CONWAY, S.C. — Coastal Carolina’s defense forced five turnovers and converted opponent miscues into 21 points Saturday afternoon, lifting the Chanticleers to a 28–21 Sun Belt Conference football victory over Arkansas State in their home finale at Brooks Stadium.
With the win, Coastal Carolina improved to 4–6 overall and 3–3 in Sun Belt play.
Quarterback Deuce Bailey led the Chanticleers’ offense with 208 passing yards and a touchdown while adding 15 rushing yards and a score on the ground. Wide receiver Colton Hinton hauled in six receptions for 81 yards, Robby Washington added two catches for 51 yards, and Tristian Gardner finished with three receptions for 40 yards.
Coastal Carolina struck first midway through the opening quarter on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Bailey to Karmello English. After Arkansas State answered with a 17-yard Chauncy Cobb rushing touchdown and a 3-yard Timothy Carter scoring run in the second quarter to take a 14–7 lead, Bailey capped an eight-play, 75-yard drive with a 2-yard rushing touchdown just before halftime to knot the score at 14–14.
In the third quarter, Coastal Carolina’s defense broke the tie when Reggie Jean recovered a fumble for a touchdown. Following an interception by Zeke Marshall, running back Kente Edwards (15 carries, 38 yards) punched in an 11-yard touchdown run with 6:12 left in the fourth quarter to stretch the lead to 28–14.
Arkansas State (325 total yards) pulled within seven on quarterback Trey Owens’ 2-yard touchdown run with 2:02 remaining, but Coastal recovered the ensuing onside kick. After the Red Wolves regained possession with 13 seconds left, Ibrahim Diawara forced his second fumble of the afternoon on the final play—recovered by Azarel Juste—to seal the win. Se’Von McDowell paced Coastal’s defense with nine tackles, while Marcellius Pulliam added eight.
Coastal Carolina closes its regular-season road slate next Saturday, Nov. 21, at Louisiana (3:00 p.m. EST).
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