ATLANTA – Georgia State fell to No. 20 Coastal Carolina, which improved to 6-0 with a 51-0 victory Saturday at Centre Parc Stadium.
 
Georgia State (2-3, 1-3 Sun Belt) struggled in all three phases. GSU entered the game as one of the nation's top scoring teams but was shut out for the first time since a 2017 loss at No. 5 Penn State. Georgia State managed just 106 yards of offense as the Panthers hurt themselves by committing two turnovers, allowing three sacks and misplaying three kickoff returns.
 
Quarterback Cornelious Brown IV completed just six of 10 passes for 30 yards with one interception. Destin Coates managed 56 yards rushing on 11 carries.
 
Coastal Carolina (6-0, 4-0 Sun Belt) quarterback Grayson McCall passed for 254 yards and four touchdown passes. C.J. Marable led a balanced rushing attack that gained 250 yards.
 
"It was a disappointing day from our coaching staff to our players to everyone involved, and it's unacceptable, head coach Shawn Elliott said.
 
"It has a lot to do with a very good Coastal Carolina team that came in here really focused with a mentality to win, and they certainly did that," he continued.
 
"It's going to take some searching to figure out exactly where it went wrong. From the opening play, we went out there and lined up wrong."
 
GSU took the opening kickoff and moved down the field into Coastal Carolina territory, looking to score on its possession for the fourth straight game, but the Panthers had to settle for a 47-yard field goal attempt that hit the upright.
 
Coastal Carolina answered with a touchdown by converting 4 th-and-7 at the GSU 35-yard line into a McCall touchdown pass to Jaivon Heiligh.
 
The score was just 7-0 after one quarter, but the Chanticleers scored 27 points in the second quarter by capitalizing on GSU mistakes.
 
Georgia State remains at home to host ULM next Saturday at noon at Center Parc Stadium on ESPN3.