The following is a list of seasons completed by the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team. The Chanticleers currently compete in the Sun Belt Conference, which participates in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). From the start of its football program in 2003 through 2016, Coastal was part of the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). From 2003 through 2015, Coastal was a member of the Big South Conference. In 2015, Coastal announced that it would start a transition to FBS in 2016, joining the Sun Belt Conference for all sports except football. The 2016 football season was played as an FCS independent, and in 2017 the Chanticleers joined Sun Belt football, though they were not eligible for the conference championship or bowl games until they became full FBS members in 2018.
The program began in 2003, but in the 19 seasons from through 2021, Coastal won seven conference championships, five as co-champions and two outright. They also qualified for the FCS playoffs six times, with quarterfinal appearances in 2013 and 2014.
The Chanticleers have had four head coaches in their brief history. David Bennett led the team for its first nine years, compiling a 63–39 record. Bennett was succeeded by Joe Moglia, who in six years compiled a 56–22 record. During the 2017 season, Moglia took a leave due to medical issues, and was replaced by interim head coach Jamey Chadwell, who guided the Chanticleers to a 3–9 record in their first season of Sun Belt play. Coastal Carolina beceame bowl-eligible in 2018, and Chadwell became the program's third head coach on January 18, 2019. Upon Chadwell's departure to take the head coaching position at Liberty at the end of the 2022 regular season, defensive coordinator Chad Staggs led the Chanticleers in the Birmingham Bowl before being succeeded by NC State offensive coordinator Tim Beck.
Seasons Legend † Conference champions ‡ Division champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth +List of Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football seasonsSeasonTeamHead coachConferenceDivisionRegular season resultsPostseason resultsFinal rankingOverallConferenceBowl game/Playoff resultAP/STATS PollCoaches' PollWinLossTieWinLossTieFinishCoastal Carolina Chanticleers 2003 2003 David Bennett Big South —65134th — — — 2004 2004†101401st — 24 24 2005 2005†9231T–1st — 24 23 2006 2006†93401st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – First Round 14 9 2007 200756312nd — — — 2008 20086614T–6th — — — 2009 20095633T–4th — — — 2010 2010†6651T–1st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – First Round — — 2011 20117433T–3rd — — — 2012 2012† Joe Moglia8551T–1st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – Second Round 24 24 2013 2013†12341T–1st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – Quarterfinals 7 7 2014 2014†12241T–1st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – Quarterfinals — — 2015 2015 9 3 4 22nd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – First Round 16 17 2016 2016 FCS Independent 10 2 — — — — 15 — 2017 2017 Jamey Chadwell Sun Belt — 3 9 2 6 T–10th — — — 2018 2018 Joe Moglia East 5 7 2 6 T–7th — — — 2019 2019 Jamey Chadwell 5 7 2 6 T–8th — — — 2020 2020 † 11 1 8 0 T–1st Cure Bowl: L Liberty, 34-37 (OT) 14 14 2021 2021 11 2 6 2 T–2nd Cure Bowl: W Northern Illinois, 47-41 — — 2022 2022 ‡ Jamey Chadwell (regular season)Chad Staggs (bowl) 9 4 6 2 1st Birmingham Bowl: L East Carolina, 29-53 — — 2023 2023 Tim Beck 8 5 5 3 T–3rd Hawaii Bowl: W San Jose State, 24-14 — — 2024 2024 6 7 3 5 T–5th (East) Myrtle Beach Bowl: L UTSA, 15-44 — — 2025 2025 6 7 5 3 3rd (East) Independence Bowl: L Louisiana Tech, 14-23 — — Totals All-time:178–103() Conference:83–54() — Postseason:6–10() — —
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