Who, what and where is Coastal Carolina?

Coastal Carolina was the site of “ESPN’s Game Day” and the Chanticleers played host to BYU in what turned out to be the game of the day on Saturday.

So, what is there to know about Coastal Carolina, which is 10-0 and 7-0 in the Sun Belt Conference after taking down the Cougars, 22-17, in a game that saw BYU’s Dax Milne tackled one yard short of the end zone and a game-winning touchdown,

Where is Coastal located?

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Coastal Carolina is based in Conway, S.C. Where is that? Conway is a city in Horry County. The population was 17,103 at the 2010 census,^[and estimated at 25,956 in 2019. It is part of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area.

What is Coastal Carolina?

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CCU is a dynamic public institution, per its site. The most popular majors include Speech Communication and Rhetoric; Business Administration and Management, General; Kinesiology and Exercise Science; Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography; and Marketing/Marketing Management, General.

When was the school founded?

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Coastal Carolina was founded in 1954 as a junior college. In 1975, Coastal awarded its first four-year degree, and in 1993, it became a university.

What about the football program?

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The Chanticleers started as an FCS program and made their first playoff appearance in 2006. They reached the quarterfinals in 2013 and ’14 before starting the transition to FBS in 2016.

Coastal had a billionaire coach?

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Joe Moglia was served as head football coach at Coastal Carolina University from 2012-16 and again in 2018 after spending the 2017 season on medical leave. In six seasons, Coastal Carolina compiled a record of 56–22. Moglia is also the former chairman of the board and former CEO of TD Ameritrade, the largest online discount brokerage firm in the world in terms of the number of retail online equity trades placed each day.

What makes the offense tick?

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Under head coach Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina came into the BYU game averaging nearly 39 points per game while giving up fewer than 17. Quarterback Grayson McCall has thrown for 1,747 yards and 20 touchdowns against just one interception. CJ Marable led the way with 592 yards rushing and eight touchdowns. He added 132 yards and 2 TDs against the Cougars, including the game-winner.

What’s next for Coastal?

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Coastal will look to go to 11-0 when it faces Louisiana in the Sub Belt Championship. The Ragin’ Cajuns come in 9-1. Their only loss? Against Coastal Carolina, 30-27, on a Massimo Biscardi 40-yard field goal with four seconds remaining.

Oh, yeah, what is a Chanticleer?

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Chanticleer comes from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. More specifically, he comes from the Nun’s Priest Tale, a story within Canterbury Tales. The Chanticleer is a proud and fierce rooster who dominates the barnyard.

The teal field

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Coastal Carolina plays its home games on a teal field. Color many other schools jealous of the success the Chanticleers have had in 2020, a season it was picked for last in the Sun Belt.