5-for-5: Coastal remains perfect in Atlanta with a 31-20 victory over Georgia State on Halloween (AUDIO)

ATLANTA, Ga.: Normally your monthly rent is due on the first of each month. But if the landlord only visits every other year, you must pay when you can. That’s sort of the relationship that Coastal Carolina football has with Center Parc Stadium in downtown Atlanta.

For the fifth time in five trips to face the Panthers, CCU came away with another win on Georgia State’s home field. This time, it was a 31-20 Halloween victory that leveled Coastal’s Sun Belt Conference record at 2-2, with both league victories coming on the road. CCU has outscored Georgia State 208-105 since the two teams’ first encounter in Atlanta during the 2018 campaign.

Game Recap Courtesy of CCU Media Relations: Atlanta native Clayton Coppock Jr. enjoyed a memorable homecoming, catching six passes for a career-high 100 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Deuce Bailey completed 22 of 32 passes for 297 yards and three touchdowns as the Chanticleers built a 31-6 lead through three quarters.

Nico Cavanillas Alti added a 53-yard field goal, his fourth make from 50 yards or longer this season, and converted all four extra-point attempts.

Georgia State opened the scoring with a 32-yard field goal late in the first quarter before Coastal answered with 17 consecutive points in the second.

Bailey connected with Coppock for a 21-yard touchdown with 10:29 remaining in the half, putting the Chanticleers ahead, 7-3. Cavanillas Alti extended the advantage with his 53-yarder at the 7:08 mark.

Coastal then marched 80 yards in seven plays, finishing the drive with Bailey’s 25-yard touchdown pass to Zachary Courtney for a 17-3 lead with 1:51 left before halftime. Georgia State added a field goal as time expired to make it 17-6 at the break.

The Chanticleers added two touchdowns in the third quarter to take control. Bailey found Coppock for a 31-yard score with 5:15 remaining, capping a five-play, 80-yard drive. Jaden Allen-Hendrix followed with a 2-yard touchdown run at the 1:14 mark, pushing Coastal’s lead to 31-6.

Georgia State scored twice in the fourth quarter to pull within 31-20 with 7:38 remaining, but Coastal’s defense kept the Panthers off the scoreboard the rest of the way. The Chanticleers stopped Georgia State on downs on its next possession and ended the game with a sack on the Panthers’ final snap.

Courtney finished with four receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown, while Karmello English added five catches for 52 yards. Coastal totaled 375 yards of offense, including 302 through the air.

The Chanticleers recorded three sacks and limited Georgia State to five conversions on 15 third-down attempts. The Panthers finished with 360 total yards and fell to 4-4 overall and 1-3 in Sun Belt play.

Coastal returns to Brooks Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 7, to host Old Dominion. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET

CCU HC Ryan Beard — Georgia State Postgame

Final Game Stats