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.
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jamey Chadwell (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Matthews (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Brooks Stadium (Capacity: 15,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | UMass* | ESPN3 | W 38–28 | 13,274 | |
| September 16 | Noon | at UAB* | WMBF-TV | L 23–30 | 24,789 | |
| September 23 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 19 (FCS) Western Illinois* |
| ESPN3 | L 10–52 | 14,996 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | ESPN3 | L 43–51 | 10,359 | |
| October 7 | 6:30 p.m. | Georgia State |
| ESPN3 | L 21–27 | 15,991 |
| October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State | ESPN3 | L 17–51 | 25,916 | |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State | ESPN3 | L 29–37 | 30,179 | |
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas State |
| ESPN3 | L 7–27 | 13,997 |
| November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at Arkansas* | SECN | L 38–39 | 61,476 | |
| November 11 | 4:30 p.m. | Troy |
| ESPN3 | L 17–42 | 15,545 |
| November 18 | 5:00 p.m. | at Idaho | ESPN3 | W 13–7 | 7,444 | |
| December 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern |
| ESPN3 | W 28–17 | 15,951 |
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- Schedule Source:[4]
Game summaries
UMass
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Minutemen | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Chanticleers | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
At UAB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chanticleers | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
| Blazers | 13 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 19 (FCS) Leathernecks | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 52 |
| Chanticleers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
At Louisiana–Monroe
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chanticleers | 15 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 43 |
| Warhawks | 10 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 51 |
Georgia State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Chanticleers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
At Arkansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chanticleers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Red Wolves | 7 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 51 |
At Appalachian State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chanticleers | 3 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 29 |
| Mountaineers | 14 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
Texas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bobcats | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Chanticleers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
At Arkansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chanticleers | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
| Razorbacks | 7 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 39 |
Troy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Trojans | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Chanticleers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
At Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chanticleers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Vandals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Georgia Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Chanticleers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
References
- Rapaport, Daniel. "Coastal Carolina coach Joe Moglia taking medical leave". SI.com. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- "Coastal Carolina 2017 Schedule Released". Underdog Dynasty. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- "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.
- "2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 3, 2017.