American college football season
The 2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Chanticleers were led by third-year head coach Jamey Chadwell and played their home games at Brooks Stadium . They competed as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference .
Preseason [ edit ] Recruiting class [ edit ] US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date Charles Arnold Jr. DB Fairburn, GA Langston Hughes HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) – May 15, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Max Balthazar RB Fort Lauderdale, FL NSU University School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) – Jul 11, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Tom Bambrick OL Madison, CT Daniel Hand HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 305 lb (138 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jared Brown WR Lilburn, GA Parkview HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) – Aug 20, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Tre' Douglass III DB McDonough, GA Eagles Landing Christian Vanderbilt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Tobias Fletcher DB Atlanta, GA Carver HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) – Jun 28, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Ze'marion Harrell LB Virginia Beach, VA Salem HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) – Oct 25, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Emmanuel Johnson DE North Charleston, SC Fort Dorchester HS Georgia Tech 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 265 lb (120 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : AJ Jones III RB St. Johns, FL Bartram Trail HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : ESPN : Zovon Lindsay OL Fayetteville, NC Trinity ChristianNC State 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 290 lb (130 kg) – Jun 2, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Ty Lyles QB Kernersville, NC East Forsyth HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) – Jun 17, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Kiylan Miller ATH Forest City, NC Chase HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) – Aug 12, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jared Morrow OL Carrollton, GA Mount Zion HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) – Jun 12, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Dre Pinckney DB Boiling Springs, GA Boiling Springs HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) – Jul 11, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Chris Rhone WR Columbia, SC Gray Collegiate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) – Nov 1, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Josaiah Stewart DE Everett, MA Everett HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 245 lb (111 kg) – Aug 13, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Malachi Taylor WR Goose Creek, SC Goose Creek HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) – Jul 17, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jameson Tucker WR Mauldin, SC Mauldin HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Anthony Walton OL Lamar, SC Lamar HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 300 lb (140 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A
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Award watch lists [ edit ] Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason [ edit ] Sources :[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
Sun Belt coaches poll [ edit ] The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 20, 2021. The Chanticleers were picked to finish tied for first in the East Division and second overall in the conference.[18]
East Division Predicted finish Team Votes T1 Coastal Carolina 44 (6) T1 Appalachian State 44 (4) 3 Georgia State 24 4 Georgia Southern 20 5 Troy 18
West Division Predicted finish Team Votes 1 Louisiana 49 (9) 2 Arkansas State 38 (1) 3 South Alabama 27 4 Texas State 25 5 Louisiana–Monroe 11
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams [ edit ] Offense
1st team
2nd team
Trey carter – Offensive Lineman, SR Willie lampkin – Offensive Lineman, SO
Defense
1st team
2nd team
Teddy gallagher – Linebacker, SR
Special teams
2nd teams
Massimo biscardi – Kicker, SR
Personnel [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] The 2021 regular-season schedule consisted of 7 home and 5 away games. The Chanticleers traveled to Sun Belt foes Arkansas State , Appalachian State , Georgia Southern , and South Alabama . Coastal hosted Sun Belt foes Louisiana–Monroe , Troy , Georgia State , and Texas State .
The Chants hosted three of their four non-conference opponents at Brooks Stadium : The Citadel , from the NCAA Division I FCS Southern Conference ; Kansas of the Big 12 Conference ; and UMass , an FBS Independent. They traveled to Buffalo of the Mid-American Conference .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. The Citadel * No. 22 ESPN+ W 52–1416,236 7:30 p.m. Kansas * No. 17 ESPN2 W 49–2217,697 September 18 12:00 p.m. at Buffalo * No. 16 ESPN2 W 28–2516,739 September 25 1:00 p.m. UMass * No. 17 ESPN+ W 53–315,261 October 2 2:30 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe No. 16 ESPN+ W 59–618,674 7:30 p.m. at Arkansas State No. 15 ESPNU W 52–2012,086 7:30 p.m. at Appalachian State No. 14 ESPN2 L 27–3031,061 7:30 p.m. Troy No. 24 ESPN2 W 35–2811,689 November 6 6:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern ESPN+ W 28–812,875 November 13 2:00 p.m. Georgia State ESPN+ L 40–4216,744 November 20 1:00 p.m. Texas State ESPN+ W 35–2110,386 3:30 p.m. at South Alabama ESPN+ W 27–21 OT 13,242 6:00 p.m. vs. Northern Illinois * ESPN2 W 47–419,784
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Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 22 17 16 17 16 15 15 14 24 21 21 RV — — — RV Coaches 24 19 18 17 16 т 15 15 16 24 21 22 RV RV RV RV RV CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
Game summaries [ edit ] The Citadel [ edit ] The Citadel at Coastal Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14 • No. 22 Chanticleers 7 24 14 7 52
Date: September 2, 2021Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 7:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutesGame attendance: 16,236Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 2 MPH Referee: Marshall LewisTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Jeff McCarragher (play–by–play) and Nate Ross (analyst) Scoring summary 1 08:40 CCU Shermari Jones 2-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:53) CCU 7–0 2 14:08 CCU Reese White 4-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(10 plays, 91 yards, 5:53) CCU 14–0 08:38 CCU Reese White 16-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(4 plays, 58 yards, 1:53) CCU 21–0 02:48 CCU Javion Heiligh 30-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(8 plays, 88 yards, 3:55) CCU 28–0 00:00 CCU Massimo Biscardi 34-yard field goal(8 plays, 67 yards, 0:53) CCU 31–0 3 13:17 CCU Shermari Jones 38-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:37) CCU 38–0 06:08 CIT Nathan Storch 1-yard rush (Colby Kinter kick)(13 plays, 65 yards, 7:02) CCU 38–7 03:45 CCU Xavier Gravette 49-yard pass from Bryce Carpenter (Massimo Biscardi kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:23) CCU 45–7 4 07:10 CIT Raleigh Webb 8-yard rush (Colby Kinter kick)(13 plays, 61 yards, 7:42) CCU 45–14 02:29 CCU Braydon Bennett 4-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 1:41) CCU 52–14
Pregame line Over/under CCU –33.0 56.5
Statistics The Citadel Coastal Carolina First downs 16 28 Total yards 237 610 Rushing yards 223 262 Passing yards 14 348 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 34:39 25:21
Team Category Player Statistics The Citadel Passing Darique Hampton 2/3, 16 yards Rushing Jaylan Adams 16 carries, 100 yards Receiving Raleigh Webb 2 receptions, 16 yards Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 16/19, 262 yards, 1 TD Rushing Shermari Jones 9 carries, 100 yards Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 6 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD
Kansas at Coastal Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total Jayhawks 9 6 7 0 22 • No. 17 Chanticleers 7 21 7 14 49
Date: September 10, 2021Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 7:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 54 minutesGame attendance: 17,697Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 2 MPH Referee: Kevin HassellTV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti (play–by–play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 10:07 KU Jacob Borcila 46 yard field goal(8 plays, 36 yards, 4:45) KU 3–0 08:13 KU Jaivon Heiligh 33 yard pass from Grayson McCall, Massimo Biscardi kick good(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:54) CCU 7–3 01:40 CCU Devin Neal 2 yard run, Jacob Borcila kick blocked(11 plays, 66 yards, 6:25) KU 9–7 2 11:02 CCU Grayson McCall 2 yard run, Massimo Biscardi kick good 12 plays 75 yards, 05:38 CCU 14–9 08:23 CCU Alex Spillum 0 yard return of blocked punt, Massimo Biscardi kick good CCU 21–9 02:36 CCU Reese White 2 yard run, Massimo Biscardi kick good 4 plays 35 yards, 01:48 CCU 28–9 01:36 KU Jason Bean 34 yard run, Luke Grimm pass from Jason Bean failed 3 plays 65 yards, 01:00 CCU 28–15 3 11:36 KU Jason Bean 46 yard run, Jacob Borcila kick good 3 plays 65 yards, 01:16 CCU 28–22 08:37 CCU Reese White 19 yard run, Massimo Biscardi kick good 7 plays 75 yards, 02:59 CCU 35–22 4 14:11 CCU Reese White 3 yard run, Massimo Biscardi kick good 12 plays 72 yards, 05:13 CCU 42–22 04:49 CCU Kameron Brown 11 yard pass from Grayson McCall, Massimo Biscardi kick good 10 plays 83 yards, 06:32 CCU 49–22
Pregame line Over/under CCU –27.0 52
Statistics Kansas Coastal Carolina First downs 16 27 Total yards 412 460 Rushing yards 174 215 Passing yards 238 245 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 30:49 29:11
Team Category Player Statistics Kansas Passing Jason Bean 12/24, 189 yards Rushing Jason Bean 13 carries, 102 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Kwamie Lassiter II 7 receptions, 85 yards Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 17/21, 245 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Reese White 14 carries, 102 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Javion Heiligh 6 receptions, 122 yards, 1 TD
At Buffalo [ edit ] Coastal Carolina at Buffalo 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 16 Chanticleers 7 7 7 7 28 Bulls 14 0 3 8 25
Scoring summary 1 10:26 CCU Aaron Bedgood 16-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Liam Gray kick)(7 plays, 55 yards, 2:51) CCU 7–0 05:31 UB Dylan McDuffie 2-yard rush (Alex McNulty kick)(12 plays, 86 yards, 4:55) TIE 7–7 00:38 UB Matt Myers 13-yard rush (Alex McNulty kick)(4 plays, 84 yards, 1:42) UB 14–7 2 13:45 CCU Jaivon Heiligh 17-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Liam Gray kick)(5 plays, 56 yards, 1:53) TIE 14–14 3 12:20 CCU Isaiah Likely 6-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Liam Gray kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:40) CCU 21–14 06:08 UB Alex McNulty 36-yard field goal(12 plays, 47 yards, 6:12) CCU 21–17 4 14:57 CCU Shermari Jones 1-yard rush (Liam Gray kick)(7 plays, 25 yards, 3:15) CCU 28–17 02:41 UB Kevin Marks Jr. 7-yard rush (Quian Williams two-point conversion pass from Kyle Vantrease )(16 plays, 92 yards, 7:12) CCU 28–25
Pregame line Over/under CCU –14.0 58
Statistics Coastal Carolina Buffalo First downs 21 20 Total yards 444 408 Rushing yards 212 262 Passing yards 232 146 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 28:26 31:34
Team Category Player Statistics Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 13/19, 232 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Shermari Jones 16 carries, 149 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 4 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD Buffalo Passing Kyle Vantrease 13/20, 146 yards Rushing Dylan McDuffie 15 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD Receiving Dominic Johnson 6 receptions, 66 yards
Massachusetts at Coastal Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total Minutemen 0 0 0 3 3 • No. 17 Chanticleers 13 23 14 3 53
Date: September 25, 2021Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 1:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutesGame attendance: 15,261Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 3 MPH Referee: Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Jeff McCarragher (play–by–play) and Nate Ross (analyst) Scoring summary 1 11:00 CCU Grayson McCall 3-yard rush (Liam Gray PAT failed)(2 plays, 4 yards, 0:41) CCU 6–0 02:58 CCU Reese White 12-yard rush (Kieran Colahan kick)(9 plays, 99 yards, 4:27) CCU 14–0 2 11:30 CCU Isaiah Likely 25-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Kieran Colahan kick)(8 plays, 78 yards, 3:38) CCU 20–0 09:32 CCU Team Safety(4 plays, -25 yards, 1:58) CCU 22–0 08:01 CCU Tyson Mobley 32-yard rush (Liam Gray kick)(4 plays, 59 yards, 1:31) CCU 29–0 02:20 CCU Jaivon Heiligh 23-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Liam Gray kick)(7 plays, 69 yards, 3:25) CCU 36–0 3 12:38 CCU Braydon Bennett 1-yard rush (Liam Gray kick)(6 plays, 79 yards, 2:22) CCU 43–0 07:10 CCU Tyson Mobley 9-yard pass from Bryce Carpenter (Kieran Colahan kick)(6 plays, 81 yards, 3:45) CCU 50–0 4 14:39 CCU Kieran Colahan 38-yard field goal(14 plays, 54 yards, 5:43) CCU 53–0 08:22 MASS Cameron Carson 35-yard field goal(13 plays, 57 yards, 6:17) CCU 53–3
Pregame line Over/under CCU –36.0 66
Statistics UMass Coastal Carolina First downs 13 30 Total yards 158 558 Rushing yards 28 312 Passing yards 130 246 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 26:06 33:54
Team Category Player Statistics UMass Passing Brady Olson 14/23, 86 yards Rushing Ellis Merriweather 6 carries, 30 yards Receiving Rico Arnold 4 receptions, 38 yards Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 10/14, 162 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Braydon Bennett 8 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 5 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana–Monroe [ edit ] Louisiana–Monroe at Coastal Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total Warhawks 3 0 3 0 6 • No. 16 Chanticleers 14 24 0 21 59
Date: October 2, 2021Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 2:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 57 minutesGame attendance: 18,674Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 6 MPH Referee: TV announcers (ESPN+): Jeff McCarragher (play–by–play) and Nate Ross (analyst) Scoring summary 1 09:06 CCU Isaiah Likely 5-yard pass from Grayson McCall(Liam Gray Kick)(6 plays, 55 yards, 3:28) CCU 7–0 04:46 CCU Braydon Bennett 10-yard rush (Liam Gray kick)(6 plays, 63 yards, 3:09) CCU 14–0 00:55 ULM Calum Sutherland 40-yard field goal(4 plays, yards, 1:12) CCU 14–3 2 12:50 CCU Isaiah Likely 30-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Kieran Colahan kick)(7 plays, 81 yards, 2:57) CCU 21–3 11:19 CCU Aaron Bedgoood 9 yard return of blocked punt, Liam Gray kick good CCU 28–3 3:32 CCU Braydon Bennett 29-yard rush (Liam Gray kick)(7 plays, 86 yards, 4:29) CCU 35–3 00:00 CCU Liam Gray 46-yard field goal(7 plays, 52 yards, 1:23) CCU 38–3 3 7:31 ULM Calum Sutherland 30-yard field goal(12 plays, 59 yards, 5:24) CCU 38–6 4 14:39 CCU CJ Beasley 15-yard rush (Kieran Colahan kick)(15 plays, 75 yards, 8:03) CCU 45–6 12:56 CCU Chris Rhone 32-yard pass from Jarrett Guest (Kieran Colahan kick)(2 plays, 40 yards, :39) CCU 52–6 03:34 CCU Jared Brown 5-yard pass from Zachary Stevens (Kieran Colahan kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 6:19) CCU 59–6
Pregame line Over/under CCU –34.5 57
Statistics Louisiana–Monroe Coastal Carolina First downs 10 26 Total yards 203 557 Rushing yards 72 275 Passing yards 131 282 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 24:14 35:46
Team Category Player Statistics Louisiana–Monroe Passing Chandler Rogers 9/17, 100 yards Rushing Chandler Rogers 11 carries, 40 yards Receiving Zach Jackson 3 receptions, 48 yards Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 13/13, 212 yards Rushing Reese White 15 carries, 95 yards Receiving Isaiah Likely 5 receptions, 95 yards
At Arkansas State [ edit ] Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 15 Chanticleers 10 14 14 14 52 Red Wolves 0 0 14 6 20
Date: October 7, 2021Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 7:33 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutesGame attendance: 12,086Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 8 MPH Referee: TV announcers (ESPNU ): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Dustin Fox (analyst) Scoring summary 1 11:37 CCU Isaiah Likely 99-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(2 plays, 99 yards, 00:39) CCU 7–0 01:45 CCU Massimo Biscardi 19-yard field goal (12 plays, 67 yards, 6:44) CCU 10–0 2 5:56 CCU Shermari Jones 8-yard rush( Massimo Biscardi kick)(8 plays, 70 yards, 4:08) CCU 17–0 00:13 CCU Isaiah Likely 4-yard pass from Grayson McCall ( Massimo Biscardi kick)(7 plays, 51 yards, 4:10) CCU 24–0 3 13:17 CCU Isaiah Likely 16-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:43) CCU 31–0 9:06 ARST Corey Rucker 15-yard pass from Layne Hatcher ( Blake Grupe kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:04) CCU 31–7 7:29 CCU Isaiah Likely 64-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(3 plays, 82 yards, 1:32) CCU 38–7 9:06 ARST Te'vailance Hunt 63-yard pass from Layne Hatcher ( Blake Grupe kick)(3 plays, 63 yards, 00:26) CCU 38–14 4 12:21 ARST Lincoln Pare 1-yard rush(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:23) CCU 38–20 11:28 CCU Reese White 64-yard rush(Massimo Biscardi kick)(2 plays, 83 yards, 00:46) CCU 45-20 7:49 CCU Bryce Carpenter 67-yard rush(Massimo Biscardi kick)(3 plays, 76 yards, 2:03) CCU 52-20
Pregame line Over/under CCU –20 73
Statistics Coastal Carolina Arkansas State First downs 23 16 Total yards 685 273 Rushing yards 294 18 Passing yards 391 255 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 36:27 23:33
Team Category Player Statistics Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 18/23 365 yards, 4 TDs Rushing Shermari Jones 10 carries 113 yards, 1 TD Receiving Isaiah Likely 8 receptions 232 yards, 4 TDs Arkansas State Passing Layne Hatcher 13/29 185 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Lincoln Pare 6 carries 29 yards, 1 TD Receiving Te'Vailance Hunt 6 receptions 138 yards, 1 TD
At Appalachian State [ edit ] Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State 1 2 3 4 Total No. 14 Chanticleers 14 6 7 0 27 • RV Mountaineers 0 14 13 3 30
Date: October 20, 2021Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 7:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutesGame attendance: 31,061Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 4 MPH Referee: Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Anish Shroff (play–by–play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 6:46 CCU Shermari Jones 1-yard run (Massimo Biscardi kick)10 plays, 72 yards, 4:49) CCU 7–0 1:11 CCU Kameron Brown 1-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(3 plays, 81 yards, 1:38) CCU 14–0 2 14:02 APP Camerun Peoples 1-yard run (Chandler Staton kick)(6 plays, 79 yards, 2:09) CCU 14–7 13:20 APP Malik Williams 47-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(3 plays, 48 yards, 0:42) TIE 14–14 2:23 CCU Massimo Biscardi 50-yard field goal(6 plays, 19 yards, 2:59) CCU 17–14 0:00 CCU Massimo Biscardi 46-yard field goal(2 plays, 0 yards, 0:11) CCU 20–14 3 9:39 APP Corey Sutton 28-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:14) APP 21–20 4:36 CCU Shermari Jones 1-yard run (Massimo Biscardi kick)(9 plays, 83 yards, 5:03) CCU 27–21 1:43 APP Camerun Peoples 43-yard run (two-point conversion failed)(6 plays, 77 yards, 2:53) TIE 27–27 4 0:00 APP Chandler Staton 24-yard field goal(9 plays, 55 yards, 3:53) APP 30–27
Pregame line Over/under CCU –4.5 61
Statistics Coastal Carolina Appalachian State First downs 17 22 Total yards 346 575 Rushing yards 55 228 Passing yards 291 347 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 29:32 30:28
Team Category Player Statistics Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 15/23, 291 yards, TD Rushing Reese White 9 rushes, 33 yards Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 6 receptions, 103 yards Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 18/28, 347 yards, 2 TD Rushing Nate Noel 16 rushes, 82 yards Receiving Malik Williams 10 receptions, 206 yards, TD
Troy at Coastal Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 7 7 7 7 28 • No. 24 Chanticleers 7 14 7 7 35
Scoring summary 1 13:48 CCU CJ Marable 59-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:12) CCU 7–0 08:22 CCU CJ Marable 20-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(9 plays, 90 yards, 4:18) CCU 14–0 04:02 TROY Evan Legassey 42-yard field goal(14 plays, 45 yards, 4:20) CCU 14–3 2 12:26 TROY Kimani Vidal 4-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick)(13 plays, 87 yards, 3:51) CCU 14–10 05:27 TROY Evan Legassey 28-yard field goal(14 plays, 79 yards, 5:28) CCU 14–13 01:38 CCU CJ Marable 2-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:49) CCU 21–13 00:00 TROY Evan Legassey 23-yard field goal(8 plays, 66 yards, 1:38) CCU 21–16 3 04:33 CCU Jaivon Heiligh 6-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(16 plays, 83 yards, 9:48) CCU 28–16 03:18 TROY Reggie Todd 41-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)(4 plays, 69 yards, 1:15) CCU 28–23 4 05:03 CCU Grayson McCall 2-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(4 plays, 4 yards, 2:18) CCU 35–23 02:48 TROY Jamontez Woods 3-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 2:15) CCU 35–30 01:20 TROY Tray Eafford 6-yard pass from Jacob Free (Jacob Free two-point conversion pass to Khalil McClain)(7 plays, 40 yards, 1:11) TROY 38–35 00:35 CCU Jaivon Heiligh 23-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 0:45) CCU 42–38
Pregame line Over/under CCU –13.0 53
Statistics Troy Coastal Carolina First downs 29 29 Total yards 514 443 Rushing yards 176 89 Passing yards 338 354 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 36:28 23:32
Team Category Player Statistics Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 24/29, 338 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing CJ Marable 20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 11 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TDs Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 25/37, 260 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jamontez Woods 9 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD Receiving Kaylon Geiger 9 receptions, 103 yards
At Georgia Southern [ edit ] Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern 1 2 3 4 Total • Chanticleers 0 21 7 0 28 Eagles 0 0 0 8 8
Date: November 6, 2021Location: Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA Game start: 6:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hoursGame attendance: 12,875Game weather: SunnyReferee: Kyle OlsonTV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Danny Waugh (analyst) Scoring summary 2 08:54 CCU Kameron Brown 12 yard pass from Bryce Carpenter (Massimo Biscardi kick)(3 plays, 36 yards, 1:28) CCU 7–0 03:23 CCU Bryce Carpenter 23-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(3 plays, 40 yards, 1:12) CCU 14–0 00:00 CCU Mason Shelton 33-yard blocked punt returned (Massimo Biscardi kick)(8 plays, 19 yards, 3:16) CCU 21–0 3 05:17 CCU Shermari Jones 7-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(12 plays, 92 yards, 6:49) CCU 28–0 4 10:56 GASO Beau Johnson 6-yard pass from Cam Ransom (Cam Ransom two-point pass conversion to Derwin Burgess)(5 plays, 45 yards, 2:22) CCU 28–8
Pregame line Over/under CCU –16.0 56
Statistics Coastal Carolina Georgia Southern First downs 17 15 Total yards 305 233 Rushing yards 220 86 Passing yards 85 147 Turnovers 1 4 Time of possession 31:37 28:23
Team Category Player Statistics Coastal Carolina Passing Bryce Carpenter 13/20, 85 yards, 1 TD Rushing Shermari Jones 20 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD Receiving Kameron Brown 3 receptions, 30 yards, 1 TD Georgia Southern Passing Justin Tomlin 6/13, 83 yards, 1 INT Rushing Justin Tomlin 10 carries, 39 yards Receiving Khaleb Hood 5 receptions, 66 yards
Georgia State [ edit ] Georgia State at Coastal Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total • Panthers 14 14 0 14 42 Chanticleers 14 9 3 14 40
Date: November 13, 2021Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 2:05 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutesGame attendance: 16,744Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 8 MPH Referee: Matt LoefflerTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Jeff McCarragher (play–by–play) and Nate Ross (analyst) Scoring summary 1 12:55 CCU Shermari Jones 1-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(6 plays, 77 yards, 2:29) CCU 7–0 03:40 GSU Tucker Gregg 2-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:12) TIE 7–7 03:25 CCU Braydon Bennett 75-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(1 play, 75 yards, 0:15) CCU 14–7 01:19 GSU Aubry Payne 3-yard pass from Darren Grainger (Noel Ruiz kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:06) TIE 14–14 2 14:57 GSU Tucker Gregg 1-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)(2 plays, 1 yard, 0:37) GSU 21–14 09:38 CCU Team Safety(2 plays, -2 yards, 0:35) GSU 21–16 05:02 GSU Jamyest Williams 36-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:03) GSU 28–16 00:45 CCU Shermari Jones 8-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:17) GSU 28–23 3 04:42 CCU Massimo Biscardi 24-yard field goal(15 plays, 44 yards, 8:52) GSU 28–26 4 09:15 CCU Shermari Jones 8-yard rush (Greg Latushko two-point conversion pass to Bryce Carpenter)(9 plays, 64 yards, 4:26) CCU 34–28 04:53 GSU Terrance Dixon 2-yard pass from Darren Grainger (Noel Ruiz kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:22) GSU 35–34 02:36 GSU Tucker Gregg 4-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)(2 plays, 8 yards, 0:11) GSU 42–34 01:09 CCU Isaiah Likely 17-yard pass from Bryce Carpenter (two-point conversion rush failed)(8 plays, 75 yards, 1:27) GSU 42–40
Pregame line Over/under CCU –12.5 53.5
Statistics Georgia State Coastal Carolina First downs 18 26 Total yards 373 442 Rushing yards 175 209 Passing yards 198 233 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 25:11 34:49
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia State Passing Darren Grainger 18/24, 198 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Jamyest Williams 11 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD Receiving Roger Carter 3 receptions, 70 yards Coastal Carolina Passing Bryce Carpenter 17/29, 233 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Braydon Bennett 10 carries, 128 yards, 1 TD Receiving Isaiah Likely 7 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD
Texas State [ edit ] Texas State at Coastal Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 0 14 7 0 21 • Chanticleers 7 7 14 7 35
Date: November 20, 2021Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 1:05 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutesGame attendance: 10,386Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: SunnyReferee: Trennis LivingstonTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Jeff McCarragher (play–by–play) and Nate Ross (analyst) Scoring summary 1 03:57 CCU Kameron Brown 19-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(12 plays, 83 yards, 6:19) CCU 7–0 2 06:27 CCU Jaivon Heiligh 5-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(5 plays, 28 yards, 1:38) CCU 14–0 01:46 TXST Jahmyl Jeter 1-yard rush (Seth Keller kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:41) CCU 14–7 00:00 TXST Calvin Hill 54-yard rush (Seth Keller kick)(4 plays, 69 yards, 0:23) TIE 14–14 3 12:21 CCU Kameron Brown 52-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(4 plays, 62 yards, 1:32) CCU 21–14 09:48 TXST Marcell Barbee 38-yard pass from Tyler Vitt (Seth Keller kick)(4 plays, 64 yards, 2:23) TIE 21–21 04:45 CCU Isaiah Likely 21-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 5:03) CCU 28–21 4 08:23 CCU Tyson Mobley 39-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(4 plays, 68 yards, 1:59) CCU 35–21
Pregame line Over/under CCU –24.5 60
Statistics Texas State Coastal Carolina First downs 17 30 Total yards 301 498 Rushing yards 188 179 Passing yards 113 319 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 24:54 35:06
Team Category Player Statistics Texas State Passing Tyler Vitt 14/27, 113 yards, 1 TD Rushing Calvin Hill 12 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD Receiving Ashtyn Hawkins 3 receptions, 48 yards Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 22/28, 319 yards, 5 TDs Rushing Shermari Jones 23 carries, 92 yards Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 10 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD
At South Alabama [ edit ] Coastal Carolina at South Alabama 1 2 3 4 OT Total • Chanticleers 0 0 7 14 6 27 Jaguars 7 3 0 11 0 21
Date: November 26, 2021Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutesGame attendance: 13,242Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 15 MPH Referee: Marshall LewisTV announcers (ESPN+ ): J. D. Byars (play–by–play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst) Scoring summary 1 06:42 USA Lincoln Sefcik 8-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick)(12 plays, 88 yards, 5:05) USA 7–0 2 12:14 USA Diego Guajardo 30-yard field goal(10 plays, 58 yards, 4:20) USA 10–0 3 02:24 CCU Jaivon Heiligh 10-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(19 plays, 95 yards, 9:27) USA 10–7 4 14:49 CCU Shermari Jones 75-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(2 plays, 82 yards, 0:17) CCU 14–10 11:14 USA Diego Guajardo 33-yard field goal(7 plays, 50 yards, 3:35) CCU 14–13 04:24 USA Jalen Tolbert 57-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Jake Bentley two-point conversion pass to Caullin Lacy)(2 plays, 75 yards, 0:24) USA 21–14 00:39 CCU Bryce Carpenter 2-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(10 plays, 82 yards, 3:45) TIE 21–21 1OT CCU Grayson McCall 25-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi PAT failed) CCU 27–21
Pregame line Over/under CCU –15.0 55
Statistics Coastal Carolina South Alabama First downs 25 20 Total yards 491 349 Rushing yards 315 -5 Passing yards 176 354 Turnovers 3 3 Time of possession 32:52 27:08
Team Category Player Statistics Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 16/25, 176 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Shermari Jones 23 carries, 211 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 6 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD South Alabama Passing Jake Bentley 28/41, 354 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs Rushing Terrion Avery 6 carries, 11 yards Receiving Jalen Tolbert 10 receptions, 191 yards, 1 TD
Vs. Northern Illinois (Cure Bowl) [ edit ] Northern Illinois vs. Coastal Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 10 14 14 3 41 • Chanticleers 6 13 14 14 47
Date: December 17, 2021Location: Exploria Stadium Orlando, FL Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 42 minutesGame attendance: 9,784Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: E 8 MPH Referee: Scott HardinTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Mike Morgan (play–by–play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 9:51 NIU Cole Tucker 5-yard pass from Rocky Lombardi (John Richardson kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 5:09) NIU 7–0 5:13 CCU Braydon Bennett 13-yard run (Massimo Biscardi PAT blocked)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:38) NIU 7–6 1:43 NIU John Richardson 41-yard field goal(8 plays, 34 yards, 3:30) NIU 10–6 2 13:46 CCU Aaron Bedgood 40-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(9 plays, 79 yards, 2:57) CCU 13–10 8:35 NIU Clin Ratkovich 2-yard run (John Richardson kick)(9 plays, 68 yards, 5:11) NIU 17–13 5:48 CCU Massimo Biscardi 27-yard field goal(8 plays, 58 yards, 2:47) NIU 17–16 1:12 NIU Miles Joiner 12-yard pass from Rocky Lombardi (John Richardson kick)(10 plays, 67 yards, 4:36) NIU 24–16 0:05 CCU Massimo Biscardi 43-yard field goal(10 plays, 44 yards, 1:07) NIU 24–19 3 12:34 CCU Isaiah Likely 27-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:26) CCU 26–24 10:08 NIU Rocky Lombardi 1-yard run (John Richardson kick)(5 plays, 79 yards, 2:26) NIU 31–26 9:27 CCU Braydon Bennett 60-yard run (Massimo Biscardi kick)(2 plays, 75 yards, 0:41) CCU 33–31 3:13 NIU Antario Brown 7-yard run (John Richardson kick)(10 plays, 67 yards, 6:14) NIU 38–33 4 11:51 NIU John Richardson 45-yard field goal(9 plays, 28 yards, 4:03) NIU 41–33 9:07 CCU Isaiah Likely 40-yard pass from Grayson McCall (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(6 plays, 64 yards, 2:44) NIU 41–39 6:40 CCU Braydon Bennett 34-yard pass from Grayson McCall (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(1 play, 34 yards, 0:09) CCU 47–41
Pregame line Over/under CCU –12.0 63.5
Statistics Northern Illinois Coastal Carolina First downs 29 22 Total yards 516 514 Rushing yards 335 199 Passing yards 181 315 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 39:20 20:40
Team Category Player Statistics Northern Illinois Passing Rocky Lombardi 20/33, 181 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Jay Ducker 24 carries, 154 yards Receiving Cole Tucker 6 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 22/30, 315 yards, 4 TDs Rushing Braydon Bennett 6 carries, 113 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Isaiah Likely 7 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TDs
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