2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

The 2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Joe Moglia and played their home games at Brooks Stadium. They were in their final season as a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 9–3, 4–2 in Big South play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to The Citadel.

2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 38–41 vs. The Citadel
Conference	Big South Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 16
FCS Coaches	No. 17
Record	9–3 (4–2 Big South)
Head coach	Joe Moglia (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Patenaude (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Clayton Carlin
Home stadium	Brooks Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Big South Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Charleston Southern $^		6	–	0					10	–	3
No. 16 Coastal Carolina ^		4	–	2					9	–	3
Liberty		3	–	3					6	–	5
Monmouth		3	–	3					5	–	6
Kennesaw State		2	–	4					6	–	5
Gardner–Webb *		2	–	4					4	–	7
Presbyterian		1	–	5					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Gardner–Webb ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

The Chanticleers joined the Sun Belt Conference in July 2016, initially as a full but non-football member. The football team will begin a transition to the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), joining Sun Belt football in 2017 and gaining full FBS membership and bowl eligibility in 2018.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 pm	at Furman*	No. 5	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	W 38–35	6,563
September 12	6:00 pm	at South Carolina State*	No. 3	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		W 41–14	12,023
September 19	6:00 pm	Western Illinois*	No. 2	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	BSN	W 34–27	10,311
September 26	6:00 pm	Bryant*	No. 2	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	BSN	W 31–17	10,311
October 3	6:00 pm	Alabama A&M*	No. 2	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	BSN	W 55–0	9,093
October 10	2:00 pm	Presbyterian	No. 2	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN3	W 24–17	8,039
October 24	1:00 pm	at Monmouth	No. 2	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	W 23–20	4,591
October 31	2:00 pm	at No. 24 Charleston Southern	No. 2	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ASN	L 25–33	5,311
November 7	2:00 pm	Gardner–Webb	No. 8	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ASN	W 46–0	8,422
November 14	2:00 pm	Kennesaw State	No. 4	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	BSN	W 45–13	8,802
November 19	7:00 pm	at Liberty	No. 4	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPNews	L 21–24	18,955
November 28	2:00 pm	No. 18 The Citadel*	No. 10	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 38–41	6,753
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

Game summaries

At Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Chanticleers	15	6	7	10	38
Paladins	7	14	0	14	35

See also: 2015 Furman Paladins football team

At South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Chanticleers	22	10	9	0	41
Bulldogs	0	0	7	7	14

See also: 2015 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	7	14	6	27
#2 Chanticleers	3	7	10	14	34

See also: 2015 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	7	0	0	17
#2 Chanticleers	7	10	7	7	31

See also: 2015 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Alabama A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
#2 Chanticleers	6	32	14	3	55

See also: 2015 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	3	0	7	7	17
#2 Chanticleers	0	12	5	7	24

See also: 2015 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

At Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Chanticleers	3	14	3	3	23
Hawks	7	6	7	0	20

See also: 2015 Monmouth Hawks football team

At Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Chanticleers	15	0	3	7	25
#24 Buccaneers	13	14	3	3	33

See also: 2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
#8 Chanticleers	15	14	14	3	46

See also: 2015 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	6	0	7	0	13
#4 Chanticleers	13	18	7	7	45

See also: 2015 Kennesaw State Owls football team

At Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Chanticleers	0	14	0	7	21
Flames	7	0	7	10	24

See also: 2015 Liberty Flames football team

FCS Playoffs

First Round–The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Bulldogs	14	0	14	13	41
#10 Chanticleers	7	14	7	10	38

See also: 2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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	Final
STATS FCS	5	3 (24)	2 (36)	2 (36)	2 (40)	2 (39)	3 (30)	2 (27)	2 (33)	8	4	4	10–T	16
Coaches	5	1 (4)	1 (14)	1 (18)	1 (17)	1 (16)	1 (15)	1 (15)	1 (15)	8	4	4	9	17

References

1. "Coastal Carolina to Join Sun Belt Conference" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. September 1, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.