CCU signs three-game football agreement with this ACC school, including a home game
Coastal Carolina and the Virginia Cavaliers have agreed on a three-game football series that includes the Atlantic Coast Conference member playing at Brooks Stadium in Conway in 2024.
“Our scheduling philosophy focuses on bringing strong national competition to Brooks Stadium and we are pleased to announce this series with the University of Virginia which meets that philosophy,” said Matt Hogue, CCU Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics and University Recreation, in a statement. “This series also provides a regional flavor that resonates with many current students and alumni who hail from the Mid-Atlantic area. We look forward to starting the series next season in Charlottesville.”
The three-game series will begin at Virginia, as the Cavaliers will host the Chanticleers at David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium next season on Nov. 19, 2022.
Coastal will then host the Cavaliers on Sept. 21, 2024 before wrapping up the three-game series at Virginia on Aug. 30, 2025.
The 2025 schedule now features both an ACC and SEC school, as CCU rescheduled last season’s canceled game at South Carolina to Nov. 22, 2025.
The South Carolina game scheduled 2020 season-opening meeting was canceled after the Southeastern Conference went to a 10-game, conference-only schedule amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
CCU is contracted to receive $1.4 million from the Gamecocks for the trip to Williams-Brice Stadium, according to Coastal Carolina Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations Kevin Davis.
The Chants will likely receive a hefty payment from the Cavaliers as well, as a team from a Group of Five conference traveling to a Power Five conference program.
CCU head coach Jamey Chadwell said last week that he didn’t want to make a habit of playing two Power Five opponents in the same year, and he wanted to schedule a fair amount of other Group of Five programs from the American Athletic, Conference USA, Mid-American and Mountain West conferences.
“As long as they’re paying you well enough I guess we’ll take it is the way I look at it, but if you don’t have to play two [Power Fives] I don’t see a reason to play two, personally. But I don’t sign those [agreements] or make those decisions ultimately,” Chadwell said.
“I think it’s good to play one and then I think it’s great to go out and do what we’re doing, play MAC, obviously UMass is independent, and trying to play AAC teams and Conference USA teams. I think that’s good and that’s what you want to see, compare yourself to other people that are similar to you. But I do know from a Power Five standpoint going forward we’ve got some really good games coming up.”
The games against Virginia and USC continue to fill out CCU’s non-conference schedules in the coming years.
Coastal has a home-and-home two-year deal with Liberty. CCU will host the Flames on Sept. 9, 2023 and travel to Lynchburg, Virginia, on Aug. 31, 2024.
CCU has four upcoming games against Football Bowl Subdivision independent Army between 2022-27, including home games next season and in 2026, and travels to PAC-12 member UCLA in 2023.
Some of CCU’s future non-conference opponents
2022
9/3 - Army
9/17 - Buffalo
11/19 - at Virginia
2023
9/9 - Liberty
9/16 - at UCLA
11/18 - at Army
2024
8/31 - at Liberty
9/21 - Virginia
2025
8/30 - at Virginia
11/22 - at South Carolina
2026
10/17 - Army
2027
10/23 - at Army
This story was originally published September 27, 2021 at 12:10 PM.
