| 2023Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football | |
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Hawaii Bowl champion | |
Hawaii Bowl, W 24–14 vs.San Jose State | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Division | East Division |
| Record | 8–5 (5–3 Sun Belt) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Travis Trickett (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Craig Naivar (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Brooks Stadium |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison* x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State y | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Troy xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship:Troy 49, Appalachian State 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team representedCoastal Carolina University as a member of the East Division of theSun Belt Conference during the2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coachTim Beck, the Chanticleers compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a record 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Sun Belt's East Division. Coastal Carolina was invited to theHawaii Bowl, defeatingSan Jose State. The team played home games atBrooks Stadium inConway, South Carolina. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team drew an average home attendance of 17,120 in 2023.
In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Chanticleers were picked to finish in third place in the East division.[1]
Grayson McCall was named the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Quarterback Grayson McCall, Wide receiversJared Brown and Sam Pinckney, and linebacker JT Killen were named to the preseason All-Sun Belt first team. Offensive lineman Will McDonald was named to the second team.[1]
With Chadwell leaving for Liberty, there were several changes to the team's coaching staff. On December 18, 2022, the Chanticleers hiredSMU's Craig Naivar as the team's defensive coordinator. At SMU he was their safeties and special teams coach.[2] On January 6, 2023,Travis Trickett was named the team's offensive coordinator and Xavier Dye was named running backs coach. They both had the same roles atSouth Florida.[3] The same day, Beck made more announcements for his coaching staff. He named Derek Warehime the offensive line coach, Kriss Procter the tight ends coach, Perry Parks the receivers coach,Jimmy Brumbaugh as the defensive line coach, Curtis Fuller the cornerbacks coach, and Josh Miller the outside linebackers and special teams coach. Additionally Quinn Barham was named the director of football speed.[4]
The football schedule was announced February 24, 2023.[5]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 10:30 p.m. | atUCLA* | ESPN | L 13–27 | 43,705 | |
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Jacksonville State* | ESPN+ | W 30–16 | 16,006 | |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Duquesne* |
| ESPN+ | W 66–7 | 18,116 |
| September 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Georgia State |
| ESPN | L 17–30 | 15,248 |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | atGeorgia Southern |
| NFLN | L 28–38 | 26,483 |
| October 10 | 7:30 p.m. | atAppalachian State | ESPN2 | W 27–24 | 34,252 | |
| October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | atArkansas State | ESPN+ | W 27–17 | 18,228 | |
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Marshall |
| NFLN | W 34–6 | 21,324 |
| November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | atOld Dominion | ESPN+ | W 28–24 | 17,982 | |
| November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Texas State |
| ESPN+ | W 31–23 | 15,832 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | atArmy* | CBSSN | L 21–28 | 26,867 | |
| November 25 | 3:30 p.m. | James Madison |
| ESPN2 | L 14–56 | 16,196 |
| December 23 | 10:30 p.m. | vs.San Jose State* | ESPN | W 24–14 | 7,089 | |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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| CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | Not released | ||||||||||