2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football
Cure Bowl champion
Cure Bowl, W 47–41 vs. Northern Illinois
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	11–2 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jamey Chadwell (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Newland Isaac (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Willy Korn (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Chad Staggs (3rd season)
Home stadium	Brooks Stadium

2021 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Appalachian State xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
Georgia State		6	–	2					8	–	5
Coastal Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
Troy		3	–	5					5	–	7
Georgia Southern		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
No. 16 Louisiana xy$		8	–	0					13	–	1
Texas State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Louisiana–Monroe		2	–	6					4	–	8
South Alabama		2	–	6					5	–	7
Arkansas State		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Louisiana 24, Appalachian State 16
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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

Recruiting class

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
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Max Balthazar RB	Fort Lauderdale, FL	NSU University School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Jul 11, 2020
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Tom Bambrick OL	Madison, CT	Daniel Hand HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Jared Brown WR	Lilburn, GA	Parkview HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Aug 20, 2020
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Tre' Douglass III DB	McDonough, GA	Eagles Landing Christian Vanderbilt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2021
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Tobias Fletcher DB	Atlanta, GA	Carver HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	–	Jun 28, 2021
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Ze'marion Harrell LB	Virginia Beach, VA	Salem HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	–	Oct 25, 2020
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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
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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 Christian NC State	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	Jun 2, 2020
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Ty Lyles QB	Kernersville, NC	East Forsyth HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	–	Jun 17, 2020
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Kiylan Miller ATH	Forest City, NC	Chase HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Aug 12, 2020
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Jared Morrow OL	Carrollton, GA	Mount Zion HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	Jun 12, 2020
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Dre Pinckney DB	Boiling Springs, GA	Boiling Springs HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–	Jul 11, 2020
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Chris Rhone WR	Columbia, SC	Gray Collegiate	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–	Nov 1, 2020
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Josaiah Stewart DE	Everett, MA	Everett HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	–	Aug 13, 2021
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Malachi Taylor WR	Goose Creek, SC	Goose Creek HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Jul 17, 2020
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Jameson Tucker WR	Mauldin, SC	Mauldin HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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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

Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason

Award	Player	Position	Year
Dodd Trophy	Jamey Chadwell	Head coach
Maxwell Award	Grayson McCall	QB	RS-SO
Chuck Bednarik Award	Jeffrey Gunter	LB	RS-SR
Davey O'Brien Award	Grayson McCall	QB	RS-SO
Allstate AFCA Good Works Team	C. J. Brewer	DT	SR
Biletnikoff Award	Jaivon Heiligh	WR	SR
Biletnikoff Award	Isaiah Likely	TE	SR
Mackey Award	Isaiah Likely	TE	SR
Jim Thorpe Award	D'Jordan Strong	CB	SR
Outland Trophy	C. J. Brewer	DT	SR
Outland Trophy	Trey Carter	OL	SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	C. J. Brewer	DT	SR
Lou Groza Award	Massimo Biscardi	K	SR
Ray Guy Award	Charles Ouverson	P	SR
Wuerffel Trophy	Kennedy Roberts	DT	JR
Walter Camp Award	Grayson McCall	QB	RS-SO
CFPA Performer of the Year	Grayson McCall	QB	RS-SO
Lombardi Award	Isaiah Likely	TE	SR
Manning Award	Grayson McCall	QB	RS-SO

Sources:

Sun Belt coaches poll

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.

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

Offense

1st team

• Grayson McCall – Quarterback, RS-SO
• Isaiah Likely – Tight End, SR
• Jaivon Heiligh – Wide Receiver, SR

2nd team

• Trey carter – Offensive Lineman, SR
• Willie lampkin – Offensive Lineman, SO

Defense

1st team

• Jeffrey Gunter – Defensive Lineman, RS-SR
• C. J. Brewer – Defensive Lineman, SR
• Silas Kelly – Linebacker, SR
• D'Jordan Strong – Defensive Back, SR

2nd team

• Teddy gallagher – Linebacker, SR

Special teams

2nd teams

• Massimo biscardi – Kicker, SR

Personnel

2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Deon Fountain  So RB 2 Reese White Jr WR 3 Aaron Bedgood  So TE 4 Isaiah Likely Sr RB 5 Shermari Jones Sr WR 6 Jaivon Heiligh Sr QB 7 Jarrett Guest  So WR 8 Ty Lyles Fr WR 9 Tyler Roberts  Jr QB 10 Grayson McCall  So WR 11 Kameron Brown Sr QB 12 Bryce Carpenter Sr RB 13 Max Balthazar Fr WR 14 Jared Brown Fr WR 15 Drew Leszczynski  So WR 16 Tyson Mobley So RB 17 Randall Brown  So QB 18 Zachary Stevens  So RB 19 Nate Hope II  So WR 20 Greg Latushko Sr TE 21 Logan Mauldin  Fr TE 22 DJ Johnson  Fr RB 23 Braydon Bennett  Fr RB 25 Christian Malloy  Jr RB 26 Isaiah Connelly  Fr RB 27 CJ Beasley  Fr WR 28 Fred Jackson  Jr TE 33 Nic Burroughs-Rogers  So WR 38 Kyre Duplessis  Fr TE 40 Patrick McSweeney  Jr OL 50 Jordan Donald  Jr OL 51 Sam Thompson  Sr OL 53 Kip Green  Fr OL 56 Donnell Wilson  So OL 57 Willie Lampkin So OL 58 Thomas Johnson Fr OL 59 Jared Morrow Fr OL 60 Rakim Cooper Fr OL 63 Trey Carter  Sr OL 65 Jayden Addison  Sr OL 66 Will McDonald  So OL 67 Donavan Manson  Fr OL 68 Caleb Godfree Fr OL 69 Willie Moise  Fr OL 71 Isaac Owusu-Appiah  So OL 72 Antwine Loper  Sr OL 73 Anthony Walton Fr OL 74 Zovon Lindsay  So OL 75 Mason Bowers  Fr OL 76 Kameren Stewart Jr OL 77 Tom Bambrick Fr OL 78 Tyler Wagner  Fr OL 79 Steven Bedosky  Sr WR 80 Chris Rhone Fr WR 82 Jameson Tucker Fr WR 84 Nick Childs  So TE 85 Xavier Gravette  Jr TE 86 TJ Ivy Jr.  Jr WR 87 Malachi Taylor Fr WR 88 Conner McCarthy  Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 0 Josaiah Stewart Fr LB 1 Shane Bruce So CB 1 Derick Bush Sr CB 2 D'Jordan Strong Sr LB 3 JT Killen  So LB 4 Kendricks Gladney Jr.  Sr DL 5 Travis Geiger Jr.  Jr CB 6 Lance Boykin  Jr LB 7 Luke Ellenberger  So S 8 Tré Douglas III  Jr CB 9 Manny Stokes Jr. So S 10 Alex Spillum  Sr DE 11 Amadou Fofana  Sr LB 12 Isaiah Stephens So S 13 Mateo Sudipo  So LB 14 Kiylan Miller Fr DL 15 Jerrod Clark  Jr CB 16 Jordan Morris  Jr CB 17 Myles Baker  So S 18 Tobias Fletcher Fr S 19 Dre Pinckney Fr LB 20 Mason Shelton  Fr CB 21 Charles Arnold Jr. Fr LB 22 Coleman Reich  So CB 23 Jacob Proche Jr LB 25 Jamar Darboe  Jr S 26 Brayden Matts  Sr LB 27 Aaron Diggs  Fr S 28 Shi'heem Watkins Jr LB 29 Silas Kelly  Sr LB 30 Shon Brown  Fr LB 31 Ze'Marion Harrell Fr LB 32 Charles Steele So S 33 Austin Randall  So DE 34 Wilt Gabe II  So LB 34 Teddy Gallagher Sr CB 35 Jaimeer Goodman  Jr LB 36 Joah Cash Fr CB 37 De'Angelo Huskey  Jr DE 40 Braylon Ryan  Fr LB 41 Myles Olufemi Sr LB 43 Encock Makonzo  Sr LB 44 E. J. Porter  Sr LB 46 Kenny Byrd  Fr LB 47 Justin Scola  Jr LB 48 Bailey Carraway Fr S 49 Cameron Mitchell  Fr DT 52 C. J. Brewer  Sr LB 54 Luke Evans Fr DT 90 Rolan Wooden II  Jr DE 91 Emmanuel Johnson So DT 92 Mark Milnac  So DL 93 James Johnson Jr.  Fr LB 94 Jeffrey Gunter  Sr DL 95 Tate Finklea  Fr DE 97 Johnny Magee  So DE 98 Travis Batts Fr DL 99 Kennedy Roberts Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 29 Massimo Biscardi Sr K 31 Liam Gray Fr P, K 35 Kieran Colahan  So K 36 Kade Hensley Fr LS 49 Jayden Perry  So LS 55 CJ Schrimpf  Sr LS 81 Payton Bunch  So LS 55 CJ Schrimpf  Sr P, K 98 Charles Ouverson  Sr	Head coach Jamey Chadwell (East Tennessee State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Chad Staggs (South Carolina) Defensive coordinator/s Newland Isaac (North Greenville) Co-offensive coordinator/rb Willy Korn (Clemson) Co-offensive coordinator/qb Malcolm Dixon (Charleston Southern) Tight ends Bill Durkin (Massachusetts) Offensive line Bryant Foster (Gardner–Webb) Defensive backs Skylor Magee (Southern Miss) Defensive line Josh Miller (Appalachian State) Outside linebackers Tony Washington (Appalachian State) Wide receivers Rod Wilson (South Carolina) Inside linebackers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 3 July 2021

Schedule

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
September 2	7:00 p.m.	The Citadel*	No. 22	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 52–14	16,236
September 10	7:30 p.m.	Kansas*	No. 17	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN2	W 49–22	17,697
September 18	12:00 p.m.	at Buffalo*	No. 16	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN2	W 28–25	16,739
September 25	1:00 p.m.	UMass*	No. 17	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 53–3	15,261
October 2	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	No. 16	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 59–6	18,674
October 7	7:30 p.m.	at Arkansas State	No. 15	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	W 52–20	12,086
October 20	7:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State	No. 14	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN2	L 27–30	31,061
October 28	7:30 p.m.	Troy	No. 24	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN2	W 35–28	11,689
November 6	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	W 28–8	12,875
November 13	2:00 p.m.	Georgia State		Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	L 40–42	16,744
November 20	1:00 p.m.	Texas State		Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 35–21	10,386
November 26	3:30 p.m.	at South Alabama		Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	W 27–21 OT	13,242
December 17	6:00 p.m.	vs. Northern Illinois*		Exploria Stadium Orlando, FL (Cure Bowl)	ESPN2	W 47–41	9,784
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ 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

The Citadel

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, 2021 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 7:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 16,236 Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 2 MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV 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

See also: 2021 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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

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, 2021 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 7:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 54 minutes Game attendance: 17,697 Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 2 MPH Referee: Kevin Hassell TV 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

See also: 2021 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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

Coastal Carolina at Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 16 Chanticleers 7 7 7 7 28 Bulls 14 0 3 8 25 Date: September 18, 2021 Location: University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 16,739 Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NW 8 MPH Referee: Matt Packowski TV announcers (ESPN2): John Schriffen (play–by–play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

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

See also: 2021 Buffalo Bulls football team

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

UMass

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, 2021 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 1:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes Game attendance: 15,261 Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 3 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV 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

See also: 2021 UMass Minutemen football team

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

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, 2021 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 2:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 57 minutes Game attendance: 18,674 Game 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

See also: 2021 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

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

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, 2021 Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 7:33 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes Game attendance: 12,086 Game 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

See also: 2021 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

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

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, 2021 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 7:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 31,061 Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 4 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV 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

See also: 2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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

Troy at Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 7 7 7 7 28 • No. 24 Chanticleers 7 14 7 7 35 Date: October 28, 2021 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 7:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes Game attendance: 11,689 Game weather: Sunny Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play–by–play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline reporter)

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

See also: 2021 Troy Trojans football team

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

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, 2021 Location: Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA Game start: 6:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours Game attendance: 12,875 Game weather: Sunny Referee: Kyle Olson TV 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

See also: 2021 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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

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, 2021 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 2:05 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes Game attendance: 16,744 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 8 MPH Referee: Matt Loeffler TV 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

See also: 2021 Georgia State Panthers football team

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

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, 2021 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 1:05 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes Game attendance: 10,386 Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny Referee: Trennis Livingston TV 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

See also: 2021 Texas State Bobcats football team

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

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, 2021 Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 13,242 Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 15 MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV 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

See also: 2021 South Alabama Jaguars football team

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)

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, 2021 Location: Exploria Stadium Orlando, FL Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 42 minutes Game attendance: 9,784 Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: E 8 MPH Referee: Scott Hardin TV 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

See also: 2021 Northern Illinois Huskies football team and 2021 Cure Bowl

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