2002 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

2002 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record4–8 (0–3 Big South)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTodd Knight (5th season)
Home stadiumBuccaneer Field
2002 Big South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 Gardner–Webb $   3 0     9 1  
Elon   2 1     4 7  
Liberty   1 2     2 9  
  0 3     4 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by David Dowd in his 12th and final season as head coach, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, finishing last out of four teams in the Big South.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 311:30 pmVMI*L 24–272,417[1]
September 71:30 pmNorth Greenville*
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
W 9–01,857[2]
September 141:30 pmat Presbyterian*L 6–262,117[3]
September 211:30 pmWest Virginia State*
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
W 10–31,217[4]
September 281:00 pmat West Liberty State*
W 28–26750[5]
October 121:30 pmat Savannah State*W 21–32,015[6]
October 191:30 pmat LibertyL 17–316,137[7]
October 261:30 pmJacksonville*
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
L 21–242,880[8]
November 27:00 pmat South Florida*L 6–5623,144[9]
November 91:30 pmNo. 24 Gardner–Webb
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
L 15–571,771[10]
November 161:30 pmElon
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
L 13–21514[11]
November 217:00 pmat The Citadel*L 19–5312,412[12]

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References

  1. ^ "VMI snaps long road loss streak". Daily Press. September 1, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Buccaneers shut out Crusaders". The State. September 8, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Blue Hose's running game sparks win". The Greenville News. September 15, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Charleston Southern 10, West Virginia St. 3". The Item. September 22, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Charleston Southern 28, West Liberty (W.Va.) 26". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Charleston Southern 21, Savannah St. 3". The Island Packet. October 13, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Big day from Barnes produces a victory for LU". The News and Advance. October 20, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dolphins edge Charleston Southern". Florida Today. October 27, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Scoreboard lights up for Bulls". St. Petersburg Times. November 3, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "G.–Webb wins 1st title in Big South". The Charlotte Observer. November 10, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Elon controls clock, defeats Charleston Southern". News and Record. November 17, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bulldogs run away with win over Buccaneers". The State. November 22, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Charleston Southern Buccaneers Schedule 2002". ESPN. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  14. ^ "2002 Football". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  15. ^ "Charleston Southern Football". sidearmsports.com. Retrieved July 9, 2024.