Georgia Southern Eagles @ Coastal Carolina Chanticleers — Oct 3, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 3, 2026
Eagles Georgia Southern GASO 1-3, 1-2 Away
31
Final
24
Chanticleers Coastal Carolina CC 0-4, 0-2 Home
1 2 3 4 T
GASO 10 7 0 14 31
CC 0 10 7 7 24
Top Performers
Passing Yards
M.
M. Johnson QB GASO
233 PASS
D.
D. Bailey CC
228 PASS
Rushing Yards
W.
W. Bryan QB GASO
88 RUSH
D.
D. Knicely RB CC
74 RUSH
Receiving Yards
R.
R. Helms TE GASO
89 REC
K.
K. English WR CC
81 REC
Passing
Georgia Southern
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
M. Johnson 18/29 233 3 0 0 121.8
W. Bryan 1/2 8 0 0 0 60.4
Coastal Carolina
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D. Bailey 19/33 228 2 0 3 99.1
Rushing
Georgia Southern
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Mbadinga 8 55 6.9 0 17
M. Johnson 2 13 6.5 0 10
A. Taylor 1 0 0.0 0 0
T. Todd 4 5 1.3 0 5
W. Bryan 8 88 11.0 1 67
T. Woodgett 2 6 3.0 0 7
Coastal Carolina
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Bailey 14 58 4.1 0 15
D. Knicely 16 74 4.6 0 14
J. Allen-Hendrix 3 5 1.7 0 4
T. Jackson 1 1 1.0 0 1
J. Edwards 2 4 2.0 0 3
Receiving
Georgia Southern
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. Mbadinga 2 4 9 4.5 0 6 0
J. Dallas 1 2 9 9.0 0 9 0
A. Greene 3 4 32 10.7 0 19 0
A. Taylor 6 9 77 12.8 1 34 0
Z. Hilliard 1 1 18 18.0 1 18 0
R. Helms 4 4 89 22.3 1 32 0
J. Ware 1 3 3 3.0 0 3 0
T. Todd 1 2 4 4.0 0 4 0
Coastal Carolina
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. Coppock 2 6 41 20.5 0 34 0
D. Knicely 3 3 10 3.3 0 5 0
K. English 5 5 81 16.2 1 32 0
T. Gardner 3 8 37 12.3 0 27 0
R. Washington 3 4 34 11.3 0 15 0
Z. Marshall 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
G. Lawrence 2 4 22 11.0 1 13 0
K. Hainsworth 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
Georgia Southern
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
A. Bynum 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
F. Davies 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Sears 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Gamble 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
T. Hill 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Jones 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
M. Stroud 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Ticket 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
U. Iloh 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Aviles 8 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Tyson 8 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Mangham 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Anders 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Secka 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Thompson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Calicut 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
O. Brown 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Eldridge 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Fears 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
E. Johnson 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Coastal Carolina
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
D. Barnes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Poole 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Jean 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Pulliam 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lee 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. McDowell 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Carrick 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Juste 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Diawara 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Rose 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
T. Roman 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
X. Booker 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Bostic 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Powell 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Wayne 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Jackson 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Toney 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Grayson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Georgia Southern
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
T. Bryant 1/3 4/4 7 0
Coastal Carolina
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
N. C. Alti 1/1 3/3 6 0
Returns
Georgia Southern
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Ware 2 25 12.5 0 21 0
T. Todd 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
Coastal Carolina
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
R. Washington 1 18 18.0 0 18 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Georgia Southern
Coastal Carolina
407 Total Yards 370
18 First Downs 20
10 Passing 7
6 Rushing 9
4 Penalty 2
4/13 3rd Down Eff. 3/13
241 Passing Yards 228
166 Rushing Yards 142
0 Turnovers 2
5-51 Penalties 10-110
26:29 Possession 33:16
3/3 Red Zone 1/2
Play-by-Play
Q4 14 - 7 31 - 24
31 - 24 0:57
N. C. Alti XP
31 - 23 0:57
K. English TD
XP T. Bryant
31 - 17 9:45
TD A. Taylor
30 - 17 9:45
XP T. Bryant
24 - 17 14:14
TD R. Helms
23 - 17 14:14
Q3 0 - 7 17 - 17
17 - 17 3:16
N. C. Alti XP
17 - 16 3:16
G. Lawrence TD
Q2 7 - 10 17 - 10
17 - 10 0:23
N. C. Alti XP
17 - 9 0:23
R. Washington TD
XP T. Bryant
17 - 3 7:14
TD W. Bryan
16 - 3 7:14
10 - 3 8:38
N. C. Alti FG
Q1 10 - 0 10 - 0
XP T. Bryant
10 - 0 2:37
TD Z. Hilliard
9 - 0 2:37
FG T. Bryant
3 - 0 10:09
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: GASO +14 Times Tied: 1
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 3, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m