2018 Charleston Southern
5–6 (3–2 Big South). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Virginia Lynchburg 58–6Oct 13
By 52 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Florida 6–53Sep 1
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Florida | L 6–53 | 22% |
| Sep 22 | vs Elon | L 22–31 | 58% |
| Sep 29 | at Hampton | W 48–14 | 51% |
| Oct 6 | atSavannah State | L 3–23 | 68% |
| Oct 13 | vsVirginia Lynchburg | W 58–6 | 80% |
| Oct 20 | vs Presbyterian | W 41–7 | 68% |
| Oct 27 | vs Kennesaw State | L 10–38 | 33% |
| Nov 3 | at Monmouth | L 3–37 | 31% |
| Nov 10 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 16–0 | 67% |
| Nov 17 | at Campbell | W 12–7 | 48% |
| Nov 29 | at The Citadel | L 14–43 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to The Citadel 43–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big South.
In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–2 3rd in Big South
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 233–259
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1300 −50 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −37.3 No. 94 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 196
- Defensive coordinator
- Zane Vance
Leaders
| Passing yards | London Johnson QB | 2 yds |
| Rushing yards | Ronnie Harris RB | 83 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Terrance Wilson RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Geoffrey Wall WR | 5 yds |
| Tackles | Solomon Brown LB | 8 tkl |
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| Bailey Ottaway OT | ||
| Preston Nichols OL |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
2018 Big South standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw State | 5–0 | 11–2 | |
| Monmouth | 4–1 | 8–3 | |
 Charleston Southern | 3–2 | 5–6 | |
| Gardner-Webb | 2–3 | 3–8 | |
| Campbell | 1–4 | 6–5 | |
| Presbyterian | 0–5 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.