BUCCANEER FOOTBALL GAME EIGHT ESSENTIALS
 

Date/Time: Oct. 26, 2024/2:30 p.m. EST.
Site: Cookeville, Tennessee
Stadium: Tucker Stadium
Stadium Surface: Artificial Turf
Capacity: 16,500
Overall: First Meeting
Record: Charleston Southern 1-6, 0-4, Tennessee Tech 2-5, 2-2
Television: ESPN+

5 Things to Know:

1.Charleston Southern (1-6) is looking for their first win of conference play this season. The Bucs have lost five in a row and will look to end that streak on Saturday at Tennessee Tech.

2. Charleston Southern will be meeting the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles for the first time in school history on Saturday.

3. Buccaneers' defense currently ranks third in the Big South-OVC allowing an average of 25.6 points per game, while offensively the Buccaneers rank 9th averaging 14.4 points per game. The Bucs' defense is fourth in the league in fewest yards allowed per game at 344.0.

4. The Golden Eagles defense currently ranks seventh in the Big South-OVC allowing an average of 29.7 points per game, while on offensively the Golden Eagles rank 7th averaging 21.1 per game. The Tennessee Tech defense is seventh in the league in yards allowed per game at 395.3.

5. Impact Players for the Bucs on Saturday:

- Steve Zayachkowsky has a total of 48 tackles this season and has been one of the leaders on the defense. He is coming a career-high 10 tackles against #8 Southeast Missouri this past weekend
- Gilbert Brown has been crucial in the field position battle, leading the conference with 47.43 yards per punt and a net average of 42.0 yards per punt. He booted a season best punt of 72 yards against Tennessee State.
- Autavius Ison broke the CSU single game rushing record with 229 yards on the ground against Western Illinois on Saturday, October 5.