| 2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football | |
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| Hawaii Bowl champion | |
| Hawaii Bowl, W 24–14 vs. San Jose State | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Division | East Division |
| Record | 8–5 (5–3 Sun Belt) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Travis Trickett (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Craig Naivar (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Brooks Stadium |
| Seasons← 20222024 → | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| James Madison* x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State y | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Troy xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Troy 49, Appalachian State 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Tim Beck, the Chanticleers compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a record 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Sun Belt's East Division. Coastal Carolina was invited to the Hawaii Bowl, defeating San Jose State. The team played home games at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team drew an average home attendance of 17,120 in 2023.
Preseason
Media poll
In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Chanticleers were picked to finish in third place in the East division.
| Media poll (East division) | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | James Madison | 78 (4) |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 75 (4) |
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | 71 (1) |
| 4 | Marshall | 68 (1) |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 52 (1) |
| 6 | Georgia State | 31 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 17 |
Grayson McCall was named the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Quarterback Grayson McCall, Wide receivers Jared Brown and Sam Pinckney, and linebacker JT Killen were named to the preseason All-Sun Belt first team. Offensive lineman Will McDonald was named to the second team.
Offseason
Coaching changes
With Chadwell leaving for Liberty, there were several changes to the team's coaching staff. On December 18, 2022, the Chanticleers hired SMU's Craig Naivar as the team's defensive coordinator. At SMU he was their safeties and special teams coach. On January 6, 2023, Travis Trickett was named the team's offensive coordinator and Xavier Dye was named running backs coach. They both had the same roles at South Florida. The same day, Beck made more announcements for his coaching staff. He named Derek Warehime the offensive line coach, Kriss Procter the tight ends coach, Perry Parks the receivers coach, Jimmy Brumbaugh as the defensive line coach, Curtis Fuller the cornerbacks coach, and Josh Miller the outside linebackers and special teams coach. Additionally Quinn Barham was named the director of football speed.
Schedule
The football schedule was announced February 24, 2023.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 10:30 p.m. | at UCLA* | ESPN | L 13–27 | 43,705 | |
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Jacksonville State* | ESPN+ | W 30–16 | 16,006 | |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Duquesne* |
| ESPN+ | W 66–7 | 18,116 |
| September 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Georgia State |
| ESPN | L 17–30 | 15,248 |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Georgia Southern |
| NFLN | L 28–38 | 26,483 |
| October 10 | 7:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State | ESPN2 | W 27–24 | 34,252 | |
| October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State | ESPN+ | W 27–17 | 18,228 | |
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Marshall |
| NFLN | W 34–6 | 21,324 |
| November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | at Old Dominion | ESPN+ | W 28–24 | 17,982 | |
| November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Texas State |
| ESPN+ | W 31–23 | 15,832 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army* | CBSSN | L 21–28 | 26,867 | |
| November 25 | 3:30 p.m. | James Madison |
| ESPN2 | L 14–56 | 16,196 |
| December 23 | 10:30 p.m. | vs. San Jose State* | ESPN | W 24–14 | 7,089 | |
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Rankings
Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings| Week | ||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | Not released | ||||||||||
References
- ^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 24, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- Embody, Billy. "BREAKING: Craig Naivar hired by Coastal Carolina as defensive coordinator". on3.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- Callihan, Schuyler. "Two Former WVU Coaches Hired at Coastal Carolina". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- "Coastal Carolina's Tim Beck fills out coaching staff". ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- "2023 Coastal Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- "Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Schedule 2023". ESPN. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- "2023 Football Schedule". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
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