# 2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

The 2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Joe Moglia, the Chanticleers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing second in the Big South. Coastal Carolina received an at-large bid NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Chanticleers lost in the first round to The Citadel. Coastal Carolina played home games at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina.
The Chanticleers joined the Sun Belt Conference in July 2016, initially as a full but non-football member. The football program began 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.

## Schedule

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

## Game summaries
### At Furman

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

### At South Carolina State

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

### Western Illinois

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

### Bryant

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

### Alabama A&M

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

### Presbyterian

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

### At Monmouth

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

### At Charleston Southern

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

### Gardner–Webb

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

### Kennesaw State

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

### At Liberty

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

### The Citadel–NCAA Division I First Round

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

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 |