| 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 17 |
| Record | 10–2 |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dave Patenaude (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Matthews (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Brooks Stadium |
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| No. 18 Coastal Carolina | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
- ^ "2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Football Schedule". FBSSchedules. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Coastal Carolina Announces 2016 Football Schedule". Coastal Carolina Official Athletics Site. March 1, 2016. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.