2019 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN FOOTBALL GAME 1 | AT FURMAN THE RUNDOWN GAME 1 | AT FURMAN OVERALL: 0-0 Aug 31, 2019 * Greenville, S.C. * 1 p.m. ET * ESPN+ BIG SOUTH 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 QUICK HITS (2018 Stats) HOME 0-0 21.2 Points/Game 27.2 RECORD AWAY 0-0 23.6 Points Allowed/Game 28.2 168.5 Rush Yards/Game 20.34 THE SCHEDULE 185.2 Rush Yards Allowed/Game 157.8 83.0 Pass Yards/Game 149.4 Date Opponent Time CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 139.4 Pass Yards Allowed/Game 250.7 FURMAN Aug. 31 at Furman 1 p.m. BIG SOUTH SOUTHERN Sept. 7 at South Carolina Noon 251.5 Total Offense/Game 352.8 Sept. 14 North Carolina A&T 6 p.m. 2018 Record: 5-6/3-2 2018 Record: 6-4/6-2 Sept. 21 at The Citadel 6 p.m. Head Coach: Autry Denson Head Coach: Clay Hendrix Oct. 5 Savannah State 6 p.m. Career: First Season Career: 14-9 (3rd) Oct. 12 at Kennesaw State 3 p.m. CSU: Same | FUR: Same Oct. 19 at North Alabama 7 p.m. Oct. 26 Monmouth* 6 p.m. TOP RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS Nov. 2 at Gardner-Webb* 1:30 p.m. #8 Jack Chambers #4 Darren Grainger Nov. 9 Hampton* 6 p.m. PASSING Nov. 16 at Presbyterian* 1 p.m. 14-of-26, 244 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT 13-of-27, 181 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Nov. 23 Campbell* 3:30 p.m. *Big South Opponent // All times Eastern #26 Terrence Wilson #22 Devin Wynn RUSHING TUNE IN 87 carries, 540 yards, 6 TD 113 carries, 722 yards, 6 TD VIDEO: ESPN+ #86 Garris Schwarting #89 Thomas Gordon PXP: Bob Mihalic RECEIVING Booth Analyst: Sam Wyche 3 catches, 106 yards, 1 TD 29 catches, 430 yards, 1 TD #5 J.D. Sosebee #23 Elijah McKoy DEFENSE 72 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 0.5 Sacks, 3 FR 91 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 2.0 Sacks, 1 INT MEDIA RELATIONS AT A GLANCE Seth Montgomery KEY STORYLINES SERIES INFORMATION Associate A.D. / Communications & P.R. >>AUTRY DENSON ERA Overall: First Meeting Phone: (843) 863-7853 Saturday marks the introduction of the Autry Buccaneer Field: N/A Email: [email protected] Denson era for the Charleston Southern football program. The former Notre Dame running backs Paladin Stadium: First Meeting Harrison Huntley coach took the reins of the program in January Neutral: N/A Assistant Director/Communications and established a nationally-ranked recruiting First Meeting: First Meeting Phone: (843) 863-7289 class, while bringing enthusiasm back to the Last Meeting: First Meeting Email: [email protected] program. Denson is the fifth head coach in CSU history. Streak: First Meeting Furman Contact: Hunter Reid >>AIR RAID WITH ATTITUDE The Venue Associate A.D. for Athletic Communications Gone are the days of the triple option at CSU. Stadium: Paladin Stadium Although the Bucs will still run several option Phone: (864) 294-2061 Capacity: 16,000 Email: [email protected] elements, CSU will be slinging the ball around the field in the offense Coach Denson describes as Surface: ShawSports “Thunderbolt” an ‘Air Raid with an Attitude’. Quarterback Jack TABLE OF CONTENTS Chambers is first on the field for the Bucs as CSU Media Information 2 gets ready for their opener at Furman. Numerical Roster 3 Alphabetical Roster 4 Depth Chart 5 >>DIFFICULT OPENING STRETCH Accolades 6-7 The first month of the season does no favors Offensive Notes 8-11 for the Bucs as CSU will face two top-20 FCS Defensive Notes 12-15 Special Teams Notes 16-17 programs in Furman and North Carolina A&T, an Mark Tucker 18 SEC foe in South Carolina, and the annual rivalry Team Statistics 19-30 battle at The Citadel. The Bucs will also take All-Time Series Records 31 on Big South favorite Kennesaw State to open Single Game Records 32-33 Last Time It Happened 34 conference play. 2019 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN FOOTBALL GAME 1 | AT FURMAN CHARLESTON SOUTHERN WEEKLY SCHEDULE 26 MON 27 TUES 28 WED 29 THU 30 FRI 31 SAT 1 SUN Coach Denson Coach Denson Practice - 4:15 p.m. Practice - 4:15 p.m. Practice - 1 p.m. GAME DAY Off Day TV Interview - 1:45 Media Availability at FURMAN - 1 p.m. p.m. 3:45 p.m. No Media GREENVILLE, S.C. Availability Practice - 6:45 p.m. Practice - 4:15 p.m. ESPN+ 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 ...................................................................................................110-182 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 to Home/Away ............................................................................................................3-2/2-4