2025 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

2025 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6–6 (5–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDrew Hollingshead (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorJeremiah Johnson (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 3–3–5
Home stadiumBrooks Stadium
2025 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 24 James Madison xy$^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
Old Dominion   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Coastal Carolina   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Georgia Southern   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Marshall   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Appalachian State   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Georgia State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
Troy xy   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Louisiana   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Arkansas State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Texas State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
South Alabama   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Louisiana–Monroe   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: James Madison 31, Troy 14
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 22, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represents Coastal Carolina University in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Tim Beck, the Chanticleers play their home games at the Brooks Stadium, located in Conway, South Carolina.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
Darren Lloyd RB Anderson
Jayden McClintock WR Anderson
Cristian Conyer DB Appalachian State
Gavin Ransaw DL Arkansas State
Deondre Shepherd S Ball State
Brayden Hall DB Central Connecticut
Matthew McDoom DB Cincinnati
Simeon Price RB Colorado
Keontae Jenkins CB Delaware
Kyre Duplessis WR Delaware
D'Marius Rucker RB East Tennessee State
Noah Kim QB Eastern Michigan
Naejuan Barber DL Florida Atlantic
Deamontae Diggs DL Florida State
Jalen Harris WR Gardner–Webb
Elijah Lee CB Georgia Military
DJ Moore QB Holmes CC
Logan Brasfield OL Illinois State
Zack Zandier TE Lafayette
Jamahdia Whitby WR Lamar
Ethan Vasko QB Liberty
Clev Lubin DE Louisville
Farradj Titikpina DL Maine
Blake Martin IOL Mercer
Will Whitson DL Mississippi State
Spencer Kishbaugh LB Monmouth
De'Andre Coleman WR Newberry
Quan Peterson DB Newberry
Max Balthazar RB Rice
Cam Todd IOL Sam Houston
Christian Washington RB San Diego State
John Grant TE South Carolina State
Justin Keller K Southeast Missouri State
Jacob Katauskas OL Southern Illinois
TrayVaughn Swanigan DL Southern Utah
Tyler Wagner IOL Tennessee Tech
Tray Taylor WR Troy
Joah Cash EDGE Tulsa
Jake Buerk OL UNC Pembroke
Cohen Fuller DL UNLV
Donavan Manson OL UNLV
Braydon Bennett RB Virginia Tech
Marlon Corey II OL West Georgia
Joshua Saddler DE West Georgia
Kade Hensley K West Virginia
Kendall Karr TE Unknown
Andre Jones WR Unknown
Jaitlin Hampton S Unknown
Clinton Anokwuru DL Unknown
Will Rogers DL Unknown
Jacobi Moore WR Unknown
Keenen Hatcher DL Unknown

Incoming

Player Position Previous school
Joshua Daniel IOL Alabama State
Dontae Lunan LB Albany
Malcolm Gillie WR Ball State
Tyler Johnson OL Colorado
Shaikh Thompson EDGE East Carolina
Jon Hunt QB East Tennessee State
Luke Murphy LB Eastern Michigan
Jacob Robinson S Emory and Henry
Colton Hinton WR Furman
Javen Johnson DL Hampton
Aamarii Notice DL Idaho
Dante Thomas S Kansas State
Darrion Henry-Young DL Kentucky
Ezekiel Durham-Campbell DL Louisiana Tech
MJ Morris QB Maryland
Lionell Whitaker DB Maryland
Myles Mooyoung DB Miami (FL)
Robby Washington DB Miami (FL)
Ja’Marion Wayne CB Missouri
Noah Arinze DE New Mexico State
Desmond Jackson OT North Carolina
Emmett Brown QB San Jose State
Jordan Mack DL Seton Hill
Noah Gibson CB Shaw
Eric Taylor DL SMU
Tray Franklin OL South Carolina State
Jalen John RB UMass
Jeffrey Ugochukwu S Vanderbilt
Trishstin Glass WR Wake Forest
Karmello English WR West Georgia
Chris Henry CB West Virginia
Obinna Onwuka CB West Virginia
Eli Aragon WR Western Illinois
Blake Martin OL Wingate

[1][2][3]

Coaching staff additions

Name New Position Previous Team Previous Position Source
Drew Hollingshead Offensive coordinator Western Kentucky Co-offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks [4]
Jeremiah Johnson Defensive coordinator Louisiana Tech Defensive coordinator [5]
Grayson McCall Offensive analyst – – [6]
Trey Carter Offensive analyst Liberty Offensive graduate assistant [7]

Preseason

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Chanticleers were picked to finish fourth place in the East division.[8]

Offensive lineman Nick Del Grande was named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt first team offense, respectively.[9] Wide receiver Jameson Tucker and linebacker Shane Bruce were named to the second team offense and defense.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.at Virginia*
ACCNL 7–4846,143
September 67:30 p.m.Charleston Southern*
ESPN+W 13–022,217
September 137:30 p.m.East Carolina*
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
ESPN+L 0–3821,634
September 207:00 p.m.at South Alabama
ESPN+W 38–2017,050
October 46:00 p.m.at Old Dominion
ESPN+L 7–4720,895
October 117:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
ESPN+W 23–815,211
October 183:30 p.m.at Appalachian State
ESPN+W 45–3733,862
October 307:30 p.m.Marshall
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
ESPN2W 44–2717,034
November 84:00 p.m.Georgia State
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
ESPN+W 40–2718,878
November 156:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern
ESPN+L 40–4522,738
November 224:15 p.m.at South Carolina*
SECNL 7–5178,452
November 293:45 p.m.James Madison
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Conway, SC
ESPNUL 10–5915,137
December 302:00 p.m.vs. Louisiana Tech*
ESPN

[10]

Game summaries

at Virginia

See also: 2025 Virginia Cavaliers football team
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0–0) at Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chanticleers 0 0 707
Cavaliers 7 21 14648

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NE 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 46,143
  • Referee: Darryl DeBerry
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play) and Max Browne (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • UVA – J'Mari Taylor 1-yard run (Will Bettridge kick), 0:01. Cavaliers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 2:07.
Second quarter
  • UVA – Harrison Waylee 1-yard run (Will Bettridge kick), 11:22. Cavaliers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:27.
  • UVA – Cam Ross 29-yard pass from Chandler Morris (Will Bettridge kick), 3:27. Cavaliers 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 2:51.
  • UVA – Jahmal Edrine 2-yard pass from Chandler Morris (Will Bettridge kick), 0:18. Cavaliers 28–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:16.
Third quarter
  • UVA – J'Mari Taylor 2-yard run (Will Bettridge kick), 10:41. Cavaliers 35–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:58.
  • CCU – Ja'Vin Simpkins 8-yard run (Kian Afrookhteh kick), 4:26. Cavaliers 35–7. Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 6:11.
  • UVA – Cam Ross 100-yard kickoff return (Will Bettridge kick), 4:12. Cavaliers 42–7.
Fourth quarter
  • UVA – Will Bettridge 32-yard field goal, 11:13. Cavaliers 45–7. Drive: 15 plays, 53 yards, 5:15.
  • UVA – Will Bettridge 41-yard field goal, 7:03. Cavaliers 48–7. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:48.
Statistics CCU UVA
First downs 13 23
Total yards 261 467
Rushing yards 98 177
Passing yards 163 290
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–37–1 22–36–0
Time of possession 26:27 33:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing MJ Morris 20/36, 163 yards, INT
Rushing Dominic Knicely 7 rushes, 27 yards
Receiving Brooks Johnson 2 receptions, 36 yards
Virginia Passing Chandler Morris 19/27, 264 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Chandler Morris 5 rushes, 50 yards
Receiving Cam Ross 7 receptions, 124 yards, TD

Charleston Southern (FCS)

See also: 2025 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
Charleston Southern Buccaneers (FCS) (0–1) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers (FCS) 0 0 000
Chanticleers 0 3 01013

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, South Carolina

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 22,217
  • Referee: Scott Broadway
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Sam Weiderhaft (play-by-play), Ricky Sapp (analyst) and Haley Nitsche (sideline)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First Quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second Quarter
  • CCU – Kian Afrookhteh 21-yard field goal, 11:12. Chanticleers 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards, 5:43.
Third Quarter
  • No scoring plays
Fourth Quarter
  • CCU – Tad Hudson 4-yard run (Kian Afrookhteh kick), 10:02. Chanticleers 10–0. Drive: 16 plays, 83 yards, 7:03.
  • CCU – Kian Afrookhteh 29-yard field goal, 1:11. Chanticleers 13–0. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:30.
Statistics CHSO CCU
First downs 10 27
Total yards 153 388
Rushing yards 98 249
Passing yards 55 139
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–22–1 16–27–3
Time of possession 24:25 35:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Charleston Southern Passing Zolten Osborne 10/22, 55 yards, INT
Rushing Ke'Marion Baldwin 8 rushes, 62 yards
Receiving Chris Rhone 5 receptions, 32 yards
Coastal Carolina Passing MJ Morris 13/22, 102 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Dominic Knicely 9 rushes, 92 yards
Receiving Bryson Graves 5 receptions, 61 yards

East Carolina

See also: 2025 East Carolina Pirates football team
East Carolina Pirates (1–1) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 10 0 72138
Chanticleers 0 0 000

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC

  • Date: September 13, 2025
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NE at 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 21,634
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Sam Weiderhaft (play-by-play), Ricky Sapp (analyst) and Haley Nitsche (sideline)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:26) ECU – Yannick Smith 5-yard pass from Katin Houser, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:42; East Carolina 7–0)
  • (1:44) ECU – Nick Mazzie 36-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:11; East Carolina 10–0)
Second quarter
  • No scoring plays
Third quarter
  • (8:15) ECU – Parker Jenkins 4-yard run, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:36; East Carolina 17–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:04) ECU – Yannick Smith 4-yard pass from Katin Houser, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 3:51; East Carolina 24–0)
  • (8:32) ECU – Mike Wright 18-yard run, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 2:15; East Carolina 31–0)
  • (4:08) ECU – TJ Engleman Jr. 1-yard run, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 0:57; East Carolina 38–0)
Statistics ECU CCU
First downs 29 18
Total yards 497 239
Rushing yards 204 67
Passing yards 293 172
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–37–1 19–39–2
Time of possession 33:55 26:05
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Katin Houser 28/37, 293 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing London Montgomery 15 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Anthony Smith 11 receptions, 136 yards
Coastal Carolina Passing Tad Hudson 19/39, 172 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Ja'Vin Simpkins
Jevon Edwards		 4 carries, 25 yards
Receiving Robby Washington 3 receptions, 54 yards

at South Alabama

See also: 2025 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (1–2) at South Alabama Jaguars (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chanticleers 0 7 141738
Jaguars 0 14 3320

at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL

  • Date: September 20, 2025
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: N 2 mph
  • Game attendance: 17,050
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Pat Greenwood (play-by-play) and Brian Genard (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First Quarter

No scoring plays

Second Quarter
  • (7:12) USA – Anthony Eager 0-yard run, Hamilton DiBoyan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:37; South Alabama 7–0)
  • (5:08) CCU – Malick Meiga 19-yard pass from Tad Hudson, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:04; Tied 7–7)
  • (1:24) USA – Kentrel Bullock 2-yard run, Hamilton DiBoyan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; South Alabama 14–7)
Third Quarter
  • (13:16) CCU – Robby Washington 17-yard pass from Tad Hudson, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:01; Tied 14–14)
  • (11:19) CCU – Tad Hudson 7-yard run, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:47; Coastal Carolina 21–14)
  • (5:11) USA – Hamilton DiBoyan 37-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 6:08; Coastal Carolina 21–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:00) CCU – Ja'Vin Simpkins 24-yard run, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:29; Coastal Carolina 28–17)
  • (6:32) USA – Hamilton DiBoyan 47-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:28; Coastal Carolina 28–20)
  • (2:48) CCU – Kian Afrookhteh 44-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:53; Coastal Carolina 31–20)
  • (2:32) CCU – Tray Brown 13-yard fumble recovery, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Coastal Carolina 38–20)
Statistics CCU USA
First downs 15 22
Total yards 294 420
Rushing yards 182 223
Passing yards 112 197
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–25–0 22–36–2
Time of possession 23:19 36:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Tad Hudson 13/25, 112 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Ja'Vin Simpkins 9 carries, 84 yards, TD
Receiving Bryson Graves 5 receptions, 35 yards
South Alabama Passing Bishop Davenport 22/36, 197 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Keenan Phillips 13 carries, 104 yards
Receiving Devin Voisin 8 receptions, 94 yards

at Old Dominion

See also: 2025 Old Dominion Monarchs football team
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (2–2) vs. Old Dominion Monarchs (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chanticleers 0 0 077
Monarchs 10 24 10347

at S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA

  • Date: October 4, 2025
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SE 3 mph
  • Game attendance: 20,895
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Jackson (play-by-play) and Andy Mashaw (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:44) ODU – Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding 3-yard pass from Colton Joseph, Riley Callaghan kick (Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 3:11; Old Dominion 7–0)
  • (2:19) ODU – Riley Callaghan 27-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:37; Old Dominion 10–0)
Second Quarter
  • (12:54) ODU – Ke'Travion Hargrove 80-yard pass from Colton Joseph, Riley Callaghan kick (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:10; Old Dominion 17–0)
  • (6:05) ODU – Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding 13-yard pass from Colton Joseph, Riley Callaghan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:32; Old Dominion 24–0)
  • (4:48) ODU – Riley Callaghan 34-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 0:54; Old Dominion 27–0)
  • (2:48) ODU – Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding 10-yard pass from Colton Joseph, Riley Callaghan kick (Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:26; Old Dominion 34–0)
Third Quarter
  • (12:50) ODU – Colton Joseph 50-yard run, Riley Callaghan kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:05; Old Dominion 41–0)
  • (7:02) ODU – Riley Callaghan 22-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 4:03; Old Dominion 44–0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:20) CCU – Cameron Wright 3-yard pass from Tad Hudson, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 4:06; Old Dominion 44–7)
  • (1:56) ODU – Riley Callaghan 26-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:52; Old Dominion 47–7)
Statistics CCU ODU
First downs 12 30
Total yards 189 619
Rushing yards 81 302
Passing yards 108 317
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–30–1 18–34–0
Time of possession 30:26 29:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Tad Hudson 19/30, 108 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Ja'Vin Simpkins 8 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Eli Aragon 4 receptions, 35 yards
Old Dominion Passing Colton Joseph 17/30, 315 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Trequan Jones 14 carries, 98 yards
Receiving Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding 7 receptions, 101 yards, 3 TD

Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2025 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (3–2) vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 0 0 808
Chanticleers 6 10 7023

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC

  • Date: October 11, 2025
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: S 16 mph
  • Game attendance: 15,211
  • Referee: Steven Robinson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Sam Weiderhaft (play-by-play), Ricky Sapp (analyst) and Haley Nitsche (sideline)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:52) CCU – Kian Afrookhteh 38-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 60 yards, 6:07; Coastal Carolina 3–0)
  • (4:12) CCU – Kian Afrookhteh 26-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:17; Coastal Carolina 6–0)
Second Quarter
  • (6:59) CCU – Kian Afrookhteh 39-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 2:49; Coastal Carolina 9–0)
  • (0:12) CCU – Brooks Johnson 8-yard pass from Samari Collier, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 1:12; Coastal Carolina 16–0)
Third Quarter
  • (9:38) ULM – Jonathan Bibbs 27-yard pass from Aidan Armenta, Hunter Herring pass to Dorian Lewis for two-point conversion (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:23; Coastal Carolina 16–8)
  • (7:14) CCU – Samari Collier 39-yard run, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:16; Coastal Carolina 23–8)
Fourth Quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics ULM CCU
First downs 14 16
Total yards 315 378
Rushing yards 139 286
Passing yards 176 92
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14-29-2 8-19-0
Time of possession 30:04 29:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe Passing Aidan Arments 14/28, 176 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Braylon McReynolds 14 rushes, 78 yards
Receiving Jonathan Bibbs 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD
Coastal Carolina Passing Samari Collier 5/15, 37 yards, TD
Rushing Samari Collier 12 rushes, 86 yards, TD
Receiving Jameson Tucker 1 reception, 37 yards

at Appalachian State

See also: 2025 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (3–3) vs Appalachian State Mountaineers (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chanticleers 10 7 141445
Mountaineers 14 10 10337

at Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina

  • Date: October 18, 2025
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: E 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 33,862
  • Referee: Scott Broadway
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): David Jackson (play-by-play) and Avery Johnson (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:10) APP – Davion Dozier 15-yard pass from JJ Kohl, Dominic De Freitas kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:50; Appalachian State 7–0)
  • (7:56) CCU – Kian Afrookhteh 43-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:14; Appalachian State 7–3)
  • (3:26) APP – Rashod Dubinion 12-yard run, Dominic De Freitas kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:30; Appalachian State 14–3)
  • (0:30) CCU – Malcolm Gillie 34-yard pass from MJ Morris, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:48; Appalachian State 14–10)
Second Quarter
  • (8:45) APP – Jaden Barnes 6-yard pass from JJ Kohl, Dominic De Freitas kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:45; Appalachian State 21–10)
  • (3:40) CCU – Samari Collier 4-yard run, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:05; Appalachian State 21–17)
  • (0:00) APP – Dominic De Freitas 31-yard field goal (Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:04; Appalachian State 24–17)
Third Quarter
  • (12:52) APP – Jaden Barnes 77-yard punt return, Dominic De Freitas kick (Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 2:08; Appalachian State 31–17)
  • (9:49) CCU – Samari Collier 6-yard run, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:03; Appalachian State 31–24)
  • (4:37) APP – Dominic De Freitas 25-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 5:12; Appalachian State 34–24)
  • (0:04) CCU – Jameson Tucker 37-yard pass from Samari Collier, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:28; Appalachian State 34–31)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:03) APP – Dominic De Freitas 23-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 6:00; Appalachian State 37–31)
  • (3:19) CCU – Dominic Knicely 1-yard run, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:44; Coastal Carolina 38–37)
  • (1:56) CCU – Jevon Edwards 8-yard run, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 0:20; Coastal Carolina 45–37)
Statistics CCU APP
First downs 23 27
Total yards 410 410
Rushing yards 246 132
Passing yards 164 278
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–22–1 27–41–0
Time of possession 28:29 31:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Samari Collier 12/19, 118 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Samari Collier 17 rushes, 74 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jameson Tucker 1 reception, 37 yards, TD
Appalachian State Passing J. J. Kohl 27/41, 278 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jaquari Lewis 15 rushes, 43 yards
Receiving Davion Dozier 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Marshall

See also: 2025 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Marshall Thundering Herd (4–3) vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (4–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 10 10 7027
Chanticleers 3 14 20744

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC

  • Date: October 30, 2025
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy• Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: E 10 mph
  • Game attendance: 17,034
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Neal (play-by-play) and Fozzy Whittaker (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:08) MRSH – Boogie Trotter 51 interception return, Lorcan Quinn kick (Marshall 7–0)
  • (9:55) CCU – Kian Afrookhteh 36 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:13; Marshall 7–3)
  • (5:27) MRSH – Lorcan Quinn 55 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, –1 yard, 0:50; Marshall 10–3)
Second Quarter
  • (14:14) MRSH – Lorcan Quinn 23 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 4:47; Marshall 13–3)
  • (10:12) CCU – Samari Collier 2 yard run, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:53; Marshall 13–10)
  • (6:49) MRSH – Jo'Shon Barbie 4 yard run, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:23; Marshall 20–10)
  • (5:33) CCU – Dominic Knicely 59 yard run, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:16; Marshall 20–17)
Third Quarter
  • (12:46) MRSH – De'Andre Tamarez 7 yard pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:14; Marshall 27–17)
  • (11:26) CCU – Malcolm Gillie 69 yard pass from Samari Collier, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20; Marshall 27–24)
  • (10:44) CCU – Bryson Graves 17 yard pass from Samari Collier, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 2 plays, 18 yards, 0:32; Coastal Carolina 31–27)
  • (7:56) CCU – Kian Afrookhteh 42 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:29; Coastal Carolina 34–27)
  • (3:21) CCU – Kian Afrookhteh 24 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:54; Coastal Carolina 37–27)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:08) CCU – Samari Collier 1 yard run, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:00; Coastal Carolina 44–27)
Statistics MRSH CCU
First downs 22 16
Total yards 432 410
Rushing yards 279 214
Passing yards 153 196
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–36–2 8–21–1
Time of possession 31:33 28:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Carlos Del Rio-Wilson 21/36, 153 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Antwan Roberts 15 carries, 134 yards
Receiving De'Andre Tamarez 5 receptions, 45 yards, TD
Coastal Carolina Passing Samari Collier 8/20, 196 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Dominic Knicely 5 carries, 76 yards, TD
Receiving Malcom Gillie 1 reception, 69 yards, TD

Georgia State

See also: 2025 Georgia State Panthers football team
Georgia State Panthers (1–7) vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (5–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 14 0 01327
Chanticleers 14 9 10740

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC

  • Date: November 8, 2025
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: NE 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 18,878
  • Referee: Steven Robinson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Sam Weiderhaft (play-by-play), Ricky Sapp (analyst) and Haley Nitsche (sideline)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:34) CCU – Samari Collier 85-yard run, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 1 play, 85 yards, 0:13; Coastal Carolina 7–0)
  • (5:07) GAST – Cameran Brown 1-yard run, Liam Rickman kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:27; Tied 7–7)
  • (1:36) CCU – Robby Washington 16-yard pass from Samari Collier, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; Coastal Carolina 14–7)
  • (0:56) GAST – Grant Hollier 8-yard pass from Cameran Brown, Liam Rickman kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:40; Tied 14–14)
Second Quarter
  • (11:36) CCU – Kian Afrookhteh 30-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:20; Coastal Carolina 17–14)
  • (6:47) CCU – Kian Afrookhteh 34-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 2:49; Coastal Carolina 20–14)
  • (0:12) CCU – Kian Afrookhteh 28-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:17; Coastal Carolina 23–14)
Third Quarter
  • (9:39) CCU – Philippe Laforge 47-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 1:44; Coastal Carolina 26–14)
  • (1:41) CCU – Karmello English 3-yard pass from Samari Collier, Philippe Laforge kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:52; Coastal Carolina 33–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:35) CCU – Karmello English 31-yard pass from Samari Collier, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:56; Coastal Carolina 40–14)
  • (7:42) GAST – Jordon Simmons 1-yard run, two-point pass conversion attempt failed (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:53; Coastal Carolina 40–20)
  • (6:41) GAST – Ted Hurst 9-yard pass from TJ Finley, Liam Rickman kick (Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 0:58; Coastal Carolina 40–27)
Statistics GAST CCU
First downs 20 19
Total yards 423 444
Rushing yards 130 324
Passing yards 293 120
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25-38-1 11-18-0
Time of possession 30:56 29:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia State Passing TJ Finley 16-26 177 yds 1 TD 1 INT
Rushing Jordan Simmons 99 yds 1 TD
Receiving Ted Hurst 10 rec 165 yds 1 TD
Coastal Carolina Passing Samari Collier 11-18 120 yds 3 TD
Rushing Samari Collier 123 yds 1 TD 85 long
Receiving Karmello English 63 tds 2 TD

at Georgia Southern

See also: 2025 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-3) vs Georgia Southern Eagles (4–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chanticleers 17 10 6740
Eagles 21 14 7345

at Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA

  • Date: November 15, 2025
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 22,738
  • Referee: Trennis Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Danny Waugh (play-by-play), Jayson Foster (analyst) and Skye Taylor (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:04) GASO – OJ Arnold 1-yard run, Tripp Bryant kick (Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 1:49; Georgia Southern 7–0)
  • (10:52) CCU – Jameson Tucker 75-yard pass from Bryson Graves, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; Tied 7–7)
  • (8:38) GASO – Camden Brown 4-yard pass from Weston Bryan, Tripp Bryant kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:08; Georgia Southern 14–7)
  • (4:14) CCU – Samari Collier 5-yard run, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 1:42; Tied 14–14)
  • (3:58) GASO – OJ Arnold 62-yard run, Tripp Bryant kick (Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:08; Georgia Southern 21–14)
  • (0:47) CCU – Kian Afrookhteh 41-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:06; Georgia Southern 21–17)
Second Quarter
  • (12:43) GASO – OJ Arnold 41-yard pass from JC French IV, Tripp Bryant kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:55; Georgia Southern 28–17)
  • (7:39) CCU – Philippe Laforge 51-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 45 yards, 4:57; Georgia Southern 28–20)
  • (3:34) GASO – Camden Brown 7-yard pass from JC French IV, Tripp Bryant kick (Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:45; Georgia Southern 35–20)
  • (3:24) CCU – Malcolm Gillie 96-yard kickoff returned, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Georgia Southern 35–27)
Third Quarter
  • (11:24) CCU – Karmello English 12-yard pass from Robby Washington, two-point pass conversion attempt failed (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:36; Georgia Southern 35–33)
  • (10:52) GASO – Camden Brown 73-yard pass from OJ Arnold, Tripp Bryant kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:32; Georgia Southern 42–33)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:57) GASO – Tripp Bryant 29-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:40; Georgia Southern 45–33)
  • (11:32) CCU – Dominic Knicely 16-yard run, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:18; Georgia Southern 45–40)
Statistics CCU GASO
First downs 24 24
Total yards 482 648
Rushing yards 204 302
Passing yards 278 346
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19-36-1 23-34-1
Time of possession 28:39 31:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Tad Hudson 15-28 173 yds 1 int
Rushing Samari Collier 74 yds 1 TD
Receiving Jameson Tucker 107 yds 1 TD
Georgia Southern Passing JC French IV 21-32 269 yds 2 TD 1 int
Rushing OJ Arnold 265 yds 2 TD
Receiving Camden Brown 133 yds 3 TD

at South Carolina

See also: 2025 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-4) vs South Carolina Gamecocks (3-7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chanticleers 0 0 077
Gamecocks 20 17 7751

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC

  • Date: November 22, 2025
  • Game time: 4:15 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: SW 8 mph
  • Game attendance: 78,452
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Fozzy Whitaker (analyst) and Morgan Uber (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (14:46) SC – Jayden Sellers 75-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers, William Joyce kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:14; South Carolina 7–0)
  • (8:50) SC – LaNorris Sellers 2-yard run, two-point conversion run attempt failed (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 3:34; South Carolina 14–0)
  • (7:27) SC – Brady Hunt 1-yard run, William Joyce kick (Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:12; South Carolina 21–0)
Second Quarter
  • (9:14) SC – Donovan Murph 3-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers, William Joyce kick (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:31; South Carolina 28–0)
  • (5:05) SC – LaNorris Sellers 5-yard run, William Joyce kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:54; South Carolina 34–0)
  • (0:01) SC – William Joyce 47-yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:24; South Carolina 37–0)
Third Quarter
  • (1:44) SC – Brady Hunt 1-yard run, William Joyce kick (Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 6:33; South Carolina 44–0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:37) CCU – Jameson Tucker 17-yard punt return, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:51; South Carolina 44–7)
  • (1:56) SC – Bradley Dunn 1-yard run, William Joyce kick (Drive: 15 plays, 85 yards, 7:36; South Carolina 51–7)
Statistics CCU SC
First downs 13 25
Plays–yards 65-220 69-579
Rushes–yards 29-46 39-264
Passing yards 174 315
Passing: comp–att–int 27-36-0 23-30-0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 26:10 33:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Tad Hudson 27/36, 174 yards
Rushing Javin Simpkins 8 carries, 26 yards
Receiving Cameron Wright 4 receptions, 33 yards
South Carolina Passing LaNorris Sellers 16/20, 274 yards, 2 TD
Rushing 8 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jayden Sellers 4 receptions, 127 yards, TD

James Madison

See also: 2025 James Madison Dukes football team
James Madison Dukes (10-1) vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dukes 17 3 112859
Chanticleers 0 10 0010

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC

  • Date: November 29, 2025
  • Game time: 3:45 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Wind: SW 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 15,137
  • Referee: Steven Robinson
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:36) JMU – Alonza Barnett III 3-yard run, Morgan Suarez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:59; James Madison 7–0)
  • (5:56) JMU – Morgan Suarez 33-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:27; James Madison 10–0)
  • (0:31) JMU – Braeden Wisloski 39-yard pass from Alonza Barnett III, Morgan Suarez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:19; James Madison 17–0)
Second Quarter
  • (11:21) JMU – Morgan Suarez 47-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 3:39; James Madison 20–0)
  • (7:57) CCU – Kian Afrookhteh 34-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:24; James Madison 20–3)
  • (2:59) CCU – Bryson Graves 12-yard pass from Tad Hudson, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:37; James Madison 20–10)
Third Quarter
  • (10:15) JMU – Morgan Suarez 21-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 4:36; James Madison 23–10)
  • (5:17) JMU – Lacota Dippre 25-yard pass from Alonza Barnett III, Alonza Barnett III pass to Nick DeGennaro for two-point conversion (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:00; James Madison 31–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:55) JMU – Isaiah Alston 9-yard pass from Alonza Barnett III, Morgan Suarez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:17; James Madison 38–10)
  • (10:40) JMU – Jobi Malary 73-yard run, Morgan Suarez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 78 yards, 0:50; James Madison 45–10)
  • (9:25) JMU – KJ Flowe 34-yard interception return, Morgan Suarez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:15; James Madison 52–10)
  • (4:02) JMU – Morgan Scott 32-yard pass from Matthew Sluka, Morgan Suarez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 4:12; James Madison 59–10)
Statistics JMU CCU
First downs 24 10
Total yards 525 170
Rushing yards 286 -5
Passing yards 239 175
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–22–1 18–40–1
Time of possession 36:04 23:56
Team Category Player Statistics
James Madison Passing Alonza Barnett III 15/21, 207 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Jobi Malary 12 carries, 154 yards, TD
Receiving Braeden Wisloski 4 receptions, 64 yards, TD
Coastal Carolina Passing Tad Hudson 16/38, 148 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Ja'Vin Simpkins 6 carries, 5 yards
Receiving Karmello English 2 receptions, 46 yards

vs. Louisiana Tech (Independence Bowl)

See also: 2025 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team and 2025 Independence Bowl
2025 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (7-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Chanticleers 0
Bulldogs 0

at Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA

  • Date: December 30
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Referee: Patrick Foy (Mountain West)
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Chase Daniel (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Statistics CCU LT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisiana Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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