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Charleston Southern

latest conference era: OVC

Loaded Seasons25
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2026 | +10.1
Best Finish#103 in 2016
2026 Season PageCurrent RankingsHistory Hub
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Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +10.1 PWR −2.3 2016: 7-4, margin +119, power +3.0, resume 73 / 100, final rank #1032017: 6-5, margin +32, power −0.5, resume 22 / 100, final rank #1532018: 5-6, margin -26, power −2.3, resume 9 / 100, final rank #1932019: 6-6, margin -104, power −2.2, resume 18 / 100, final rank #1812021: 4-6, margin -44, power +4.0, resume 52 / 100, final rank #1662022: 2-8, margin -120, power +9.3, resume 34 / 100, final rank #2032023: 4-7, margin -145, power +8.1, resume 33 / 100, final rank #2242024: 1-11, margin -149, power +6.6, resume 35 / 100, final rank #2462025: 5-7, margin -89, power +9.1, resume 56 / 100, final rank #2122026: 4-5, margin +14, power +10.1, resume 70 / 100, final rank #190 2016: 7-4, margin +119, power +3.0, resume 73 / 100, final rank #103+3.02017: 6-5, margin +32, power −0.5, resume 22 / 100, final rank #153−0.52018: 5-6, margin -26, power −2.3, resume 9 / 100, final rank #193−2.32019: 6-6, margin -104, power −2.2, resume 18 / 100, final rank #181−2.22021: 4-6, margin -44, power +4.0, resume 52 / 100, final rank #166+4.02022: 2-8, margin -120, power +9.3, resume 34 / 100, final rank #203+9.32023: 4-7, margin -145, power +8.1, resume 33 / 100, final rank #224+8.12024: 1-11, margin -149, power +6.6, resume 35 / 100, final rank #246+6.62025: 5-7, margin -89, power +9.1, resume 56 / 100, final rank #212+9.12026: 4-5, margin +14, power +10.1, resume 70 / 100, final rank #190+10.1 20167-420176-520185-620196-620214-620222-820234-720241-1120255-720264-5

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 25

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +7.9

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline +2.2

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 0.0

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2026 | +10.1

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Best loaded season

No earlier loaded season beat the current closing power.

Best Resume Since Since 2016

This is the program's best resume season since 2016.

Best Finish 2016 | #103

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2016 | 73 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #2 | Power #1

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 95th | Power 100th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2006 | 9-2

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #190 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 4-5
Program baseline +7.9 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 0.0 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2022 Season

Ended at power +9.3, record 2-8, and final loaded-board rank #203.

Best Loaded Resume

2016 Season

Resume 73 / 100 with 7 wins and a 64% win rate.

Best Record

9-2

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2006, with a margin of +101.

Roughest Loaded Season

2011 Season

0-10 with power −5.4 and margin -249.

Best resume season

2016 | 73 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season in the loaded archive for this program.

Latest versus standard

+2.2

Positive means the latest season closed above the program's recent baseline. Negative means it finished below the standard.

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

25 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 OVCFCS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 4-5 #190 +10.1 70 +14 Open team page
2025 OVC-Big SouthFCS In range 5-7 #212 +9.1 56 −89 Program view
2024 Big South-OVCFCS In range 1-11 #246 +6.6 35 −149 Program view
2023 Big South-OVCFCS In range 4-7 #224 +8.1 33 −145 Program view
2022 Big SouthFCS In range 2-8 #203 +9.3 34 −120 Program view
2021 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-6 #166 +4.0 52 −44 Program view
2019 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-6 #181 −2.2 18 −104 Program view
2018 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-6 #193 −2.3 9 −26 Program view
2017 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-5 #153 −0.5 22 +32 Program view
2016 Big SouthFCS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 7-4 #103 +3.0 73 +119 Program view
2015 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 10-3 #110 +2.5 65 +86 Program view
2014 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-4 #142 +1.0 67 +77 Program view
2013 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 10-3 #181 −1.0 42 +10 Program view
2012 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 0-3 #207 −4.6 0 −100 Program view
2011 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 0-10 #224 −5.4 3 −249 Program view
2010 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-8 #207 −3.7 1 −210 Program view
2009 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-5 #154 +0.1 33 −58 Program view
2008 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-5 #154 +0.8 23 +9 Program view
2007 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-6 #204 −3.4 7 −110 Program view
2006 Big SouthFCS Best recordCleanest win-loss season in the loaded archive. 9-2 #204 −3.7 44 +101 Program view
2005 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-4 #199 −4.8 37 +10 Program view
2004 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-5 #224 −6.7 7 +50 Program view
2003 Big SouthFCS In range 1-11 #-- -- -- −365 Program view
2002 Big SouthFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −50 Program view
1996 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −36 Program view