| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Statsrank: | 17 |
| Record: | 10–2 |
| Head Coach: | Joe Moglia |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Dave Patenaude |
| Oc Year: | 5th |
| Def Coach: | Mickey Matthews |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Brooks Stadium |
The 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University as an independent the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Joe Moglia, the Chanticleers compiled compiled a record of 10–2. Coastal Carolina played home games at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina.
The Chanticleers joined the Sun Belt Conference in July 2016, initially as a full but non-football member. The football program began transition to the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), joining Sun Belt football in 2017 and gaining full FBS membership and bowl eligibility in 2018.[1] [2]
Due to their transition to FBS, Coastal Carolina was not eligible to be ranked in the FCS Coaches Poll.
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