2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football
Sun Belt co-champion
Sun Belt East Division champion
Cure Bowl, L 34–37OT vs. Liberty
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record11–1 (8–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorNewland Isaac (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorWilly Korn (2nd season)
Offensive schemeUp-tempo spread
Defensive coordinatorChad Staggs (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumBrooks Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 14 Coastal Carolina xy+   8 0     11 1  
Appalachian State   6 2     9 3  
Georgia Southern   4 4     8 5  
Georgia State   4 4     6 4  
Troy   3 4     5 6  
West Division
No. 15 Louisiana xy+   7 1     10 1  
South Alabama   3 5     4 7  
Arkansas State   2 6     4 7  
Texas State   2 6     2 10  
Louisiana–Monroe   0 7     0 10  
Championship: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (Canceled)
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Jamey Chadwell, the Chanticleers compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the Sun Belt East Division title. Coastal Carolina was scheduled to play Louisiana, champion of the Sun Belt's West Division, in the Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game on December 19, but the game was cancelled, and two teams were declared co-champions of the conference. The Chanticleers were invited to the Cure Bowl, where they lost in overtime to Liberty. Coastal Carolina played home games at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina.

Schedule

Coastal Carolina had games against Duquesne, Eastern Michigan, and South Carolina, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] These were partially replaced with games against Campbell and Liberty. On December 3, due to COVID-19 issues in the Liberty football program, the game against Liberty was canceled and replaced with BYU.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1210:00 p.m.at Kansas*FS1W 38–230
September 187:30 p.m.Campbell*ESPNW 43–215,000
October 312:00 p.m.Arkansas State
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
ESPN2W 52–235,000
October 147:30 p.m.at No. 21 LouisianaESPNW 30–275,585
October 2412:00 p.m.Georgia SouthernNo. 25
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
ESPNUW 28–145,000
October 3112:00 p.m.at Georgia StateNo. 20ESPNUW 51–03,642
November 78:00 p.m.South AlabamadaggerNo. 15
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
ESPNUW 23–65,000
November 2112:00 p.m.Appalachian StateNo. 15
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
ESPNW 34–235,000
November 283:00 p.m.at Texas StateNo. 20ESPN+W 49–143,245
December 52:00 p.m.No. 13 BYU*No. 18
ESPNUW 22–175,000
December 123:00 p.m.at TroyNo. 13ESPN+W 42–3811,000
December 193:30 p.m.No. 19 LouisianaNo. 12
ESPNNo contest [2][3]
December 267:30 p.m.vs. Liberty*No. 12ESPNL 34–37 OT4,488

[4][5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP—*RVRVRV2520151515 T1614119914
Coaches—*RVRVRVRVRV2421161718171413121114
CFPNot released2018131212Not released

Game summaries

At Kansas

Coastal Carolina at Kansas
1 234Total
Chanticleers 14 14010 38
Jayhawks 0 3146 23
      
Line Over/under
KU −7 56.5
Statistics Coastal Carolina Kansas
First downs 19 23
Total yards 318 367
Rushing yards 185 178
Passing yards 133 189
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 30:25 29:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 11–18, 133 yards, 3 TD
Rushing C. J. Marable 21 carries, 75 yards
Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 3 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Kansas Passing Miles Kendrick 15–24, 156 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Velton Gardner 11 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kwamie Lassiter II 5 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD

Campbell

Campbell at Coastal Carolina
1 234Total
Camels 0 9012 21
Chanticleers 14 7715 43
  • Date: September 18, 2020
  • Location: Brooks Stadium
    Conway, SC
  • Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 9 MPH
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play–by–play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)
      
Line Over/under
CCU −26.5 54.5[6]
Statistics Campbell Coastal Carolina
First downs 22 21
Total yards 342 466
Rushing yards 205 193
Passing yards 137 273
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 34:19 25:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Campbell Passing Hajj-Malik Williams 12/25, 137 yards
Rushing C. J. Freeman 14 carries, 83 yards
Receiving Bryant Barr 3 receptions, 36 yards
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 11/16, 273 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing C. J. Marable 11 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Isaiah Likely 3 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD

Arkansas State

Arkansas State at Coastal Carolina
1 234Total
Red Wolves 14 009 23
Chanticleers 7 17721 52
  • Date: October 3, 2020
  • Location: Brooks Stadium
    Conway, SC
  • Game start: 12:01 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Game weather: • Weather: CLEAR • Wind: N 7 MPH
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Bill Roth (play–by–play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline reporter)
        
Line Over/under
ARST −3.5 64.5[7]
Statistics Arkansas State Coastal Carolina
First downs 15 25
Total yards 385 539
Rushing yards 36 217
Passing yards 349 322
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 18:39 41:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing Layne Hatcher 12/23, 184 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Lincoln Pare 6 carries, 18 yards
Receiving Brandon Bowling 7 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TDs
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 20/29, 322 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing C. J. Marable 15 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 7 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD

At Louisiana

Coastal Carolina at Louisiana
1 234Total
Chanticleers 7 6710 30
No. 21 Ragin' Cajuns 7 677 27
  • Date: October 14, 2020
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 6:35 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,585
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SSW 4 MPH
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter (play–by–play), Eric MacLain (analyst), Lericia Harris (sideline reporter)
     
Line Over/under
LA −8 58.5[8]
Statistics Coastal Carolina Louisiana
First downs 23 19
Total yards 414 413
Rushing yards 212 240
Passing yards 202 173
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 38:11 21:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 17/24, 202 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing C. J. Marable 17 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 8 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 14/24, 173 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Levi Lewis 6 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jalen Williams 4 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD

Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina
1 234Total
Eagles 7 700 14
No. 25 Chanticleers 7 7014 28
  • Date: October 24, 2020
  • Location: Brooks Stadium
    Conway, SC
  • Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: N 2 MPH
  • Referee: T. Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play–by–play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
   
Line Over/under
CCU −1 49[9]
Statistics Georgia Southern Coastal Carolina
First downs 12 20
Total yards 218 382
Rushing yards 119 130
Passing yards 99 252
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 27:43 32:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 7/20, 94 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing J. D. King 15 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Malik Murray 2 receptions, 46 yards
Coastal Carolina Passing Fred Payton 15/28, 252 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Shermari Jones 5 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 5 receptions, 107 yards

At Georgia State

Coastal Carolina at Georgia State
1 234Total
No. 20 Chanticleers 7 27143 51
Panthers 0 000 0
  • Date: October 31, 2020
  • Location: Center Parc Stadium
    Atlanta, GA
  • Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 53 minutes
  • Game attendance: 3,642
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 12 MPH
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play–by–play) and Jay Walker (analyst)
    
Line Over/under
CCU −4 60.5[10]
Statistics Coastal Carolina Georgia State
First downs 30 5
Total yards 530 106
Rushing yards 250 76
Passing yards 280 30
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 41:04 18:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 18/24, 254 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing C. J. Marable 10 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 5 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TDs
Georgia State Passing Cornelious Brown IV 6/10, 30 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Destin Coates 11 carries, 56 yards
Receiving Sam Pinckney 2 receptions, 15 yards

South Alabama

South Alabama at Coastal Carolina
1 234Total
Jaguars 3 300 6
No. 15 Chanticleers 14 306 23
  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Location: Brooks Stadium
    Conway, SC
  • Game start: 8:02 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours, 6 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE, 5 MPH
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play–by–play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
    
Line Over/under
CCU −17 57
Statistics South Alabama Coastal Carolina
First downs 16 18
Total yards 336 445
Rushing yards 93 236
Passing yards 243 209
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 30:15 29:45
Team Category Player Statistics
South Alabama Passing Desmond Trotter 23/31, 243 yards
Rushing Carlos Davis 17 carries, 73 yards
Receiving Jalen Wayne 5 receptions, 91 yards
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 17/24, 209 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Reese White 9 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 5 receptions, 95 yards

Appalachian State

Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina
1 234Total
Mountaineers 7 1033 23
No. 15 Chanticleers 6 31213 34
  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Location: Brooks Stadium
    Conway, SC
  • Game start: 12:01 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:35
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ESE, 2 MPH
  • Referee: T. Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play–by–play), Dustin Fox (analyst), Marty Smith (sideline reporter)
       
Line Over/under
CCU −3 49
Statistics Appalachian State Coastal Carolina
First downs 22 16
Total yards 415 369
Rushing yards 204 189
Passing yards 211 200
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 33:50 26:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Appalachian State Passing Zac Thomas 17/29, 211 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Rushing Camerun Peoples 27 carries, 178 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Malik Williams 3 receptions, 79 yards
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 12/21, 200 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Grayson McCall 14 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Isaiah Likely 3 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD

At Texas State

Coastal Carolina at Texas State
1 234Total
No. 20 Chanticleers 14 2177 49
Bobcats 7 007 14
  • Date: November 28, 2020
  • Location: Bobcat Stadium
    San Marcos, TX
  • Game start: 3:05 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 50 minutes
  • Game attendance: 3,245
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Cloudy, Light Rain • Wind: NNE 8 MPH
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)
     
Line Over/under
CCU −17 58.5[11]
Statistics Coastal Carolina Texas State
First downs 32 13
Total yards 572 318
Rushing yards 406 116
Passing yards 116 202
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 37:31 22:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 11/18, 154 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing C. J. Marable 16 carries, 157 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Isaiah Likely 4 receptions, 73 yards
Texas State Passing Brady McBride 20/26, 202 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jahyml Jeter 7 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Calvin Hill 3 receptions, 68 yards

BYU

Coastal's originally scheduled opponent for this week was Liberty, which was forced to cancel the game due to COVID-19 issues. BYU, which had been looking to add a game for this week, was booked as the Flames' replacement.

BYU at Coastal Carolina
1 234Total
No. 13 Cougars 0 1430 17
No. 18 Chanticleers 6 736 22
  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Location: Brooks Stadium
    Conway, SC
  • Game start: 5:37 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Bill Roth (play–by–play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
   
Line Over/under
BYU −10.5 63[12]
Statistics BYU Coastal Carolina
First downs 21 22
Total yards 405 366
Rushing yards 165 281
Passing yards 240 85
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 22:09 37:51
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Zach Wilson 19/30, 240 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 13 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dax Milne 6 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 10/15, 85 yards
Rushing C. J. Marable 23 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kameron Brown 4 receptions, 47 yards

At Troy

Postponed from originally scheduled date of November 14.

Coastal Carolina at Troy
1 234Total
No. 13 Chanticleers 14 7714 42
Trojans 3 13715 38
  • Date: December 12, 2020
  • Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium
    Troy, AL
  • Game start: 3:05 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,000
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 11 MPH
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)
         
Line Over/under
CCU −13.5 51.5
Statistics Coastal Carolina Troy
First downs 29 29
Total yards 514 443
Rushing yards 176 89
Passing yards 338 354
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 36:28 23:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 24/29, 338 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing C. J. Marable 20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 11 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TDs
Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 25/37, 260 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jamontez Woods 9 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kaylon Geiger 9 receptions, 103 yards

Vs. Liberty (Cure Bowl)

Liberty vs. Coastal Carolina
1 234OTTotal
Flames 14 37103 37
No. 12 Chanticleers 0 136150 34
  • Date: December 26, 2020
  • Location: Camping World Stadium
    Orlando, FL
  • Game start: 7:35 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 49 minutes
  • Game attendance: 4,488
  • Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Frosty • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: Ron Hudson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play–by–play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), and Alex Chappell (sideline reporter)
        
Line Over/under
CCU –6.5 60[13]
Statistics Liberty Coastal Carolina
First downs 26 24
Total yards 475 483
Rushing yards 255 165
Passing yards 220 318
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 30:49 29:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Liberty Passing Malik Willis 19/29, 220 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Malik Willis 21 carries, 137 yards, 4 TDs
Receiving DJ Stubbs 5 receptions, 68 yards
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 21/32, 318 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Grayson McCall 15 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 13 receptions, 178 yards

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
6 191 Tarron Jackson DE Philadelphia Eagles

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