| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCU | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| ULL | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Coastal Carolina tops Louisiana-Lafayette 30-28
Coastal's trick play lifts Chanticleers over Ragin' Cajuns
Andre Nunez on a reverse pass connects with Keenan Barnes for a 15-yard touchdown to give Coastal Carolina a 30-28 win over Louisiana-Lafayette.
LAFAYETTE, La. -- Marcus Outlow ran for 96 yards and two scores and Coastal Carolina held off Louisiana-Lafayette 30-28 on Saturday night in a Sun Belt Conference opener.
Bryce Carpenter, 5 of 5 for 82 yards, hit Isiah Likely on a 29-yard TD pass for a 30-21 Coastal Carolina lead, but the Ragin' Cajuns scored on their next drive, a 15-yard TD pass from Andre Nunez to Keenan Barnes with 5:20 left to play.
Facing third-and-10 on his own 25, Carpenter hit Jeremiah Miller for a key first down and Coastal Carolina ran out the clock for the win.
Outlow scored a go-ahead TD on a 2-yard run and the Chanticleers (3-1) led 16-7 at halftime after Kilton Anderson's 31-yard TD pass to Ky'Jon Tyler.
Outlow's 1-yard TD run put the Chanticleers up 23-7 in the third quarter, but the Ragin' Cajuns (1-2) closed to 23-21 on Elijah Mitchell's 30-yard TD run and Raymond Calais' 61-yarder.
Anderson was 7 of 11 for 104 yards passing and Outlow gained 96 yards on 20 carries.
Trey Ragas (103 yards on 15 carries) scored on a 3-yard run for Louisiana-Lafayette. Nunez was 7 of 14 for 133 yards passing.
Game Information
2023 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 7-1 | 11-2 |
| Appalachian State | 6-2 | 9-5 |
| Coastal Carolina | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Old Dominion | 5-3 | 6-7 |
| Georgia State | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| Marshall | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Georgia Southern | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Troy | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| Texas State | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| South Alabama | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Arkansas State | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| Louisiana | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Southern Miss | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| UL Monroe | 0-8 | 2-10 |
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