2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team explained

Year:2021
Team:Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Sport:football
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Division:East Division
Short Conf:Sun Belt
Record:11–2
Conf Record:6–2
Head Coach:Jamey Chadwell
Hc Year:4th
Cooc1 Year:3rd
Cooff Coach1:Newland Isaac
Cooc2 Year:3rd
Cooff Coach2:Willy Korn
Dc Year:3rd
Def Coach:Chad Staggs
Stadium:Brooks Stadium
Champion:Cure Bowl champion
Bowl:Cure Bowl
Bowl Result:W 47–41 vs. Northern Illinois

The 2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jamey Chadwell, the Chanticleers compiled an overall record of 11–2 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Sun Belt's East Division. Coastal Carolina was invited to the Cure Bowl, where the Chanticleers defeated Northern Illinois. Coastal Carolina played home games at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina.

Preseason

Recruiting class

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Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason

Dodd TrophyJamey ChadwellHead coach
Maxwell AwardGrayson McCallQBRS-SO
Chuck Bednarik AwardJeffrey GunterLBRS-SR
Davey O'Brien AwardGrayson McCallQBRS-SO
Allstate AFCA Good Works TeamC. J. BrewerDTSR
Biletnikoff AwardJaivon HeilighWRSR
Biletnikoff AwardIsaiah LikelyTESR
Mackey AwardIsaiah LikelyTESR
Jim Thorpe AwardD'Jordan StrongCBSR
Outland TrophyC. J. BrewerDTSR
Outland TrophyTrey CarterOLSR
Bronko Nagurski TrophyC. J. BrewerDTSR
Lou Groza AwardMassimo BiscardiKSR
Ray Guy AwardCharles OuversonPSR
Wuerffel TrophyKennedy RobertsDTJR
Walter Camp AwardGrayson McCallQBRS-SO
CFPA Performer of the YearGrayson McCallQBRS-SO
Lombardi AwardIsaiah LikelyTESR
Manning AwardGrayson McCallQBRS-SO
Sources:[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Sun Belt coaches poll

The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 20, 2021. The Chanticleers were picked to finish tied for first in the East Division and second overall in the conference.[18]

East Division
T1 Coastal Carolina 44 (6)
T1 Appalachian State 44 (4)
3 Georgia State 24
4 Georgia Southern 20
5 Troy 18
West Division
1Louisiana 49 (9)
2 Arkansas State 38 (1)
3 South Alabama 27
4 Texas State 25
5 Louisiana–Monroe 11

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Offense

1st team

2nd team

Defense

1st team

2nd team

Special teams

2nd teams

Schedule

The 2021 regular-season schedule consisted of 7 home and 5 away games. The Chanticleers traveled to Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, and South Alabama. Coastal hosted Sun Belt foes Louisiana–Monroe, Troy, Georgia State, and Texas State.

The Chants hosted three of their four non-conference opponents at Brooks Stadium: The Citadel, from the NCAA Division I FCS Southern Conference; Kansas of the Big 12 Conference; and UMass, an FBS Independent. They traveled to Buffalo of the Mid-American Conference.

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Game summaries

The Citadel

See also: 2021 The Citadel Bulldogs football team.

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CCU –33.0 56.5
Statistics The CitadelCoastal Carolina
First downs 16 28
Total yards 237 610
Rushing yards 223 262
Passing yards 14 348
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 34:39 25:21
Team Category Player Statistics
The Citadel Passing Darique Hampton 2/3, 16 yards
Rushing Jaylan Adams16 carries, 100 yards
Receiving Raleigh Webb 2 receptions, 16 yards
Coastal Carolina Passing 16/19, 262 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Shermari Jones 9 carries, 100 yards
Receiving 6 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD

Kansas

See also: 2021 Kansas Jayhawks football team.

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CCU –27.0 52
Statistics KansasCoastal Carolina
First downs 16 27
Total yards 412 460
Rushing yards 174 215
Passing yards 238 245
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 30:49 29:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas Passing 12/24, 189 yards
Rushing Jason Bean 13 carries, 102 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving 7 receptions, 85 yards
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 17/21, 245 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Reese White 14 carries, 102 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Javion Heiligh 6 receptions, 122 yards, 1 TD

At Buffalo

See also: 2021 Buffalo Bulls football team.

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CCU –14.0 58
Statistics Coastal CarolinaBuffalo
First downs 21 20
Total yards 444 408
Rushing yards 212 262
Passing yards 232 146
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 28:26 31:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 13/19, 232 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Shermari Jones 16 carries, 149 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 4 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD
Buffalo Passing 13/20, 146 yards
Rushing Dylan McDuffie15 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dominic Johnson 6 receptions, 66 yards

UMass

See also: 2021 UMass Minutemen football team.

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CCU –36.0 66
Statistics UMassCoastal Carolina
First downs 13 30
Total yards 158 558
Rushing yards 28 312
Passing yards 130 246
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 26:06 33:54
Team Category Player Statistics
UMass Passing Brady Olson 14/23, 86 yards
Rushing Ellis Merriweather 6 carries, 30 yards
Receiving Rico Arnold 4 receptions, 38 yards
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 10/14, 162 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Braydon Bennett 8 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 5 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD

Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2021 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team.

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CCU –34.5 57
Statistics Louisiana–MonroeCoastal Carolina
First downs 10 26
Total yards 203 557
Rushing yards 72 275
Passing yards 131 282
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 24:14 35:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe Passing 9/17, 100 yards
Rushing Chandler Rogers 11 carries, 40 yards
Receiving Zach Jackson 3 receptions, 48 yards
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 13/13, 212 yards
Rushing Reese White 15 carries, 95 yards
Receiving 5 receptions, 95 yards

At Arkansas State

See also: 2021 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team.

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CCU –20 73
Statistics Coastal CarolinaArkansas State
First downs 2316
Total yards 685 273
Rushing yards 294 18
Passing yards 391 255
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 36:27 23:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 18/23 365 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Shermari Jones 10 carries 113 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Isaiah Likely 8 receptions 232 yards, 4 TDs
Arkansas State Passing 13/29 185 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Lincoln Pare 6 carries 29 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Te'Vailance Hunt 6 receptions 138 yards, 1 TD

At Appalachian State

See also: 2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team.

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CCU –4.5 61
Statistics Coastal CarolinaAppalachian State
First downs 17 22
Total yards 346 575
Rushing yards 55 228
Passing yards 291 347
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 29:32 30:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 15/23, 291 yards, TD
Rushing Reese White 9 rushes, 33 yards
Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 6 receptions, 103 yards
Appalachian State Passing 18/28, 347 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nate Noel 16 rushes, 82 yards
Receiving Malik Williams 10 receptions, 206 yards, TD

Troy

See also: 2021 Troy Trojans football team.

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CCU –13.0 53
Statistics TroyCoastal Carolina
First downs 29 29
Total yards 514 443
Rushing yards 176 89
Passing yards 338 354
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 36:28 23:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 24/29, 338 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing CJ Marable 20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 11 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TDs
Troy Passing 25/37, 260 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jamontez Woods 9 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
Receiving 9 receptions, 103 yards

At Georgia Southern

See also: 2021 Georgia Southern Eagles football team.

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CCU –16.0 56
Statistics Coastal CarolinaGeorgia Southern
First downs 17 15
Total yards 305 233
Rushing yards 220 86
Passing yards 85 147
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 31:37 28:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Bryce Carpenter 13/20, 85 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Shermari Jones 20 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kameron Brown 3 receptions, 30 yards, 1 TD
Georgia Southern Passing Justin Tomlin 6/13, 83 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Justin Tomlin 10 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Khaleb Hood 5 receptions, 66 yards

Georgia State

See also: 2021 Georgia State Panthers football team.

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CCU –12.5 53.5
Statistics Georgia StateCoastal Carolina
First downs 18 26
Total yards 373 442
Rushing yards 175 209
Passing yards 198 233
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 25:11 34:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia State Passing 18/24, 198 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Jamyest Williams 11 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
Receiving 3 receptions, 70 yards
Coastal Carolina Passing Bryce Carpenter 17/29, 233 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Braydon Bennett 10 carries, 128 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Isaiah Likely 7 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD

Texas State

See also: 2021 Texas State Bobcats football team.

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CCU –24.5 60
Statistics Texas StateCoastal Carolina
First downs 17 30
Total yards 301 498
Rushing yards 188 179
Passing yards 113 319
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 24:54 35:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas State Passing Tyler Vitt 14/27, 113 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Calvin Hill 12 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ashtyn Hawkins 3 receptions, 48 yards
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 22/28, 319 yards, 5 TDs
Rushing Shermari Jones 23 carries, 92 yards
Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 10 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD

At South Alabama

See also: 2021 South Alabama Jaguars football team.

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CCU –15.0 55
Statistics Coastal CarolinaSouth Alabama
First downs 25 20
Total yards 491 349
Rushing yards 315 -5
Passing yards 176 354
Turnovers 3 3
Time of possession 32:52 27:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 16/25, 176 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Shermari Jones 23 carries, 211 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 6 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD
South Alabama Passing 28/41, 354 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing Terrion Avery 6 carries, 11 yards
Receiving 10 receptions, 191 yards, 1 TD

Vs. Northern Illinois (Cure Bowl)

See also: 2021 Northern Illinois Huskies football team and 2021 Cure Bowl.

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CCU –12.0 63.5
Statistics Northern IllinoisCoastal Carolina
First downs 29 22
Total yards 516 514
Rushing yards 335 199
Passing yards 181 315
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 39:20 20:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Illinois Passing 20/33, 181 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Jay Ducker 24 carries, 154 yards
Receiving Cole Tucker 6 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 22/30, 315 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Braydon Bennett 6 carries, 113 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Isaiah Likely 7 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TDs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coastal Football Adds Two Mid-Year Transfers for 2021 . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 29 April 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Chadwell Named to the 2021 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 27 July 2021 . en.
  3. Web site: McCall and Gunter Named to Maxwell and Bednarik Award Preseason Watch Lists . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 27 July 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: McCall Earns Spot on 2021 Davey O’Brien Award Preseason Watch List . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 27 July 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Brewer Named Nominee for Allstate’s 30th AFCA Good Works Team® . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 27 July 2021 . en.
  6. Web site: Heiligh and Likely Named to the 2021 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 27 July 2021 . en.
  7. Web site: Likely Earns Spot on 2021 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 27 July 2021 . en.
  8. Web site: Strong Named to the 2021 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 27 July 2021 . en.
  9. Web site: Carter and Brewer Named to the 2021 Outland Trophy Watch List . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 6 August 2021 . en.
  10. Web site: Brewer Earns Spot on the 2021 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 6 August 2021 . en.
  11. Web site: Biscardi Named to the 2021 Lou Groza Award Preseason Watch List . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 6 August 2021 . en.
  12. Web site: Ouverson Earns Spot on 2021 Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 6 August 2021 . en.
  13. Web site: Roberts Named to the 2021 Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 6 August 2021 . en.
  14. Web site: McCall Named to Walter Camp 2021 Player of the Year Preseason Watch List . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 6 August 2021 . en.
  15. Web site: McCall Earns Spot on 2021 CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 6 August 2021 . en.
  16. Web site: Likely Named to 2021 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 6 August 2021 . en.
  17. Web site: McCall Named to Allstate Sugar Bowl Manning Award Watch List . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 6 August 2021 . en.
  18. Web site: Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll . sunbeltsports.org . 26 July 2021 . en.
  19. Web site: . Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Schedule 2021 . . August 5, 2024 .
  20. Web site: . 2021 Football Schedule . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . April 28, 2021 .
  21. Web site: 2021 Coastal Carolina Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . April 11, 2021.

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