2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

The 2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Chanticleers played their home games at the Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by interim head coach Jamey Chadwell, who also served as offense coordinator, while permanent head coach Joe Moglia was on leave due to medical issues.[1] The season marked the Chanticleers' first year in the Sun Belt and the FBS, and their second of a two year transition period. They would not become bowl-eligible until the 2018 season.[1] They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for 10th place.

2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2017 record3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coachJamey Chadwell (Interim) (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorJamey Chadwell (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Matthews (2nd season)
Home stadiumBrooks Stadium
(Capacity: 15,000)
2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Troy +  7 –1     11 –2  
Appalachian State +  7 –1     9 –4  
Arkansas State  6 –2     7 –5  
Georgia State  5 –3     7 –5  
New Mexico State  4 –4     7 –6  
Louisiana  4 –4     5 –7  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4     4 –8  
Idaho  3 –5     4 –8  
South Alabama  3 –5     4 –8  
Coastal Carolina *  2 –6     3 –9  
Georgia Southern  2 –6     2 –10  
Texas State  1 –7     2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Chanticleers finished the 2016 season 10–2 in their first season in a two-year transition period. The team played as an FCS independent school, playing members of their former conference, the Big South.

Schedule and results

Coastal Carolina announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017.[2] The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Chanticleers hosted Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Texas State, and Troy, and traveled to Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Idaho, and Louisiana–Monroe[3]

The Chanticleers hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Massachusetts, who was independent from a conference and Western Illinois from the FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference, and traveled to Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference and UAB from Conference USA.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.UMass*
ESPN3W 38–2813,274
September 16Noonat UAB*
WMBF-TVL 23–3024,789
September 236:30 p.m.No. 19 (FCS) Western Illinois*
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
ESPN3L 10–5214,996
September 306:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe
ESPN3L 43–5110,359
October 76:30 p.m.Georgia State
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
ESPN3L 21–2715,991
October 147:00 p.m.at Arkansas State
ESPN3L 17–5125,916
October 213:30 p.m.at Appalachian State
ESPN3L 29–3730,179
October 286:00 p.m.Texas State
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
ESPN3L 7–2713,997
November 44:00 p.m.at Arkansas*
SECNL 38–3961,476
November 114:30 p.m.Troy
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
ESPN3L 17–4215,545
November 185:00 p.m.at Idaho
ESPN3W 13–77,444
December 21:00 p.m.Georgia Southern
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
ESPN3W 28–1715,951
Schedule Source:[4]

Game summaries

UMass
1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 7 7 7 7 28
Chanticleers 14 7 10 7 38
See also: 2017 UMass Minutemen football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

at UAB
1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 2 3 8 10 23
Blazers 13 3 7 7 30
See also: 2017 UAB Blazers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

Western Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 (FCS) Leathernecks 7 14 21 10 52
Chanticleers 10 0 0 0 10
See also: 2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2015 CCU, 34–17

at Louisiana–Monroe
1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 15 7 8 13 43
Warhawks 10 21 14 6 51
See also: 2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

Georgia State
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 7 0 6 27
Chanticleers 0 7 0 14 21
See also: 2017 Georgia State Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

at Arkansas State
1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 0 7 0 10 17
Red Wolves 7 10 17 17 51
See also: 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

at Appalachian State
1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 3 16 3 7 29
Mountaineers 14 3 6 14 37
See also: 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2012 APST, 37–29

Texas State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 10 3 7 27
Chanticleers 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 2017 Texas State Bobcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

at Arkansas
1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 7 7 17 7 38
Razorbacks 7 10 8 14 39
See also: 2017 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

Troy
1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 14 14 7 7 42
Chanticleers 10 0 7 0 17
See also: 2017 Troy Trojans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

at Idaho
1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 0 10 0 3 13
Vandals 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 2017 Idaho Vandals football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

Georgia Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 7 7 0 17
Chanticleers 7 7 14 0 28
See also: 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2010 GASO, 43–26

References
  1. Rapaport, Daniel. "Coastal Carolina coach Joe Moglia taking medical leave". SI.com. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  2. "Coastal Carolina 2017 Schedule Released". Underdog Dynasty. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  3. "Coastal Carolina Releases 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). Coastal Carolina University Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  4. "2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 3, 2017.


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