Coastal Carolina: a football coaching history
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Stature and coaches, 2017–2026
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
DynastyBlue BloodPower ProgramNational ProgramRegional Program
Run↔pass identity, by season
Every coach
Big movers show how many stature points they built or lost against what they inherited; steadier tenures show the tier they reached instead. A small blue arrow marks a real System Shift at that changeover — how hard the offense’s run/pass identity flipped.
2025
Jeremiah Johnson Short tenure
No outlier style signal this stint
0-1
2023–2025
Tim Beck Steady
Tim Beck held the Chanticleers at Regional Program III for 3 seasons.
No outlier style signal this stint
−1.9 pts over 3 seasons · top 43% of 3-5-season tenures (717 in sample)
Closest comparable run: Ted Roof’s Duke run (2003–2007)
2nd-best Coastal Carolina tenure of 2 by the numbers.
Followed Jamey Chadwell (2019–2022) · succeeded by Ryan Beard (2026–now).
System Shift, on arrival
System Shift, on departure
| Season | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||
| Record | 8-5 | 6-7 | 6-6 | |
| Postseason | W bowl | L bowl | — | |
| Recruiting rank | #113 | #75 | #91 | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||
| Pass rate | 46.9 | 42.7 | 45.9 | |
| Coordinators | ||||
| OC | Travis Trickett | Travis Trickett | Drew Hollingshead | |
| DC | Craig Naivar | Craig Naivar | Jeremiah Johnson | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||
| Offense | 66 | 28 | 14 | |
| Defense | 42 | 15 | 23 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | ||||
| 1st-down pass% | 47.9 | 33.2 | 34.6 | |
| Red-zone pass% | 45.9 | 31.8 | 36.6 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | 38.1 | 30.8 | 21.6 | |
Recruiter or developer?
Performs about as expected for his recruiting talent on offense and underperforms his recruiting talent on defense.
Offense vs. talent
-10.2 pts
#150 of 208 · middle half
Defense vs. talent
-19.8 pts
#178 of 208 · bottom quarter
Recruiting talent is team-wide (no offense/defense split exists in the source data) -- both sides are scored against the same talent input, only the outcome is side-specific.
Roster construction · portal era
A portal-built roster.
Portal arrivals
61
3.0★ avg rating
Portal departures
97
left via the portal
Net portal flow
-36
#37 of 187 FBS stints
Who they bring in
Brings in smaller-than-position-typical players than most.
Recruits older, more experienced transfers than most.
Avg. size (raw)
6′2″, 227 lbs
across 50 of 61 arrivals — unadjusted for position mix
Size vs. position-typical
+1.7 lbs
#201 of 255 · bottom quarter
Avg. class year
Jr
#9 of 255 · top quarter
Top states: SC (8), TX (8), FL (6), VA (4), NC (3)
Who won the portal our read
Talent added
55.7
position-weighted
Talent lost
58.6
position-weighted
Net
-2.9
arrivals minus departures
Best addition: Tad Hudson (QB) from North Carolina
Biggest loss: Grayson McCall (QB) to the portal
Position-value-weighted (QB/CB weighted highest, depth-decayed within each position) — the same scoring engine as the Portal Heat feed, not a separate grade.
Roster size, by position
Skill positions · usage-weighted (real participation)
Quarterback
218 lbs
6′3″ avg · #237 of 767 · middle half
Running back
197 lbs
5′10″ avg · #700 of 791 · bottom quarter
Wide receiver
191 lbs
6′1″ avg · #484 of 791 · middle half
Tight end
241 lbs
6′5″ avg · #538 of 731 · middle half
Trench & secondary · recruited roster, not confirmed starters
Interior line
301 lbs
6′4″ avg · #683 of 779 · bottom quarter
D-line
277 lbs
6′3″ avg · #525 of 753 · middle half
Linebacker
230 lbs
6′2″ avg · #285 of 772 · middle half
Cornerback
182 lbs
5′11″ avg · #718 of 771 · bottom quarter
Safety
187 lbs
6′0″ avg · #337 of 346 · bottom quarter
Offensive-line size is one undifferentiated bucket — the source data almost never distinguishes tackle from guard from center, so we can't split them out.
Where the roster comes from, by position
Buys Cornerback via the portal
81%
#19 of 236 stints
Buys Edge via the portal
75%
#23 of 208 stints
Grows Interior line from high school
78%
#172 of 224 stints
Postseason detail2023: Beat San José State 24-14 EasyPost Hawaiʻi Bowl2024: Lost to UTSA 15-44 Myrtle Beach Bowl
−1.9
20-18
2022
Chad Staggs Short tenure
2022 defense ranked in the 4th percentile nationally — historically bad
0-1
2017, 2019–2022
Jamey Chadwell Steady ◆ COY
Jamey Chadwell held the Chanticleers at Regional Program III for 5 seasons.
2021 offense ranked in the 99th percentile nationally — elite
1st-best Coastal Carolina tenure of 2 by the numbers.
Succeeded by Joe Moglia (2018) · returned in 2019 · succeeded by Tim Beck (2023–2025).
System Shift, on departure
| Season | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||
| Record | 3-9 | 5-7 | 11-1 | 11-2 | 9-3 | |
| Postseason | — | — | L bowl | W bowl | — | |
| Recruiting rank | #125 | #121 | #116 | #84 | #69 | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||||
| Pass rate | 40.5 | 39.1 | 35.6 | 38.7 | 41.3 | |
| Coordinators | ||||||
| OC | Jamey Chadwell | Willy Korn / Newland Isaac | Willy Korn / Newland Isaac | Willy Korn / Newland Isaac | Willy Korn / Newland Isaac | |
| DC | Mickey Matthews | Chad Staggs | Chad Staggs | Chad Staggs | Chad Staggs | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||
| Offense | 40 | 45 | 97 | 99 | 69 | |
| Defense | 10 | 14 | 64 | 52 | 4 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | ||||||
| 1st-down pass% | 35.6 | 38.4 | 33.2 | 39.3 | 38.1 | |
| Red-zone pass% | 37.8 | 34.9 | 29.0 | 31.4 | 19.4 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | 27.3 | 41.9 | 41.4 | 22.7 | 43.8 | |
Recruiter or developer?
Outperforms his recruiting talent on offense and performs about as expected for his recruiting talent on defense.
Offense vs. talent
+35.5 pts
#10 of 208 · top quarter
Defense vs. talent
-7.4 pts
#136 of 208 · middle half
Recruiting talent is team-wide (no offense/defense split exists in the source data) -- both sides are scored against the same talent input, only the outcome is side-specific.
Roster construction · portal era
Barely touches the portal — recruits and develops his own.
Portal arrivals
8
2.9★ avg rating
Portal departures
27
left via the portal
Net portal flow
-19
#173 of 187 FBS stints
Who they bring in
Typical size for position, once adjusted for position mix.
Recruits older, more experienced transfers than most.
Avg. size (raw)
6′3″, 235 lbs
across 7 of 8 arrivals — unadjusted for position mix
Size vs. position-typical
+5.0 lbs
#102 of 255 · middle half
Avg. class year
Jr
#5 of 255 · top quarter
Top states: FL (3), SC (2), GA (1), NC (1)
Who won the portal our read
Talent added
27.5
position-weighted
Talent lost
42.3
position-weighted
Net
-14.8
arrivals minus departures
Best addition: Zxaequan Reeves (CB) from Missouri
Biggest loss: Fred Payton (QB) to Mercer
Position-value-weighted (QB/CB weighted highest, depth-decayed within each position) — the same scoring engine as the Portal Heat feed, not a separate grade.
Roster size, by position
Skill positions · usage-weighted (real participation)
Quarterback
215 lbs
6′3″ avg · #323 of 767 · middle half
Running back
204 lbs
5′11″ avg · #508 of 791 · middle half
Wide receiver
199 lbs
6′1″ avg · #139 of 791 · top quarter
Tight end
235 lbs
6′4″ avg · #655 of 731 · bottom quarter
Trench & secondary · recruited roster, not confirmed starters
Interior line
299 lbs
6′3″ avg · #712 of 779 · bottom quarter
Linebacker
228 lbs
6′1″ avg · #393 of 772 · middle half
Cornerback
182 lbs
5′11″ avg · #720 of 771 · bottom quarter
Safety
191 lbs
6′1″ avg · #294 of 346 · bottom quarter
Offensive-line size is one undifferentiated bucket — the source data almost never distinguishes tackle from guard from center, so we can't split them out.
Where the roster comes from, by position
Grows Safety from high school
83%
#185 of 218 stints
Grows Edge from high school
100%
#191 of 208 stints
Postseason detail2020: Lost to Liberty 34-37 FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl2021: Beat Northern Illinois 47-41 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl
3 NFL Draft picks: Tarron Jackson (2021), Isaiah Likely (2022), Jeffrey Gunter (2022)
Coach of the Year: Sun Belt Coach of the Year (2020)
1 player-season honored (All-America / national award): Tarron Jackson (2020)
Regional Program III
39-22
2018
Joe Moglia Short tenure
No outlier style signal this stint
5-7