Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern

Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern - 2025 Matchup Preview

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Georgia Southern Eagles

Saturday, November 15th 2025 (6:00 PM EST)
Georgia Southern -3 (59.5) (-155) Open: -1.5
Georgia Southern 45 - Coastal Carolina: 40 (Sun Belt)

Chanticleers (6 - 7) (6 - 7 - 0)
Coach Tim Beck* (14 - 11)
Avg Score : 22 - 33 (24 - 41 on Road)
Record Prediction: 6.2 - 6.8 (#81)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: 0) (Good: 1) (Avg: 1) (Bad: 1)

Our Line: Georgia Southern -10.5 (SP+ GASO -6)
Projected Score: CCU: 25 - GASO: 36 (61)
GASO Win prob: 56% | Cover: 47%
CCU Travel: 186 miles

Eagles (7 - 6) (7 - 5 - 1)
Coach Clay Helton (20 - 18)
Avg Score : 28 - 32 (36 - 33 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 6.5 - 6.5 (#75)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: 0) (Good: 0) (Avg: 0) (Bad: 3)

Matchup
Schedules
CCU Players
GASO Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Coastal Carolina's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Coastal Carolina at Virginia	+12.5	57.5	L 7 - 48	U	N
Sat 9/6	Coastal Carolina vs Charleston Southern	-28.5	49.0	W 13 - 0	U	N
Sat 9/13	Coastal Carolina vs East Carolina	+7.0	58.0	L 0 - 38	U	N
Sat 9/20	Coastal Carolina at South Alabama	+14.5	51.5	W 38 - 20	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/4	Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion	+18.5	53.5	L 7 - 47	O	N
Sat 10/11	Coastal Carolina vs UL Monroe	+3.0	46.5	W 23 - 8	U	Y
Sat 10/18	Coastal Carolina at App State	+10.5	48.5	W 45 - 37	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/30	Coastal Carolina vs Marshall	+7.5	55.5	W 44 - 27	O	Y
Sat 11/8	Coastal Carolina vs Georgia State	-7.0	56.5	W 40 - 27	O	Y
Sat 11/15	Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern	+3.0	59.5	L 40 - 45	O	N
Sat 11/22	Coastal Carolina at South Carolina	+24.0	50.0	L 7 - 51	O	N
Sat 11/29	Coastal Carolina vs James Madison	+24.0	54.5	L 10 - 59	O	N
Tue 12/30	Coastal Carolina vs Louisiana Tech	+10.0	51.0	L 14 - 23	U	Y

Total: Elite: 0, Good: 2, Avg 2, Bad 1, Poor 6
Played: Elite: 0, Good: 1, Avg 1, Bad 1, Poor 5
Future: Elite: 0, Good: 1, Avg 1, Bad 0, Poor 1
Wins: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 0, Bad: 0, Poor: 5
Losses: Elite: 0, Good: 1, Avg: 1, Bad: 1, Poor: 0

Predictions for Coastal Carolina's Schedule

Georgia Southern's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Georgia Southern at Fresno State	+2.5	54.5	L 14 - 42	O	N
Sat 9/6	Georgia Southern at USC	+29.0	61.5	L 20 - 59	O	N
Sat 9/13	Georgia Southern vs Jacksonville State	-3.0	59.0	W 41 - 34	O	Y
Sat 9/20	Georgia Southern vs Maine	-22.0	57.5	W 45 - 17	O	Y
Sat 9/27	Georgia Southern at James Madison	+14.5	54.5	L 10 - 35	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/9	Georgia Southern vs Southern Miss	+3.0	59.5	L 35 - 38	O	Y
Sat 10/18	Georgia Southern vs Georgia State	-6.5	58.5	W 41 - 24	O	Y
Sat 10/25	Georgia Southern at Arkansas State	-1.5	59.5	L 24 - 34	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Thu 11/6	Georgia Southern at App State	+4.5	62.5	W 25 - 23	U	Y
Sat 11/15	Georgia Southern vs Coastal Carolina	-3.0	59.5	W 45 - 40	O	Y
Sat 11/22	Georgia Southern vs Old Dominion	+10.0	62.0	L 10 - 45	U	N
Sat 11/29	Georgia Southern at Marshall	+10.5	61.5	W 24 - 19	U	Y
Mon 12/29	Georgia Southern vs App State	-10.0	58.5	W 29 - 10	U	Y

Total: Elite: 1, Good: 1, Avg 0, Bad 2, Poor 7
Played: Elite: 1, Good: 1, Avg 0, Bad 1, Poor 5
Future: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg 0, Bad 1, Poor 2
Wins: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 0, Bad: 0, Poor: 3
Losses: Elite: 1, Good: 1, Avg: 0, Bad: 1, Poor: 2

Predictions for Georgia Southern's Schedule

Important Stats (2024)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
CCU	#73 (.18)	40% (98)	22.2	43% (81)	3.05 (63)	173	37% (112)	202	4.24 (36)	#94 (.21)	43% (90)	33.1	46% (98)	41% (72)	4.12 (101)	63.8	1.3	1.7
GASO	#68 (.19)	43% (65)	27.9	46% (44)	2.84 (101)	128	40% (85)	238	4.57 (17)	#105 (.23)	45% (108)	32.3	47% (109)	44% (102)	3.81 (71)	48.3	1.7	1.5

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
CCU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
GASO		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2024

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
CCU Offense	13	22.2	24	40.5%	4.24	1.3	18	375	173	202	4.7	56%	44%	43%	37%	14%	.18
GASO Defense	13	32.3	33	45.5%	3.81	1.5	-	-	-	-	-	47%	53%	47%	44%	14%	.23

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
CCU Defense	13	33.1	41.3	43.4%	4.12	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	53%	47%	46%	41%	14%	.21
GASO Offense	13	27.9	36.2	42.9%	4.57	1.7	22	366	128	238	3.8	46%	53%	46%	40%	17%	.19

Additional Stats 2024

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Coastal Carolina	13	28:49	18.1	38%	36%	6.9	63.8	1.3	1.7	4.4	2.2	2	29.3
Georgia Southern	13	30:09	21.8	45%	75%	5.6	48.3	1.7	1.5	4.6	1.6	1	27.7

Run Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
CCU Offense	13	56% (29)	43% (81)	37	172.8	4.7	21 (59)	.14 (61)	3.05 (63)	77% (40)	8% (25)	1.03 (44)
GASO Defense	13	47% (27)	47% (109)	-	-	-	-	.18 (99)	3.1 (87)	72% (60)	8% (106)	1 (79)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
CCU Defense	13	53% (97)	46% (98)	-	-	-	-	.14 (76)	3.39 (122)	85% (128)	9% (99)	0.92 (41)
GASO Offense	13	46% (95)	46% (44)	33.8	128.2	3.8	24 (45)	.15 (57)	2.84 (101)	78% (36)	11% (94)	0.99 (57)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
CCU Offense	13	44% (106)	37% (112)	15	27.5	202	7.3	13.5	20 (58)	11 (72)	.26 (68)	1.9 (9)	33% (104)	28% (100)	.3 (84)	6% (86)	2.3 (10)
GASO Defense	13	53% (108)	44% (102)	-	-	-	-	-	-	13 (31)	.28 (97)	1.5 (52)	31% (89)	32% (94)	.35 (89)	5% (100)	2 (54)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
CCU Defense	13	47% (39)	41% (72)	-	-	-	-	-	-	11 (52)	.3 (102)	1.8 (117)	33% (47)	30% (58)	.26 (46)	5% (109)	2.1 (73)
GASO Offense	13	53% (39)	40% (85)	22.2	34.2	237.8	7	10.7	21 (51)	11 (72)	.23 (86)	1.5 (84)	31% (60)	33% (48)	.39 (43)	6% (65)	2 (90)

Coastal Carolina's Power Ratings
Coastal Carolina's Power Rating: -18.52 #129
Coastal Carolina's Offense Rating: 3.19 #126
Coastal Carolina's Defense Rating: 21.71 #120
2025 Talent Rating: 560.00 #105
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #101
Coastal Carolina's 2025 Expected Record: 6.2 - 6.8
Coastal Carolina's 2025 Overall SP+ Rating: -15.1 #121
Coastal Carolina's Offense SP+ Rating: 23.4 #96
Coastal Carolina's Defense SP+ Rating: 37.0 #128

Average Talent
Average Sun Belt Talent Rating is 564.29
Average Power Five Talent: 877.82
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Coastal Carolina: -18.52 Georgia Southern: -6.36

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Coastal Carolina: -15.1 Georgia Southern: -9.4

Georgia Southern's Power Ratings
Georgia Southern's Power Rating: -6.36 #93
Georgia Southern's Offense Rating: 15.06 #56
Georgia Southern's Defense Rating: 23.38 #129
2025 Talent Rating: 586.00 #99
Blue Chip Ratio: 3 #65
Georgia Southern's 2025 Expected Record: 6.5 - 6.5
Georgia Southern's 2025 Overall SP+ Rating: -9.4 #103
Georgia Southern's Offense SP+ Rating: 28.3 #59
Georgia Southern's Defense SP+ Rating: 37.7 #130

Average Talent
Average Sun Belt Talent Rating is 564.29
Average Power Five Talent: 877.82
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Coastal Carolina Scoring
Offense: 22.2 PPG
Offense on Road: 24
Defense: 33.1 PPG
Defense on Road: 41.3

Coastal Carolina's 2025 Record
Record: 6 - 7
Record vs Spread: 6 - 7 - 0
Over/Under Record: 8 - 5
Record on Road: 2 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 5 - 6 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 2 - 4 - 0

Projected Score
Georgia Southern 36
Coastal Carolina 25

Projected Total Points: 61

Georgia Southern Scoring
Offense: 27.9 PPG
Offense at Home: 36.2
Defense: 32.3 PPG
Defense at Home: 33

Georgia Southern's 2025 Record
Record: 7 - 6
Record vs Spread: 7 - 5 - 1
Over/Under Record: 7 - 6
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 1 - 1
Record as Fav vs Spread: 4 - 1 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 4 - 0 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	11/15	Georgia Southern	45	Coastal Carolina	40	Georgia Southern -3	Georgia Southern	59.5	Over
2024	11/23	Coastal Carolina	6	Georgia Southern	26	Coastal Carolina -2	Georgia Southern	59.5	Under
2023	09/30	Georgia Southern	38	Coastal Carolina	28	Georgia Southern -6	Georgia Southern	67.5	Under
2022	10/01	Coastal Carolina	34	Georgia Southern	30	Coastal Carolina -10	Georgia Southern	69.5	Under
2021	11/06	Georgia Southern	8	Coastal Carolina	28	Coastal Carolina -16	Coastal Carolina	56.5	Under
2020	10/24	Coastal Carolina	28	Georgia Southern	14	Coastal Carolina -1	Coastal Carolina	48.0	Under
2019	10/19	Georgia Southern	30	Coastal Carolina	27	Georgia Southern -7	Coastal Carolina	43.0	Over
2018	11/17	Coastal Carolina	17	Georgia Southern	41	Georgia Southern -7.5	Georgia Southern	52.5	Over
2017	12/02	Coastal Carolina	28	Georgia Southern	17	Georgia Southern -3	Coastal Carolina	49.0	Under

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Georgia Southern	5	5	3 Overs
Coastal Carolina	4	4	6 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	6 - 3	4 - 5	3 - 3	1 - 2
Road Teams	3 - 6	5 - 4	2 - 1	3 - 3

(#129) CCU at (#93) GASO

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	CCU	GASO
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	#129	#93
SP+SP+	#121	#103
Perf GradeGrade	#122	#108
OffenseOff	#130	#58
DefenseDef	#94	#131
Spec TeamsST	#115	#118
TalentTal	#105	#99
Blue ChipsBC%	#101	#65

Coastal Carolina Notes(12/11) Hired HC Ryan Beard (Missouri St). Good hire
(11/30) Fired HC Tim Beck after 6-6, 20-17 run in 3 yrs
(11/21) QB Samari Collier was better, but he's now injured
(10/19) Great W @ App St, 2 straight to save a lost season
(10/19) Playing multiple QBs including Samari Collier, meh
(10/12) 312 yds passing total last 3 games, somehow 2-1
(9/21) Big W vs S Al, box score L, OG'd but forced 3 TOs
(9/17) QB Morris benched, QB1 Hudson no better
(9/17) Team looks on a rapid descent w/ little hope
(9/15) Off #'s are bottom 20, scored 20 pts in 3 games
(8/21) QB E. Brown out for season in fall camp
(8/1) Off looks bad on paper, Defense looks worse
Coastal Carolina Injury Report

Georgia Southern Notes(10/22) DL is statistically bottom 5 in CFB, line yds & havoc
(10/22) Defense is worst in CFB in Success Rate, Off Avg
(10/9) French 3 INT, team 12 flags, comeback short vs USM
(8/25) Will stay out West between @ Fresno & USC
(8/1) Two West coast games to open. Impact?
(8/1) QB French way to many TOs under pressure LY
(8/1) QB/RB/WR combo great potential as tops in SBC
(8/1) DBs could be strong TY but F7 has lots of ?
(7/12) Helton QBs are historically TO prone
(4/7) WR Brown (Aub) impressive. QB as good depth
(3/24) QB French back. Helton (WKU) added
(3/24) RB Arnold, Mbadinga exp'd. Gibbs big croot
Georgia Southern Injury Report

Coastal Carolina on Offense

Run heavy Offense 56%, Pass: 42%
CategoryCat	CCU Off	GASO Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#130	#131
SuccessSuc	#98	#108
ExplosiveExp	#12	#70
PPAPPA	#73	#105
PowerPwr	#126	#129
SP+SP+	#96	#130
Pts POPPO	#36	#71
HavocHav	#37	#110

Coastal Carolina Run Game

Run heavy Offense 56%, Pass: 42%
CategoryCat	CCU Off	GASO Def
Run GameRun	#110	#135
Run SuccessRSuc	#81	#109
Run ExplRExp	#44	#79
PPAExp	#61	#99
Run BlockR Blk	#90	-
OL YdsOLY	#63	#87
Stuff RateStuff	#88	#52
TackleTak	-	#59

Coastal Carolina Pass Game

Run heavy Offense 56%, Pass: 42%
CategoryCat	CCU Off	GASO Def
Pass GamePass	#126	#78
Pass SuccessPSuc	#112	#102
Pass ExplPExl	#9	#52
PPAExp	#68	#97
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#39	#134
F7 HavocF7	#25	#106
DB HavocDB	#86	#100

Georgia Southern on Offense

Balanced offense, Pass: 49%, Run: 49%
CategoryCat	GASO Off	CCU Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#58	#94
SuccessSuc	#65	#90
ExplosiveExp	#77	#77
PPAPPA	#68	#94
PowerPwr	#56	#120
SP+SP+	#59	#128
Pts POPPO	#17	#101
HavocHav	#87	#111

Georgia Southern Run Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 49%, Run: 49%
CategoryCat	GASO Off	CCU Def
Run GameRun	#51	#73
Run SuccessRSuc	#44	#98
Run ExplRExp	#57	#41
PPAExp	#57	#76
Run BlockR Blk	#90	-
OL YdsOLY	#101	#122
Stuff RateStuff	#98	#124
TackleTak	-	#121

Georgia Southern Pass Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 49%, Run: 49%
CategoryCat	GASO Off	CCU Def
Pass GamePass	#74	#108
Pass SuccessPSuc	#85	#72
Pass ExplPExl	#84	#117
PPAExp	#86	#102
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#12	#54
F7 HavocF7	#94	#99
DB HavocDB	#65	#109

Program Comparison
GASO 5 Year Profile: Declining Average G5
'25 Profile: Down to Below Avg G5

CCU 5 Year Profile: Declining Average G5
'25 Profile: Up to Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Paulson Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 12
Georgia Southern -3.0 (59.5)
Georgia Southern won vs Coastal Carolina this year (45-40)

Previous Matchups
Georgia Southern beat Coastal Carolina last year (45-40)
Georgia Southern beat Coastal Carolina in 2024 (26-6)
Georgia Southern beat Coastal Carolina in 2023 (38-28)

CCU's OC Tim Beck* (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Tad Hudson	139	254	55%	1253	6	7	4.9
Samari Collier	38	78	49%	489	7	2	6.3

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Ja'Vin Simpkins	125	590	2	4.7	46
Samari Collier	70	429	7	6.1	85
Dominic Knicely	67	384	3	5.7	59
Jevon Edwards	66	371	1	5.6	43

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Bryson Graves	35	330	2	9.4	39
Robby Washington (Tr)	29	278	3	9.6	39
Cameron Wright	24	274	1	11.4	44
Malick Meiga	19	209	1	11.0	32

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CCU's DC Craig Naivar (been DC for 3 years)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Xamarion Gordon	62	3	0	0	5
Ja'Marion Wayne (Tr)	59	2	0	0	6
Dontae Lunan	56	8	0	1	1
Tray Brown	53	12	3	1	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Ezekiel Durham-Campbell (Tr)	40	8	6	8	1
Tray Brown	53	12	3	1	1
Noah Arinze (Tr)	31	6	2	3	1
Ibrahim Diawara	16	6	2	2	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PD
Ja'Marion Wayne (Tr)	59	2	6
Myles Woods	46	2	6
Xamarion Gordon	62	3	5

GASO's OC Ryan Aplin (in his second season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
JC French	249	390	64%	2924	20	8	7.5
Turner Helton (Tr)	14	26	54%	74	1	0	2.8

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
OJ Arnold	144	1037	5	7.2	62
JC French	133	315	6	2.4	21
David Mbadinga	49	196	1	4.0	16
Weston Bryan	31	111	3	3.6	11

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Camden Brown (Tr)	65	1079	14	16.6	73
Marcus Sanders Jr.	50	797	5	15.9	52
Dalen Cobb	57	506	3	8.9	43
OJ Arnold	21	212	1	10.1	41

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GASO's DC Brandon Bailey (been DC for 3 years)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	PRESS	PD
Jusfin Meyers	90	1	1	5
Brendan Harrington (Tr)	85	2	1	3
Brandon Tyson (Tr)	84	3	6	2
Ayden Jackson	74	4	1	3

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
MJ Stroud	33	16	7	6	2
Caleb Moore (Tr)	27	4	2	2	1
Devin Collier	24	1	1	0	0
CJ Allen	16	2	1	1	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Tracy Hill Jr.	41	4	1	0	7
Jusfin Meyers	90	1	0	1	5
Elijah McDowell	9	0	0	0	4