Coastal Carolina routs Fordham 45-7
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We had Coastal Carolina favored. It won.
How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Coastal Carolina a 72% chance, and the closing betting line (Coastal Carolina was a 36.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.
Coastal Carolina led by 7 after the first quarter and by 21 at the half.
Coastal Carolina 45-7 Fordham
Coastal Carolina wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Fordham 7-45 Coastal CarolinaFordham lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (Coastal Carolina -36.5), at 99% for Coastal Carolina (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.Every drive
Coastal Carolina scored on 7 of its 14 drives; Fordham on 1 of its 14.
Coastal Carolina’s drives are teal, Fordham’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
Box score
Coastal Carolina 45, Fordham 7
Coastal Carolina covered −36.5 by 1.5. The total, 52, stayed under 54.5.
| Team totals | Fordham | Coastal Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 215 | 460 |
| Passing | 9 of 21, 101 yds | 13 of 28, 209 yds |
| Rushing | 33 for 114 yds | 41 for 251 yds |
| First downs | 11 | 23 |
| Third down | 2 of 11 | 6 of 13 |
| Fourth down | 0 of 0 | 0 of 1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Penalties | 7 for 60 yds | 6 for 50 yds |
| Time of possession | 30:05 | 29:55 |
Fordham leaders
- Passing Gunnar Smith 9 of 20, 101 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
- Rushing Gunnar Smith 11 for 40 yds; Jamell James 6 for 24 yds
- Receiving Nodin Tracy 4 for 56 yds, 1 TD; Ricky Gonzalez II 2 for 25 yds
Coastal Carolina leaders
- Passing Deuce Bailey 12 of 25, 203 yds, 3 TD
- Rushing Jaden Allen-Hendrix 7 for 58 yds, 1 TD; Jevon Edwards 9 for 51 yds
- Receiving Colton Hinton 3 for 101 yds, 1 TD; Clayton Coppock 2 for 26 yds, 1 TD
No rain through the game
79° at kickoff · no rain recorded
Warmer than 9 in 10 of the 61 other games played at Brooks Stadium (SC) since 2016 (airport temperature during the game window). The usual here around this date is 72°, with about 7 in 10 games between 66° and 78°.
September game-day temperatures at Brooks Stadium (SC)
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Where this weather comes from
Measured at Conway airport, 6.5 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 two games
Fordham · 0-2
Rated 244th in our preseason ratings, 249th now.
Two straight losses.
L 14-24 vs Colgate #208 of 668
lost by 10 as an 8.5-point underdog
Last three games · 2025 season
Coastal Carolina · 6-7
Rated 231st in our preseason ratings, 228th now.
Three straight losses.
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
Week by week
Coastal Carolina
- Wk 1Lat West Virginia24-31
Fordham
- Wk 1Lvs Colgate14-24
- Wk 1Lat North Dakota State0-38
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Coastal Carolina’s chances here.
Coastal Carolina favored by 36.5 · Total 54.5
How games like this usually go
Coastal Carolina by 36.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
The market
The spread moved 5 points toward Coastal Carolina.
The total rose 2 points.
Spread: −31.5 → −36.5 · Total: 52.5 → 54.5
Weather at kickoff
Warm and dry. Feels like 82° at kickoff.
Fordham at Coastal Carolina · Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 · Brooks Stadium, Conway
- 82°feels like at kickoff
- Dryno rain at kickoff
- 95weather score, Comfortable
- Tiedfor the best of the day's 7 kickoff times
At kickoff, Sept. 12, 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.
Later kickoff times scored higher 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, ringed, was tied for the best of the day's seven kickoff times. At Brooks Stadium that day, a 1 pm kickoff would have scored 57, against 95 at 7:30 pm.
- noon: 61, Rough
- 1 pm: 57, Rough
- 2 pm: 58, Rough
- 3:30 pm: 63, Rough
- 6 pm: 87, Mixed
- 7 pm: 93, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 95, Comfortable (this game)
Weather score at each kickoff time.
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At kickoff, Sept. 12, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.
Home field
Coastal Carolina has had no measurable home edge since 2018 — +0.6 points (±4.4), home against road — 4th percentile of FBS.
58% at home, 53% on the road against FBS opponents (26-19 home, 26-23 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 -4.1 at home vs. away over 102 games — inside the ±6.4 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. The visitors travel about 563 miles to get here.