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2025 Coastal Carolina

6–⁠7 (5–⁠3 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Tim Beck, then Jeremiah Johnson (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Coastal Carolina in 2025, game by game: lost at Virginia 7–48; won vs. Charleston Southern 13–0; lost vs. East Carolina 0–38; won at South Alabama 38–20; lost at Old Dominion 7–47; won vs. UL Monroe 23–8; won at App State 45–37; won vs. Marshall 44–27; won vs. Georgia State 40–27; lost at Georgia Southern 40–45; lost at South Carolina 7–51; lost vs. No. 20 James Madison 10–59; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 14–23+18−49Lost 7–48 at Virginia-41VirginiaWon 13–0 vs. Charleston Southern+13Charleston Sout…Lost 0–38 vs. East Carolina-38East CarolinaWon 38–20 at South Alabama+18South AlabamaLost 7–47 at Old Dominion-40Old DominionWon 23–8 vs. UL Monroe+15UL MonroeWon 45–37 at App State+8App StateWon 44–27 vs. Marshall+17MarshallWon 40–27 vs. Georgia State+13Georgia StateLost 40–45 at Georgia Southern-5Georgia SouthernLost 7–51 at South Carolina-44South CarolinaLost 10–59 vs. No. 20 James Madison-49No. 20 James MadisonLost 14–23 vs. Louisiana Tech-9Louisiana Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atVirginiaL 7–⁠4845%
Sep 6vsCharleston SouthernW 13–⁠087%
Sep 13vsEast CarolinaL 0–⁠3852%
Sep 20atSouth AlabamaW 38–⁠2029%
Oct 4atOld DominionL 7–⁠4730%
Oct 11vsUL MonroeW 23–⁠860%
Oct 18atApp StateW 45–⁠3736%
Oct 30vsMarshallW 44–⁠2741%
Nov 8vsGeorgia StateW 40–⁠2782%
Nov 15atGeorgia SouthernL 40–⁠4551%
Nov 22atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠5141%
Nov 29vs20James MadisonL 10–⁠5926%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsLouisiana TechIndependence BowlL 14–⁠2347%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisiana Tech 23–⁠14 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
288–⁠430
Coach
Tim Beck, then Jeremiah Johnson (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1440 −35 this season
SP+ rating
-15.1 No. 121 of 136; offense No. 96, defense No. 128, special teams No. 109
SRS
−11.6 No. 111 of 136 in FBS
Returning
36% of last season’s EPA, No. 67 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 91 roster talent No. 80 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Drew Hollingshead
Defensive coordinator
Jeremiah Johnson
Offense
Power spread
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense117th of 136
  • Defense94th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted116th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted101st of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0335%1.31117th of 136
Defense0.1545%1.2994th of 136
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.15 def		36% off
46% def		—116th off
101st def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense33%7.6 yds13%2.9018%
Defense44%7.9 yds12%3.2016%
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.8own 3019% allowed
Defense3.6own 3115% caused

CORE rating -11.8, 101st of 136 (offense -8.0, defense 3.8).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsTad Hudson QB1,253 yds
Passing touchdownsSamari Collier QB7 TD
Rushing yardsJa’Vin Simpkins RB590 yds
Rushing touchdownsSamari Collier QB7 TD
Receiving yardsBryson Graves WR330 yds
Receiving touchdownsKarmello English WR3 TD
TacklesXamarion Gordon S62 tkl
SacksEzekiel Durham-Campbell DL5.5 sacks
InterceptionsMyles Woods DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Brandon Rose S★★★No. 986
Dominic Knicely RB★★★No. 1107
Jevon Edwards RB★★★No. 1122
Dwayne White WR★★★No. 1325
Dominic Rijos OL★★★No. 1699

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.865
Receivers33.00.845
Offensive line23.00.837
Linebackers13.00.833
Defensive backs23.00.847
Athletes and specialists13.00.818
Whole class113.00.844

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.

Roster 108

The 2025 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 30

The 2025 portal
Darrion Henry DL★★★from Kentucky
Eric Taylor DL★★★from SMU
Jacob Robinson S★★★from Emory & Henry
Colton Hinton WR★★★from Furman
Emmett Brown QB★★★from San José State
Karmello English WR★★★from West Georgia
M.J. Morris QB★★★from Maryland
Robby Washington CB★★★from Miami
Trishstin Glass WR★★★from Wake Forest
Elijah Aragon WR★★★from Western Illinois
Malcolm Gillie WR★★★from Ball State
Noah Arinze DE★★★from New Mexico State

And 18 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 49

Deamontae Diggs DL★★★★to Florida State
Clev Lubin DE★★★to Louisville
Matthew McDoom CB★★★to Cincinnati
Will Whitson DL★★★to Mississippi State
Braydon Bennett RB★★★to Virginia Tech
Christian Washington RB★★★to San Diego State
Ethan Vasko QB★★★to Liberty
Joah Cash DE★★★to Tulsa
Donavan Manson OL★★★to UNLV
Gavin Ransaw DL★★★to Arkansas State
Max Balthazar RB★★★to Rice
Noah Kim QB★★★to Eastern Michigan

And 37 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2025 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison8–⁠012–⁠219
Old Dominion6–⁠210–⁠3
Troy6–⁠28–⁠6
Arkansas State5–⁠37–⁠6
Southern Miss5–⁠37–⁠6
Coastal Carolina5–⁠36–⁠7
Louisiana5–⁠36–⁠7
Georgia Southern4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas State3–⁠57–⁠6
Marshall3–⁠55–⁠7
South Alabama3–⁠54–⁠8
App State2–⁠65–⁠8
UL Monroe1–⁠73–⁠9
Georgia State0–⁠81–⁠11

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