CONWAY, S.C. (11/13/26) – The Arkansas State football team dropped a 28-21 decision at Coastal Carolina Saturday afternoon at Brooks Stadium.
A-State (4-6, 2-4 Sun Belt) forced two turnovers for the fourth consecutive game and sixth time this season. Coastal Carolina (4-6, 3-3 Sun Belt) forced four miscues by the Red Wolves and turned it into 14 points.
Trey Owens was 23-of-40 passing for 217 yards and rushed for a score while
Solomon Baggett had a team-high seven carries for 26 yards.
Chauncy Cobb had two rushes for 21 yards, including a 17-yard score while hauling in three catches for 23 yards. Jaylen Bonnelli had six receptions for a team-high 43 yards.
Coastal Carolina narrowly out-gained 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.
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.
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 their ensuing drive, the Chanticleers muffed a punt of their own and
Marquis Williams pounced on the loose ball to give A-State great field position. It took one play to even the score as
Chauncy Cobb rushing 17 yards for his first career rushing touchdown to make it 7-7.
The second turnover of the day by Coastal Carolina setup the Red Wolves once again with field position.
Brandon Greil forced a fumble at the Chanticleers 35-yard line that was recovered by
Dontrae Henderson with 9:04 left in the second quarter. A 21-yard pass to Bonelli put A-State in the red zone and four plays later
Timothy Carter found the endzone 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 quarter and later gained a 28-14 lead following an 11-yard rushing score. A-State used seven plays to march into the redzone on the ensuing drive but the Chanticleers forced a fumble inside the 5-yard line and recovered with 4:00 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 endzone with 2:02 to play to make it 28-21. The Chanticleers recovered an onside kick attempt but punted with 13 seconds remaining, but A-State was unable to get the tying score.
Next Up
A-State visits Louisiana Tech on Nov. 21 with kickoff set for 6:00 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, including the flagship station 107.9 KFIN in Jonesboro.
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.
