Coastal Carolina got a taste of what the top of the Sun Belt Conference is like Saturday night in Jonesboro, Ark., and it left a bitter aftertaste.
Arkansas State, which has won at least a share of the Sun Belt championship in five of the past six years, outscored CCU by 24 points in the second half and defeated the Chanticleers 51-17 at Centennial Bank Stadium.
The loss is the fifth in a row for Coastal (1-5) in its first year as a Football Bowl Subdivision program, which sets a new school record for consecutive losses. The Chants fell to 0-3 in its new conference.