Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
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| University | Coastal Carolina University |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Matt Hogue |
| Location | Conway, South Carolina |
| Varsity teams | 20 |
| Football stadium | Brooks Stadium |
| Basketball arena | HTC Center |
| Baseball stadium | Springs Brooks Stadium |
| Mascot | Chauncey |
| Nickname | Chanticleers (Chants) |
| Fight song | CCU Fight Song |
| Colors | Teal, Bronze, and Black |
| Website | www |
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The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (/ˈʃɒntᵻklɪər/, SHON-ti-klirr) are the athletic teams that represent Coastal Carolina University. They participate in Division I of the NCAA as a member of the Sun Belt Conference in most sports, having joined that conference as a full but non-football member on July 1, 2016. The football team is currently transitioning from the second-level Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to the top-level Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The team is playing the 2016 season as an FCS independent before joining Sun Belt football in 2017. Prior to joining the Sun Belt, the Chanticleers had been members of the Big South Conference since that league's formation in 1983. Coastal fields varsity teams in 20 sports, 9 for men and 11 for women. The University regularly competed for the Sasser Cup, the Big South's trophy for the university with the best sports program among the member institutions, winning the trophy nine times, tied with rival Liberty University.
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