1996 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

1996 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–8
Head coach	David Dowd (6th season)
Home stadium	Buccaneer Field

1996 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Buffalo			–						8	–	3
No. 15 Youngstown State			–						8	–	3
Saint Mary's			–						7	–	3
Western Kentucky			–						7	–	4
Davidson			–						6	–	4
Towson			–						6	–	4
Samford			–						6	–	5
Wofford			–						6	–	5
Cal Poly			–						5	–	6
Hofstra			–						5	–	6
Liberty			–						5	–	6
Southern Utah			–						4	–	7
Charleston Southern			–						2	–	8
Morehead State			–						2	–	8
Jacksonville State			–						1	–	9
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach David Dowd, the Buccaneers compiled a record of 2–8. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14		at Presbyterian*	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	L 26–34
September 21		West Virginia State*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	W 17–12
September 28		Hofstra*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	L 0–45
October 5		Morehead State*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	L 27–30
October 12		Newberry*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	L 6–35
October 26		at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 7–38	8,527
November 2		New Haven*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	L 7–48
November 9	7:00 pm	Tusculum*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	W 46–23	3,200
November 16		at Wofford*	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	L 15–43
November 21	7:30 pm	at UAB*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 13–49	6,500
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time