Conway, SC: Coastal Carolina football flashed back to the 1990s on Friday night for its nationally televised game with arch-rival Appalachian State. Unfortunately the Chanticleers weren’t quite “all that and a bag of chips.”
App State outscored CCU 21-8 in the second half to rally past Coastal 35-32 in front of an announced crowd of 19,485 at Brooks Stadium. The win snapped a four-game losing streak in the series for the Mountaineers and continued a disturbing second-half trend for the Chanticleers. Coastal has been outscored 94 to 77 this season in the final thirty minutes, blowing halftime leads against Liberty and App State in the process.
Game Recap Courtesy of CCU Media Relations: Deuce Bailey threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns, but Coastal Carolina could not hold a 10-point halftime lead in a 35-32 loss to App State on Friday night at Brooks Stadium.
The Chanticleers (2-5, 1-2 Sun Belt Conference) led 24-14 at halftime before the Mountaineers scored 21 unanswered points. Coastal pulled within three with 3:11 remaining, but App State picked up three first downs on its final possession to run out the clock.
Bailey completed 16 of 31 passes with one interception and added 38 rushing yards. Robby Washington caught five passes for 118 yards, including a 71-yard touchdown, while Dominic Lee-Knicely led Coastal’s rushing attack with 90 yards on 18 carries.
Jaquari Lewis rushed for four touchdowns and 85 yards on 13 carries for App State (4-2, 1-1). Henry Hasselbeck added 125 rushing yards on 21 attempts and completed 9 of 12 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown.
Trailing 35-24 midway through the fourth quarter, Coastal drove 75 yards in eight plays to cut into the deficit. Bailey scrambled for 21 yards and connected with Zach Courtney for a 29-yard gain to the App State 2 before Jaden Allen-Hendrix scored on a 2-yard run. Lee-Knicely added the two-point conversion to make it 35-32.
The Mountaineers kept the ball for the final 3:11 and sealed the win when Lewis converted third-and-1 with a 2-yard run.
App State finished with 516 yards of total offense, including 253 rushing yards. Coastal totaled 437 yards, with 298 through the air and 139 on the ground.
Marcellius Pulliam led the Chanticleers with 12 tackles. Jalen Lee added 10, while Ja’Marion Wayne finished with nine tackles, including two for loss.
CCU has a bye next week before returning to action at Georgia State on October 31st.
Final Game Stats
CCU HC Ryan Beard — App State Postgame Press Conference
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