The 2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Jamey Chadwell, the Chanticleers compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the Sun Belt East Division title. Coastal Carolina was scheduled to play Louisiana, champion of the Sun Belt's West Division, in the Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game on December 19, but the game was cancelled, and two teams were declared co-champions of the conference. The Chanticleers were invited to the Cure Bowl, where they lost in overtime to Liberty. Coastal Carolina played home games at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina.
Schedule Coastal Carolina had games against Duquesne, Eastern Michigan, and South Carolina, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.
Rankings
Game summaries At Kansas
KU −7 56.5
Statistics Coastal CarolinaKansas 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 StatisticsCoastal 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 TDKansas 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
CCU −26.5 54.5 Statistics CampbellCoastal 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 StatisticsCampbell Passing Hajj-Malik Williams 12/25, 137 yards Rushing C. J. Freeman 14 carries, 83 yards Receiving Bryant Barr 3 receptions, 36 yardsCoastal 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
ARST −3.5 64.5 Statistics Arkansas StateCoastal 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 StatisticsArkansas 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 TDsCoastal 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
LA −8 58.5 Statistics Coastal CarolinaLouisiana 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 StatisticsCoastal 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 TDLouisiana 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
CCU −1 49 Statistics Georgia SouthernCoastal 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 StatisticsGeorgia 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 yardsCoastal 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
CCU −4 60.5 Statistics Coastal CarolinaGeorgia 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 StatisticsCoastal 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 TDsGeorgia 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
CCU −17 57 Statistics South AlabamaCoastal 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 StatisticsSouth Alabama Passing Desmond Trotter 23/31, 243 yards Rushing Carlos Davis 17 carries, 73 yards Receiving Jalen Wayne 5 receptions, 91 yardsCoastal 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
CCU −3 49 Statistics Appalachian StateCoastal 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 StatisticsAppalachian 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 yardsCoastal 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
CCU −17 58.5 Statistics Coastal CarolinaTexas 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 StatisticsCoastal 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 yardsTexas 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 −10.5 63 Statistics BYUCoastal 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 StatisticsBYU 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 TDCoastal 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.
CCU −13.5 51.5 Statistics Coastal CarolinaTroy 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 StatisticsCoastal 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 TDsTroy 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)
CCU –6.5 60 Statistics LibertyCoastal 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 StatisticsLiberty Passing Malik Willis 19/29, 220 yards, 2 INTs Rushing Malik Willis 21 carries, 137 yards, 4 TDs Receiving DJ Stubbs 5 receptions, 68 yardsCoastal 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
Players drafted into the NFL
6 191 Tarron Jackson DE Philadelphia Eagles
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