CONWAY, S.C. — Coastal Carolina football pulled off the trifecta in its final home game of the season on Saturday versus Arkansas State. The Chanticleers honored the military, their seniors, and their fans by recording a 28-21 victory over the RedWolves in front of an announced 16,785 at Brooks Stadium.

Twenty-nine seniors got to play in their final home game, while CCU picked up just its second home win of the season behind five takeaways, including a 55-yard scoop-and-score by one of those seniors, Reggie Jean.

Game Recap Courtesy of CCU Media Relations: Coastal Carolina forced five turnovers and scored 21 points off Arkansas State miscues to earn a 28-21 Sun Belt Conference victory Saturday afternoon at Brooks Stadium. The Chanticleers (4-6, 3-3 Sun Belt) scored seven points in every quarter and extended their winning streak in the series to four games. Arkansas State fell to 4-6 overall and 2-4 in conference play.

Deuce Bailey completed 21 of 24 passes for 208 yards and a touchdown while adding a score on the ground. Colton Hinton paced the receiving corps with six catches for 81 yards, while Kente Edwards rushed for 38 yards and the game-clinching touchdown.

Coastal’s defense provided the difference, recovering four fumbles and intercepting a pass. Ibrahim Diawara recorded a sack, forced two fumbles and finished with four tackles. Reggie Jean returned a fumble for a touchdown, Zeke Marshall collected an interception and Se’Von McDowell led the Chanticleers with nine tackles.

Coastal struck first when Bailey connected with Karmello English for a 7-yard touchdown with 5:49 remaining in the opening quarter. The score capped a seven-play, 50-yard drive and gave the Chants a 7-0 advantage.

Arkansas State answered just 2:37 later as Chauncy Cobb scored on a 17-yard run. Timothy Carter’s 3-yard touchdown rush midway through the second quarter put the Red Wolves ahead 14-7.

The Chanticleers responded with an eight-play, 75-yard march late in the half. Bailey finished the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run, sending the teams to the locker room tied at 14.

The Coastal defense broke the tie late in the third quarter. Diawara sacked Arkansas State quarterback Trey Owens and jarred the ball loose before Jean recovered it for a touchdown, giving the Chants a 21-14 lead with 2:49 left in the period.

Marshal delivered another key takeaway early in the fourth quarter, intercepting Owens and returning the ball 12 yards. Coastal turned the turnover into a nine-play, 54-yard scoring drive that consumed nearly six minutes. Edwards capped the march with an 11-yard touchdown run to stretch the lead to 28-14 with 6:12 remaining.

Arkansas State threatened to answer on its next possession, driving to the Coastal 2-yard line, but the Chanticleers recovered a fumble with four minutes left. The Red Wolves later pulled within seven on Owens’ 2-yard touchdown run with 2:02 remaining.

Coastal secured Arkansas State’s ensuing onside kick and ran nearly two minutes off the clock. After the Red Wolves regained possession with 13 seconds left, Diawara forced another fumble on the final play and Azarel Juste recovered to seal the win.

The Chanticleers finished with 271 yards of total offense and converted all three of their red-zone opportunities into touchdowns. Arkansas State totaled 325 yards but committed five turnovers, including four lost fumbles.

Owens completed 23 of 40 passes for 217 yards and an interception for Arkansas State. He also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown. Joe Drew led the Red Wolves defensively with 14 tackles.

Coastal Carolina will return to action Saturday, Nov. 21, when it travels to face Louisiana. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.

CCU HC Ryan Beard — Arkansas State Postgame

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