| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Short Conf: | Sun Belt |
| Record: | 3–9 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Jamey Chadwell |
| Hc Year: | interim, 1st |
| Off Coach: | Jamey Chadwell |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Up-tempo spread |
| Def Coach: | Mickey Matthews |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Brooks Stadium |
The 2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. . The Chanticleers were led by interim head coach Jamey Chadwell, who also served as offensive coordinator, while permanent head coach Joe Moglia was on leave due to medical issues.[1] The season marked the Chanticleers' first year in the Sun Belt and the FBS, and their second of a two-year transition period. They did not become bowl-eligible until the 2018 season. Coastal Carolina compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for tenth place in the Sun Belt. The team played home games at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina.
Coastal Carolina announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017.[2] The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Chanticleers hosted Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Texas State, and Troy, and traveled to Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Idaho, and Louisiana–Monroe[3]
The Chanticleers hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Massachusetts, who was independent from a conference and Western Illinois from the FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference, and traveled to Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference and UAB from Conference USA. [4] [5] [6]
See also: 2017 UMass Minutemen football team.
See also: 2017 UAB Blazers football team.
See also: 2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team.
See also: 2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team.
See also: 2017 Georgia State Panthers football team.
See also: 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team.
See also: 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team.
See also: 2017 Texas State Bobcats football team.
See also: 2017 Arkansas Razorbacks football team.
See also: 2017 Troy Trojans football team.
See also: 2017 Idaho Vandals football team.
See also: 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team.