List of Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football seasons

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The following is a list of seasons completed by the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team. The Chanticleers currently compete in the Sun Belt Conference, which participates in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). From the start of its football program in 2003 through 2016, Coastal was part of the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). From 2003 through 2015, Coastal was a member of the Big South Conference. In 2015, Coastal announced that it would start a transition to FBS in 2016, joining the Sun Belt Conference for all sports except football. The 2016 football season was played as an FCS independent, and in 2017 the Chanticleers joined Sun Belt football, though they were not eligible for the conference championship or bowl games until they became full FBS members in 2018.

The program began in 2003, but in the 19 seasons from through 2021, Coastal won seven conference championships, five as co-champions and two outright. They also qualified for the FCS playoffs six times, with quarterfinal appearances in 2013 and 2014.

The Chanticleers have had four head coaches in their brief history. David Bennett led the team for its first nine years, compiling a 63–39 record. [1] Bennett was succeeded by Joe Moglia, who in six years compiled a 56–22 record. [1] During the 2017 season, Moglia took a leave due to medical issues, [2] and was replaced by interim head coach Jamey Chadwell, who guided the Chanticleers to a 3–9 record in their first season of Sun Belt play. Coastal Carolina beceame bowl-eligible in 2018, [2] and Chadwell became the program's third head coach on January 18, 2019. [3] Upon Chadwell's departure to take the head coaching position at Liberty at the end of the 2022 regular season, defensive coordinator Chad Staggs led the Chanticleers in the Birmingham Bowl before being succeeded by NC State offensive coordinator Tim Beck.

Seasons

Legend

  Conference champions
  Division champions
  Bowl game berth
  Playoff berth

List of Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football seasons
SeasonTeam Head coach [1] ConferenceDivisionRegular season results [4] [5] Postseason resultsFinal ranking [6]
OverallConferenceBowl game/Playoff result AP/STATS Poll Coaches' Poll
WinLossTieWinLossTieFinish
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
2003 2003 David Bennett Big South 65134th
2004 2004 101401st2424
2005 2005 9231T–1st2423
2006 2006 93401st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – First Round 149
2007 2007 56312nd
2008 2008 6614T–6th
2009 2009 5633T–4th
2010 2010 6651T–1st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – First Round
2011 2011 7433T–3rd
2012 2012 Joe Moglia 8551T–1st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – Second Round 2424
2013 2013 12341T–1st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – Quarterfinals 77
2014 2014 12241T–1st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – Quarterfinals
2015 2015 93422nd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – First Round 1617
2016 2016 FCS Independent 10215
2017 2017 Jamey Chadwell Sun Belt 3926T–10th
2018 2018 Joe Moglia East5726T–7th
2019 2019 Jamey Chadwell 5726T–8th
2020 2020 11180T–1st Cure Bowl: L Liberty, 34-37 (OT)1414
2021 2021 11262T–2nd Cure Bowl: W Northern Illinois, 47-41
2022 2022 Jamey Chadwell (regular season)
Chad Staggs (bowl)
94621st Birmingham Bowl: L East Carolina, 29-53
2023 2023 Tim Beck 8553T–3rd Hawaii Bowl: W San Jose State, 24-14
TotalsAll-time:
166–89
(.651)
Conference:
75–46
(.620)
Postseason:
6–8
(.429)

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