Conway, SC – Contributed – The Arkansas State football team (4-6, 2-4 SBC) dropped a 28-21 decision at Coastal Carolina (4-6, 3-3 SBC) Saturday afternoon at Brooks Stadium.
Trey Owens was 23-of-40 passing for 217 yards and accounted for a team-high 34 rushing yards on 11 attempts. Chauncy Cobb recorded two rushes for 21 yards and scored on a 17-yard run while Timothy Carter accounted for the second touchdown in the contest with a three-yard rush. Jabari Bush recorded a team-best 45 receiving yards on three receptions while Hunter Summers and Jaylen Bonelli were not far behind with 43 yards apiece.
Joe Drew led the Red Wolves with a career-high 14 tackles and AG McGhee had 11 tackles, his second consecutive game with double-figure tackles. Dontrae Henderson and Marquis Williams recorded the first fumble recoveries of their careers in the contest.
Coastal Carolina narrowly outgained the Red Wolves 271-270 on the game. A-State held a slight advantage through the air, 217-208, and had 53 yards rushing on 31 carries while Coastal Carolina totaled 33 rushes for 63 yards.
Coastal Carolina opened the scoring by capitalizing on a muffed punt. Taking over at midfield following the muff, the Chanticleers used seven plays to find the endzone on a seven-yard completion. After forcing the Red Wolves to punt on the ensuing drive, the Chanticleers muffed a punt of their own and Williams pounced on the loose ball to give A-State great field position. It took one play to even the score as Cobb rushed 17 yards for his first career rushing touchdown to make it 7-7.
The second turnover of the day by Coastal Carolina set up the Red Wolves once again with good field position. Brandon Greil forced a fumble at the Chanticleers 35-yard line that was recovered by Henderson with 9:04 left in the second quarter. A 21-yard pass to Bonelli put A-State in the red zone and Carter found the endzone four plays later to put the Red Wolves up 14-7 with 6:30 to play in the half. Coastal Carolina answered with an 8-play, 75-yard scoring drive making it 14-14 headed to the halftime break.
A strip-sack scoop-and-score gave Coastal Carolina a 21-14 lead with 2:49 left in the third quarter. The Chanticleers intercepted a pass with 12:05 to go in the fourth and later gained a 28-14 lead following an 11-yard rushing score. A-State used seven plays to march into the red zone on the ensuing drive, but the Chanticleers forced a fumble inside the 5-yard line and recovered with four minutes to play. The Red Wolves forced a punt and a 15-yard return by Bonelli put the ball at the Coastal Carolina 23-yard line with 3:38 to play.
Owens found the end zone with 2:02 on the clock to make it 28-21. The Chanticleers recovered the onside kick attempt but punted with 13 seconds remaining. A-State was unable to get the tying score before time expired.
Next Up
A-State visits Louisiana Tech on Nov. 21 with kickoff set for 6 p.m. The matchup will be broadcast on ESPN+, and the radio broadcast of the game can be heard across the EAB Red Wolves Sports Network.
The Red Wolves’ final home contest of the 2026 season is set for Nov. 28 versus Troy. Tickets for the game can be found by clicking here.