Coastal Carolina Defeats UL Monroe 23-8 in Week 7
Coastal Carolina dominated UL Monroe 23-8 on Saturday in Week 7, controlling the game from start to finish. The Chanticleers scored in every quarter except the fourth, jumping out to a 6-0 first-quarter lead and extending it to 16-0 by halftime before adding 7 more points in the third quarter.
UL Monroe's only scoring came in the third quarter with a field goal to make it 23-8. The Warhawks struggled offensively throughout, managing limited yardage and unable to capitalize on their opportunities.
Coastal Carolina's defense was particularly impactful, highlighted by an interception from Avyonne Jones in the fourth quarter that sealed the victory. Offensively, running back Samari Collier led the way with 86 rushing yards and a touchdown, while quarterback Bryson Graves completed 37 passes. For UL Monroe, Jonathan Bibbs led receivers with 79 yards.
The Chanticleers' performance covered the 3-point spread, while the game finished under the 46.5 over-under total.
AI-generated recap · Aug 9, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UL Monroe | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
 Coastal Carolina | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | UL Monroe | Coastal Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 14-29 | 8-19 |
| Pass Yards | 176 | 92 |
| Rush Yards | 140 | 285 |
| Total Yards | 316 | 377 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 1-13 | 5-16 |
| Penalties | 7-64 | 3-25 |
| Possession | 30:04 | 29:56 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Jacob Green kickoff for 49 yds , Dominic Knicely return for 3 yds to the CCU 19
Tad Hudson pass complete to Brooks Johnson for 11 yds to the CCU 30 for a 1ST down
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for 2 yds to the CCU 32
Tad Hudson run for 4 yds to the CCU 36
Tad Hudson run for 16 yds to the ULM 48 for a 1ST down
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for 2 yds to the ULM 46
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for no gain to the ULM 46
No Huddle-Shotgun Hudson,Tad pass incomplete deep left to English,Karmello thrown to ULM13 PENALTY ULM Offside 5 yards from ULM46 to ULM41. NO PLAY.
Dominic Knicely run for 5 yds to the ULM 36 for a 1ST down
Dominic Knicely run for 3 yds to the ULM 33
Tad Hudson pass complete to Robby Washington for 7 yds to the ULM 26 for a 1ST down
Jevon Edwards run for 5 yds to the ULM 21
Tad Hudson run for 16 yds to the ULM 5 for a 1ST down
Tad Hudson sacked by Jabari Tiller for a loss of 6 yards to the ULM 11
Tad Hudson sacked for a loss of 10 yards to the ULM 21 Tad Hudson fumbled, recovered by CCU Tad Hudson , return for 0 yards
Tad Hudson pass incomplete to Bryson Graves
Kian Afrookhteh 38 yd FG GOOD
No Huddle-Shotgun McReynolds,Braylon rush middle for 0 yards to the ULM25 (McDowell,Se'Von) PENALTY ULM Holding 10 yards from ULM25 to ULM15. NO PLAY.
Braylon McReynolds run for a loss of 2 yards to the ULM 13
Braylon McReynolds run for 4 yds to the ULM 17
Dorian Lewis run for 9 yds to the ULM 26
Makenzie Ryan punt for 35 yds , Bryson Graves returns for 2 yds to the CCU 41
Robby Washington run for 4 yds to the CCU 45
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for 46 yds to the ULM 4 Ja'Vin Simpkins fumbled, recovered by CCU Malcolm Gillie for a 1ST down Malcolm Gillie for a 1ST down
Jevon Edwards run for a loss of 1 yard to the ULM 5
Jevon Edwards run for 2 yds to the ULM 3
No Huddle-Shotgun Hudson,Tad rush right for 2 yards gain to the ULM01 (Harris,Lynard) PENALTY CCU Holding (Tate,Julius) 10 yards from ULM03 to ULM13. NO PLAY.
Coastal Carolina Penalty, Offensive Holding (Yards) declined
Kian Afrookhteh 26 yd FG GOOD
Philippe Laforge kickoff for 49 yds , Nate Sullivan Jr. return for 18 yds to the ULM 34
Braylon McReynolds run for 10 yds to the ULM 44 for a 1ST down
Braylon McReynolds run for a loss of 2 yards to the ULM 42
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Jonathan Bibbs for 1 yd to the ULM 43
No Huddle-Shotgun Armenta,Aidan rush middle for 8 yards gain to the CCU49 (Bryant,Jayden) PENALTY ULM Personal Foul (McBroom,Que) 15 yards from ULM43 to ULM28. NO PLAY.
UL Monroe Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the ULM 25
Aidan Armenta run for 8 yds to the ULM 33
Makenzie Ryan punt for 43 yds , Bryson Graves returns for 29 yds to the ULM 47
Dominic Knicely run for 2 yds to the ULM 45
Samari Collier pass incomplete to Malcolm Gillie
Dominic Knicely run for 5 yds to the ULM 40
Dominic Knicely run for 1 yd to the ULM 39
Braylon McReynolds run for 3 yds to the ULM 42
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Julian Nixon
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Nic Trujillo
Makenzie Ryan punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Bryson Graves at the CCU 29
Samari Collier pass incomplete to Bryson Graves
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for 1 yd to the CCU 30
Coastal Carolina Penalty, Offensive Pass Interference (Yards) declined
Emile Sebafundi punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Jake Godfrey at the ULM 33
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Jonathan Bibbs for 4 yds to the ULM 29
UL Monroe Penalty, Chop Block (-15 Yards) to the ULM 18
Braylon McReynolds run for 2 yds to the ULM 20
Braylon McReynolds run for 1 yd to the ULM 21
Makenzie Ryan punt for 37 yds
Samari Collier run for 16 yds to the ULM 42 for a 1ST down
Jalen John run for 3 yds to the ULM 39
Samari Collier run for 2 yds to the ULM 37
Samari Collier run for 12 yds to the ULM 25 for a 1ST down
Dominic Knicely run for 3 yds to the ULM 22
Samari Collier pass incomplete to Karmello English
Samari Collier pass incomplete to Brooks Johnson
Kian Afrookhteh 39 yd FG GOOD
Jonathan Bibbs run for a loss of 14 yards to the ULM 11 Jonathan Bibbs fumbled, recovered by ULM Jonathan Bibbs
Zach Palmer-Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the ULM 10
Zach Palmer-Smith run for 20 yds to the ULM 30
Makenzie Ryan punt for 20 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the 50 yard line
Bryson Graves pass complete to Jameson Tucker for 37 yds Jameson Tucker fumbled, recovered by ULM David Godsey Jr.
Zach Palmer-Smith run for 10 yds to the ULM 23 for a 1ST down
Zach Palmer-Smith run for 2 yds to the ULM 25
Braylon McReynolds run for no gain to the ULM 25
Aidan Armenta pass complete to JP Coulter for 22 yds to the ULM 47 for a 1ST down
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Jonathan Bibbs
UL Monroe Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Aidan Armenta) to the ULM 29
Dorian Lewis run for 9 yds to the ULM 38
Makenzie Ryan punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Bryson Graves at the CCU 27
Samari Collier run for 7 yds to the CCU 34
Coastal Carolina Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the CCU 29
Jalen John run for 5 yds to the CCU 34
Jalen John run for 6 yds to the CCU 40 for a 1ST down
Samari Collier pass incomplete
Jevon Edwards run for 43 yds to the ULM 17 for a 1ST down UL Monroe Penalty, Personal Foul (Marcus Ross) to the ULM 8 for a 1ST down
Samari Collier pass complete to Brooks Johnson for 8 yds for a TD (Kian Afrookhteh KICK)
End of 2nd Quarter
A. Armenta takes a knee
Philippe Laforge kickoff for 62 yds , Jake Godfrey return for 12 yds to the ULM 15
Braylon McReynolds run for 41 yds to the CCU 44 for a 1ST down
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Nic Trujillo for 5 yds to the CCU 39
Braylon McReynolds run for 3 yds to the CCU 36
Braylon McReynolds run for no gain to the CCU 36
Hunter Herring run for a loss of 1 yard to the CCU 37
Jevon Edwards run for 1 yd to the CCU 38
Samari Collier pass incomplete to Cameron Wright
Samari Collier run for a loss of 5 yards to the CCU 33 Samari Collier fumbled, recovered by CCU Samari Collier
Emile Sebafundi punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ULM 26
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Julian Nixon
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Jonathan Bibbs for 43 yds to the CCU 31 for a 1ST down
Zach Palmer-Smith run for 4 yds to the CCU 27
A. Armenta pass to J. Bibbs for 27 yds for a TD (H. Herring pass to D. Lewis for Two-Point Conversion)
Jacob Green kickoff for 54 yds , Malcolm Gillie return for 21 yds to the CCU 32
Samari Collier pass complete to Robby Washington for 18 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for 1 yd to the ULM 49
Samari Collier pass complete to Karmello English for 7 yds to the ULM 42
Dominic Knicely run for 1 yd to the ULM 41
Dominic Knicely run for 3 yds to the ULM 39 for a 1ST down
Samari Collier pass incomplete to Eli Aragon
Samari Collier run for 39 yds for a TD (Kian Afrookhteh KICK)
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Nic Trujillo for 2 yds to the ULM 27
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Nic Trujillo for 5 yds to the ULM 32
Aidan Armenta run for 2 yds to the ULM 34
Zach Palmer-Smith run for 1 yd to the ULM 35 for a 1ST down
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Nic Trujillo
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Braylon McReynolds for 11 yds to the ULM 46 for a 1ST down
Zach Palmer-Smith run for 1 yd to the ULM 47
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Dorian Lewis for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Jake Godfrey
Makenzie Ryan punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Bryson Graves at the CCU 15
Jalen John run for 9 yds to the CCU 24
Jalen John run for 3 yds to the CCU 27 for a 1ST down
Jalen John run for 3 yds to the CCU 30
Samari Collier pass complete to Brooks Johnson for a loss of 1 yard to the CCU 29
Samari Collier run for 4 yds to the CCU 33
Emile Sebafundi punt for 49 yds
Aidan Armenta run for 10 yds to the ULM 28 for a 1ST down
Jonathan Bibbs run for 13 yds to the ULM 41 for a 1ST down
Braylon McReynolds run for a loss of 2 yards to the ULM 39
Zach Palmer-Smith run for no gain to the ULM 39
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Jake Godfrey
Makenzie Ryan punt for 22 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CCU 39
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for 1 yd to the CCU 40
Samari Collier pass incomplete to Malcolm Gillie
Samari Collier run for no gain to the CCU 40
Emile Sebafundi punt for 39 yds
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Jonathan Bibbs for 12 yds to the ULM 33 for a 1ST down
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Nic Trujillo for 11 yds to the ULM 44 for a 1ST down
Braylon McReynolds run for 19 yds to the CCU 37 for a 1ST down
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Nic Trujillo
Braylon McReynolds run for 1 yd to the CCU 36
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Nate Sullivan Jr.
Aidan Armenta pass intercepted Xamarion Gordon return for no gain to the CCU 13
Dominic Knicely run for 6 yds to the CCU 19
Jevon Edwards run for a loss of 2 yards to the CCU 17
Samari Collier run for no gain to the CCU 17
Emile Sebafundi punt for 46 yds , Jake Godfrey returns for 28 yds to the CCU 35
Hunter Herring pass intercepted Avyonne Jones return for no gain to the CCU 12
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for 8 yds to the CCU 20
Ja'Vin Simpkins run for a loss of 2 yards to the CCU 18
Samari Collier pass incomplete to Bryson Graves
Sebafundi,Emile punt 49 yards to the ULM33 PENALTY CCU Illegal Shift 5 yards from CCU18 to CCU13. NO PLAY.
Emile Sebafundi punt for 37 yds , Jake Godfrey returns for no gain to the 50 yard line
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Nic Trujillo for 34 yds to the CCU 16 for a 1ST down
UL Monroe Penalty, Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Yards) declined
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Nic Trujillo
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Jake Godfrey
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Nic Trujillo
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Nic Trujillo
Jalen John run for 2 yds to the CCU 18
Samari Collier run for 6 yds to the CCU 24
Samari Collier run for 5 yds to the CCU 29 for a 1ST down
Jalen John run for a loss of 1 yard to the CCU 28
Kneel down by Coastal Carolina at CCU20 for loss of 8 yards.