2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football
Sun Belt East Division co-champion
Sun Belt Championship, L 26–45 vs. Troy
Birmingham Bowl, L 29–53 vs. East Carolina
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	9–4 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jamey Chadwell (5th season; first 12 games) Chad Staggs (interim, bowl game)
Co-offensive coordinator	Newland Isaac (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Willy Korn (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Up-tempo spread
Defensive coordinator	Chad Staggs (4th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Brooks Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Coastal Carolina xy		6	–	2					9	–	4
James Madison* x		6	–	2					8	–	3
Marshall		5	–	3					9	–	4
Georgia Southern		3	–	5					6	–	7
Appalachian State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Georgia State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Old Dominion		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
No. 19 Troy xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
South Alabama x		7	–	1					10	–	3
Southern Miss		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisiana		4	–	4					6	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	5					4	–	8
Texas State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Arkansas State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Chanticleers compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the Sun Belt East Division title with James Madison. Coastal Carolina advanced to the Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game, losing to Troy. The Chanticleers were invited to the Birmingham Bowl, where they lost to East Carolina. Fifth-year head coach Jamey Chadwell led the team through the regular season and the conference championship game before resigning the become the head football coach at Liberty University. Chad Staggs served as interim head coach for the team's bowl game. Coastal Carolina played home games at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina.

The Sun Belt media days were held on July 25 and July 26. The Chanticleers were predicted to finish in second place in the Sun Belt's East Division. Coastal Carolina also received 2-of-14 first place votes.^[1]

Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Appalachian State	94 (10)
2	Coastal Carolina	77 (2)
3	Georgia State	68 (1)
4	Marshall	62
5	Georgia Southern	35 (1)
6	James Madison	31
7	Old Dominion	25

All conference games were announced in early March 2022.^[2][3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	Army*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 38–28	21,165
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 31–27	12,261
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Buffalo*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 38–26	13,372
September 22	7:30 p.m.	at Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN2	W 41–24	13,467
October 1	7:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 34–30	18,756
October 8	8:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN+	W 28–21	18,448
October 15	12:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPNU	L 21–49	16,814
October 29	7:00 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	NFLN	W 24–13	24,954
November 3	7:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN	W 35–28	21,224
November 12	7:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPNU	W 26–23	16,203
November 19	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	Canceled[a]
November 26	12:00 p.m.	at James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPNU	L 7–47	19,393
December 3	3:30 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (Sun Belt Championship Game)	ESPN	L 26–45	21,554
December 27	6:45 p.m.	vs. East Carolina*	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL (Birmingham Bowl)	ESPN	L 29–53	15,901
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	23	23	RV	—
Coaches	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	23	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—		Not released

Army at Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Black Knights 7 7 7 7 28 • Chanticleers 7 7 10 14 38 Date: September 3, 2022 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 7:02 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes Game attendance: 21,165 Game weather: Sunny Referee: Ted Pitts TV announcers (ESPN+): Kyle Rush (play-by-play) and Nate Ross (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 07:25 ARMY Tyrell Robinson 70-yard rush (Quinn Maretzki kick) (4 plays, 84 yards, 1:43) ARMY 7–0 00:54 CCU Reese White 6-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Kade Hensley kick) (12 plays, 84 yards, 6:24) TIE 7–7 2 12:21 CCU Sam Pinckney 26-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Kade Hensley kick) (6 plays, 65 yards, 2:33) CCU 14–7 03:09 ARMY Jakobi Buchanan 1-yard rush (Quinn Maretzki kick) (15 plays, 75 yards, 9:12) TIE 14–14 3 08:30 CCU Kade Hensley 25-yard field goal (13 plays, 68 yards, 6:30) CCU 17–14 05:23 ARMY Ay'Juan Marshall 54-yard pass from Tyhier Tyler (Quinn Maretzki kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 3:07) ARMY 21–17 01:27 CCU Reese White 14-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Kade Hensley kick) (8 plays, 65 yards, 3:56) CCU 24–21 4 09:51 CCU Reese White 2-yard rush (Kade Hensley kick) (11 plays, 56 yards, 5:09) CCU 31–21 08:58 ARMY Braheam Murphy 73-yard pass from Cade Ballard (Quinn Maretzki kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:53) CCU 31–28 03:01 CCU Grayson McCall 5-yard rush (Kade Hensley kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 5:57) CCU 38–28

Pregame line	Over/under
CCU –1.5	54

Statistics	Army	Coastal Carolina
First downs	11	30
Total yards	344	437
Rushing yards	202	263
Passing yards	142	174
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	23:44	36:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing	Cade Ballard	3/5, 88 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Tyrell Robinson	9 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Braheam Murphy	1 reception, 73 yards, 1 TD
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	12/17, 174 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Reese White	21 carries, 133 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Sam Pinckney	3 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	10	10	7	27
Chanticleers	3	14	7	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	6	10	3	7	26
Chanticleers	7	7	3	21	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	21	6	7	7	41
Panthers	7	10	0	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	10	13	30
Chanticleers	7	0	7	20	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	14	14	0	0	28
Warhawks	7	7	7	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	7	7	21	14	49
Chanticleers	0	7	7	7	21

Statistics

Statistics	ODU	CCU
First downs	23	23
Total yards	525	454
Rushing yards	324	88
Passing yards	201	366
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	23:02	36:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Old Dominion	Passing	Hayden Wolff	12/16, 184 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Blake Watson	19 rushes, 259 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Ali Jennings III	6 receptions, 87 yards, TD
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	26/34, 358 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Reese White	10 rushes, 46 yards
	Receiving	Sam Pinckney	7 receptions, 113 yards

Statistics	CCU	MRSH
First downs	21	20
Plays–yards	69–271	74–407
Rushes–yards	45–150	37–87
Passing yards	121	320
Passing: comp–att–int	13–24–0	19–37–0
Time of possession	35:00	25:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	13/24, 121 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Reese White	6 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Jared Brown	6 receptions, 57 yards
Marshall	Passing	Cam Fancher	19/36, 320 yards
	Rushing	Khalan Laborn	16 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Corey Gammage	8 receptions, 187 yards

Statistics

Statistics	APP	CCU
First downs	16	23
Total yards	367	476
Rushing yards	88	192
Passing yards	279	284
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	22:04	37:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Chase Brice	19/28, 279 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Nate Noel	6 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Christian Horn	4 receptions, 57 yards
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	18/26, 253 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jared Brown	3 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Sam Pickney	4 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	17	3	3	23
Chanticleers	17	0	3	6	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers					0
Cavaliers					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Chanticleers	7	0	0	0	7
Dukes	3	17	20	7	47

Statistics	Coastal Carolina	Troy
First downs	27	16
plays–yards	72–432	53–411
Rushes/yards	31–113	36–93
Passing yards	319	318
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	29–41–1	12–17–0
Time of possession	32:22	27:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	29/41, 319 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Reese White	8 carries, 44 yards
	Receiving	Tyson Mobley	7 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	12/17, 318 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	DK Billingsley	9 carries, 57 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	RaJae' Johnson	4 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TDs

Statistics	East Carolina	Coastal Carolina
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Coastal Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP East Carolina Coastal Carolina 0 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Deon Fountain  Jr RB 1 Braydon Bennett  So RB 2 Reese White Sr RB 3 Aaron Bedgood (C)  Jr RB 4 CJ Beasley  So WR 5 Tyler Roberts  Sr WR 6 Luke Rhone  Fr QB 7 Jarrett Guest  Jr WR 8 Tyson Mobley Jr QB 9 Bryce Archie Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Josaiah Stewart So LB 1 Shane Bruce  So CB 2 D'Jordan Strong  Sr DT 3 Ja'Quon Griffin  Sr S 4 Tobias Fletcher So NT 5 Travis Geiger Jr.  Sr LB 6 Luke Ellenberger  Jr CB 7 Lance Boykin (C)  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

^{^[a]} The game between Coastal Carolina and Virginia was canceled on November 16, 2022, following the 2022 University of Virginia shooting.^[6][7]