West Virginia 31-24 Coastal Carolina (Sep 5, 2026) Final Score

Team pages: Coastal Carolina · West Virginia

Coastal Carolina0-124

West Virginia1-031Final

Sat, Sep 5 · Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, W.Va. · Crowd 54,158

West Virginia beat Coastal Carolina 31-24.

We had West Virginia favored. It won.

Next: Coastal Carolina beat Fordham 45-7, Sat Sep 12

Next: West Virginia beat UT Martin 52-7, Sat Sep 12

Top comment in the game thread

“Not showing the playbook” is not an excuse. This is what Rich Rod does.

Q4 0:43 · r/CFB game thread · Sat, Sep 5

How it swung

Before kickoff, our ratings gave West Virginia a 72% chance, and the closing betting line (West Virginia was a 21-point favorite) put it at 95%.

Favored the whole way: West Virginia never fell below 94%.

Coastal Carolina never had better than a 6% chance.

FinalWest Virginia 31-24 Coastal CarolinaWest Virginia wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

What fans said, play by play

The line in bold above each quote is written by our model from the thread’s comments and the play-by-play.

Q1 6:54Coastal Carolina turns the ball over on downs after Bailey's incomplete passI respect the try from coastalr/CFB game thread
Q1 3:14Hawkins throws a 49-yard touchdown pass to Weaver-Bomar, energizing fansHawkins is having fun, hell of a startr/CFB game thread
Q2 10:24Fans criticize the touchback rule after Hawkins fumbles in the end zoneUgh I've always hated the touchback ruler/CFB game thread
Q4 14:51The fog rolled in on the field.Goodness gracious. Just flipped over. What is with the smoke?r/CFB game thread
Q4 0:43Bailey connects with Allen-Hendrix for 33 yards as WVU fans criticize Rich RodQuoted at the top of the page.

West Virginia’s chance to win after every play.

How to read this chart

Starts from the pregame line (West Virginia -21), at 94% for West Virginia (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Under the scores, r/CFB comments per minute from fans with a West Virginia or Coastal Carolina flair (293 and 27); both sides share one scale, regulation only. A gold diamond marks a play fans were reacting to.

Every drive

West Virginia scored on 5 of its 14 drives; Coastal Carolina on 4 of its 13.

West Virginia’s drives are teal, Coastal Carolina’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

“It's gonna be a long year for us but mad respect to CC. That's a team worth watching this year for that fanbase.”

A West Virginia fan

How fans reacted

Steady

It came down to the finish, and so did the noise.

Jump to the loudest stretch

The jump was steady; the crowd was quiet.

What it cost

Coastal Carolina’s chance to win the conference rose from 0% to 1%.

Win the conference

Coastal Carolina · lost0% → ▲1%

West Virginia · won0% → 0%

Before the game (September 4, 2026) → after this result, in our model.

Box score

West Virginia 31, Coastal Carolina 24

Coastal Carolina covered +21 by 14. The total, 55, went over 54.5.

Team totals	Coastal Carolina	West Virginia
Total yards	425	413
Passing	21 of 37, 373 yds	11 of 14, 132 yds
Rushing	27 for 52 yds	61 for 281 yds
First downs	22	18
Third down	2 of 10	9 of 18
Fourth down	1 of 2	1 of 1
Turnovers	2	1
Penalties	10 for 60 yds	7 for 70 yds
Time of possession	27:04	32:56

Coastal Carolina leaders

Passing Deuce Bailey 21 of 37, 373 yds, 3 TD
Rushing Jevon Edwards 10 for 20 yds; Deuce Bailey 10 for 19 yds
Receiving Clayton Coppock 4 for 83 yds, 2 TD; Robby Washington 3 for 80 yds

West Virginia leaders

Passing Michael Hawkins Jr. 11 of 14, 132 yds, 1 TD
Rushing Cam Cook 30 for 142 yds, 2 TD; Michael Hawkins Jr. 20 for 103 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Armoni Weaver 1 for 49 yds, 1 TD; DJ Epps 3 for 36 yds

Rain for part of the game

73° at kickoff · 0.06 in of rain by radar over the stadium · wind 3 mph from the southwest, gusts to 10

September game-day temperatures at Milan Puskar Stadium

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First quarter, 14:46 left12:04 p.m.

Coastal Carolina 0, West Virginia 0 · West Virginia 94% to win

no rain · wind 2 mph from the northwest · 73°

Cook 72-yd run

Where this weather comes from

Measured at Morgantown/hart Fld airport, 2.1 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last three games · 2025 season

Coastal Carolina · 6-7

Rated 231st in our preseason ratings.

L 14-23 @ Louisiana Tech #108 of 667

lost by 9 as a 10-point underdog

L 10-59 vs James MadisonTop 25 #23 of 667

lost by 49 as a 23.5-point underdog

L 7-51 @ South CarolinaTop 25 #24 of 667

lost by 44 as a 24.5-point underdog

L 40-45 @ Georgia Southern #127 of 667

lost by 5 as a 3.5-point underdog

W 40-27 vs Georgia State #171 of 667

won by 13 as a 7.5-point favorite

W 44-27 vs Marshall #95 of 667

won by 17 as a 7.5-point underdog

W 45-37 @ App State #128 of 667

won by 8 as a 10.5-point underdog

W 23-8 vs UL Monroe #147 of 667

won by 15 as a 2.5-point underdog

L 7-47 @ Old Dominion #57 of 667

lost by 40 as an 18.5-point underdog

W 38-20 @ South Alabama #90 of 667

won by 18 as a 14.5-point underdog

L 0-38 vs East Carolina #68 of 667

lost by 38 as a 7.5-point underdog

W 13-0 vs Charleston Southern #234 of 667

won by 13 as a 27.5-point favorite

L 7-48 @ VirginiaTop 25 #65 of 667

lost by 41 as a 13.5-point underdog

Last three games · 2025 season

West Virginia · 4-8

Rated 182nd in our preseason ratings.

L 0-49 vs Texas TechTop 25 #5 of 667

lost by 49 as a 24.5-point underdog

L 23-25 @ Arizona StateTop 25 #48 of 667

lost by 2 as a 9.5-point underdog

W 29-22 vs Colorado #82 of 667

won by 7 as a 6.5-point favorite

W 45-35 @ HoustonTop 25 #69 of 667

won by 10 as a 12.5-point underdog

L 17-23 vs TCUTop 25 #35 of 667

lost by 6 as a 16.5-point underdog

L 13-45 @ UCF #42 of 667

lost by 32 as a 6.5-point underdog

L 24-38 @ BYUTop 25 #34 of 667

lost by 14 as a 19.5-point underdog

L 14-48 vs UtahTop 25 #25 of 667

lost by 34 as a 12.5-point underdog

L 10-41 @ Kansas #36 of 667

lost by 31 as a 13.5-point underdog

W 31-24 vs PittsburghTop 25 #66 of 667

won by 7 as a 6.5-point underdog

L 10-17 @ Ohio #77 of 667

lost by 7 as a 3.5-point favorite

W 45-3 vs Robert Morris #224 of 667

won by 42 as a 43.5-point favorite

Matchups

Biggest mismatch: West Virginia’s passing EPA against Coastal Carolina, 75 points

Each row ranks the two sides among all teams. The longer the line, the bigger the mismatch.

West Virginia’s passing EPA against Coastal Carolina’s defense
West Virginia offense, 83rd percentile · Coastal Carolina defense, 8th
Coastal Carolina’s explosive plays against West Virginia’s defense
Coastal Carolina offense, 89th percentile · West Virginia defense, 19th
Coastal Carolina’s EPA/play against West Virginia’s defense
Coastal Carolina offense, 47th percentile · West Virginia defense, 3rd

Season profile, all the rows

Season profile

Coastal CarolinaWest Virginia

EPA/play, offense

EPA/play, defense

Success rate, offense

Success rate, defense

Explosive-play rate, offense

Explosive-play rate, defense

Rush EPA, offense

Rush EPA, defense

Pass EPA, offense

Pass EPA, defense

The series

West Virginia leads the series 1-0

1 meeting since 2010 · West Virginia won the last meeting

2010West Virginia 31-0

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Coastal Carolina fans are in a better mood than West Virginia fans (31st vs 9th among FBS fanbases), even with West Virginia favored.

West Virginia favored by 21 · Total 54.5

How games like this usually go

West Virginia by 21, and it went to form

Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 251 games since 2025 with a favorite of 14.5 to 21.5 points.

The market

The spread moved 3.5 points toward West Virginia.

The total fell 3 points.

The books’ cut: 4.1%, the margin built into the odds

Weather at kickoff

Warm and dry. Feels like 78° at kickoff.

Coastal Carolina at West Virginia · Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 · Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown

78°feels like at kickoff
Dryno rain at kickoff
91weather score, Comfortable

At kickoff, Sept. 5, 2026.

Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.

Kickoff times that Saturday

Games in this time zone used 7 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game is ringed. At Milan Puskar Stadium that day, a 7:45 pm kickoff would have scored 98, against 91 at noon.

noon: 91, Comfortable (this game)
12:45 pm: 90, Comfortable
2 pm: 86, Mixed
3:30 pm: 64, Rough
6 pm: 72, Rough
7 pm: 89, Mixed
7:45 pm: 98, Comfortable

Weather score at each kickoff time.

Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.

At kickoff, Sept. 5, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.

Home field

West Virginia is worth +4.0 points (±3.7) more at home than on the road since 2018 — middle of FBS, 50th percentile.

56% at home, 36% on the road against FBS opponents (25-20 home, 16-28 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +2.7 at home vs. away over 97 games — inside the ±6.0 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.

The visitors travel about 408 miles to get here.

West Virginia beats Coastal Carolina 31-24