2001 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

2001 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	David Dowd (11th season)
Defensive coordinator	Todd Knight (4th season)
Home stadium	Buccaneer Field

2001 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Cal Poly			–						6	–	5
Saint Mary's			–						6	–	5
Samford			–						5	–	5
Charleston Southern			–						5	–	6
Morris Brown			–						5	–	6
Florida Atlantic			–						4	–	6
Cal State Northridge			–						3	–	7
Liberty			–						3	–	8
Savannah State			–						2	–	7
Elon			–						2	–	9
Southern Utah			–						2	–	9

The 2001 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as an independent during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 11th-year head coach David Dowd, the Buccaneers compiled a record of 5–6. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2		North Greenville*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	W 38–0	3,094
September 8	1:30 pm	Presbyterian*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	L 10–19	3,512
September 22	7:00 pm	at Wofford*	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	L 10–35	7,214
September 29	1:30 pm	Benedict*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	W 20–16	4,000
October 6	1:00 pm	at Jacksonville*	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	W 28–7	1,440
October 13	1:30 pm	Austin Peay*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	W 36–21	1,228
October 20	1:30 pm	Samford*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	L 24–45
October 27	7:00 pm	at Elon*	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	L 16–39	4,338
November 3	1:30 pm	East Tennessee State*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	L 0–26	1,741
November 10	1:30 pm	Liberty*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	L 31–45	1,816
November 17	1:30 pm	West Virginia State*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	W 49–0	467
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time