge View HS
	Ray Glover	RB	5-10	198	R-Jr.	Charleston, S.C./Battery Creek HS
	Anthony Harris	DL	6-0	249	R-Fr.	Warner Robbins, Ga./Houston County HS
	Tyreese Huggins	LB	5-7	201	R-Fr.	Elloree, Ga./Lake Marion HS
	Jarrod Jones	LB	5-7	180	R-So.	Pamplico, N.C./Hannah-Pamplico HS
	Daryle Mitchell	RB	5-7	170	So.	Hilton Head, S.C./Hilton Head HS
	Renaldo Mitchell	WR	5-8	170	R-So.	Hilton Head, S.C./Hilton Head HS
	Chris Poston	LB	5-10	209	R-Fr.	Pamplico, S.C./Hannah-Pamplico HS
	Kurt Skelly	DB	5-6	163	R-Fr.	Old Town, Fla./Lafayette County High School