Coastal Carolina University
6-5 , 1-3
Charleston Southern
1-11 , 0-4
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina | 14 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 48 |
| Charleston So. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Coastal Carolina Wraps Up Inaugural Season with 48-14 Road Win at Charleston Southern
11/22/2003 7:19:00 PM | Football
CCU secured a 6-5 record and a winning season in their first season of competition by building a 35-0 halftime lead, taking advantage of four CSU turnovers in the first two quarters.
The Chanticleers rolled up 227 yards rushing and made the most of their four pass completions, hitting two for touchdowns.
Coastal Carolina put two scores on the board in the first quarter as Aundres Perkins scored from four yards out with 4:36 left and from nine yards with 1:44 remaining.
Demetrius Morant scored from a yard out with 10:38 remaining in the second quarter, putting the Chants up, 21-0.
CCU quarterback Tyler Thigpen connected with Eric Outlaw on a 22-yard pass with 3:07 left in the second quarter, then followed a CSU turnover with a 22-yard scoring toss to Darnell Williams with 2:33 left in the half for a 35-0 lead.
Coastal iced the game away with two scores in the third quarter, the first coming on Ren McKinnon's 39-yard run with 13:02 left. Morant's five-yard run with 7:01 remaining put the Chanticleers' up, 48-0.
Charleston Southern put two touchdowns on the board in the fourth quarter. Dunklin's 19-yard reception came with 11 minutes left in the game while Travis Mays scored on a four-yard run with 3:56 to play to close out the scoring.
Coastal scored on its first three possessions of the game and eventually took advantage of six Buccaneer miscues, converting them into 21 Chanticleer points.
CCU also had a balanced rushing attack, as six Chants had 20 or more yards each on the ground, led by Patrick Hall's 48 yards on 11 carries.
CSU finished with 354 total yards and 157 rushing yards. Freshman Robert Adams gained 77 yards on 11 carries to pace the ground game. Charleston Southern quarterback Collin Drafts completed 18-of-33 passes for 191 yards while wide receiver Aaron Dunklin caught 10 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown.
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Team Stats
COASTAL 7, CSU 0
COASTAL - PERKINS, A. 4 yd run (HOKE, Josh kick), 8 plays, 68 yards, TOP 3:47
COASTAL 14, CSU 0
COASTAL - PERKINS, A. 9 yd run (HOKE, Josh kick), 4 plays, 27 yards, TOP 1:13
COASTAL 21, CSU 0
COASTAL - MORANT, D. 1 yd run (HOKE, Josh kick), 8 plays, 71 yards, TOP 3:59
COASTAL 28, CSU 0
COASTAL - OUTLAW, Eric 22 yd pass from THIGPEN, Tyler (HOKE, Josh kick) 5 plays, 37 yards, TOP 1:38
COASTAL 35, CSU 0
COASTAL - WILLIAMS, D. 22 yd pass from THIGPEN, Tyler (HOKE, Josh kick) 1 plays, 22 yards, TOP 0:06
COASTAL 41, CSU 0
COASTAL - McKINNON, Ren 39 yd run (HOKE, Josh rushfumbled), 4 plays, 55 yards, TOP 1:52
COASTAL 48, CSU 0
COASTAL - MORANT, D. 5 yd run (HOKE, Josh kick), 5 plays, 27 yards, TOP 2:06
COASTAL 48, CSU 7
CSU - DUNKLIN, A. 19 yd pass from DRAFTS, C. (SWIGGETT, D. kick) 6 plays, 44 yards, TOP 2:30
COASTAL 48, CSU 14
CSU - MAYS, T. 4 yd run (SWIGGETT, D. kick), 10 plays, 48 yards, TOP 5:00
