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
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2017 record	3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jamey Chadwell (Interim) (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jamey Chadwell (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Matthews (2nd season)
Home stadium	Brooks Stadium (Capacity: 15,000)

2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Chanticleers finished the 2016 season 10–2 in their first season in a two-year transition period. The team played as an FCS independent school, playing members of their former conference, the Big South.

Schedule and results

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
September 2	7:00 p.m.	UMass*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN3	W 38–28	13,274
September 16	Noon	at UAB*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	WMBF-TV	L 23–30	24,789
September 23	6:30 p.m.	No. 19 (FCS) Western Illinois*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN3	L 10–52	14,996
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	L 43–51	10,359
October 7	6:30 p.m.	Georgia State	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN3	L 21–27	15,991
October 14	7:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 17–51	25,916
October 21	3:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	L 29–37	30,179
October 28	6:00 p.m.	Texas State	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN3	L 7–27	13,997
November 4	4:00 p.m.	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	SECN	L 38–39	61,476
November 11	4:30 p.m.	Troy	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN3	L 17–42	15,545
November 18	5:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	W 13–7	7,444
December 2	1:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN3	W 28–17	15,951
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (FBS) or STATS Poll (FCS) released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:[4]

Game summaries

UMass

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	7	7	7	7	28
Chanticleers	14	7	10	7	38

See also: 2017 UMass Minutemen football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

at UAB

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

See also: 2017 UAB Blazers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Western Illinois

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

See also: 2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	CCU, 34–17

at Louisiana–Monroe

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

See also: 2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Georgia State

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

See also: 2017 Georgia State Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

at Arkansas State

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

See also: 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

at Appalachian State

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

See also: 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2012	APST, 37–29

Texas State

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

See also: 2017 Texas State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

at Arkansas

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

See also: 2017 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Troy

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

See also: 2017 Troy Trojans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

at Idaho

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

See also: 2017 Idaho Vandals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Georgia Southern

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

See also: 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2010	GASO, 43–26

References

1. Rapaport, Daniel. "Coastal Carolina coach Joe Moglia taking medical leave". SI.com. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
2. "Coastal Carolina 2017 Schedule Released". Underdog Dynasty. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
3. "Coastal Carolina Releases 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). Coastal Carolina University Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
4. "2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 3, 2017.