2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
The 2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Chanticleers were led by sixth-year head coach Joe Moglia and played their home games at Brooks Stadium. They competed as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the East Division.
| 2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football | |
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| East Division | |
| 2018 record | 5–7 (2–6 Sun Belt) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jamey Chadwell (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Marvin Sanders (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Brooks Stadium (Capacity: 15,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Louisiana xy | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State x | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Appalachian State 30, Louisiana 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
They finished the 2017 season 3–9, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for 10th place. 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. Offensive coordinator Jamey Chadwell served as the interim head coach of the Chanticleers this season due to Joe Moglia taking a medical leave.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| Fred Biletnikoff Award[1] | Malcolm Williams | WR | SR |
Sun Belt coaches poll
On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Chanticleers predicted to finish in last place of the East Division.[2]
| East Division | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Appalachian State | 46 (6) |
| 2 | Troy | 44 (4) |
| 3 | Georgia State | 26 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 22 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 12 |
Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams
The Chanticleers had one player selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.[3]
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Defense 2nd team Silas Kelly – LB |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | Noon | at South Carolina* | SECN | L 15–49 | 75,126 | |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | UAB* | ESPN+ | W 47–24 | 9,776 | |
| September 12[lower-alpha 1] | 2:00 p.m. | at Campbell* | ESPN3 | W 58–21 | 2,047 | |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana | ESPN+ | W 30–28 | 17,125 | |
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at Troy | ESPN+ | L 21–45 | 23,810 | |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe |
| ESPN+ | L 20–45 | 11,506 |
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at UMass* | ELVN | W 24–13 | 11,134 | |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at Georgia State | ESPN+ | W 37–34 | 15,648 | |
| November 3 | 5:00 p.m. | Appalachian State |
| ESPN+ | L 7–23 | 13,004 |
| November 10 | 5:00 p.m. | Arkansas State |
| ESPN+ | L 16–44 | 8,141 |
| November 17 | 5:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern |
| ESPN+ | L 17–41 | 9,886 |
| November 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at South Alabama | ESPN+ | L 28–31 | 10,670 | |
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- The game between Coastal Carolina and Campbell, originally scheduled to be a home game for Coastal Carolina, was relocated to Barker–Lane Stadium and moved to Wednesday September 12 due to Hurricane Florence.
Game summaries
at South Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chanticleers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| Gamecocks | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
UAB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blazers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Chanticleers | 7 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 47 |
at Campbell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chanticleers | 7 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 58 |
| Fighting Camels | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Louisiana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chanticleers | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Troy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chanticleers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Trojans | 21 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
Louisiana–Monroe
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Warhawks | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Chanticleers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at UMass
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chanticleers | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| Minutemen | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
at Georgia State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chanticleers | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
| Panthers | 7 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 34 |
Appalachian State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mountaineers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| Chanticleers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Arkansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Wolves | 14 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 44 |
| Chanticleers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
Georgia Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 3 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 41 |
| Chanticleers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at South Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chanticleers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Jaguars | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
References
- "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- http://sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/7/18/mountaineers-red-wolves-selected-as-division-favorites-in-2018-sun-belt-football-coaches-preseason-poll.aspx
- http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/7/20/sun-belt-announces-2018-preseason-all-conference-football-teams.aspx