2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (Canceled)
	+ – Conference co-champions; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; Rankings from AP Poll

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football
2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football
Sun Belt co-champion; Sun Belt East Division champion
Cure Bowl, L 34–37OT vs. Liberty
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
2020 record	11–1 (8–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jamey Chadwell (2nd season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Newland Isaac (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Willy Korn (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Chad Staggs (2nd season)
Home stadium	Brooks Stadium; (Capacity: 21,000)

The 2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Chanticleers were led by second-year head coach Jamey Chadwell and played their home games at Brooks Stadium. They competed as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference.

Schedule

Coastal Carolina had games against Duquesne, Eastern Michigan, and South Carolina, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] These were partially replaced with games against Campbell and Liberty. On December 3, due to COVID-19 issues in the Liberty football program, the game against Liberty was canceled and replaced with BYU.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	10:00 p.m.	at Kansas*		David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FS1	W 38–23	0
September 18	7:30 p.m.	Campbell*		Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN	W 43–21	5,000
October 3	Noon	Arkansas State		Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN2	W 52–23	5,000
October 14	7:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Louisiana		Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN	W 30–27	5,585
October 24	Noon	Georgia Southern	No. 25	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPNU	W 28–14	5,000
October 31	Noon	at Georgia State	No. 20	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	W 51–0	3,642
November 7	8:00 p.m.	South Alabama	No. 15	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPNU	W 23–6	5,000
November 21	Noon	Appalachian State	No. 15	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN	W 34–23	5,000
November 28	3:00 p.m.	at Texas State	No. 20	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	W 49–14	3,245
December 5	2:00 p.m.	No. 13 BYU*	No. 18	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC (College GameDay)	ESPNU	W 22–17	5,000
December 12	3:00 p.m.	at Troy	No. 13	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	W 42–38	11,000
~~December 19~~	~~3:30 p.m.~~	No. 19 ~~Louisiana~~	No. 12	~~Brooks Stadium~~ ~~Conway, SC~~ (~~Sun Belt Championship Game~~)	~~ESPN~~	No Contest[2][3]	–
December 26	7:30 p.m.	vs. Liberty*	No. 12	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Cure Bowl)	ESPN	L 34–37 ^OT	4,488
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:[4][5]

Game summaries

at Kansas

Pregame line	Over/under
KU −7	56.5

Statistics	Coastal Carolina	Kansas
First downs	19	23
Total yards	318	367
Rushing yards	185	178
Passing yards	133	189
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	30:25	29:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	11–18, 133 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	C. J. Marable	21 carries, 75 yards
	Receiving	Jaivon Heiligh	3 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Kansas	Passing	Miles Kendrick	15–24, 156 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Velton Gardner	11 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kwamie Lassiter II	5 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD

Campbell

Campbell at Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Camels	0	9	0	12	21
• Chanticleers	14	7	7	15	43

Date: September 18, 2020
Location: Brooks Stadium
Conway, SC
Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
Game attendance: 5,000
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 9 MPH
Referee: Marshall Lewis
TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play–by–play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
CCU −26.5	54.5[6]

Statistics	Campbell	Coastal Carolina
First downs	22	21
Total yards	342	466
Rushing yards	205	193
Passing yards	137	273
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	34:19	25:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Campbell	Passing	Hajj-Malik Williams	12/25, 137 yards
	Rushing	C.J. Freeman	14 carries, 83 yards
	Receiving	Bryant Barr	3 receptions, 36 yards
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	11/16, 273 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	C. J. Marable	11 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Likely	3 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD

Arkansas State

Arkansas State at Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	14	0	0	9	23
• Chanticleers	7	17	7	21	52

Date: October 3, 2020
Location: Brooks Stadium
Conway, SC
Game start: 12:01 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
Game attendance: 5,000
Game weather: • Weather: CLEAR • Wind: N 7 MPH
Referee: Wayne Winkler
TV announcers (ESPN2): Bill Roth (play–by–play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
ARST −3.5	64.5[7]

Statistics	Arkansas State	Coastal Carolina
First downs	15	25
Total yards	385	539
Rushing yards	36	217
Passing yards	349	322
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	18:39	41:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	12/23, 184 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	6 carries, 18 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Bowling	7 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TDs
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	20/29, 322 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	C. J. Marable	15 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaivon Heiligh	7 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD

at Louisiana

Coastal Carolina at Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Chanticleers	7	6	7	10	30
No. 21 Ragin' Cajuns	7	6	7	7	27

Date: October 14, 2020
Location: Cajun Field
Lafayette, LA
Game start: 6:35 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes
Game attendance: 5,585
Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SSW 4 MPH
Referee: Jeremy Parker
TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter (play–by–play), Eric MacLain (analyst), Lericia Harris (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
LA −8	58.5[8]

Statistics	Coastal Carolina	Louisiana
First downs	23	19
Total yards	414	413
Rushing yards	212	240
Passing yards	202	173
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	38:11	21:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	17/24, 202 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	C. J. Marable	17 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaivon Heiligh	8 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	14/24, 173 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Levi Lewis	6 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jalen Williams	4 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD

Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	0	0	14
• No. 25 Chanticleers	7	7	0	14	28

Date: October 24, 2020
Location: Brooks Stadium
Conway, SC
Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
Game attendance: 5,000
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: N 2 MPH
Referee: T. Livingston
TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play–by–play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
CCU −1	49[9]

Statistics	Georgia Southern	Coastal Carolina
First downs	12	20
Total yards	218	382
Rushing yards	119	130
Passing yards	99	252
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	27:43	32:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Southern	Passing	Shai Werts	7/20, 94 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	J. D. King	15 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malik Murray	2 receptions, 46 yards
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Fred Payton	15/28, 252 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Shermari Jones	5 carries, 44 yards
	Receiving	Jaivon Heiligh	5 receptions, 107 yards

at Georgia State

Coastal Carolina at Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 20 Chanticleers	7	27	14	3	51
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 31, 2020
Location: Center Parc Stadium
Atlanta, GA
Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 2 hours and 53 minutes
Game attendance: 3,642
Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 12 MPH
Referee: Wayne Winkler
TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play–by–play) and Jay Walker (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
CCU −4	60.5[10]

Statistics	Coastal Carolina	Georgia State
First downs	30	5
Total yards	530	106
Rushing yards	250	76
Passing yards	280	30
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	41:04	18:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	18/24, 254 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	C. J. Marable	10 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaivon Heiligh	5 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TDs
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	6/10, 30 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Destin Coates	11 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Sam Pinckney	2 receptions, 15 yards

South Alabama

South Alabama at Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	3	0	0	6
• No. 15 Chanticleers	14	3	0	6	23

Date: November 7, 2020
Location: Brooks Stadium
Conway, SC
Game start: 8:02 pm EST
Elapsed time: 3 hours, 6 minutes
Game attendance: 5,000
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE, 5 MPH
Referee: Marshall Lewis
TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play–by–play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
CCU −17	57

Statistics	South Alabama	Coastal Carolina
First downs	16	18
Total yards	336	445
Rushing yards	93	236
Passing yards	243	209
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	30:15	29:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Alabama	Passing	Desmond Trotter	23/31, 243 yards
	Rushing	Carlos Davis	17 carries, 73 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Wayne	5 receptions, 91 yards
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	17/24, 209 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Reese White	9 carries, 81 yards
	Receiving	Jaivon Heiligh	5 receptions, 95 yards

Appalachian State

Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	10	3	3	23
• No. 15 Chanticleers	6	3	12	13	34

Date: November 21, 2020
Location: Brooks Stadium
Conway, SC
Game start: 12:01 pm EST
Elapsed time: 3:35
Game attendance: 5,000
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ESE, 2 MPH
Referee: T. Livingston
TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play–by–play), Dustin Fox (analyst), Marty Smith (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
CCU −3	49

Statistics	Appalachian State	Coastal Carolina
First downs	22	16
Total yards	415	369
Rushing yards	204	189
Passing yards	211	200
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	33:50	26:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	17/29, 211 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	27 carries, 178 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malik Williams	3 receptions, 79 yards
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	12/21, 200 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Grayson McCall	14 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Isaiah Likely	3 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD

at Texas State

Coastal Carolina at Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 20 Chanticleers	14	21	7	7	49
Bobcats	7	0	0	7	14

Date: November 28, 2020
Location: Bobcat Stadium
San Marcos, TX
Game start: 3:05 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2 hours and 50 minutes
Game attendance: 3,245
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Cloudy, Light Rain • Wind: NNE 8 MPH
Referee: Marshall Lewis
TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
CCU −17	58.5[11]

Statistics	Coastal Carolina	Texas State
First downs	32	13
Total yards	572	318
Rushing yards	406	116
Passing yards	116	202
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	37:31	22:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	11/18, 154 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	C. J. Marable	16 carries, 157 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Isaiah Likely	4 receptions, 73 yards
Texas State	Passing	Brady McBride	20/26, 202 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jahyml Jeter	7 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Calvin Hill	3 receptions, 68 yards

BYU

Coastal's originally scheduled opponent for this week was Liberty, which was forced to cancel the game due to COVID-19 issues. BYU, which had been looking to add a game for this week, was booked as the Flames' replacement.

BYU at Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Cougars	0	14	3	0	17
• No. 18 Chanticleers	6	7	3	6	22

Date: December 5, 2020
Location: Brooks Stadium
Conway, SC
Game start: 5:37 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
Game attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kyle Olson
TV announcers (ESPNU): Bill Roth (play–by–play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
BYU −10.5	63[12]

Statistics	BYU	Coastal Carolina
First downs	21	22
Total yards	405	366
Rushing yards	165	281
Passing yards	240	85
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	22:09	37:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	19/30, 240 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	13 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dax Milne	6 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	10/15, 85 yards
	Rushing	C. J. Marable	23 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kameron Brown	4 receptions, 47 yards

at Troy

Postponed from originally scheduled date of November 14.

Coastal Carolina at Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 13 Chanticleers	14	7	7	14	42
Trojans	3	13	7	15	38

Date: December 12, 2020
Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Troy, AL
Game start: 3:05 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes
Game attendance: 11,000
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 11 MPH
Referee: Wayne Winkler
TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
CCU −13.5	51.5

Statistics	Coastal Carolina	Troy
First downs	29	29
Total yards	514	443
Rushing yards	176	89
Passing yards	338	354
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	36:28	23:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	24/29, 338 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	C. J. Marable	20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Jaivon Heiligh	11 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TDs
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	25/37, 260 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jamontez Woods	9 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kaylon Geiger	9 receptions, 103 yards

vs. Liberty (Cure Bowl)

Liberty vs. Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Flames	14	3	7	10	3	37
No. 12 Chanticleers	0	13	6	15	0	34

Date: December 26, 2020
Location: Camping World Stadium
Orlando, FL
Game start: 7:35 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 49 minutes
Game attendance: 4,488
Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Frosty • Wind: Calm
Referee: Ron Hudson
TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play–by–play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), and Alex Chappell (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
CCU –6.5	60[13]

Statistics	Liberty	Coastal Carolina
First downs	26	24
Total yards	475	483
Rushing yards	255	165
Passing yards	220	318
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	30:49	29:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing	Malik Willis	19/29, 220 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Malik Willis	21 carries, 137 yards, 4 TDs
	Receiving	DJ Stubbs	5 receptions, 68 yards
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	21/32, 318 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Grayson McCall	15 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaivon Heiligh	13 receptions, 178 yards

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	NR	NR*	NR	RV	NR	RV	RV	25	20	15	15	15 T	16	14	11	9
Coaches	NR	NR*	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	21	16	17	18	17	14	13	12
CFP	Not released												20	18	13	12		Not released

References

Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"Sun Belt Conference Championship Football Game Canceled". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
Selbe, Nick. "Sun Belt Title Game Canceled Due to Positive COVID-19 Test". Sports Illustrated.
"2020 Football Schedule". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
"2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
"Campbell Fighting Camels vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers". Odds Shark. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
"Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers". Odds Shark. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
"Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns". Odds Shark. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
"Georgia Southern Eagles vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers". Odds Shark. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
"Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Georgia State Panthers". Odds Shark. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
"Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Texas State Bobcats". Odds Shark. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
"BYU Cougars vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers". Odds Shark. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
"Liberty Flames vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers". Odds Shark. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

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[1] Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[2] "Sun Belt Conference Championship Football Game Canceled". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

[3] Selbe, Nick. "Sun Belt Title Game Canceled Due to Positive COVID-19 Test". Sports Illustrated.

[4] "2020 Football Schedule". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2020.

[5] "2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 29 August 2020.

[6] "Campbell Fighting Camels vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers". Odds Shark. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[7] "Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers". Odds Shark. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[8] "Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns". Odds Shark. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[9] "Georgia Southern Eagles vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers". Odds Shark. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[10] "Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Georgia State Panthers". Odds Shark. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

[11] "Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Texas State Bobcats". Odds Shark. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

[12] "BYU Cougars vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers". Odds Shark. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

[13] "Liberty Flames vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers". Odds Shark. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football
Venues	Brooks Stadium (2003–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Liberty
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