QUICK FACTS 2015 Charleston Southern Football Schedule General Information Date Opp. (TV) Location Time Location: .............................................................................Charleston, S.C. Mailing Sept. 3 North Greenville Charleston, S.C. 7 p.m. Address ........................................................................................... P.O. Box 118087 Sept. 12 @ Troy (ESPN3) Troy, Ala. 7 p.m. ......................................................................................Charleston, SC 29423-8087 Sept. 17 East Tennessee State Charleston, S.C. 7 p.m. Founded ............................................................................................................1964 Sept. 26 @ The Citadel Charleston, S.C. 6 p.m. Enrollment........................................................................................................3,400 Oct. 10 Monmouth* Charleston, S.C. Noon Nickname ............................................................................................... Buccaneers Oct. 17 @ Presbyterian* Clinton, S.C. 2 p.m. Colors ........................................................Blue ( p.m.S 295) and Gold ( p.m.S 873) Oct. 24 @ Gardner-Webb* Boiling Springs, N.C. 1:30 p.m. Stadium ...........................................................................................Buccaneer Field Oct. 31 Coastal Carolina* (ASN) Charleston, S.C. 7 p.m. Capacity/Surface...............................................................................4,000/field turf Nov. 7 @ Kennesaw State* Kennesaw, Ga. 1 p.m. Affiliation ................................................................................ NCAA Division I (FCS) Nov. 14 Liberty* (HC) Charleston, S.C. 2 p.m. Conference ................................................................................................ Big South Nov. 21 @ Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA President ..................................................................................Dr. Jairy C. Hunter, Jr. *Big South Conference Game Athletic Director ......................................................................................Hank Small HC - Homecoming Associate A.D. (External Affairs)....................................Cathryn Broderhausen-Roys All Times Eastern and Subject To Change Assistant A.D. (Media Relations) ............................................................. Zeke Beam Assistant A.D. (Internal Affairs) ......................................................... James Bradley Assistant A.D.(Compliance).................................................................................TBA Football History/Team Information Strength and Conditioning Coach ........................................................... Chad Scott First Year of Football .........................................................................................1991 Administrative Assistant ....................................................................Anna McSwain Seasons Played (Seasons in FCS) .................................................................. 24 (22) Athletic Department Phone.................................................................843-863-7678 All-Time Record ........................................................................................... 100-164 Athletic Department Fax .....................................................................843-863-7695 Conference Championships....................................2005 (Big South Co-Champions) Ticket Office Phone .............................................................................843-863-7670 2014 Overall Record ............................................................................................ 8-4 2014 Big South Conference Record/Finish ....................................................3-2/3rd Football Information Total Lettermen Returning/Lost ....................................................................... 47/17 Head Coach ......................................................................................Jamey Chadwell Total Starters Returning/Lost ............................................................................ 17/8 Alma Mater (Year) ...........................................................East Tennessee State (‘99) Offense............................................................................................... Spread Option Record at CSU (3rd Season) .............................................................................. 18-7 Defense ............................................................................................................... 3-4 Overall Record (7th Season) ...................................................43-29 (6-4 Big South) Assistant Coaches: Offensive Starters Gabe Giardina (3rd Season) .................................... Offensive Coord./Offensive Line Returning (9): QB Austin Brown, RB Mike Holloway, LT Erik Austell, Chad Staggs (3rd Season) ...............................Defensive Coord./Inside Linebackers LG Zach Sibrava, C Jackson Williamson, RT Benny Timmons, TE Nathan Prater, Skylor Magee (3rd Season) .................................................................Defensive Line WR Nathan Perera, WR Colton Korn Mark Tucker (3rd Season) .....................................................................Quarterbacks Lost (2): RG Clayton Truitt, RB Christian Reyes Newland Isaac (3rd Season)............................................ Running Backs/Tight Ends Willy Korn (3rd Season) ................................ Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator Defensive Starters Rod Wilson (3rd Season) ............................................................. Inside Linebackers Returning (5): SPUR Zach Johnson, WLB Aaron Brown, CB Troy McGowens, SS D.J. Josh Miller (3rd Season) .................................... Special Teams/Outside Linebackers Curl, CB Malcolm Jackson Cory Peoples (2nd Season) ..............................................................Defensive Backs Lost (6): DE Dylan Black, NT Isaac Lowrance, DT Skyler Skersick, ILB Zac Johnston, Chad Scott (4th Season) .....................................................Strength & Conditioning BAND Gabe Middlebrook, FS Demaris Freeman Bob Garrett (3rd Season)....................................... Director of High School Relations David Padilla (7th Season)...........Kickers & Punters/Director of Football Operations Specialists Malcolm Dixon (2nd Season) ............Grad. Asst.- Quarterbacks/Ops. Football Office Returning (3): P Truett Burns, PK David Kennedy, KR/PR Darius Hammond Tanner Rogers (1st Season)...................... Grad. Asst. - Defensive Line/Video Coord. Phone .................................................................................................843-863-7119 Players to Watch (Offense) QB Austin Brown Media Relations RB Mike Holloway Assistant A.D. (Media Relations) ........................... Zeke Beam ([email protected]) RB Ben Robinson Office Phone .......................................................................................843-863-7687 WR Nathan Perera Cell Phone ..........................................................................................843-870-0421 Asst. SID (Asst. FB Contact) .........................Kevin O’Rourke ([email protected]) Players to Watch (Defense) Office Phone .......................................................................................843-863-7289 WLB Aaron Brown Cell Phone ..........................................................................................843-607-9612 CB Troy McGowens Assistant SID.....................................Seth Montgomery ([email protected]) CB Malcolm Jackson Office Phone .......................................................................................843-863-7853 DT Anthony Ellis Sports Information Fax .......................................................................843-863-7676 Website ............................................................................http://www.csusports.com Returning Statistical Leaders Video Coordinator ........................................Jeremy Sullivan ([email protected]) Passing: Austin Brown - 126-241 (52.3%), 1,848 yds., 11 TD, 11 INT Cell Phone ..........................................................................................843-708-1189 Rushing: Mike Holloway - 77 rush, 590 yds., 7.7 avg, 4 TD, 41 lng Receiving: Nathan Perera - 28 rec., 398 yds., 14.2 ypc, 2 TD, 40 lng CSU Sports Information Overnight Mailing Address: Tackles: Aaron Brown - 81 (43 solo) 9200 University Blvd. Interceptions: Troy McGowens & Malcolm Jackson (4) Charleston, SC 29406 Scoring: Austin Brown (30) @csusports 3 COACHING STAFF JAMEY CHADWELL Head Coach 3rd season ETSU, 2000 Jamey Chadwell enters his third season as Charleston Southern head coach in 2015 and looks to build on a foundation that has established the Bucs as a contender in the Big South and on the national stage. CSU’s 18 wins over the last two seasons are the most over a two-year stretch in program history. The Bucs followed up a program-record 10-win campaign in 2013 with an 8-4 mark in 2014. CSU completed a 5-0 month of September for the second straight year and put together a three-game winning streak in Big South play to finish 3-2 in the league. CSU shattered a number of records during Chadwell’s first year, most notably the team single-season Chadwell led CSU to dominant wins at Monmouth and at home against Gardner-Webb before directing the rushing record with 3,028 yards, breaking the old record by over