Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football Coastal Carolina University announced in the late ' 90s that it would be fielding a football squad in the coming years . The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football program played its inaugural season in 2003 on campus at Brooks Stadium . The team ' s first coach was David Bennett , who held the position from the team ' s inception until December 9 , 2011 . The university named former TD Ameritrade CEO Joe Moglia as its new head coach on December 20 , 2011 . In the program ' s short history , wins have already been recorded over traditional Football Championship Subdivision powers such as a James Madison University ( ranked # 1 at the time ) , Furman University and Wofford College . The program has won five Big South Conference championships and has already seen several former players move on to NFL careers In 2006 , the Chanticleers made school history when the team received its first FCS playoff berth , also the first playoff berth for the Big South Conference , losing a first - round contest to the Appalachian State Mountaineers , who would go on to win the FCS national championship that season . In 2010 Coastal went to the playoffs for the second time after winning the Big South Championship ( a three way tie with Liberty and Stony Brook ) and received the Big South ' s first ever automatic playoff bid . The Chanticleers returned to the playoffs in 2012 . Coastal ' s primary football rivals are Charleston Southern University and Liberty University . Coastal Carolina – Charleston Southern rivalry . These two schools first met on the football field in 2003 . Coastal Carolina leads the series 7 - 3 . Coastal Carolina – Liberty rivalry . These two schools first met on the football field in 2003 . Series tied 5 - 5 . Five - overtime game . On September 11 , 2010 Coastal Carolina played a game against the Towson Tigers , the longest game in school history . Coastal Carolina went to Towson , MD looking for their first win of the season after losing the previous week to West Virginia . Coastal Carolina fullback Racheed Gause scored a 10 - yard touchdown with 12 : 36 in the fourth quarter bringing their lead to 21 - 7 . Just a few minutes later Towson quarterback Chris Hart threw a 57 - yard pass to Hakeem Moore who went out of bounds at the Coastal Carolina four - yard line . On third - and - goal at the two - yard line , Hart threw a two - yard touchdown pass to freshman tight end James Oboh , cutting the Tigers ' deficit to 21 - 14 with 9 : 40 left in regulation . On the next Coastal Carolina possession the Towson Tigers forced a punt taking possession at their own 30 - yard line with 3 : 54 remaining . On fourth - and - four at the Coastal 39 - yard line , Hart completed a short pass to sophomore Alex Blake at the 35 - yard line . On the next play , Hart scrambled 12 yards to the Chanticleers ' 20 - yard line . Moments later , he ran to the two - yard line on an 18 - yard scamper . With just 29 seconds left Hart completed a pass to Tom Ryan in the left corner of the end zone . Following a successful conversion by Nick Wallace the game was tied 21 - 21 . First Overtime Towson took possession of the ball first , unable to move the ball they settled for a 34 - yard field goal by Nick Wallace to take the lead at 24 - 21 . On Coastal ' s first possession they were unable to convert on three straight passes , tying the game with a 42 - yard field goal at 24 - 24 . Second Overtime The Chanticleers struck first with a scoring drive capped off by a one - yard run giving Coastal a 30 - 24 lead . The Tigers caught a break when Coastal missed their extra point try . Towson took control of the ball and scored on five straight carries by Tremayne Dameron . To win the Tigers just needed a successful extra point kick to win their first game of the season . The conversion attempt though hit the left upright and fell to the ground , leading to a tie of 30 - 30 . Third Overtime Towson received the ball and drove down the field . Towson scored on a third - and - one at the Coastal four - yard line with a run by Tremayne Dameron giving Towson the lead at 36 - 30 . Overtime rules stipulate that both teams must try for two - point conversions after the second overtime . On the two - point conversion attempt Towson quarterback failed to connect with Hakeem Moore . Coastal received the ball and drove for a Touchdown , failing as well to convert the two - point attempt . Fourth Overtime Both teams settled for field goals in the fourth overtime , with a 43 - yard field goal by Coastal Carolina and a 27 - yard field goal by the Towson Tigers . The score leading into the fifth overtime was 39 - 39 . Fifth Overtime Towson had possession of the ball first , on the first play of the fifth overtime quarterback Chris Hart threw a 25 - yard touchdown pass to Hakeem Moore giving the Tigers a 45 - 39 lead . On the two - point conversion attempt quarterback Hart ran to his left , dropped the ball , picked it upon the bounce and ran into the end zone giving Towson a 47 - 39 lead . Coastal received the ball on the 25 yard line and drove down the field . They found themselves facing a fourth down - and - one at the Towson six - yard line . The converted with a one yard run to bring up a first - and goal at the Towson five - yard line . On the next play quarterback Zach Macdowall completed a five - yard touchdown pass to Eric O ' Neal bringing the score to 47 - 45 . On the two point conversion attempt Towson safety Jordan Dangerfield tipped a pass intended for Jamie Childers securing the win for the Towson Tigers . Overtime Record The Tigers and Chanticleers were just one overtime period away from tying the NCAA FCS record with a six - overtime contest .