#15 Coastal Carolina Wraps 2016 Season 26-7 Over Hampton

Courtesy: CCU Athletics

CONWAY (Coastal) – De’Angelo Henderson ended his spectacular career with 135 rushing yards while fellow All-American candidate Alex Scearce set a CCU season record for sacks to lead #15 Coastal Carolina to a 26-7 victory over Hampton Saturday afternoon at Brooks Stadium in the teams’ 2016 season finales.

Coastal Carolina ends the season with a 10-2 record, marking just the fourth 10-win season in CCU’s history and the third under fifth-year head coach Joe Moglia. Prior to the game, Coastal honored its 20 seniors, who won their 43rd game over a four-season span to set a CCU record and be just the one of three teams to win as many as 43 FCS games over the last four seasons.

Henderson had 22 carries for 135 yards with a score and added two receptions for 40 yards. He ends his career with 4,635 rushing yards and 57 rushing yards while accumulating 64 total touchdowns.

Scearce finished with eight tackles with 2.5 for losses, including a sack. He ends the season with a CCU record 8.0 sacks and is second on the CCU season list with 13.5 tackles for losses.

In addition to big days by Henderson and Scearce, Ryan Granger made four field goals to tie a CCU single-game record.

With his TD today, Henderson ends his career by extending his own NCAA Division I record with at least one touchdown in 35 consecutive games. (He broke the FCS record – previously held by Monmouth’s David Sinisi – by scoring a TD in 26 consecutive games last season and surpassed the all-time Division I record –previously held by Virginia Tech’s Lee Suggs – earlier this season versus Florida A&M by scoring in 28 straight games.)

Hampton started the game moving the ball nicely, but ultimately the drive stalled and ended on a missed 52-yard field goal. From that point, Henderson took over as he gained 59 yards one six attempts, including a 30-yard touchdown for a 7-0 lead.

On Hampton’s second possession, CCU senior Kamron Summers picked off a pass, the sixth of his career. (He added one later in the game to seal the win.) While CCU’s drive stalled, Ryan Granger came on to make a 26-yard field goal for a 10-0 CCU lead.

Granger then made it three possessions and three scores as he split the uprights from 30 yards out for a 13-0 lead midway through the second quarter.

One play after ensuing kickoff, Anthony Chesley picked off his second pass of the season to give CCU the ball on the Hampton 30. Coastal was kept out of the end zone, but not off the scoreboard as Granger made a 25-yard field goal to put the Chants up 16-0.

On the first play of the fourth quarter and facing 4th-and-13, the Pirates lined up for a 52-yard field goal. However, holder Christian Faber-Kinney kept the ball and raced 34 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown to cut the Hampton deficit to nine, 16-7.

However, on the ensuing kickoff, Ky’Jon Tyler fielded the ball on his own 23 and tip-toed down the sideline for a 77-yard kick return to regain a 16-point lead, 23-7.

Granger provided the 26-7 final with a 20-yard field goal, tying Josh Hoke for the CCU record that was set versus Elon in 2006.

The game was the final contest in a Chanticleer uniform for 20 Coastal Carolina seniors, including: Samson Baldwin
Jabarai Bothwell
Devin Brown
Tyler Chadwick
Kenneth Daniels
Dom DiGalbo
Sam Ekwonike
Ryan Granger
De’Angelo Henderson
Zach Kelley
Clark Krimmer
Voghens Larrieux
Bruce Mapp
Adam Maxie
Richie Sampson
Alex Scearce
Kamron Summers
Chase Tidwell
William Walker
No Coastal team has won more games over a four-year span than this group, posting 43. In fact, Coastal is one of just five NCAA FCS teams to win at least 40 games over the span. Dating back to the final poll of the 2012 season, Coastal has been among the nation’s top25 in 58 consecutive ranking periods, including 37 weeks in the top 10 and 10 weeks as the nation’s #1 team in the nation.

Over the last four years, this group has helped Coastal produce: – 3 of the school’s top 4 rushing yards seasons. – 4 of the school’s top 6 rushing TDs seasons. – 3 of the school’s top 4 passing yards seasons. – 3 of the school’s top 5 total offensive yards seasons. – 4 of the school’s top 5 points scored seasons (all five have been in Moglia era). – a school-record minus 23 yards rushing by an opponent (Liberty 2016). – a school-record four interceptions returns for TDs this season. – a school-record four fumble returns for TDs this season.