2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football
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
	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 →

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.

2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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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

Preseason

Media poll

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]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East Division)
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

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Offense

Player of the Year

Grayson McCall – Quarterback, RS-JR

1st team

Grayson McCall – Quarterback, RS-JR
Willie Lampkin – Offensive Lineman, JR

Defense

Player of the Year

Josaiah Stewart – Defensive Lineman, SO

1st team

Josaiah Stewart – Defensive Lineman, SO
D'Jordan Strong – Defensive Back, Super SR

2nd team

Jerrod Clark – Defensive Lineman, RS-SR

Schedule

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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Rankings

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

Game summaries

Army

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)

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

Gardner-Webb

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

Buffalo

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

At Georgia State

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

Georgia Southern

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

At Louisiana–Monroe

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

Old Dominion

	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

At Marshall

Game Eight – Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6–1) at Marshall Thundering Herd (4–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	21	0	0	3	24
Thundering Herd	0	10	3	0	13

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 24,954
Referee: Ted Pitts
TV announcers (NFLN): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
Pregame line: Marshall –2.5

Game information

First quarter

(9:52) CCU – Grayson McCall 2 yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:02; Coastal Carolina 7–0)
(4:23) CCU – Bryce Carpenter 3 yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:49; Coastal Carolina 14–0)
(1:03) CCU – Jacob Jenkins 37 yard pass from Grayson McCall, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 2:03; Coastal Carolina 21–0)

Second quarter

(7:17) MRSH – Khalan Laborn 2 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; Coastal Carolina 21–7)
(4:23) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 40 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 1:58; Coastal Carolina 21–10)

Third quarter

(2:49) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 39 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:03; Coastal Carolina 21–13)

Fourth quarter

(11:28) CCU – Kade Hensley 27 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 3:42; Coastal Carolina 24–13)

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

Appalachian State

Appalachian State Mountaineers at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	7	0	14	28
Chanticleers	14	7	0	14	35

at Brooks Stadium, Conway, South Carolina

Date: November 3
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 21,224
Referee: Wayne Winkler
TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick, Harry Lyles Jr.

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

Southern Miss

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

At Virginia (Canceled)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers					0
Cavaliers					0

At James Madison

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

At Troy (SBC Championship)

2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Football Championship
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (9–2, 6–2) vs. Troy Trojans (10–2, 7–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Coastal Carolina	0	7	6	13	26
Troy	17	14	14	0	45

at Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022
Game time: 2:40 p.m CDT
Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Overcast • Wind 4 mph (6.4 km/h) WSW
Game attendance: 21,554
Referee: Wayne Winkler
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore and Tiffany Blackmon
Pregame line: TROY –6.5

Game information

First Quarter

(11:07) TROY – Brooks Bruce 35 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:53; Troy 3–0)
(9:28) TROY – Deshon Stoudemire 65 yard pass from Gunnar Watson, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:12; Troy 10–0)
(4:09) TROY – DK Billingsley 8 yard rush, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:43; Troy 17–0)

Second Quarter

(12:36) TROY – DK Billingsley 33 yard rush, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:45; Troy 24–0)
(9:47) TROY – RaJae' Johnson 67 yard pass from Gunnar Watson, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:46; Troy 31–0)
(0:29) CCU – Grayson McCall 8 yard rush, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:35; Troy 31–7)

Third Quarter

(12:08) CCU – Jared Brown 30 yard pass from Grayson McCall, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:52; Troy 31–13)
(8:42) TROY – RaJae' Johnson 36 yard pass from Gunnar Watson, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:26; Troy 38–13)
(4:49) TROY – DK Billingsley 3 yard rush, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 8 plays, 7 yards, 3:40; Troy 45–13)

Fourth Quarter

(14:55) CCU – Sam Pinckney 11 yard pass from Grayson McCall, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:54; Troy 45–19)
(6:09) CCU – Tyson Mobley 21 yard pass from Grayson McCall, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 4:03; Troy 45–26)

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

East Carolina (Birmingham Bowl)

Birmingham Bowl - Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (9-3) vs East Carolina Pirates (7-5)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	10	14	14	15	53
Chanticleers	0	14	7	8	29

at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL

Date: December 27, 2022
Game time: 6:45 p.m. EST
Game weather: -
Game attendance: -
Referee: Tuta Salaam
TV: ESPN

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

Personnel

Roster

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

Notes

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

References

^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". Sun Belt Conference. July 25, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
^ Blondin, Alan. "CCU's 2022 football schedule is complete. It includes new Sun Belt Conference members". The Sun News. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "2022 Coastal Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
^ "Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ "2022 Football Schedule". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
^ "University of Virginia football game cancelled this Saturday following deadly shooting". WRIC ABC 8News. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
^ Wang, Gene (November 16, 2022). "U-Va. football game vs. Coastal Carolina canceled after three players killed". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[1] "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". Sun Belt Conference. July 25, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[2] Blondin, Alan. "CCU's 2022 football schedule is complete. It includes new Sun Belt Conference members". The Sun News. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

[3] "2022 Coastal Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

[4] "Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[5] "2022 Football Schedule". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

[6] "University of Virginia football game cancelled this Saturday following deadly shooting". WRIC ABC 8News. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.

[wp-7] Wang, Gene (November 16, 2022). "U-Va. football game vs. Coastal Carolina canceled after three players killed". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

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