Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represents Coastal Carolina University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. The team’s first coach was David Bennett, who held the position from the team’s inception until December 9, 2011. Their current head coach is Jamey Chadwell, who took over the full-time position in 2019.

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Summary Coastal Carolina Chanticleers footballThe Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represents Coastal Carolina University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. The team’s first coach was David Bennett, who held the position from the team’s inception until December 9, 2011. Their current head coach is Jamey Chadwell, who took over the full-time position in 2019. Coastal Carolina has won seven Big South Conference championships and has had several former players enter professional NFL careers.

On November 9, 2014, Coastal was ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation, a first for the school and the Big South conference. On October 14, 2020, Coastal Carolina got its first ever win against a ranked FBS team, 30-27 over No. 21 Louisiana. As of December 5th, Coastal remains undefeated and has won the Sun Belt Eastern Division; a first. The first College Football Playoff rankings ranked Coastal at No. 20.