2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
The 2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Joe Moglia and played their home games at Brooks Stadium. They were in their final season as a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 9–3, 4–2 in Big South play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to The Citadel.
| 2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football | |
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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 38–41 vs. The Citadel | |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 16 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 17 |
| Record | 9–3 (4–2 Big South) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dave Patenaude (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Clayton Carlin |
| Home stadium | Brooks Stadium (Capacity: 9,214) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Charleston Southern $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Coastal Carolina ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb * | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Chanticleers joined the Sun Belt Conference in July 2016, initially as a full but non-football member. The football team will begin a transition to the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), joining Sun Belt football in 2017 and gaining full FBS membership and bowl eligibility in 2018.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 7:00 pm | at Furman* | No. 5 | ESPN3 | W 38–35 | 6,563 | |
| September 12 | 6:00 pm | at South Carolina State* | No. 3 | W 41–14 | 12,023 | ||
| September 19 | 6:00 pm | Western Illinois* | No. 2 | BSN | W 34–27 | 10,311 | |
| September 26 | 6:00 pm | Bryant* | No. 2 |
| BSN | W 31–17 | 10,311 |
| October 3 | 6:00 pm | Alabama A&M* | No. 2 |
| BSN | W 55–0 | 9,093 |
| October 10 | 2:00 pm | Presbyterian | No. 2 |
| ESPN3 | W 24–17 | 8,039 |
| October 24 | 1:00 pm | at Monmouth | No. 2 | ESPN3 | W 23–20 | 4,591 | |
| October 31 | 2:00 pm | at No. 24 Charleston Southern | No. 2 | ASN | L 25–33 | 5,311 | |
| November 7 | 2:00 pm | Gardner–Webb | No. 8 |
| ASN | W 46–0 | 8,422 |
| November 14 | 2:00 pm | Kennesaw State | No. 4 |
| BSN | W 45–13 | 8,802 |
| November 19 | 7:00 pm | at Liberty | No. 4 | ESPNews | L 21–24 | 18,955 | |
| November 28 | 2:00 pm | No. 18 The Citadel* | No. 10 |
| ESPN3 | L 38–41 | 6,753 |
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- Source: Schedule Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
Game summaries
At Furman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #5 Chanticleers | 15 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Paladins | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
At South Carolina State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #3 Chanticleers | 22 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 41 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leathernecks | 0 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
| #2 Chanticleers | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
Bryant
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| #2 Chanticleers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Alabama A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #2 Chanticleers | 6 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 55 |
Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Hose | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| #2 Chanticleers | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
At Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #2 Chanticleers | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Hawks | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
At Charleston Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #2 Chanticleers | 15 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 25 |
| #24 Buccaneers | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
Gardner–Webb
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #8 Chanticleers | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 46 |
Kennesaw State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| #4 Chanticleers | 13 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
At Liberty
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #4 Chanticleers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Flames | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
FCS Playoffs
First Round–The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #18 Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
| #10 Chanticleers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 5 | 3 (24) | 2 (36) | 2 (36) | 2 (40) | 2 (39) | 3 (30) | 2 (27) | 2 (33) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10–T | 16 |
| Coaches | 5 | 1 (4) | 1 (14) | 1 (18) | 1 (17) | 1 (16) | 1 (15) | 1 (15) | 1 (15) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
References
- "Coastal Carolina to Join Sun Belt Conference" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. September 1, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
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