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2025 Charleston Southern

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Big South–OVC Football Association).

Schedule and results

Charleston Southern in 2025, game by game: lost at Vanderbilt 3–45; lost at Coastal Carolina 0–13; lost vs. Lindenwood 28–35; lost at William & Mary 7–34; won vs. South Carolina State 31–24; lost at Gardner-Webb 27–30; lost vs. Tennessee Tech 13–27; won at Western Illinois 29–24; won vs. Eastern Illinois 17–16; won at Southeast Missouri State 23–17; lost at UT Martin 14–17; won vs. Tennessee State 7–6+7−42Lost 3–45 at Vanderbilt-42VanderbiltLost 0–13 at Coastal Carolina-13Coastal CarolinaLost 28–35 vs. Lindenwood-7LindenwoodLost 7–34 at William & Mary-27William & MaryWon 31–24 vs. South Carolina State+7South Carolina …Lost 27–30 at Gardner-Webb-3Gardner-WebbLost 13–27 vs. Tennessee Tech-14Tennessee TechWon 29–24 at Western Illinois+5Western IllinoisWon 17–16 vs. Eastern Illinois+1Eastern IllinoisWon 23–17 at Southeast Missouri State+6Southeast Misso…Lost 14–17 at UT Martin-3UT MartinWon 7–6 vs. Tennessee State+1Tennessee State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atVanderbiltL 3–⁠4510%
Sep 6atCoastal CarolinaL 0–⁠1313%
Sep 13vsLindenwoodL 28–⁠3547%
Sep 20atWilliam & MaryL 7–⁠3421%
Sep 27vsSouth Carolina StateW 31–⁠2428%
Oct 4atGardner-WebbL 27–⁠3024%
Oct 11vsTennessee TechL 13–⁠2721%
Oct 18atWestern IllinoisW 29–⁠2440%
Oct 25vsEastern IllinoisW 17–⁠1651%
Nov 1atSoutheast Missouri StateW 23–⁠1726%
Nov 15atUT MartinL 14–⁠1723%
Nov 22vsTennessee StateW 7–⁠662%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tennessee State 7–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big South–OVC Football Association.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 5th in Big South–OVC Football Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
199–⁠288
Coach
—
Elo
1202 +31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.9 No. 75 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 197
Offensive coordinator
Seth Strickland
Defensive coordinator
Nick Reveiz

Leaders

Passing yardsZolten Osbourne QB2,229 yds
Passing touchdownsZolten Osbourne QB12 TD
Rushing yardsKe’Marion Baldwin RB778 yds
Rushing touchdownsKe’Marion Baldwin RB6 TD
Receiving yardsRashawn Cunningham WR628 yds
Receiving touchdownsRashawn Cunningham WR7 TD
TacklesNick Bartalo LB11 tkl
SacksDavid Portu DL1 sacks
InterceptionsJayden Hancock CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Tristan Lennon LB★★★No. 2468
Devontae Roberts CB★★★No. 2771
Kevin Boone WR★★★No. 2994
Maddox Spencer WR★★No. 3430
Ramell Parker OL

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers22.50.790
Linebackers13.00.830
Defensive backs13.00.820
Whole class42.80.807

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 108

The 2025 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 51 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 4

The 2025 portal
Josiah Wyatt DL★★★from App State
Hugo Gil DLfrom Temple
Jason Hertz DLfrom App State
Ke’Marion Baldwin RBfrom James Madison

Transfers out 4

Dylan Manuel DL★★★to App State
Davion Williams Sto Eastern Michigan
Kaylon Walters CBno new school on file
Tyler Glover TEto West Georgia

2025 Big South–OVC Football Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee Tech8–⁠011–⁠2
UT Martin6–⁠26–⁠6
Gardner-Webb5–⁠37–⁠5
Lindenwood5–⁠36–⁠6
Charleston Southern4–⁠45–⁠7
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Illinois3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Illinois2–⁠63–⁠9
Tennessee State0–⁠82–⁠10

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