Southern Miss
5-5 , 3-3
Coastal Carolina
9-1 , 6-1
Coastal Carolina Holds Off Southern Miss in Conway
11/12/2022 11:09:00 PM | Football
CONWAY, S.C. -- C.J. Beasley ran 56 yards to set up the final score of the game and Coastal Carolina rallied for a 26-23 victory over Southern Miss on Saturday night in the Chanticleers' first game without starting quarterback Grayson McCall.
Coastal Carolina (9-1, 6-1 Sun Belt Conference) jumped out to a 17-0 lead after one quarter. Aaron Bedgood ran 30 yards for a touchdown on the Chanticleers' first possession, Reese White added a 1-yard scoring run and freshman Kade Hensley kicked a 43-yard field.
Southern Miss (5-5, 3-3 Sun Belt Conference) bounced back with a 17-point second quarter to tie the game at halftime. Briggs Bourgeois kicked a 21-yard field goal, freshman Kenyon Clay had a 1-yard touchdown run and Trey Lowe passed to freshman Tiaquelin Mims for a 15-yard score.
Bourgeois and Hensley traded field goals in the third quarter to keep the game tied.
The Golden Eagles grabbed a 23-20 lead early in the fourth quarter on another Bourgeois field goal, but Coastal Carolina needed just three plays to regain the lead for good.
Beasley's long run came on first down and White ran for a 17-yard gain before scoring from 2 yards out.
Jason Garrett started in place of McCall, completing 7 of 14 passes for 163 yards with two interceptions. Beasley had a game-high 68 yards on just four carries. Sam Pinckney caught four passes for 106 yards.
Lowe completed 19 of 36 passes for a career-high 295 yards for the Golden Eagles. Jason Brownlee had six receptions for 123 yards. Southern Miss will host South Alabama in a 2:30 p.m. kick off on Saturday, Nov. 19.
Team Stats
USM 0, CCU 7
CCU - Bedgood,Aaron 30 yd run (Hensley,Kade kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:57
USM 0, CCU 14
CCU - White,Reese 1 yd run (Hensley,Kade kick), 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 02:58
USM 0, CCU 17
CCU - Hensley,Kade 43 yd field goal 9 plays, 32 yards, TOP 04:09
USM 3, CCU 17
USM - Bourgeois,Briggs 21 yd field goal 11 plays, 61 yards, TOP 05:25
USM 10, CCU 17
USM - Clay,Kenyon 1 yd run (Bourgeois,Briggs kick), 4 plays, 39 yards, TOP 02:19
USM 17, CCU 17
USM - Mims,Tiaquelin 15 yd pass from Lowe III,Trey (Bourgeois,Briggs kick) 5 plays, 37 yards, TOP 01:26
USM 20, CCU 17
USM - Bourgeois,Briggs 23 yd field goal 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 03:46
USM 20, CCU 20
CCU - Hensley,Kade 28 yd field goal 10 plays, 81 yards, TOP 05:28
USM 23, CCU 20
USM - Bourgeois,Briggs 23 yd field goal 13 plays, 73 yards, TOP 06:01
USM 23, CCU 26
CCU - White,Reese 2 yd run (), 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:24
