2014 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
American college football season
| 2014 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football | |
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (3–2 Big South) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Gabe Giardina (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chad Staggs (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Buccaneer Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Coastal Carolina +^ | 4 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Liberty +^ | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 3 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 0 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Jamey Chadwell, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for third place 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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| August 28 | 7:30 pm | Point* | BSN | W 61–9 | 3,759 | ||
| September 6 | 6:00 pm | Newberry* |
| W 16–10 | 3,914 | ||
| September 11 | 7:00 pm | Campbell* |
| BSN | W 34–10 | 2,636 | |
| September 20 | 6:00 pm | The Citadel* |
| BSN | W 20–18 | 7,954 | |
| September 27 | 12:00 pm | at Charlotte* | W 47–41 OT | 14,498 | |||
| October 11 | 7:30 pm | at Vanderbilt* | No. 24 | SECRN | L 20–21 | 26,738 | |
| October 18 | 3:00 pm | Presbyterian | No. 23 |
| ESPN3 | L 3–7 | 4,083 |
| October 25 | 3:30 pm | at No. 4 Coastal Carolina | ASN | L 22–43 | 10,194 | ||
| November 1 | 1:00 pm | at Monmouth | ESPN3 | W 27–0 | 450 | ||
| November 8 | 11:00 am | Gardner–Webb |
| ESPN3 | W 44–14 | 3,629 | |
| November 15 | 3:30 pm | at Liberty | BSN | W 38–36 | 12,362 | ||
| November 22 | 12:00 pm | at No. 9 (FBS) Georgia* | SECN | L 9–55 | 92,746 | ||
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Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Sports Network | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV |
