Coastal Carolina tops Texas St. for division title
SAN MARCOS — C. J. Marable ran for 157 yards and three touchdowns and No. 20 Coastal Carolina wrapped up the Sun Belt Conference East Division title with a 49-14 victory over Texas State on Saturday.
The Chanticleers (9-0, 7-0) had 572 yards of offense in extending their winning streak to 10 games. They moved up to the Football Bowl Subdivision three seasons ago.
Texas State (2-10, 2-6) closed its sixth straight losing season. It was the second-most points the Bobcats have allowed in regulation this season.
Coastal took command early at Bobcat Stadium, scoring touchdowns on its first two possessions en route to a 35-7 lead at the half.
Texas State’s lone touchdown in the first half came on a 14-yard pass from Brady McBride to Javen Banks with 4:33 remaining in the first quarter.
UTSA 49, NORTH TEXAS 17
Sincere McCormick ran 23 times for a program-record 251 yards with two TDs to help hosting UTSA beat North Texas.
It was the first 200-yard rushing game in UTSA’s 10-year history as McCormick broke his own single-game record of 197 yards rushing that he set in the season opener on Sept. 12 — a 51-48 double-overtime win against Texas State.
UTSA’s 410 yards rushing set a single-game program record.
EAST CAROLINA 52, SMU 38
Holton Ahlers threw for four first-half touchdowns and East Carolina held off visiting SMU’s second-half rally.
ECU scored a touchdown on its first six possessions of the game, and closed the half with a short field goal for a 45-7 lead.
Ahlers was 11-of-17 passing for 158 yards in the first half.
SMU battled back in the second half with four touchdowns. Shane Buechele scored on a QB sneak and later connected with Ulysses Bentley IV as the Mustangs scored 17 unanswered points in the third quarter.