2001 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

2001 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTodd Knight (4th season)
Home stadiumBuccaneer Field
2001 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Cal Poly       6 5  
Saint Mary's       6 5  
Samford       5 5  
      5 6  
Morris Brown       5 6  
Florida Atlantic       4 6  
Cal State Northridge       3 7  
Liberty       3 8  
Savannah State       2 7  
Elon       2 9  
Southern Utah       2 9  

The 2001 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as an independent during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 11th-year head coach David Dowd, the Buccaneers compiled a record of 5–6. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2 North GreenvilleW 38–03,094
September 81:30 pmPresbyterian
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
L 10–193,512
September 227:00 pmat WoffordL 10–357,214
September 291:30 pmBenedict
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
W 20–164,000
October 61:00 pmat JacksonvilleW 28–71,440
October 131:30 pmAustin Peay
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
W 36–211,228
October 201:30 pmSamford
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
L 24–45[1]
October 277:00 pmat ElonL 16–394,338
November 31:30 pmEast Tennessee State
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
L 0–261,741
November 101:30 pmLiberty
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
L 31–451,816
November 171:30 pmWest Virginia State
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
W 49–0467

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References

  1. ^ "Nelson leads emotional Bulldogs to big win". The Birmingham News. October 21, 2001. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Charleston Southern Buccaneers Schedule 2001". ESPN. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "2001 Football". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Charleston Southern Football". sidearmsports.com. Retrieved July 9, 2024.