FBS

Coastal Carolina

Chanticleers · Sun Belt

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#115

Among 138 teams · ▲1 since Week 7

Record

2-5

1-5 vs. FBS

Power rating

−2.51

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+1.38

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Coastal Carolina is 2-5 and ranks No. 115 of 138 FBS teams, up 1 spot from Week 7. Its −2.5 power rating is 24.9 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FBS, 102nd by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 5.5 wins against it; Coastal Carolina is 3.5 behind, 124th in résumé rank.

Best win: 27–21 over Marshall. Season-high rank: No. 63, after Week 2.

Next: at Georgia State on Sat, Oct 31. Coastal Carolina is a 11.1-point underdog with a 28% chance to win.

Next game

Georgia State by 11.1

Coastal Carolina 28% · Georgia State 72%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 98 after Week 1 to No. 115 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#115
Week 8: No. 115 · −2.51 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 198−2.18
Week 263+4.07
Week 373+4.26
Week 4108−1.68
Week 5120−4.36
Week 6109−2.60
Week 7116−3.77
Week 8115−2.51

Game results

7 games · 2026
Coastal Carolina results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L32–3559%+0.58
at Marshall #120
W27–2141%−4.11
L24–3155%+2.69
L17–3451%+11.98
at Delaware #109
L14–2243%−2.05
W45–7—−11.01
L24–31—+6.30
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Sun Belt
Sun Belt power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
27down 77-1
+12.18
#25−0.58+23.1
64up 85-2
+5.56
#39+2.19+11.3
67down 135-3
+4.85
#79−0.61+8.9
82down 174-3
+2.75
#84−1.26+9.9
84down 63-4
+2.69
#97+4.03+1.4
87down 144-3
+1.94
#80+0.54+2.7
93up 155-2
+0.58
#62−1.80+7.0
98up 34-4
−0.54
#105+0.76+1.5
115up 12-5
−2.51
#124+1.38+0.3
120up 74-3
−4.11
#83+1.05-9.0
121down 153-4
−4.54
#115−1.43-2.0
129down 52-6
−7.04
#129+3.65-11.3
130up 32-5
−7.21
#125+1.46-6.7
134up 21-6
−9.96
#133+1.44-17.1