The 2017 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Mark Tucker, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 6–5 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.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at Mississippi State* | No. 14 | | SECN | L 0–49 | 54,215 |
| September 9 | | South Carolina State* | | | | Cancelled | |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Elon* | No. 16 | | CSL | L 17–19 | 5,248 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Point* | | | BSN | W 66–0 | 1,945 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State* | | - Buccaneer Field
- Charleston, SC
| BSN | W 58–7 | 1,456 |
| October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | at Indiana* | | | BTN | L 0–27 | 35,995 |
| October 14 | Noon | at Presbyterian | | | STADIUM | W 7–0 | 1,570 |
| October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Savannah State* | | - Buccaneer Field
- Charleston, SC
| BSN | W 52–27 | 3,156 |
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Monmouth | | - Buccaneer Field
- Charleston, SC
| ESPN3 | L 20–23 | 1,825 |
| November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb | | | 7C | W 10–9 | 2,850 |
| November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 23 Kennesaw State | | | ESPN3 | L 0–38 | 6,224 |
| November 18 | Noon | Liberty | | - Buccaneer Field
- Charleston, SC
| | W 20–19 | 3,345 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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- ^[a] The game between Charleston Southern and South Carolina State had been rescheduled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma, but on September 7, both schools agreed to postpone the game later in the season and the game was ultimately cancelled.[1] The game was replaced with a match-up versus Indiana on October 7.
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Game summaries
At Mississippi State
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Total |
| No. 14 Buccaneers
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
| Bulldogs
|
23
|
12
|
7
|
7 |
49 |
At Elon
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| No. 16 Buccaneers
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0
|
7
|
0
|
10 |
17 |
| Phoenix
|
6
|
7
|
6
|
0 |
19 |
Point
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Skyhawks
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
| Buccaneers
|
14
|
17
|
14
|
21 |
66 |
Mississippi Valley State
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Delta Devils
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0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
| Buccaneers
|
0
|
10
|
35
|
13 |
58 |
At Indiana
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Buccaneers
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
| Hoosiers
|
10
|
14
|
3
|
0 |
27 |
At Presbyterian
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Buccaneers
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0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
| Blue Hose
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Savannah State
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Tigers
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
7 |
27 |
| Buccaneers
|
14
|
17
|
14
|
7 |
52 |
Monmouth
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Hawks
|
0
|
16
|
7
|
0 |
23 |
| Buccaneers
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
13 |
20 |
At Gardner–Webb
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Buccaneers
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
10 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
3 |
9 |
At Kennesaw State
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Buccaneers
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
| No. 23 Owls
|
7
|
14
|
3
|
14 |
38 |
Liberty
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Flames
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0
|
7
|
9
|
3 |
19 |
| Buccaneers
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
13 |
20 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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| STATS FCS | 14 | 16 | 16 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — |
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| Coaches | 14 | 18 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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