Coastal Carolina — Sun Belt
HC
Ryan Beard · Brooks Stadium (SC) · Conway, SC · 21,000 cap
PPA off / def
0.06 / 0.20
2025
Class rank
#118
class of 2026
Returning PPA
15%
returning production
2026 schedule
2025 results (6–7)
Statistical comps — 2025 Coastal Carolina's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (32 in / 43 out)
| Incoming |
|---|
| Jalen Lee | S | ← South Dakota State | ★★★ |
| Tristian Gardner | WR | ← Missouri State | ★★★ |
| Trever Jackson | QB | ← Arkansas | ★★★ |
| Donovan Grayson | EDGE | ← Samford | ★★★ |
| Marcellius Pulliam | LB | ← Michigan State | ★★★ |
| Mason Barton | OT | ← Jackson State | ★★★ |
| Azarel Juste | LB | ← Bryant | ★★★ |
| Damill Bostic Jr. | CB | ← Villanova | ★★★ |
| + 24 more |
Origins
The 2020 team went 11-0 in a pandemic season, beat BYU on four days' notice in a game arranged by text message, and played on teal turf that nobody who saw it has forgotten.
Founded 1954 · Founded as a junior college by Horry County citizens who raised the money · first football 2003 · defined by Jamey Chadwell
All-time record
Win %
63.1%
23 seasons played
Winning seasons
13
57% of seasons
By level: FCS 107–51 (2003–2016) · FBS 64–49 (2017–2025)
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2014 | 12 | 2 | Big South |
| 2020 | 11 | 1 | Sun Belt |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 | Sun Belt |
| 2013 | 11 | 2 | Big South |
| 2004 | 10 | 1 | Big South |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 2003 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 312 | 64% |
37% | 132 of 136 | 5.2 | 11% |
| 2nd down | 238 | 48% |
39% | 103 of 136 | 5.6 | 14% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 31 | 87% |
68% | — | 4.3 | 6% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 50 | 34% |
44% | — | 7.5 | 18% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 71 | 20% |
15% | — | 3.2 | 13% |
| 4th down | 12 | 67% |
50% | — | 2.4 | 8% |
180 drives · 25% ended in points · 6.4 plays and 30.9 yards per drive · 0.29 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 11 | Georgia State |
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 S.Collier rush middle for 85 yards gain to the GSU00 TOUCHDOWN, cloc… |
85 | 6.62 |
| 10 | Marshall |
Malcolm Gillie 69 Yd pass from Samari Collier (Kian Afrookhteh Kick) |
69 | 6.61 |
| 12 | Georgia Southern |
(11:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 B.Graves pass complete deep right to #8 J.Tucker caught at GA… |
75 | 6.08 |
| 12 | Georgia Southern |
(04:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 T.Hudson pass complete deep left to #17 C.Wright caught at G… |
44 | 4.33 |
| 3 | East Carolina |
Tad Hudson pass complete to Robby Washington for 39 yds to the ECU 33 for a 1ST down |
39 | 4.16 |
| 2 | Charleston Southern |
Dominic Knicely run for 52 yds to the CHSO 17 for a 1ST down |
52 | 4.07 |
| 7 | UL Monroe |
Samari Collier run for 39 yds for a TD (Kian Afrookhteh KICK) |
39 | 3.95 |
| 14 | James Madison |
Shotgun #12 T.Hudson pass complete deep middle to #0 K.English caught at Dukes41, for 42 y… |
42 | 3.86 |