2003 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

2003 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record1–11 (0–4 Big South)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSteve Barrows (1st season)
Home stadiumBuccaneer Field
2003 Big South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Gardner–Webb $   4 0     8 4  
Liberty   3 1     6 6  
VMI   2 2     6 6  
Coastal Carolina   1 3     6 5  
  0 4     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2003 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Jay Mills, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, finishing last place in the Big South.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 303:30 pmat The Citadel*L 10–6415,219[1]
September 61:30 pmat Wingate*L 6–222,275[2]
September 131:30 pmPresbyterian*L 14–171,941[3]
September 201:30 pmWest Virginia State*
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
W 49–421,116[4]
September 271:30 pmTusculum*
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
L 7–581,028[5]
October 111:00 pmat VMIL 7–504,325[6]
October 187:00 pmat South Florida*L 7–5528,365[7]
October 251:30 pmNorth Greenville*
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
L 21–491,941[8]
November 112:00 pmLiberty
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
L 6–172,219[9]
November 81:30 pmat Gardner–WebbL 0–465,208[10]
November 151:30 pmat James Madison*L 7–457,403[11]
November 221:30 pmCoastal Carolina
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
L 14–481,831[12]

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References

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  2. ^ "Wingate bumps Buccaneers". Sun-News. September 7, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Blue Hose hold off Buccaneers". The Herald. September 14, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Charleston Southern 49, West Virginia State 42". The Island Packet. September 21, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pioneers whip Chas. Southern". Johnson City Press. September 28, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Keydets roll to victory". The Free Lance-Star. October 12, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Handy Fisher leads rout". St. Petersburg Times. October 19, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "NGC whips Buccaneers". The Greenville News. October 26, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Flames douse Bucs". Florence Morning News. November 2, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gardner–Webb 46, Charleston Southern 0". The State. November 9, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "James Madison 45, Charleston Southern 7". The Times and Democrat. November 16, 2003. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Chants finish first season with winning record". Florence Morning News. November 23, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Charleston Southern Buccaneers Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  14. ^ "2003 Football". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  15. ^ "Charleston Southern Football". sidearmsports.com. Retrieved July 9, 2024.