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Coastal’s Chanticleer takes its name from the rooster in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. The nickname gave the former South Carolina branch campus a rooster identity of its own after earlier teams had been known as the Trojans.
Checked 2026-11-02 · Sources: Chanticleer Traditions - Coastal Carolina University Athletics
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The live rooster Maddox debuted at the 2011 football Homecoming game against Gardner-Webb. Students chose the name to honor Cal F. Maddox, the English professor and basketball coach associated with the Chanticleer nickname.
Checked 2026-11-02 · Sources: Chanticleer Traditions - Coastal Carolina University Athletics
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The bell was made in 1893 and originally belonged to a Charleston church. Athletics adopted the victory-bell tradition in 2010; its first football victory ringing followed Coastal’s November 13 win over Liberty.
Checked 2026-11-02 · Sources: Chanticleer Traditions - Coastal Carolina University Athletics
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The university describes Teal Nation as its community nickname. Teal Tuesday encourages students, employees and alumni to wear teal, a tradition it traces to student leader Mary Ewen in 2012.
Checked 2026-11-02 · Sources: 2. University Traditions | Coastal Carolina
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CINO stands for Coastal is Number One. The acronym appears in campus life through the university ID card and CINO Day, a spring celebration marking the end of the academic year.
Checked 2026-11-02 · Sources: 2. University Traditions | Coastal Carolina
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Bennie Lee Sinclair wrote Coastal Carolina’s alma mater in 1994 to commemorate its first year as a university. Music professor William R. Hamilton composed the score.
Checked 2026-11-02 · Sources: 2. University Traditions | Coastal Carolina
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The Sun Belt’s historical account records Adkins Field House opening in June 2010 at the north end of Brooks Stadium. Its quoted construction cost was $8.5 million.
Checked 2026-11-02 · Sources: Coastal Carolina to Join Sun Belt Conference - Sun Belt Conference
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The Sun Belt’s 2015 institutional profile records Coastal’s first doctoral program beginning in fall 2014: a Ph.D. in Marine Science focused on Coastal and Marine Systems Science.
Checked 2026-11-02 · Sources: Coastal Carolina to Join Sun Belt Conference - Sun Belt Conference
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The university’s Chants Up hand gesture starts with an OK shape, then extends the thumb and index finger to suggest the Chanticleer’s beak.
Checked 2026-11-02 · Sources: 2. University Traditions | Coastal Carolina
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Coastal’s university medallion was first displayed at the October 22, 1994, inauguration of Ronald R. Ingle, its first president.
Checked 2026-11-02 · Sources: 2. University Traditions | Coastal Carolina
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