Coastal Carolina 35, Appalachian State 28
Associated Press
CONWAY, S.C. - Grayson McCall threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns and Coastal Carolina beat Appalachian State 35-28 for first place in the Sun Belt Conference.
McCall's 8-yard TD pass to Jacob Jenkins made it 28-14 early in the fourth quarter, and on App State's next play Tavyn Jackson intercepted a pass and returned it 54 yards to the 1. Reese White capped the drive with a TD run for a 21-point lead.
Chase Brice's 5-yard quarterback sneak with 3:01 left in the fourth cut App State's deficit to seven points, but Coastal Carolina ran out the clock in eight plays to end it.
Coastal Carolina (8-1, 5-1) won just its second game in eight series meetings. The winner of this matchup has gone on to win the East Division the last four years.
The Coastal Carolina defense forced a three-and-out on the first possession of the game, and three plays later Jared Brown ran for a 45-yard touchdown. Coastal Carolina had three touchdowns of over 30 yards in the first half to build a 21-14 lead. McCall connected with Sam Pinckney for a 38-yard touchdown on a flea-flicker.
Brice threw for 279 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for Appalachian State (5-4, 2-3). Dalton Stroman made a one-handed catch in the end zone for a 41-yard score to get within 21-14.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
App | CoastC |
| CoastC |
TD |
12:06 |
Jared Brown 45 yard TD run (Kade Hensley Extra Point) |
0 |
7 |
| App |
TD |
4:48 |
Daetrich Harrington 2 yard TD run (Michael Hughes Extra Point) |
7 |
7 |
| CoastC |
TD |
2:40 |
Xavier Gravette 31 yard TD pass from Bryce Carpenter (Kade Hensley Extra Point) |
7 |
14 |
| Second Quarter |
App | CoastC |
| CoastC |
TD |
12:50 |
Sam Pinckney 38 yard TD pass from Grayson McCall (Kade Hensley Extra Point) |
7 |
21 |
| App |
TD |
6:52 |
Dalton Stroman 41 yard TD pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughes Extra Point) |
14 |
21 |
| Fourth Quarter |
App | CoastC |
| CoastC |
TD |
14:53 |
Jacob Jenkins 8 yard TD pass from Grayson McCall (Kade Hensley Extra Point) |
14 |
28 |
| CoastC |
TD |
13:10 |
Reese White 2 yard TD run (Kade Hensley Extra Point) |
14 |
35 |
| App |
TD |
11:02 |
Tyler Page 42 yard TD pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughes Extra Point) |
21 |
35 |
| App |
TD |
3:01 |
Chase Brice 5 yard TD run (Michael Hughes Extra Point) |
28 |
35 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Appalachian State |
Coastal Carolina |
| First downs |
17 |
24 |
| Rushing |
3 |
9 |
| Passing |
11 |
13 |
| Penalty |
3 |
2 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-11, 45% |
9-15, 60% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-1, 0% |
0-1, 0% |
| Rushes-Yards |
27-88 |
45-192 |
| Passing Yards |
279 |
284 |
| Return Yards |
74 |
126 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
19-28-1 |
19-27-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
2-13 |
2-6 |
| Punts |
4 |
3 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
2-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
3-20 |
4-50 |
| Appalachian State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Brice |
19 |
28 |
279 |
2 |
1 |
| Coastal Carolina Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. McCall |
18 |
26 |
253 |
2 |
0 |
| B. Carpenter |
1 |
1 |
31 |
1 |
0 |
| Appalachian State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| N. Noel |
6 |
31 |
5.2 |
0 |
| C. Brice |
8 |
22 |
2.8 |
1 |
| C. Peoples |
7 |
21 |
3.0 |
0 |
| D. Harrington |
5 |
10 |
2.0 |
1 |
| D. Davis |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Coastal Carolina Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Brown |
3 |
84 |
28.0 |
1 |
| R. White |
9 |
38 |
4.2 |
1 |
| C. Beasley |
13 |
28 |
2.2 |
0 |
| B. Carpenter |
9 |
22 |
2.4 |
0 |
| A. Bedgood |
4 |
16 |
4.0 |
0 |
| G. McCall |
6 |
7 |
1.2 |
0 |
| Appalachian State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Horn |
4 |
57 |
14.3 |
0 |
| K. Robinson |
3 |
56 |
18.7 |
0 |
| D. Stroman |
2 |
55 |
27.5 |
1 |
| T. Page |
1 |
42 |
42.0 |
1 |
| E. Wilson |
2 |
21 |
10.5 |
0 |
| N. Noel |
3 |
19 |
6.3 |
0 |
| D. Davis |
2 |
18 |
9.0 |
0 |
| C. Wells |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| H. Pearson |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Coastal Carolina Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| S. Pinckney |
4 |
80 |
20.0 |
1 |
| J. Brown |
5 |
79 |
15.8 |
0 |
| T. Mobley |
5 |
64 |
12.8 |
0 |
| X. Gravette |
2 |
44 |
22.0 |
1 |
| J. Jenkins |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
1 |
| C. Beasley |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Appalachian State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Coastal Carolina Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| T. Jackson |
1 |
44 |
| Appalachian State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| C. Howell |
4 |
173 |
43.3 |
| Coastal Carolina Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| E. Crenshaw |
3 |
137 |
45.7 |
| Appalachian State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| T. Page |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
| Coastal Carolina Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Appalachian State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| M. Tucker |
4 |
75 |
18.8 |
| Coastal Carolina Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| M. McDoom |
3 |
60 |
20.0 |
| T. Pinkney |
1 |
22 |
22.0 |
| Appalachian State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Coastal Carolina Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| L. Gray |
52 |
