BOONE, N.C. — App State Football led most of the way in a Sun Belt Conference showdown at Kidd Brewer Stadium, but Coastal Carolina moved ahead for the first time in the final four minutes and prevailed 45-37 on Saturday.
App State returns to action next weekend with a noon game at Old Dominion on ESPNU.
Wearing throwback "Flying Yosef" helmets with many of the 33,862 fans in attendance dressed in gold, the Mountaineers (4-3, 1-2) held a 31-17 advantage after Jaden Barnes' 77-yard punt return for a touchdown early in the third quarter, but Coastal (4-3, 3-1) limited App State to a pair of field goals the rest of the way.