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
ConferenceBig South Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 16
FCS CoachesNo. 17
Record9–3 (4–2 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Patenaude (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorClayton Carlin
Home stadiumBrooks Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Gardner–Webb ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

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 edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:00 pmat Furman*No. 5ESPN3W 38–356,563
September 126:00 pmat South Carolina State*No. 3W 41–1412,023
September 196:00 pmWestern Illinois*No. 2BSNW 34–2710,311
September 266:00 pmBryant*No. 2
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
BSNW 31–1710,311
October 36:00 pmAlabama A&M* No. 2
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
BSNW 55–09,093
October 102:00 pmPresbyterianNo. 2
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
ESPN3W 24–178,039
October 241:00 pmat MonmouthNo. 2ESPN3W 23–204,591
October 312:00 pmat No. 24 Charleston SouthernNo. 2ASNL 25–335,311
November 72:00 pmGardner–WebbNo. 8
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
ASNW 46–08,422
November 142:00 pmKennesaw StateNo. 4
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
BSNW 45–138,802
November 197:00 pmat LibertyNo. 4ESPNewsL 21–2418,955
November 282:00 pmNo. 18 The Citadel*No. 10
ESPN3L 38–416,753

Game summaries edit

At Furman edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Chanticleers 15 6 7 10 38
Paladins 7 14 0 14 35

At South Carolina State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Chanticleers 22 10 9 0 41
Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14

Western Illinois edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 0 7 14 6 27
#2 Chanticleers 3 7 10 14 34

Bryant edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 7 0 0 17
#2 Chanticleers 7 10 7 7 31

Alabama A&M edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
#2 Chanticleers 6 32 14 3 55

Presbyterian edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hose 3 0 7 7 17
#2 Chanticleers 0 12 5 7 24

At Monmouth edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Chanticleers 3 14 3 3 23
Hawks 7 6 7 0 20

At Charleston Southern edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Chanticleers 15 0 3 7 25
#24 Buccaneers 13 14 3 3 33

Gardner–Webb edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
#8 Chanticleers 15 14 14 3 46

Kennesaw State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 6 0 7 0 13
#4 Chanticleers 13 18 7 7 45

At Liberty edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Chanticleers 0 14 0 7 21
Flames 7 0 7 10 24

FCS Playoffs edit

First Round–The Citadel edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Bulldogs 14 0 14 13 41
#10 Chanticleers 7 14 7 10 38

Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS53 (24)2 (36)2 (36)2 (40)2 (39)3 (30)2 (27)2 (33)84410–T16
Coaches51 (4)1 (14)1 (18)1 (17)1 (16)1 (15)1 (15)1 (15)844917

References edit

  1. ^ "Coastal Carolina to Join Sun Belt Conference" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. September 1, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.