CCU
Coastal Carolina
Sun Belt · 3-6CFP unranked
Coastal Carolina is 3-6 and No. 102 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 9.5 points below an average FBS team. Last game: lost 21-8 vs Old Dominion in Week 10.
Week 11: vs Arkansas State, Saturday, Nov 14: the matchup, unit by unit
Machine rankNo. 102of all FBS teams
Rating now−9.59.5 points below an average FBS team
Since July+2.6from −12.1 in the preseason rating
Why Coastal Carolina is No. 102
- Coastal Carolina's rating is −9.5: the machine's estimate that Coastal Carolina is 9.5 points worse than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 102 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
- It started the season at −12.1, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have moved it up 2.6.
- The biggest weekly moves: +3.2 after Week 9 (W 31-20 at Georgia State) and −2.4 after Week 4 (L 17-34 vs Liberty).
- Its record is 3-6. The 6 losses were to No. 52 Liberty, No. 59 West Virginia, No. 79 Georgia Southern, No. 99 Delaware, No. 106 App State, No. 118 Old Dominion, by 9.2 points on average. The 3 wins came by 18.3 points on average; the best was over No. 95 Georgia State. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
- Its FBS opponents so far average No. 91 in the machine's ratings.
- Just above is No. 101 Florida Atlantic (−9.0); just below is No. 103 Wyoming (−9.9).
The rating, week by week
Strengths and weak spots
Head coach
Ryan Beard is in his 1st season at Coastal Carolina. This season: 3-6.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Team stats
Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.
Passing
| Completions-attempts | 152-281 |
|---|---|
| Passing yards | 2189 |
| Touchdowns-interceptions | 19-10 |
| Yards per attempt* | 7.7No. 52 of 138 |
| Explosive pass rate | 12.5%No. 27 of 138 |
| Sacks allowed (rate) | 6.4%No. 94 of 138 |
Rushing
| Carries-yards | 307-1126 |
|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 3.7No. 112 of 138 |
| 10-plus-yard runs (rate) | 16.5%No. 24 of 138 |
| Stuffed at or behind the line (rate) | 18.3%No. 89 of 138 |
Scoring
| Points per game | 24.7No. 93 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play | 5.77No. 80 of 138 |
| Third-down rate | 32.7%No. 124 of 138 |
| Red-zone TD rate | 57.1%No. 94 of 138 |
| Giveaways | 19No. 136 of 138 |
Defense
| Points allowed per game | 24.7No. 69 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play allowed | 5.93No. 100 of 138 |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 7.7No. 105 of 138 |
| Yards per carry allowed | 4.6No. 96 of 138 |
| Sack rate | 6.7%No. 42 of 138 |
| Takeaways | 16No. 14 of 138 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 43.1%No. 117 of 138 |
Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Player leaders
The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).
Passing
- Deuce Bailey148-269, 2168 yds, 19 TD, 9 INT
- Tre Guerra4-11, 21 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
- Dominic Knicely102 carries, 498 yds, 3 TD
- Deuce Bailey88 carries, 217 yds, 0 TD
- Jaden Allen-Hendrix38 carries, 153 yds, 4 TD
Receiving
- Clayton Coppock23 catches, 398 yds, 5 TD
- Colton Hinton18 catches, 371 yds, 4 TD
- Robby Washington19 catches, 304 yds, 2 TD
Tackles
- Marcellius Pulliam97
- Ja'Marion Wayne47
- Brandon Rose43
Sacks
- Ibrahim Diawara5
- Mitchell Toney3
- Donovan Grayson2
Interceptions
- Ja'Marion Wayne3
- Travis Roman2
- Chase Jackson1
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Who's playing
Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.
Throwing
- Deuce BaileyMost passes in the last game9 games269 attempts96%
- Tre Guerra3 games11 attempts4%
Carrying
- Dominic Knicely9 games102 carries48%
- Jevon Edwards6 games46 carries22%
- Jaden Allen-Hendrix8 games38 carries18%
- Breyahn Townsend5 games11 carries5%
Catching
- Karmello English8 games27 catches18%
- Clayton Coppock8 games23 catches15%
- Tristian Gardner9 games21 catches14%
- Robby Washington7 games19 catches12%
Tackling
- Marcellius Pulliam9 games97 tackles14%
- Ja'Marion Wayne9 games47 tackles7%
- Brandon Rose8 games43 tackles6%
- Jesse Powell II8 games39 tackles6%
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
The season, week by week
- Week 1 L 24–31 at West Virginia. The run game struggled: 1.9 yards a carry, 3.1 less than West Virginia usually allows. Its most yards an attempt of the season.
- Week 2 W 45–7 vs Fordham. Fordham is an FCS team, so there is no FBS baseline to grade this one against. Won the turnover battle by 4.
- Week 3 L 14–22 at Delaware. The pass defense gave ground: Delaware got 9.4 yards an attempt, 1.7 over what it usually gains. Lost the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 4 L 17–34 vs Liberty. The pass defense gave ground: Liberty got 12.3 yards an attempt, 3.4 over what it usually gains. The most yards an attempt it has allowed all season.
- Week 5 L 24–31 vs Georgia Southern. The run defense gave ground: Georgia Southern got 6.4 yards a carry, 2.6 over what it usually gains. Lost the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 6 W 27–21 at Marshall. The passing game struggled: 4.1 yards an attempt, 3.8 less than Marshall usually allows. The machine had Marshall by 0.9 (53%), so this was a win it did not see coming; Coastal Carolina won the turnover battle by 5.
- Week 7 L 32–35 vs App State. The run defense gave ground: App State got 4.9 yards a carry, 2.3 over what it usually gains. The machine had Coastal Carolina by 2.2 (56%), so this was a loss it did not see coming.
- Week 9 W 31–20 at Georgia State. The run game struggled: 2.1 yards a carry, 2.4 less than Georgia State usually allows. The machine had Georgia State by 9.5 (73%), so this was a win it did not see coming; Coastal Carolina lost the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 10 L 8–21 vs Old Dominion. The run game struggled: 0.7 yards a carry, 2.8 less than Old Dominion usually allows. The machine had Coastal Carolina by 7.4 (68%), so this was a loss it did not see coming; Coastal Carolina lost the turnover battle by 5.