Coastal Carolina University
2-5 , 1-2
App State
4-2 , 1-1
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App State | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Coastal Carolina | 7 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 32 |
Coastal Comes Up Short Against App, 35-32
10/17/2026 12:02:00 AM | Football
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.
Coastal opened the scoring on its first possession. Bailey found Colton Hinton for 39 yards on third-and-10 before connecting with Tristian Gardner for a 21-yard touchdown, giving Coastal a 7-0 lead.
Lewis answered with 12 and 1-yard touchdown runs to put App State ahead 14-7 after the first quarter.
The Chanticleers scored 17 unanswered points in the second quarter. Bailey's 71-yard touchdown pass to Washington tied the game at 14 with 11:47 remaining, and his 8-yard scoring pass to Ben Verges capped a 13-play, 78-yard drive to put Coastal ahead 21-14 with 1:53 left.
Reggie Jean recovered an App State fumble with 12 seconds left in the half, setting up Nico Cavanillas Alti's school-record 58-yard field goal as time expired to give the Mountaineers a 24-14 lead.
Lewis scored twice in the third quarter to give the Mountaineers the lead. His 12-yard run cut Coastal's lead to 24-21, and a 3-yard touchdown run after a Devin Henderson interception put App State ahead 28-24 with 2:20 left in the quarter.
Hasselbeck extended the lead to 35-24 with a 31-yard touchdown pass to Sam Pickett III with 6:41 left in the fourth.
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.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
APP 0, CCU 7
CCU - Gardner,Tristian 21 yd pass from Bailey,Deuce (Liptak,Leo kick) 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 01:54
APP 7, CCU 7
APP - Lewis,Jaquari 12 yd run (London,James kick), 10 plays, 72 yards, TOP 04:08
APP 14, CCU 7
APP - Lewis,Jaquari 1 yd run (London,James kick), 8 plays, 88 yards, TOP 02:59
APP 14, CCU 14
CCU - Washington,Robby 71 yd pass from Bailey,Deuce (Cavanillas Alti,Nico kick) 3 plays, 85 yards, TOP 01:13
APP 14, CCU 21
CCU - Verges,Ben 8 yd pass from Bailey,Deuce (Cavanillas Alti,Nico kick) 13 plays, 78 yards, TOP 06:05
APP 14, CCU 24
CCU - Cavanillas Alti,Nico 58 yd field goal 2 plays, 24 yards, TOP 00:12
APP 21, CCU 24
APP - Lewis,Jaquari 12 yd run (London,James kick), 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 03:59
APP 28, CCU 24
APP - Lewis,Jaquari 3 yd run (London,James kick), 10 plays, 58 yards, TOP 04:00
APP 35, CCU 24
APP - Pickett III,Sam 31 yd pass from Hasselbeck,Henry (London,James kick) 4 plays, 69 yards, TOP 01:46
APP 35, CCU 32
CCU - Allen-Hendrix,Jaden 2 yd run (Lee-Knicely,Dominic pass), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:30
