Coppock’s Career Day Helps Coastal Carolina Defeat Georgia State, 31-20

Saturday, October 31

Atlanta, Ga.

2:00 PM

Coastal Carolina University

3-5 , 2-2

Georgia State

4-4 , 1-3

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Coastal Carolina	0	17	14	0	31
Georgia State	3	3	0	14	20

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ATLANTA, Ga. – Coastal Carolina defeated Georgia State, 31-20, in a Sun Belt Conference game Saturday at Center Parc Stadium, improving to 3-5 overall and 2-2 in conference play.

Atlanta native Clayton Coppock, Jr. enjoyed a memorable homecoming, catching seven passes for a career-high 110 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Deuce Bailey completed 23 of 33 passes for 307 yards and three touchdowns as the Chanticleers built a 31-6 lead through three quarters.

Nico Cavanillas Alti added a 53-yard field goal, his fourth make from 50 yards or longer this season, and converted all four extra-point attempts.

Georgia State opened the scoring with a 32-yard field goal late in the first quarter before Coastal answered with 17 consecutive points in the second.

Bailey connected with Coppock for a 21-yard touchdown with 10:29 remaining in the half, putting the Chanticleers ahead, 7-3. Cavanillas Alti extended the advantage with his 53-yarder at the 7:08 mark.

Coastal then marched 80 yards in seven plays, finishing the drive with Bailey's 25-yard touchdown pass to Zach Courtney for a 17-3 lead with 1:51 left before halftime. Georgia State added a field goal as time expired to make it 17-6 at the break.

The Chanticleers added two touchdowns in the third quarter to take control. Bailey found Coppock for a 31-yard score with 5:15 remaining, capping a five-play, 80-yard drive. Jaden Allen-Hendrix followed with a 2-yard touchdown run at the 1:14 mark, pushing Coastal's lead to 31-6.

Georgia State scored twice in the fourth quarter to pull within 31-20 with 7:38 remaining, but Coastal's defense kept the Panthers off the scoreboard the rest of the way. The Chanticleers stopped Georgia State on downs on its next possession and ended the game with a sack on the Panthers' final snap.

Courtney finished with four receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown, while Karmello English added five catches for 52 yards. Coastal totaled 375 yards of offense, including 312 through the air.

The Chanticleers recorded three sacks and limited Georgia State to five conversions on 15 third-down attempts. The Panthers finished with 360 total yards and fell to 4-4 overall and 1-3 in Sun Belt play.

Coastal returns to Brooks Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 7, to host Old Dominion. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+.