BUCCANEER FOOTBALL GAME TWELVE ESSENTIALS

Date/Time: Dec. 23, 2024/1:30 p.m. EST
Site: Tallahassee, FL
Stadium: Doak Campbell
Surface: Artificial Turf Capacity: 79,560
Overall: Third Meeting
Record: Charleston Southern 1-10, 0-8, Florida State 1-9, 1-7
Television: ACCNX
 
5 Things to Know:
1.Charleston Southern (1-10) finished conference play last weekend, ending the slate at 0-8. The Bucs have lost nine in a row and will look to end that streak on Saturday at Florida State. The Seminoles enter the game on a six-game losing streak and also having completed their conference schedule.

2. Charleston Southern will be meeting the Florida State Seminoles for the third time in school history on Saturday. The Seminoles own an 0-2 record in the series history.

3. Buccaneers' defense currently ranks fifth in the Big South-Ohio Valley Football Association allowing an average of 25.5 points per game, while offensively the Buccaneers rank 9th averaging 14.4 points per game. The Bucs' defense is fifth in the league in fewest yards allowed per game at 348.1.

4. Florida State defense currently ranks fourteen in the Atlantic Coast Conference allowing an average of 29.8 points per game, while on offensively the Seminoles rank 17th averaging 13.1 per game.

5. Impact Players for the Bucs on Saturday:
- Steve Zayachkowsky has a total of 76 tackles this season and has been one of the leaders on the defense. He is coming off a career-high 11 tackles against Eastern Illinois this past weekend.
- Gilbert Brown has been crucial in the field position battle, leading the conference with 45.9 yards per punt and a net average of 45.11 yards per punt. He booted a season best punt of 74 yards against Gardner Webb on November 2nd.
- Autavius Ison broke the CSU single game rushing record with 229 yards on the ground against Western Illinois on Saturday, October 5. Autavius Ison is also ranked second in the OVC with 85.2 yards per game while tallying 4 touchdowns. He is closing in on 1000 yards for his career as he currently has 956 as he is closing out his second collegiate season.