The team plays its home games at the 4,000 seat Buccaneer Field in North Charleston, South Carolina and are currently coached by Gabe Giardina.

Wins were scarce, and in 1997, head coach David Dowd hired defensive coordinator Todd Knight from Gardner-Webb University.

On fourth and short, CSU hit the SC State QB to cause a fumble which the Bucs recovered and began to run with, only to then fumble the ball back, and SC State would score the game winning touchdown on the ensuing drive.

A tragic loss off the field was part of that season, as freshman running back Kevin Keyes was murdered near his hometown of Goose Creek, SC.

He had previously spent time coaching at several other places, including Boise State, Notre Dame, and Minnesota-Morris.

His first season considered a disaster, as the Bucs stumbled to a 1–11 record, with a lone win over West Virginia State.

The season included blowout losses to The Citadel, Gardner Webb, VMI, James Madison, and Coastal Carolina.

While this was a difficult season of transition, it provided the groundwork for a remarkable turnaround, and the emergence of one of the most prolific offensive players in CSU and Big South Conference history.

Quarterback Colin Drafts began to emerge as a star player as did running back Travis Mays and linebacker Joshua Mitchell.

In 2016, the Buccaneers took five-time reigning FCS champion North Dakota State into overtime, but eventually succumbed in a tough 24–17 loss.

[3] After finishing a five-season stint at Albany State with an overall record of 37–17, Gabe Giardina was named Charleston Southern's sixth head football coach in program history in November 2022.