American college football season
2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football |
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Big South co-champion |
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Conference | Big South Conference |
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Ranking |
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STATS | No. 16 |
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FCS Coaches | No. 17 |
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Record | 9–3 (4–2 Big South) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Dave Patenaude (4th season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Clayton Carlin (4th season) |
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Home stadium | Brooks Stadium |
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Seasons |
The 2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Joe Moglia, the Chanticleers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing second in the Big South. Coastal Carolina received an at-large bid NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Chanticleers lost in the first round to The Citadel. Coastal Carolina played home games at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina.
The Chanticleers joined the Sun Belt Conference in July 2016, initially as a full but non-football member. The football program began 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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 7:00 pm | at Furman* | No. 5 | | ESPN3 | W 38–35 | 6,563 |
September 12 | 6:00 pm | at South Carolina State* | No. 3 | | | W 41–14 | 12,023 |
September 19 | 6:00 pm | Western Illinois* | No. 2 | | BSN | W 34–27 | 10,311 |
September 26 | 6:00 pm | Bryant* | No. 2 | | BSN | W 31–17 | 10,311 |
October 3 | 6:00 pm | Alabama A&M*![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 2 | | BSN | W 55–0 | 9,093 |
October 10 | 2:00 pm | Presbyterian | No. 2 | | ESPN3 | W 24–17 | 8,039 |
October 24 | 1:00 pm | at Monmouth | No. 2 | | ESPN3 | W 23–20 | 4,591 |
October 31 | 2:00 pm | at No. 24 Charleston Southern | No. 2 | | ASN | L 25–33 | 5,311 |
November 7 | 2:00 pm | Gardner–Webb | No. 8 | | ASN | W 46–0 | 8,422 |
November 14 | 2:00 pm | Kennesaw State | No. 4 | | BSN | W 45–13 | 8,802 |
November 19 | 7:00 pm | at Liberty | No. 4 | | ESPNews | L 21–24 | 18,955 |
November 28 | 2:00 pm | No. 18 The Citadel* | No. 10 | | ESPN3 | L 38–41 | 6,753 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
At Furman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#5 Chanticleers | 15 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Paladins | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
At South Carolina State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#3 Chanticleers | 22 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 41 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Leathernecks | 0 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
#2 Chanticleers | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
Bryant
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
#2 Chanticleers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Alabama A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#2 Chanticleers | 6 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 55 |
Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Hose | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
#2 Chanticleers | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
At Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#2 Chanticleers | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Hawks | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
At Charleston Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#2 Chanticleers | 15 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 25 |
#24 Buccaneers | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
Gardner–Webb
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#8 Chanticleers | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 46 |
Kennesaw State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
#4 Chanticleers | 13 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
At Liberty
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#4 Chanticleers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Flames | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
The Citadel–NCAA Division I First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#18 Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
#10 Chanticleers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 5 | 3 (24) | 2 (36) | 2 (36) | 2 (40) | 2 (39) | 3 (30) | 2 (27) | 2 (33) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10–T | 16 |
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Coaches | 5 | 1 (4) | 1 (14) | 1 (18) | 1 (17) | 1 (16) | 1 (15) | 1 (15) | 1 (15) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
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References
- ^ "Coastal Carolina to Join Sun Belt Conference" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. September 1, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ^ "Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "2015 Football Schedule". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
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