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
Record3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJamey Chadwell (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Matthews (2nd season)
Home stadiumBrooks Stadium
(Capacity: 15,000)
2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Schedule

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–MonroeESPN3L 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 StateESPN3L 17–5125,916
October 213:30 p.m.at Appalachian StateESPN3L 29–3730,179
October 286:00 p.m.Texas Statedagger
  • 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 IdahoESPN3W 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

At UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 2 3 8 10 23
Blazers 13 3 7 7 30

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 (FCS) Leathernecks 7 14 21 10 52
Chanticleers 10 0 0 0 10

At Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 15 7 8 13 43
Warhawks 10 21 14 6 51

Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 7 0 6 27
Chanticleers 0 7 0 14 21

At Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 0 7 0 10 17
Red Wolves 7 10 17 17 51

At Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 3 16 3 7 29
Mountaineers 14 3 6 14 37

Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 10 3 7 27
Chanticleers 7 0 0 0 7

At Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 7 7 17 7 38
Razorbacks 7 10 8 14 39

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 14 14 7 7 42
Chanticleers 10 0 7 0 17

At Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 0 10 0 3 13
Vandals 7 0 0 0 7

Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 7 7 0 17
Chanticleers 7 7 14 0 28

References

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


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