2019 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN FOOTBALL GAME 6 | AT KENNESAW STATE THE RUNDOWN GAME 6 | AT KENNESAW STATE OVERALL: 1-4 October 12, 2019 * Kennesaw, Ga. * 3:05 p.m. ET * ESPN3 BIG SOUTH 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-4 QUICK HITS HOME 1-1 16.2 Points/Game 38.0 RECORD AWAY 0-3 37.2 Points Allowed/Game 12.8 133.0 Rush Yards/Game 369.8 THE SCHEDULE 310.2 Rush Yards Allowed/Game 70.4 211.0 Pass Yards/Game 98.0 Date Opponent Time CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 143.6 Pass Yards Allowed/Game 160.6 KENNESAW STATE Aug. 31 at Furman L, 46-13 BIG SOUTH BIG SOUTH Sept. 7 at South Carolina L, 72-10 344.0 Total Offense/Game 467.8 Sept. 14 North Carolina A&T L, 27-21 2019 Record: 1-4/0-0 2019 Record: 4-1/0-0 Sept. 21 at The Citadel L, 22-13 Head Coach: Autry Denson Head Coach: Shawn Quinn Oct. 5 Savannah State W, 24-19 Career: 1-4 (1st) Career: 5-9 (2nd) Oct. 12 at Kennesaw State 3 p.m. CSU: Same | SSU: Same Oct. 19 at North Alabama 7 p.m. Oct. 26 Monmouth* 6 p.m. TOP STATISTICAL LEADERS Nov. 2 at Gardner-Webb* 1:30 p.m. #8 Jack Chambers #2 Daniel David Nov. 9 Hampton* 6 p.m. PASSING Nov. 16 at Presbyterian* 1 p.m. 78-of-128, 588 yards, 4 TD, 7 INT 21-of-44, 440 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Nov. 23 Campbell* 3:30 p.m. *Big South Opponent // All times Eastern #2 Ronnie Harris #12 Isaac Foster RUSHING TUNE IN 73 carries, 354 yards 27 carries, 436 yards, 4 TD VIDEO: ESPN3 #11 Kameron Brown #87 Ryan Pontrelli PXP: Brian Katrek RECEIVING Booth Analyst: Nathan McCreary 25 catches, 335 yards, 3 TD 4 catches, 101 yards Analyst: Chris Mooneyham #5 J.D. Sosebee #41 Kareem Taylor DEFENSE 36 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1.0 Sacks, 1 FF 28 tackles, 7.0 TFL, 1.5 Sacks MEDIA RELATIONS AT A GLANCE Seth Montgomery KEY STORYLINES SERIES INFORMATION Associate A.D. / Communications & P.R. >>BIG SOUTH OPENER Overall: KSU leads 2-1 Phone: (843) 863-7853 Charleston Southern kicks off Big South Buccaneer Field: Series Tied 1-1 Email: [email protected] Conference play this weekend as the Buccaneers head to Fifth Third Bank Stadium and Kennesaw Fifth Third Bank Stadium: KSU leads 1-0 Harrison Huntley State University on Saturday afternoon. It marks Neutral: N/A Assistant Director/Communications the Bucs’ 18th season in Big South football dating First Meeting: Nov. 7, 2015 ( CSU W Vacated) Phone: (843) 863-7289 back to the 2002 season when CSU fell on the Last Meeting: Oct. 27, 2018 (KSU, 38-10) Email: [email protected] road to Liberty to open conference play Streak: Kennesaw State won two Kennesaw State Contact: >>BIG SOUTH CHAMPS David Beall Saturday’s matchup features the teams that The Venue Assistant A.D. for Communications/Broadcasting have won the Big South championship in each Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Phone: (470) 578-7872 of the last three seasons. The Bucs earned the Capacity: 8,300 Email: [email protected] conference’s automatic bid to the FCS postseason Surface: Field Turf in both the 2015 and 2016 seasons, while TABLE OF CONTENTS Kennesaw State claimed the honors in the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Media Information 2 Numerical Roster 3 Alphabetical Roster 4 >>FACING THE BIG SOUTH Depth Chart 5 Charleston Southern is 22-28 all-time in Big South Accolades 6-7 Offensive Notes 8-11 Conference play dating back to the inception Defensive Notes 12-15 of the league in 2002. The Bucs have posted Special Teams Notes 16-17 a program-high six wins over Gardner-Webb Mark Tucker 18 Team Statistics 19-30 dating back to their first matchup, while CSU All-Time Series Records 31 is undefeated against both Campbell (2-0) and Single Game Records 32-33 Hampton (1-0). Last Time It Happened 34 2019 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN FOOTBALL GAME 6 | AT KENNESAW STATE CHARLESTON SOUTHERN WEEKLY SCHEDULE 7 MON 8 TUES 9 WED 10 THU 11 FRI 12 SAT 13 SUN Coach Denson Coach Denson Practice - 4:15 p.m. Practice - 4:15 p.m. Practice - 4:15 p.m. GAME DAY Off Day TV Interview - 1:45 Media Availability vs. KENNESAW p.m. 3:45 p.m. STATE - 3 P.M. No Media KENNESAW, GA. Availability Practice - 6:45 p.m. Practice - 4:15 p.m. ESPN3 THE BASICS MEDIA AVAILABILITY AND POLICY Location (Founded) .............................................................. Charleston, S.C. (1964) Address ........................................P.O. Box 118087, Charleston, S.C. 29423-8087 WEEKLY GAME NOTES Conference .......................................................................................................Big South Thank you for your coverage of CSU Football for the 2019 season. These game notes have been Affiliation ....................................................................................NCAA Division I (FCS) designed to provide local, regional and national media with useful information about the CSU football Enrollment ................................................................................................................3,459 program, specific to this week’s game. Additional information on CSU’s history and tradition, along Colors ............................................................Blue (PMS 295) and Gold (PMS 7503) with much more in-depth team information can be found in your copy of the 2019 CSU Football Media Nickname ......................................................................................................Buccaneers Mascot ...................................................................................................................“Bucky” Guide. You can also find more information at csusports.com. Should you need additional information Band.................................................................................... “Pride of the Lowcountry” such as photographs, video or additional media guides, please contact the CSU Sports Information President ......................................................................................... Dr. Dondi E. Costin office at (843) 863-7853. Faculty Representative .................................................................Dr. Todd Heldreth Athletic Director ..........................................................................................Jeff Barber CSUSPORTS.COM Associate A.D. (Compliance)/SWA ........................................................Lisa Gilmore Associate A.D. (Media Relations) ..............................................Seth Montgomery Please visit csusports.com for press releases, updated player and coach bios, statistics, game Associate A.D. (Facilities) ...................................................................James Bradley notes, and schedules. The 2019 CSU Football Media Guide is available online in PDF at http:// Associate A.D. (Business and Administration) ..............................Courtney Hall csusports.com/documents/2019/8/2/2019_20_Football_Media_Guide.pdf. Associate A.D. (Academics) ................................................................. Betty Palmer Assistant A.D. (Medical Services) ..........................................................Brad Drake PRACTICES AND MEDIA AVAILABILITY Administrative Assistant ................................................................Courtney Schley Athletic Department Phone ...............................................................843-863-7678 Members of the media will be invited to conduct interviews before and at the conclusion of practice. Athletic Department Fax .....................................................................843-863-7695 Please give at least 24 hours notice with special requests. (PLEASE NOTE THE CALENDAR ABOVE FOR Ticket Office Phone ..............................................................................843-863-7670 MEDIA AVAILABILITY FOR THE WEEK.) FACILITY INFORMATION ATHLETIC STAFF INTERVIEWS Facility................................................................................................... Buccaneer Field Capacity ...................................................................................................................4,000 Interview requests for Athletic Director Jeff Barber or any other member of the athletic Surface ...............................................................................................................Field Turf administration should be directed to Associate A.D. for Communications Seth Montgomery. Record at Buccaneer Field ..................................................................................81-66 Montgomery can be contacted at [email protected] or at (843) 863-7853. HISTORY SOCIAL MEDIA First Year of Football ...............................................................................................1991 All-Time Record ...................................................................................................110-184 Football Twitter: @CSUFB All-Time Big South Record ...................................................................................32-44 CSU Athletics Twitter: @CSUSports, @CSUGameDay Conference Championships ........................................................................................ 3 Instagram: @CSUBucs ...........................................................(2005 Co-Champions), (2016 Co-Champions) Facebook: @CSUSports Playoff Appearances ....2015 (#8 national seed; reached FCS quarterfinals) YouTube: @CSUSports .................................................................................................... 2016 (FCS First Round) TEAM INFORMATION POSTGAME MEDIA AVAILABILITY 2018 Overall Record: ..................................................................................................5-6 Postgame interviews will be conducted at field level at Buccaneer Field in the end zone closest