2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	5–6 (3–2 Big South)
Head coach	Mark Tucker (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Zane Vance (2nd season)
Home stadium	Buccaneer Field
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Big South Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Kennesaw State $^		5	–	0					11	–	2
Monmouth		4	–	1					8	–	3
Charleston Southern		3	–	2					5	–	6
Gardner–Webb		2	–	3					3	–	8
Campbell		1	–	4					6	–	5
Presbyterian		0	–	5					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Mark Tucker in his second and final season as head coach, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

In the Big South preseason poll released on July 23, 2018, the Buccaneers were predicted to finish in third place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Kennesaw State	107 (17)
2	Monmouth	82 (1)
3	Charleston Southern	75
4	Gardner–Webb	52
5	Campbell	36
6	Presbyterian	26

The Big South released their preseason all-Big South team on July 23, 2018, with the Buccaneers having seven players selected along with three more on the honorable mention list.^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 p.m.	at Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	L 6–53	81,164
September 22	6:00 p.m.	No. 12 Elon*	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 22–31	2,465
September 29	2:00 p.m.	at Hampton*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	W 48–14	5,124
October 6	6:00 p.m.	at Savannah State*	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	ESPN3	L 3–23	2,970
October 13	6:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 58–6	1,473
October 20	6:00 p.m.	Presbyterian	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 41–7	2,000
October 27	6:00 p.m.	No. 2 Kennesaw State	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 10–38	1,242
November 3	1:00 p.m.	at Monmouth	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	L 3–37	1,492
November 10	3:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 16–0	1,640
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+	W 12–7	4,348
November 29[a]	7:00 p.m.	at The Citadel*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 14–43	7,877
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	0	6	6
Gators	10	28	13	2	53

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Phoenix	3	7	21	0	31
Buccaneers	13	6	3	0	22

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	14	21	6	7	48
Pirates	0	14	0	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	3	0	0	3
Tigers	7	7	0	9	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	0	0	0	6	6
Buccaneers	3	20	14	21	58

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	7	0	0	0	7
Buccaneers	0	17	17	7	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Owls	7	17	7	7	38
Buccaneers	3	7	0	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	3	0	3
Hawks	7	17	3	10	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Buccaneers	3	13	0	0	16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	9	3	0	12
Fighting Camels	0	0	7	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	14	0	0	14
Bulldogs	14	23	3	3	43