Many universities share similar nicknames, as some mascots have become common. throughout sports. However, certain schools decided to go with a unique mascot that stands out from the rest, which is the case with Coastal Carolina.

The Coastal Carolina athletic teams go by the name "Chanticleers," which is a fancier nickname than most other mascots. It also gives them one of the more interesting mascots in college sports, something that comes with some intrigue.

Here's everything there is to know about Coastal Carolina's mascot.

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What is a Chanticleer?

A chanticleer, pronounced SHON-ti-clear, is another name for rooster, as the word is typically used in medieval fables. Coastal Carolina's website says the mascot comes from "The Nun's Priest's Tale" in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, and it's described as a "proud and fierce rooster."

Besides Chanticleer, Coastal Carolina is also referred to as "The Chants" for short.

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Coastal Carolina Chanticleer mascot

Coastal Carolina's mascot is Chauncey the Chanticleer, who has green feathers and a stern scowl. He frequently appears at most of Coastal Carolina's football and basketball games but has been very prevalent at their baseball games lately.

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— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 3, 2021

Coastal Carolina also has had a live rooster at select games since 2011 named Maddox, who typically spends time on the sidelines of football games.

Chauncey the Chanticleer &
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Coastal Carolina mascot history

In 1954, Coastal Carolina was established and went with "Trojans" as its nickname, but that changed in the 1960s. That was when Cal Maddox, a basketball coach and English teacher at the university, led a group of students that wanted to change the name to closer match the South Carolina Gamecocks, as Coastal Carolina was part of the University of South Carolina network.

Coastal Carolina adopted a live rooster as mascot Maddox in 2011, and the school named it after Cal Maddox, who passed away in 2014.