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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks Wrap - Coastal Carolina Wins 55-27
The battle between the Chanticleers and Gamecocks didn't turn out to be much of a battle at all as Jacksonville State was handed a 55-27 defeat on Thursday at AmFirst Stadium.
Coastal Carolina won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +3.5-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go OVER the closing number of 54.5.
Ja'Vin Simpkins rushed for 80 yards, while Darren Lloyd added 64 yards in the win. Tray Taylor and Malick Meiga added 98 and 46 receiving yards respectively.
Tre Stewart rushed for 62 yards for Jacksonville State, while Anwar Lewis added 27 yards. Tyler Huff threw for 173 yards for the Gamecocks, while receivers Michael Pettway and Demarcus Lacey had 92 and 37 yards respectively.
Coastal Carolina outgained Jacksonville State 552-357 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 25-16 by the Chanticleers.
The time of possession battle favored Coastal Carolina as their offense was on the field for 39:51, longer than the 20:09 of their opponents.
Coastal Carolina heads into a 2 battle against William & Mary. Jacksonville State, meanwhile, will have their next action against Louisville.