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Coastal Carolina at South Carolina

Sep 1, 2018 • Completed

Season 2018RegularWeek 1

Away

Coastal Carolina

Sun Belt

Final Score

15 - 49

CCSC

Home

South Carolina

SEC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

South Carolina557
Coastal Carolina238

Passing Yards

South Carolina294
Coastal Carolina112

Rushing Yards

South Carolina263
Coastal Carolina126

Turnovers

South Carolina0
Coastal Carolina1

Game Conditions

Temperature89°F
Wind7 mph S

Humidity

51%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Jake Bentley

South Carolina

YDS: 250

Rushing

Rico Dowdle

South Carolina

YDS: 105

Receiving

Shi Smith

South Carolina

YDS: 61

Tackles

Silas Kelly

Coastal Carolina

SOLO: 8

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

South Carolina30:02
Coastal Carolina29:58

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

South Carolina pulls away from Coastal Carolina 49-15

Blowout

South Carolina defeated Coastal Carolina 49-15 in Week 1 of the 2018 regular slate, finishing with a 557-238 edge in total yards, and scoring 5 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

South Carolina set the terms early in a game that finished 49-15. Jake Bentley pass complete to Kiel Pollard for 8 yds for a TD (Parker White KICK) came with {'seconds': 2, 'minutes': 5} left in the first quarter, giving South Carolina the first major swing.

South Carolina's box score carried the story: 557 total yards, 263 rushing yards, and 294 passing yards. Coastal Carolina finished with 238 total yards, including 126 on the ground and 112 through the air.

South Carolina converted 5-9 on third down, went 2-3 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-1, South Carolina led 28-3 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Michael Scarnecchia pass complete to Randrecous Davis for 27 yds for a TD SOUTH CAROLINA Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the CCaro 8 (Parker White KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jake Bentley pass complete to Kiel Pollard for 8 yds for a TD (Parker White KICK) (South Carolina led 14-0 over Coastal Carolina).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Rico Dowdle run for 5 yds for a TD (Parker White KICK) (South Carolina led 7-0 over Coastal Carolina).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jake Bentley pass complete to Bryan Edwards for 24 yds for a TD (Parker White KICK) (South Carolina led 21-3 over Coastal Carolina).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jake Bentley pass complete to Rico Dowdle for 22 yds for a TD (Parker White KICK) (South Carolina led 28-3 over Coastal Carolina).

  • Field Goal Good

    Massimo Biscardi 39 yd FG GOOD (Coastal Carolina led 3-14 over South Carolina).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Ty'Son Williams run for 9 yds for a TD (Parker White KICK) (South Carolina led 35-6 over Coastal Carolina).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    49-15

    South Carolina defeated Coastal Carolina.

  • Total yards

    557-238

    South Carolina held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    263

    South Carolina averaged 6.9 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    294

    South Carolina averaged 8.4 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    5-9

    South Carolina's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    2-9

    Coastal Carolina's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticSouth CarolinaCoastal Carolina
Total Yards557238
Passing Yards294112
Rushing Yards263126
First Downs3220
Third Down Efficiency5-92-9
Fourth Down Efficiency2-30-0
Total Penalties (Yards)9-994-36
Turnovers01
Completions / Attempts25-3513-18
Rushing Attempts3839
Passing TDs51
Rushing TDs20
Kicking Points712
Possession Time30:0229:58
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2018)