2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

The 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University as an independent the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Joe Moglia, the Chanticleers compiled compiled a record of 10–2. Coastal Carolina played home games at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina.

2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
STATS	No. 17
Record	10–2
Head coach	Joe Moglia (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Patenaude (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Matthews (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
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 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.^[1][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

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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, Coastal Carolina was not eligible to be ranked in the FCS Coaches Poll.

Game summaries

At Lamar

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

See also: 2016 Lamar Cardinals football team

Florida A&M

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

See also: 2016 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

At Jacksonville State

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

See also: 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Furman

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

See also: 2016 Furman Paladins football team

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

See also: 2016 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

At Gardner–Webb

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

See also: 2016 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

Central Connecticut

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

See also: 2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

At Presbyterian

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

See also: 2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Monmouth

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

See also: 2016 Monmouth Hawks football team

Bryant

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

See also: 2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Liberty

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

See also: 2016 Liberty Flames football team

Hampton

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

See also: 2016 Hampton Pirates football team