App State came up short against Sun Belt East rival Coastal Carolina in front of a school-record crowd in Conway Thursday night.
The Mountaineers drop to 5-4 overall, suffering four regular season losses for the first time since 2017, and 2-3 in conference play, losing three Sun Belt games for the first time in program history.
“It’s a tough loss down here in Conway,” said head coach Shawn Clark. “We couldn’t run the football and we couldn’t get off the field on third down.”
Entering the game, App State had struggled with slow starts and elected to receive the opening kickoff in hopes of putting an end to that trend.