GAME 8 * CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT COLORADO * OCT. 19, 2013 * 2:00 P.M. ET Zeke Beam - Asst. A.D. for Media Game Brief BY THE NUMBERS E-Mail: [email protected] Charleston Southern takes on a PAC-12 opponent for the 2013 SEASON STATISTICS CSU COLO Office: (843) 863-7687 first time in program history as the Bucs travel to Boulder OVERALL RECORD 7-0 2-3 Cell: (843) 870-0421 to meet Colorado. The matchup will be CSU’s 13th against www.CSUSPORTS.com @csusports an FBS foe, and sixth against a Bowl Championship Series TOTAL OFFENSE 381.3 375.2 conference member. POINTS SCORED 26.4 25.0 Game 8: Colorado The Bucs maintained their perfect mark under first-year FIRST DOWNS 20.8 18.6 coach Jamey Chadwell and clinched a winning season with RUSHING YDS. 241.1 108.0 Date/Time: Oct. 12, 2013 a 25-17 victory over VMI last Saturday. Redshirt freshman Site: Charleston, S.C. quarterback Danny Croghan III led the way for the Bucs, com- PASSING YDS. 140.1 267.2 Stadium: Buccaneer Field pleting 18-of-27 passes for 245 yards and two touchdowns TIME OF POSSESSION 32:58 27:57 Video/Audio: TV: PAC-12 Network in just his second career start. CSU put up over 400 yards of 3RD DOWN CONVERSION 39% 28% total offense for a third straight week, tallying 456 en route TOTAL DEFENSE 346.7 492.4 Audio: Kevin O’Rourke (PxP), www.csusports.com to posting a 36:38-23:22 advantage in time of possession. Series: First Meeting Sophomore receiver Larry Jones III made two of the bigger RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED 163.5 179.8 PASSING YARDS ALLOWED 183.2 312.6 Last Meeting: First Meeting plays for the Bucs in a breakout five-reception, 103-yard performance. Jones brought in a 25-yard reception to convert 2013 Colorado Schedule a third-and-eight late with CSU trailing 17-16 late in the third TEAMS quarter, and then gave the Bucs the lead for good with a 48- DATE OPPONENT SCORE Sep. 01 Colorado State 41 - 27(W) Charleston Southern (7-0, 1-0 BSC) yard touchdown on the following snap. CSU faces a Colorado team that has struggled at 2-3. Sep. 07 Central Arkansas 38 - 24(W) Head Coach: Jamey Chadwell The Buffaloes have lost three in a row by an average of Sep. 28 Oregon State 17 - 44(L) Career Record: 32-21 36.3 points per game since opening the year with wins over Oct. 05 Oregon 16 - 57(L) CSU Record: 7-0 (1st Season) Colorado State and Central Arkansas. Part of those struggles Oct. 12 Arizona State 13 - 54(L) have certainly been due to the caliber of opponent, as Colo- rado has lost to No. 2 Oregon and Oregon State and Arizona Oct. 19 Charleston Southern Colorado (2-3, 0-3 PAC-12) State teams that were nationally ranked earlier this year. The Oct. 26 Arizona Head Coach: Mike MacIntyre Buffaloes have had particular difficulty on defense, ranking Nov. 02 UCLA Career Record: 18-24 (16-21 at San Jose St.) 119th nationally in total defense, passing defense and scoring Nov. 09 Washington defense. Offensively, Colorado turned to a true freshman at Nov. 16 California Colo. Record: 2-3 (1st Season) quarterback in last week’s loss to Arizona State as Sefo Liufau Nov. 23 USC took over for Connor Wood and went 18-of-26 for 169 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. Nov. 30 Utah 2013 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Opponent/Game Info Last Meeting/Series Note 2013 Meeting The Citadel Bulldogs Series Info / Result Bucs rally from 16-0 down to beat CSU rushes for 131 yards in second half after Aug. 31 - Charleston, S.C. W, 32-29 cross-town rival for second time in being held to 8 in first. Cameron Mitchell’s 29- Johnson Hagood Stadium Chadwell’s debut as head coach. yd. field goal with 6:01 left provides difference. Shorter Hawks Kevin Glears catches 2 TD passes and CSU defense comes up with three second Sept. 7 - Charleston, S.C. W, 23-15 Bucs post 234 yards of 1st half offense half turnovers to thwart Shorter rally in 23- Buccaneer Field in scoring 23 unanswered points 15 win as Demaris Freeman INT seals it Campbell Fighting Camels Bucs average over 6 yards per carry in 327- Bucs’ defense comes up with 4th down stop Sept. 14 - Buies Creek, N.C. W, 30-10 yard rushing effort as Malcolm Dixon and and INT in 3rd quarter; offense capitalizes Barker-Lane Stadium Christian Reyes eclipse 100-yard mark with TD on first 3 possessions of 2nd half Norfolk State Spartans Bucs’ defense forces four turnovers and Dylan Black sack, forced fumble and recovery in Sept. 21 - Norfolk, Va. W, 20-12 holds Norfolk State without a third-down end zone for TD cements win; Ben Robinson runs William Price Stadium conversion (0-for-9) for 98 yards and first career TD to lead offense Appalachian State Mountaineers CSU registers one of biggest wins in Kevin Glears’ spectacular leaping touchdown Sept. 28 - Boone, N.C. W, 27-24 school history thanks to 298 yards catch provides winning score as Croghan III Kidd Brewer Stadium rushing and 42:04 time of possession comes off bench to help Bucs to victory North Greenville Crusaders CSU rushes for 354 yards and four Bucs climb into FCS Coaches’ Poll at No. Oct. 5 - Charleston, S.C. W, 28-14 TDs in a win over the Crusaders. 25 for the first time since 2006 following 6-0 Buccaneer Field Reyes has 168 yards and a TD. start. VMI Keydets Bucs win Big South opener for first time Jones III has breakout game with five Oct. 12 - Lexington, Va. W, 25-17 since 2008 behind 456 yards of offense catches for 103 yards and the game-winning Alumni Memorial Field and 247 passing from Croghan. 48-yard catch-and-run TD. Colorado Buffaloes Buccaneers make first-ever trip to Bucs face an FBS school for the seventh- Oct. 19 - Boulder, Colo. Pac-12 school in game added on First Meeting straight season. Folsom Field Sept. 30. Charlotte 49ers Final non-conference game comes Oct. 26 - Charleston, S.C. First Meeting against 1st year Charlotte program First Meeting Buccaneer Field destined for Conference USA in 2015. Presbyerian Blue Hose Presbyterian leads 13-7 Teddy Allen ran for 153 yards and 4 Bucs head to Clinton to begin crucial Nov. 2 - Clinton, S.C. Last Meeting: Oct. 20, 2012 TD as CSU defense held PC to two November slate against PC team picked to Bailey Memorial Stadium @ CSU, W, 31-21 first downs in second half finish a spot behind it in Big South poll Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal leads series 7-3 Chanticleers jumped out to 21-0 lead CSU will try to end 3-game losing streak to Nov. 9 - Charleston, S.C. Last Meeting: Nov. 17, 2012 and cruised from there to clinch share rival on Homecoming 2013. Bucs lost 45-38 Buccaneer Field @ CCU, L, 20-41 of Big South title and FCS Playoff bid shootout in Charleston in 2011. Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs Gardner-Webb leads series 8-4 CSU put stamp on 4-1 home season by CSU travels to Boiling Springs, where it lost a Nov. 16 - Boiling Springs, N.C. Last Meeting: Nov. 10, 2012 blanking GWU 21-0 in 4th as Malcolm 14-7 slugfest in 2011. GWU picked 3rd in Big Spangler Stadium @ CSU, W, 28-10 Dixon’s 69-yard score highlighted win South poll, 1 spot ahead of CSU. Liberty Flames Liberty leads 18-2 Liberty controls clock with 302 rush- CSU wraps up home slate by hosting Liberty Nov. 23 - Charleston, S.C. Last Meeting: Nov. 3, 2012 ing yards in business-like win as CSU’s team led by sophomore QB Josh Woodrum and Buccaneer Field @ Liberty, L, 12-26 3-game winning streak is snapped picked to finish 2nd in Big South. 2013 BUCCANEER FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2013 Charleston Southern Schedule THE BUCS THIS WEEK Aug. 31 The Citadel W, 32-29 THE MATCHUP Sept. 7 Shorter W, 23-15 Charleston Southern visits Colorado in its 13th Sept. 14 @ Campbell W, 30-10 all-time game against an FBS opponent. The Bucs Sept. 21 @ Norfolk State W, 20-12 will look to continue their production offensively Sept. 28 @ Appalachian State W, 27-24 against a Colorado defense that has struggled Oct. 5 North Greenville W, 28-14 against high caliber FCS opponents, including Oct. 12 @ VMI W, 25-17 Oct. 19 @ Colorado (PAC-12) No. 2 Oregon. CSU has recorded over 400 yards Oct. 26 Charlotte of offense each of the last three weeks, while Nov. 2 @ Presbyterian (ESPN3) Colorado has allowed over 500 yards of offense Nov. 9 Coastal Carolina each of the last three weeks. On offense, CSU will Nov. 16 @ Gardner-Webb have to counter CU freshman quarterback Sefo Nov. 23 Liberty (ESPN3) Liufau, who is expected to make his first career start after coming on in relief of Connor Wood last 18 GAMES FOR CSU? WHAT IF... Saturday against Arizona State. Junior receiver Charleston Southern could make NCAA history Paul Richardson will pose the CSU secondary a if the Bucs were to make the FCS Playoffs and challenge. Richardson was a preseason All-PAC piece together a run. The Bucs, theoretically, 12 selection in several publications, and has could play 18 GAMES this season with 13 in backed up that billing with 35 catches, 660 yards, the regular season and a five-game run in the and five touchdowns through five games.