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CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers open Sun Belt Conference play on Saturday night as the Chants host Old Dominion at Brooks Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. Kyle Rush, Nate Ross, and Joanne Bethea will have the call on ESPN+. CCU fans can hear the Chanticleer Sports Radio Network broadcast with Chris Burgin, Layne Harris, Joe Catenacci, and Sam Weiderhaft on WRNN 99.5 FM and online at wrnn.net.
 
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GO TO GRAVES
• Wide receiver Bryson Graves had a career day for the Chanticleers against Virginia.

• Graves hauled in four catches for 40 yards, both career highs, and scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 15-yard reception.

ON THE PROWL
• Linebacker Shane Bruce tied his career high in tackles against Virginia, tallying 11 total stops for the third time in his career.

• Bruce made 20 combined tackles against Temple and Virginia, the most of any two-game stretch in his career.
 
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
• The iconic "Surf Turf" at Brooks Stadium has become one of the most difficult places in the nation for opponents to win.

• Since 2020, Coastal boasts a remarkable 23-5 (82.1%) record in home games. 

• CCU is tied for the 12th-most home wins since 2020 in all of FBS, trailing only Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, UTSA, Michigan, Oklahoma State, N.C. State, Liberty, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, and Missouri.

LID LIFTER
• Coastal owns a 4-3 record all-time in Sun Belt Conference openers. 

• The Chanticleers are 14-6 all time in conference openers and have never lost conference openers in back-to-back seasons
 
HASHTAG #WINNING
• With their 3-1 record this season, the Chants are 42-13 overall since the start of the 2020 season.

• The 42-13 record since the start of the 2020 season is tied for the seventh-most wins in all of FBS football, behind only Georgia, Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Liberty, and Notre Dame.
 
BIG PLAY ALERT
• Coastal Carolina currently ranks seventh nationally in yards per completion at 15.6

• Coastal's offense has generated 20 plays of 20 yards or more this season, with 15 coming through the air. 
 
CON-WAVE IN FULL EFFECT
• Coastal Carolina's two home games so far this season had two of the largest attendance figures in program history.

• CCU drew a program-record 22,104 fans against Virginia, while the 19,294 fans at the home opener against William & Mary marked the fourth-largest crowd ever.
 
FORWARD MARCH
• Coastal Carolina's offensive line has been one of the nation's most consistent, ranking fourth in the nation in tackle for loss allowed per game and sixth in sacks allowed per game.
 
• The only programs that rank ahead of the Chanticleers in both categories are Army and New Mexico.
 
SCOUTING THE MONARCHS OF OLD DOMINION
• Old Dominion is 1-3 and coming off a 30-27 win over Bowling Green.

• Quarterback Grant Wilson has thrown a touchdown pass in 10 consecutive games for the Monarchs.

• Through four games, Old Dominion's defense is tied for second in the Sun Belt Conference with six interceptions. 

• Safety Jahron Manning became the first Monarch since 2014 to record two interceptions in a game with two picks against East Carolina.

• Running back Aaron Young leads the ODU ground game 280 yards on 70 carries and two touchdowns so far this season, ranking third in the conference with 70.0 rushing yards per game.

• Linebacker Koa Naotala leads the Sun Belt with 10.3 tackles per game, the only player in the conference averaging double-digit stops per contest.

• Old Dominion enters the game with three of the conference's top four tacklers as Manning (9.3) and fellow linebacker Mario Thompson (9.0) rank second and fourth in the league.

• Old Dominion has blocked 13 kicks since the start of the 2021 season, including two so far this year.
 
SERIES SNAPSHOT WITH OLD DOMINION
• Coastal Carolina and Old Dominion have met three times on the gridiron with the Monarchs holding a 2-1 lead in the series.
 
DATE       LOCATION                     RESULT
12/01/12   Norfolk, VA                      L, 35-63
10/15/22   Conway, SC                    L, 21-49
11/04/23   Norfolk, VA                     W, 28-24

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