2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
STATS	No. 18
Record	10–2
Head coach	Joe Moglia (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Patenaude (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Matthews (1st season)
Home stadium	Brooks Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Coastal Carolina			–						10	–	2
Coastal Carolina ineligible for FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Joe Moglia and played their home games at Brooks Stadium. They were in their first and only season as an FCS Independent. The Chanticleers joined the FBS Sun Belt Conference in July 2016 as a full but non-football member. The football team transitioned to FBS, joining Sun Belt football in 2017 and gaining full FBS membership and bowl eligibility in 2018.^[1][2] They finished the season 10–2.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 pm	at Lamar	No. 16	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	W 38–14	8,697
September 10	7:00 pm	Florida A&M	No. 17	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN3	W 49–10	10,037
September 17	2:00 pm	at No. 4 Jacksonville State	No. 17	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	OVCDN	L 26–27	14,265
September 24	6:00 pm	Furman	No. 17	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	CSN	W 41–21	10,311
October 1	6:00 pm	No. 10 Charleston Southern	No. 14	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN3	L 58–59 2OT	10,213
October 15	1:30 pm	at Gardner–Webb	No. 16	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	W 17–7	6,850
October 22	2:00 pm	Central Connecticut	No. T–17	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	CSN	W 33–25	9,217
October 29	2:00 pm	at Presbyterian	No. 18	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN3	W 48–17	4,453
November 5	2:00 pm	Monmouth	No. 18	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN3	W 38–17	7,123
November 12	2:00 pm	Bryant	No. 15	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	CSN	W 31–21	6,528
November 17	7:00 pm	Liberty	No. 16	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC (rivalry)	ESPNews	W 42–7	7,787
November 26	2:00 pm	Hampton	No. 15	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	CSN	W 26–7	5,921
Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Chanticleers	3	0	25	10	38
Cardinals	7	7	0	0	14

Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	7	0	3	10
#17 Chanticleers	22	14	6	7	49

At Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Chanticleers	3	9	6	8	26
#4 Gamecocks	7	6	7	7	27

Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	0	7	7	7	21
#17 Chanticleers	7	20	7	7	41

Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
#10 Buccaneers	7	16	7	15	7	7	59
#14 Chanticleers	21	0	14	10	7	6	58

At Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Chanticleers	0	3	0	14	17
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	7	0	0	7

Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	3	7	15	25
#17–T Chanticleers	7	16	3	7	33

At Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Chanticleers	23	7	11	7	48
Blue Hose	7	10	0	0	17

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	10	7	0	0	17
#18 Chanticleers	3	7	14	14	38

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	7	0	21
#15 Chanticleers	6	3	7	15	31

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	7	0	0	7
#16 Chanticleers	7	21	7	7	42

Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	7	7
#15 Chanticleers	10	6	0	10	26

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	16	17	17	17	14	17	16	17–T	18	18	15	16	15	18
Coaches*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

* Due to their transition to FBS, they are not eligible to be ranked in the FCS Coaches Poll.

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