Coastal Carolina: 2026 Week 7 recap

Coastal Carolina sits at 1–4 and holding a rating of −11.4, unchanged from last week despite a Week 5 home loss to Georgia Southern (24–31). The Chanticleers' struggles run deep: a red-zone TD rate of just 13% and third-down conversion rate of 32% reveal an offense that can't finish drives when it matters. GIE projects 2.8 expected wins for the season and gives the team zero playoff probability. Up next is a road trip to Marshall in Week 6—a matchup the model views as a meaningful uphill climb in the Chanticleers' bid to climb out of the Sun Belt basement.