The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are the athletic teams that represent Coastal Carolina University. They participate in Division I of the NCAA and are a charter member of the Big South Conference. Coastal fields varsity teams in 16 sports, 8 each for both men and women. The football team competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly I-AA.

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Sports Teams

Coastal Carolina competes in the NCAA in the following sports:

Facilities

Coastal's athletic facilities include:

• Brooks Stadium - football stadium located on-campus which seats nearly 10,000. It was designed to be expandable to seat nearly 20,000. The Adkins Fieldhouse is currently being constructed at the stadium.
• Charles Watson Stadium/Vrooman Field - Home of the Chanticleer baseball program. The stadium underwent cosmetic renovations in 2005 and an expansion project is planned for the near future.
• Kimbel Arena - Home of Coastal's men's and women's basketball programs as well as the volleyball program.
• - Home of the men's and women's tennis programs.
• - Home of the men's and women's soccer programs.
• - Home of the Chanticleer softball program.
• - Home of the men's and women's track and field programs.

In addition, the Williams-Brice Center, which sits adjacent to Kimbel Arena, offers an indoor pool and various other fitness and recreation options for students.

Football

Coastal Carolina's football program played its inaugural season in 2003. The team is coached by David Bennett, who has held the position since the team's inception. In the program's short history, wins have already been recorded over traditional Football Championship Subdivision powers such as a James Madison University (ranked #1 at the time), Furman University and Wofford College. The program has won three Big South Conference championships, in 2004, 2005 (co-champions) and 2006.

In 2006, the Chanticleers made school history when the team received an its first FCS playoff berth, losing a first-round contest to the Appalachian State Mountaineers, who would go on to win the FCS national championship that season.

The program has already seen several former players move on to NFL careers such as Tyler Thigpen, Jerome Simpson, Mike Tolbert and Quinton Teal.

Coastal's primary football rivals are Charleston Southern University and Liberty University. Presbyterian College is also starting to emerge as a rival of Coastal.

FCS Playoff Results

Results

2006 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs Lost First Round vs. Appalachian State, 45–28

Conference Championships

Year	Conference	Overall Record	Conference Record	Coach
2004	Big South	10-1	4–0	David Bennett
2005*	Big South	9-2	3-1	David Bennett
2006	Big South	9-3	4-0	David Bennett
Total		3
* Denotes a tie for first place and conference co-champion

Baseball

Coastal Carolina's baseball program has been the university's most consistent program in terms of success. Head Coach Gary Gilmore has led the Chanticleers to seven NCAA Regional appearances and one Super Regional appearance since being hired in 1996. The program has received #1 regional seeds on three occasions (2005, 2007, 2008) and has won 50+ games in three of the last four seasons (2005, 2007, 2008). In addition, the Chanticleers have hosted NCAA Regionals in both 2007 and 2008.

Coastal's primary Big South Conference baseball rivals are Winthrop University and Liberty University.

NCAA Regional Appearances

NCAA Regional Results

1991 Tallahassee, FL Regional Lost to Florida State, 11–7

2001 Athens, GA Regional Defeated Georgia Tech, 5–3 Defeated Georgia Southern, 15-3 Lost to Georgia, 9-3 Lost to Georgia, 8-7

2002 Atlanta, GA Regional Lost to Georgia Tech, 6-0 Defeated Louisville, 9-1 Lost to Georgia, 9-7

2003 Lincoln, NE Regional Lost to Missouri State, 8–3 Lost to Eastern Michigan, 9-8

2004 Columbia, SC Regional Lost to North Carolina, 6–5 Lost to The Citadel, 10-1

2005 Tempe, AZ Regional Defeated UNLV, 12-8 Lost to Arizona State, 11-3 Defeated UNLV, 14-10 Lost to Arizona State, 9-5 * Coastal Carolina receives first ever #1 seed

2007 Myrtle Beach, SC Regional at BB&T Coastal Field'' Defeated Virginia Commonwealth, 7-1 Lost to Clemson, 11-8 Defeated St. John's, 6-5 Lost to Clemson, 15-3 CCU receives #1 seed and hosts regional for first time

2008 Conway, SC Regional Defeated Columbia University, 10-2 Defeated Alabama, 13-10 Defeated East Carolina, 24-11 CCU receives #1 seed and hosts regional on-campus at Charles Watson Stadium for first time

NCAA Super Regional Appearances

NCAA Super Regional Results

2008 Cary, NC Super Regional at USA Baseball National Training Complex Lost to North Carolina, 9-4 Lost to North Carolina, 14-4

Men's Basketball

The Coastal Carolina men's basketball program is coached by Cliff Ellis, who has also served as head coach at Clemson University and Auburn University. The program achieved the majority of its success during the early 1990s, reaching the NCAA Tournament in 1991 and 1993. Coastal's most recent success came during the 2005-06 season, when the team suffered a last second defeat in the Big South Conference championship game to perennial conference powerhouse Winthrop University.

The men's basketball program maintains an intense rivalry with Winthrop University.

NCAA Tournament Appearances

NCAA Tournament Results

1991 Southeast Region - Louisville, KY Lost to #2 seed Indiana, 79-69

1993 West Region - Tucson, AZ Lost to #1 seed Michigan, 84-53

Big South Conference Tournament Champions

• 1990, 1991, 1993

Big South Conference Regular Season Champions

• 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993

Men's Soccer

The Coastal Carolina men's soccer program is coached by Shaun Docking. The Chanticleers have reached the NCAA Tournament on seven occasions and are nine-time Big South Conference Tournament Champions. A number of the program's former players have moved on to play professionally such as Joseph Ngwenya, Kheli Dube, Mubarike Chisoni, Jordan Hughes, Tyler Hughes, Boyzzz Khumalo and Stu Riddle, among others.

NCAA Tournament Appearances

Year	Opponent	Result
1992	University of South Carolina	W , 2-0 (2 OT)
	Davidson College	T , 0-0 (lost 5-6 in PK's)
1995	University of South Carolina	L , 3-1
2001	Seton Hall University	L , 2-1
2002	University of South Carolina	W , 2-1 (2 OT)
	Clemson University	T , 1-1 (lost, 4-5 in PK's)
2003	Davidson College	W , 3-0
	University of North Carolina	W , 3-0
	Santa Clara University	L , 3-2 (OT)
2004	Duke University	L , 3-0
2005	Clemson University	L , 2-0

Big South Conference Tournament Championships

• 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005

Men's Golf

The Coastal Carolina's men's golf program is led by head coach Allen Terrell. The men's golf team has emerged as one the NCAA's elite programs as of late. The 2004-05 team broke onto the national scene by finishing the regular season ranked sixth in the NCAA's South region. Coastal would go on to finish eighth at the NCAA East Regionals that season and moved on to the NCAA Championship where the team finished 20th.

The program has continued to build on its success in recent years. In 2005-06, the Chanticleers finished 16th at the NCAA Championships, and finished the 2006-07 season ranked seventh in the nation and finished fifth at the NCAA Championships. The 2007-08 team struggled with the loss of All-American Dustin Johnson, finishing 22nd in the NCAA East Regional. Johnson would finish his collegiate career as a three-time All-American, and has since moved onto the PGA Tour.