Coastal Carolina Dominates South Alabama 38-20 in Week 4
Coastal Carolina cruised to a convincing 38-20 victory over South Alabama in Week 4, covering the 15-point spread with a dominant second-half performance. The Chanticleers scored just 7 points in the first half but exploded for 14 in the third quarter and 17 in the fourth to put the game away.
South Alabama kept pace early, scoring 14 points in the second quarter to trail just 14-14 at halftime, but managed only 6 points over the final two quarters. The defense made crucial plays down the stretch, including a pivotal 13-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Tray Brown in the fourth quarter that shifted momentum decisively.
Ja'Vin Simpkins led the Chanticleers' ground attack with 84 rushing yards. For South Alabama, Bishop Davenport completed 197 passing yards and Devin Voisin led receivers with 94 yards. The contest surpassed the 51.5-point over/under line, finishing with 58 total points.
AI-generated recap · Aug 14, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coastal Carolina | 0 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
 South Alabama | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Coastal Carolina | South Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 13-25 | 22-36 |
| Pass Yards | 112 | 197 |
| Rush Yards | 182 | 223 |
| Total Yards | 294 | 420 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 4-11 | 8-18 |
| Penalties | 8-55 | 8-70 |
| Possession | 23:19 | 36:41 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Tad Hudson pass complete to Robby Washington for 3 yds to the CCU 22
Tad Hudson pass complete to Malcolm Gillie for 28 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for 4 yds to the USA 46
Tad Hudson pass incomplete to Bryson Graves
Tad Hudson pass incomplete to Robby Washington
Emile Sebafundi punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Devin Voisin at the USA 11
Kentrel Bullock run for 1 yd to the USA 12
PENALTY USA False Start (Hale,Asher) 5 yards from USA12 to USA07. NO PLAY.
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Rod Gibbs for 14 yds to the USA 21 for a 1ST down
Kentrel Bullock run for 6 yds to the USA 27
Kentrel Bullock run for 11 yds to the USA 38 for a 1ST down
PJ Martin run for 3 yds to the USA 41
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Devin Voisin for 5 yds to the USA 46
Bishop Davenport run for 3 yds to the USA 49 for a 1ST down
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Brendan Jenkins for 6 yds to the CCU 45
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Jeremiah Jones-Thomas for 3 yds to the CCU 48
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Devin Voisin for 12 yds to the CCU 36 for a 1ST down
PJ Martin run for 4 yds to the CCU 32
PJ Martin run for 2 yds to the CCU 30
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Devin Voisin
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Anthony Eager
Tad Hudson pass complete to Bryson Graves for 1 yd to the CCU 31
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for 4 yds to the CCU 35
Tad Hudson pass complete to Bryson Graves for 10 yds to the CCU 45 for a 1ST down
Tad Hudson run for 7 yds to the USA 48
Tad Hudson pass incomplete to Bryson Graves
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for 4 yds to the USA 44 for a 1ST down
Tad Hudson pass complete to Bryson Graves for 3 yds to the USA 41
Tad Hudson pass incomplete to Cameron Wright
Tad Hudson pass incomplete to Eli Aragon
Emile Sebafundi punt for 41 yds for a touchback
Keenan Phillips run for 8 yds to the USA 28
Keenan Phillips run for 1 yd to the USA 29
Keenan Phillips run for 1 yd to the USA 30 for a 1ST down
Keenan Phillips run for 5 yds to the USA 35
Kentrel Bullock run for no gain to the USA 35
(00:50) No Huddle-Shotgun Davenport,Bishop pass complete short right to McCrumby,Miller caught at USA38, for 3 yards to the USA38 (Pinckney,Dre), out of bounds PENALTY USA Holding (Hubbard,Ethan) 10 yards from USA35 to USA25. NO PLAY.
South Alabama Penalty, Illegal Formation (Yards) declined
Aleksi Pulkkinen punt for 52 yds, fair catch by Bryson Graves at the CCU 13
Aleksi Pulkkinen punt for 52 yds, fair catch by Bryson Graves at the CCU 7
Dominic Knicely run for 4 yds to the CCU 11
(14:59) No Huddle-Shotgun Hudson,Tad pass complete short left to Knicely,Dominic caught at CCU05, for 0 yards to the CCU11 (Dozier,Caleb; McKenzie,Darius) PENALTY CCU Illegal Motion (Edwards,Jevon) 5 yards from CCU11 to CCU06. NO PLAY.
Tad Hudson pass complete to Bryson Graves for 3 yds to the CCU 3
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for 10 yds to the CCU 13
Emile Sebafundi punt for 48 yds , Devin Voisin returns for 21 yds to the CCU 40
Keenan Phillips run for 2 yds to the CCU 38
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Devin Voisin for 2 yds to the CCU 36
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Brendan Jenkins
Aleksi Pulkkinen punt for 36 yds for a touchback
Tad Hudson pass incomplete to Malcolm Gillie
Jevon Edwards run for 2 yds to the CCU 22
(11:13) No Huddle-Shotgun Hudson,Tad pass incomplete deep right to Hinton,Colton thrown to USA35 PENALTY USA Offside offsetting CCU UNR: Unnecessary Roughness offsetting. NO PLAY.
Tad Hudson pass incomplete to Malcolm Gillie
Emile Sebafundi punt for 38 yds
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Devin Voisin for 4 yds to the USA 44
Kentrel Bullock run for 4 yds to the USA 48
Kentrel Bullock run for 5 yds to the CCU 47 for a 1ST down
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Devin Voisin
Kentrel Bullock run for 9 yds to the CCU 38
Bishop Davenport run for 3 yds to the CCU 35 for a 1ST down
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Anthony Eager for 3 yds to the CCU 38
Anthony Eager 0 Yd Run (Hamilton DiBoyan Kick)
Tad Hudson pass incomplete to Karmello English
Jevon Edwards run for 30 yds to the USA 35 for a 1ST down
Dominic Knicely run for 5 yds to the USA 30
Dominic Knicely run for 10 yds to the USA 20 for a 1ST down
Dominic Knicely run for 1 yd to the USA 19
Tad Hudson pass complete to Malick Meiga for 19 yds for a TD (Kian Afrookhteh KICK)
Keenan Phillips run for 54 yds to the CCU 21 for a 1ST down
Keenan Phillips run for 4 yds to the CCU 17
Keenan Phillips run for 3 yds to the CCU 14
Keenan Phillips run for 4 yds to the CCU 10 for a 1ST down
Bishop Davenport run for a loss of 8 yards to the CCU 18
Kentrel Bullock run for 9 yds to the CCU 9
Bishop Davenport run for 7 yds to the CCU 2
Kentrel Bullock run for 2 yds for a TD (Hamilton DiBoyan KICK)
Hamilton DiBoyan kickoff for 65 yds , Malcolm Gillie return for 15 yds to the CCU 15
Tad Hudson run for 1 yd to the CCU 16
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for 16 yds to the CCU 32 for a 1ST down
Tad Hudson pass complete to Ja'Vin Simpkins for a loss of 1 yard to the CCU 31
End of 2nd Quarter
Kentrel Bullock run for 4 yds to the USA 29
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Devin Voisin
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Devin Voisin
Aleksi Pulkkinen punt for 11 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the USA 40
Tad Hudson pass complete to Brooks Johnson for 14 yds to the USA 26 for a 1ST down
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for 9 yds to the USA 17
Tad Hudson pass complete to Robby Washington for 17 yds for a TD (Kian Afrookhteh KICK)
Bishop Davenport pass intercepted Myles Woods return for 18 yds to the USA 20
Tad Hudson pass incomplete to Brooks Johnson
Jevon Edwards run for 17 yds to the USA 3 for a 1ST down
Jevon Edwards run for no gain to the USA 3
Dominic Knicely run for a loss of 4 yards to the USA 7
Tad Hudson run for 7 yds for a TD (Kian Afrookhteh KICK)
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Anthony Eager for 7 yds to the USA 32
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Kentrel Bullock for 1 yd to the USA 33
Kentrel Bullock run for 3 yds to the USA 36 for a 1ST down
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Jeremiah Jones-Thomas for 17 yds to the CCU 47 for a 1ST down
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Anthony Eager for 7 yds to the CCU 40
PJ Martin run for 13 yds to the CCU 27 for a 1ST down
PJ Martin run for 2 yds to the CCU 25
PJ Martin run for 2 yds to the CCU 23
(07:00) No Huddle-Shotgun Davenport,Bishop pass incomplete deep right to Eager,Anthony thrown to CCU00, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY CCU Pass Interference (Whitaker,Lionell) 15 yards from CCU23 to CCU08, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
PJ Martin run for 3 yds to the CCU 5
PJ Martin run for 2 yds to the CCU 3
Bishop Davenport run for a loss of 17 yards to the CCU 20
Hamilton DiBoyan 37 yd FG GOOD
Hamilton DiBoyan kickoff for 63 yds , Malcolm Gillie return for 26 yds to the CCU 28
Robby Washington run for 1 yd to the CCU 29
South Alabama Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the CCU 47 for a 1ST down
Tad Hudson pass incomplete to Dominic Knicely
Dominic Knicely run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
Tad Hudson pass complete to Ja'Vin Simpkins for 6 yds to the USA 44
PENALTY CCU Delay Of Game 5 yards from USA44 to USA49. NO PLAY.
Emile Sebafundi punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Devin Voisin at the USA 10
Emile Sebafundi punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Devin Voisin at the USA 15
Keenan Phillips run for 4 yds to the USA 19
Keenan Phillips run for 6 yds to the USA 25 for a 1ST down
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Devin Voisin for no gain to the USA 25
PENALTY USA False Start (Wiggins,Amaury) 5 yards from USA25 to USA20. NO PLAY.
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Anthony Eager for 9 yds to the USA 29
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Devin Voisin for 6 yds to the USA 35 for a 1ST down
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Devin Voisin for 48 yds to the CCU 17 for a 1ST down
Keenan Phillips run for 4 yds to the CCU 13
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Anthony Eager
Bishop Davenport sacked by Noah Arinze for a loss of 2 yards to the CCU 15
Hamilton DiBoyan 33 yd FG MISSED
Tad Hudson pass incomplete to Brooks Johnson
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for 11 yds to the CCU 31 for a 1ST down
Tad Hudson pass complete to Eli Aragon for 3 yds to the CCU 28
Dominic Knicely run for 4 yds to the CCU 32
(10:41) No Huddle-Shotgun Hudson,Tad pass incomplete deep right to Gillie,Malcolm thrown to USA42 PENALTY USA Offside (Wiseman,Dominic) 5 yards from CCU32 to CCU37. NO PLAY.
Tad Hudson pass complete to Bryson Graves for 24 yds to the USA 39 for a 1ST down
(10:11) No Huddle-Shotgun Hudson,Tad pass incomplete short right to Graves,Bryson thrown to USA36 PENALTY USA Roughing The Passer (Myrick,Blayne) 15 yards from USA39 to USA24, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for 24 yds for a TD (Kian Afrookhteh KICK)
Keenan Phillips run for 8 yds to the USA 33
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Devin Voisin for 17 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
(09:01) No Huddle-Shotgun Davenport,Bishop pass incomplete short left to Voisin,Devin thrown to CCU31 PENALTY CCU Offside (Durham-Campbell,Ezekiel) 5 yards from USA50 to CCU45. NO PLAY.
Kentrel Bullock run for 8 yds to the CCU 37 for a 1ST down
Kentrel Bullock run for 11 yds to the CCU 26 for a 1ST down
Bishop Davenport pass complete to PJ Martin for 3 yds to the CCU 23
PENALTY USA Illegal Snap (Jerido,Kenton) 5 yards from CCU23 to CCU28. NO PLAY.
Bishop Davenport run for a loss of 1 yard to the CCU 29
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Devin Voisin
Hamilton DiBoyan 47 yd FG GOOD
Jevon Edwards run for 2 yds to the CCU 27
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for 2 yds to the CCU 29
PENALTY CCU False Start (McDonald,Kain) 5 yards from CCU29 to CCU24. NO PLAY.
Tad Hudson pass incomplete to Jameson Tucker
Emile Sebafundi punt for 48 yds , Devin Voisin returns for no gain to the USA 28
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Anthony Eager
Bishop Davenport sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the USA 23
Bishop Davenport pass intercepted Xamarion Gordon return for 12 yds to the USA 27
Bishop Davenport pass intercepted Xamarion Gordon return for 12 yds to the USA 27
Dominic Knicely run for 3 yds to the USA 24
Dominic Knicely run for 6 yds to the USA 18
Coastal Carolina Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Tad Hudson) to the USA 27
Kian Afrookhteh 44 yd FG GOOD
Philippe Laforge kickoff for 65 yds , Nehemiah Chandler return for 16 yds to the USA 16
Tray Brown 13 Yd Fumble Return (Kian Afrookhteh Kick)
(02:32) No Huddle-Shotgun Davenport,Bishop rush right for 2 yards gain to the USA27, out of bounds at USA27 PENALTY USA Holding (Davis,Jordan) 10 yards from USA25 to USA15. NO PLAY.
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to PJ Martin
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Brendan Jenkins for 30 yds to the USA 45 for a 1ST down
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to PJ Martin
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Miller McCrumby for 4 yds to the USA 49
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Miller McCrumby for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Anthony Eager
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Anthony Eager
(00:52) Kneel down by Coastal Carolina at CCU48 for loss of 2 yards.
(00:22) Kneel down by Coastal Carolina at CCU46 for loss of 2 yards.