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2023 Charleston Southern

4–⁠7 (2–⁠3 Big South–OVC Football Association).

Schedule and results

Charleston Southern in 2023, game by game: won vs. North Greenville 13–10; lost at No. 25 Clemson 17–66; lost vs. William & Mary 7–15; lost at Western Carolina 21–77; won vs. Kennesaw State 13–10; won vs. Lindenwood 24–10; lost at UT Martin 0–17; lost vs. Bryant 24–47; won vs. Tennessee State 35–21; lost at Robert Morris 12–14; lost at Gardner-Webb 10–34+14−56Won 13–10 vs. North Greenville+3North GreenvilleLost 17–66 at No. 25 Clemson-49No. 25 ClemsonLost 7–15 vs. William & Mary-8William & MaryLost 21–77 at Western Carolina-56Western CarolinaWon 13–10 vs. Kennesaw State+3Kennesaw StateWon 24–10 vs. Lindenwood+14LindenwoodLost 0–17 at UT Martin-17UT MartinLost 24–47 vs. Bryant-23BryantWon 35–21 vs. Tennessee State+14Tennessee StateLost 12–14 at Robert Morris-2Robert MorrisLost 10–34 at Gardner-Webb-24Gardner-Webb
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsNorth GreenvilleW 13–⁠1074%
Sep 9at25ClemsonL 17–⁠668%
Sep 16vsWilliam & MaryL 7–⁠1527%
Sep 23atWestern CarolinaL 21–⁠7727%
Sep 30vsKennesaw StateW 13–⁠1045%
Oct 14vsLindenwoodW 24–⁠1052%
Oct 21atUT MartinL 0–⁠1720%
Oct 28vsBryantL 24–⁠4751%
Nov 4vsTennessee StateW 35–⁠2139%
Nov 11atRobert MorrisL 12–⁠1460%
Nov 18atGardner-WebbL 10–⁠3422%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Gardner-Webb 34–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big South–OVC Football Association.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠3 6th in Big South–OVC Football Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
176–⁠321
Coach
—
Elo
1202 −24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−36.2 No. 96 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Adam Hollifield
Defensive coordinator
Nick Reveiz

Leaders

Passing yardsZolten Osbourne QB777 yds
Passing touchdownsIsaiah Bess QB4 TD
Rushing yardsT.J. Ruff RB661 yds
Rushing touchdownsT.J. Ruff RB7 TD
Receiving yardsNoah Jennings WR392 yds
Receiving touchdownsWilliam Kakavitsas WR5 TD
TacklesShary Jefferson LB9 tkl
SacksBryce Llewellyn DB1 sacks
InterceptionsDominic Pagano S3 INT

2023 Big South–OVC Football Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UT Martin5–⁠18–⁠3
Gardner-Webb4–⁠17–⁠5
Eastern Illinois3–⁠28–⁠3
Bryant3–⁠26–⁠5
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠24–⁠7
Charleston Southern2–⁠34–⁠7
Tennessee State2–⁠46–⁠5
Tennessee Tech1–⁠44–⁠7
Lindenwood1–⁠53–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.