CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Sun Belt
Coastal Carolina
Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.
SEASON SNAPSHOT
2026 regular season
2026 regular season · 5 completed games · Sun Belt. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #94; PPG allowed #80. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.
Overall record including postseason: 1-4. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.
SEASON LEADERSHIP
Coaching staff
Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.
RECRUITING CLASS
Incoming signing class
2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.
ADVANCED METRICS
Offense and defense
CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.
SEASON LEADERS
Players who led the team
Passing Leader
Deuce Bailey
FBS #25 · 1,267 season total
85CMP155ATT1,267Yards12TD2INT54.84%CMP%146.47NCAA rating
Rushing Leader
Dominic Knicely
FBS #205 · 193 season total
37Carries193Yards2TD5.22Yards/carry
Receiving Leader
Clayton Coppock
FBS #167 · 231 season total
13REC231Yards3TD17.77Yards/REC
Tackles Leader
Marcellius Pulliam
FBS #7 · 47 season total
47Total14Solo33Assists1.50TFL0Sacks
Sacks Leader
Ibrahim Diawara
FBS #8 · 5 season total
5Sacks6TFL2QB hurries26Tackles
Defensive Interceptions Leader
Ja'Marion Wayne
FBS #64 · 1 season total
1INT4Passes defended0Defensive TDs0Return yards16Tackles
Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.
FULL SEASON SCHEDULE
Results and market lines
| Wk | Date | Site | Opponent | Result | Score | Spread | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-05 | A | West Virginia | L | 24–31 | +21 | W | 54.5 | O |
| 2 | 2026-09-12 | H | Fordham | W | 45–7 | -37.5 | W | 54.5 | U |
| 3 | 2026-09-19 | A | Delaware | L | 14–22 | +4.5 | L | 56.5 | U |
| 4 | 2026-09-24 | H | Liberty | L | 17–34 | +2.5 | L | 50.5 | O |
| 5 | 2026-10-03 | H | Georgia Southern | L | 24–31 | +2.5 | L | 53.5 | O |
| 6 | 2026-10-10 | A | Marshall | — | — | +3 | — | 58.5 | — |
| 7 | 2026-10-17 | H | App State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | 2026-10-31 | A | Georgia State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | H | Old Dominion | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | H | Arkansas State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | A | Louisiana | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | 2026-11-28 | A | James Madison | — | — | — | — | — | — |
H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.
Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.