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2015 Coastal Carolina

9–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Big South).

Schedule and results

Coastal Carolina in 2015, game by game: won at Furman 38–35; won at South Carolina State 41–14; won vs. Western Illinois 34–27; won vs. Bryant 31–17; won vs. Alabama A&M 55–0; won vs. Presbyterian 24–17; won vs. Monmouth 23–20; lost at Charleston Southern 25–33; won vs. Gardner-Webb 46–0; won vs. Kennesaw State 45–13; lost at Liberty 21–24; lost vs. The Citadel 38–41+55−8Won 38–35 at Furman+3FurmanWon 41–14 at South Carolina State+27South Carolina …Won 34–27 vs. Western Illinois+7Western IllinoisWon 31–17 vs. Bryant+14BryantWon 55–0 vs. Alabama A&M+55Alabama A&MWon 24–17 vs. Presbyterian+7PresbyterianWon 23–20 vs. Monmouth+3MonmouthLost 25–33 at Charleston Southern-8Charleston Sout…Won 46–0 vs. Gardner-Webb+46Gardner-WebbWon 45–13 vs. Kennesaw State+32Kennesaw StateLost 21–24 at Liberty-3LibertyLost 38–41 vs. The Citadel-3The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atFurmanW 38–⁠3572%
Sep 12atSouth Carolina StateW 41–⁠1455%
Sep 19vsWestern IllinoisW 34–⁠2781%
Sep 26vsBryantW 31–⁠1776%
Oct 3vsAlabama A&MW 55–⁠089%
Oct 10vsPresbyterianW 24–⁠1789%
Oct 24vsMonmouthW 23–⁠2079%
Oct 31atCharleston SouthernL 25–⁠3357%
Nov 7vsGardner-WebbW 46–⁠088%
Nov 14vsKennesaw StateW 45–⁠1380%
Nov 19atLibertyL 21–⁠2468%
Nov 28vsThe CitadelNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 38–⁠4172%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to The Citadel 41–⁠38 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big South.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 2nd in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
421–⁠241
Coach
—
Elo
1494 +26 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.6 No. 23 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 171
Offensive coordinator
Dave Patenaude
Defensive coordinator
Clayton Carlin
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Coastal Carolina are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Chance Thrasher PRO★★★No. 1889
Myles White SDE★★No. 2838
Raquan Bennett RB★★No. 2838
Austin Bradley PRO★★No. 3405
Michael Billings CB★★No. 3455

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.771
Running backs12.00.767
Offensive line12.00.700
Defensive line12.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.700
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class72.10.739

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2015 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Charleston Southern6–⁠010–⁠3
Coastal Carolina4–⁠29–⁠3
Liberty3–⁠36–⁠5
Monmouth3–⁠35–⁠6
Kennesaw State2–⁠46–⁠5
Gardner-Webb2–⁠44–⁠7
Presbyterian1–⁠52–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.