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Cross helps Arkansas State become bowl-eligible with 77-31 rout of Texas State
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) Ja'Quez Cross rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns then returned a kickoff 93 yards for a score and Arkansas State got three touchdowns from its defense and one from special teams, thumping Texas State 77-31 on Saturday to become eligible for a bowl game.
Arkansas State (6-5, 4-3 Sun Belt Conference) was trailing 17-14 when Cross finished off a 75-yard drive with a 42-yard run, giving the Red Wolves the lead for good with 9:14 left before halftime.
Cross scored on a 15-yard, first-down run after Keyron Crawford recovered a fumble by Texas State's Donerio Davenport for a two-score lead. He added a 57-yard touchdown run with 1:52 remaining and Arkansas State led 35-17 at intermission.
Cedric Hawkins had two short touchdown runs, Thomas returned a TJ Finley fumble for a 91-yard score and Cross scored on a 93-yard kickoff return on the final play of the third quarter to give the Red Wolves a 63-24 lead. The final two touchdowns came on interception returns - an 87-yarder by Melique Straker and a 50-yarder by Dane Motley.
Jaylen Raynor completed 14 of 17 passes for 196 yards for Arkansas State. Zak Wallace rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns. Courtney Jackson had seven receptions for 107 yards.
Finley totaled 366 yards on 37-of-55 passing with three touchdowns and two interceptions for Texas State (6-5, 3-4). Ashtyn Hawkins had eight catches for 165 yards. Kole Wilson caught 10 passes for 68 yards and two scores. Joey Hobert also caught a touchdown pass. Ismail Mahdi had a first-quarter scoring run.
Texas State hosts South Alabama on Saturday to close out the regular season. Arkansas State travels to play Marshall to end the regular season.
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T. Finley
2 QB 366 PaYds, 3 PaTDs, 2 INTs, 27 RuYds |
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J. Cross
2 RB 139 RuYds, 3 RuTDs, 15 ReYds, 2 RECs |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 31 | 25 |
Rushing | 12 | 13 |
Passing | 15 | 9 |
Penalty | 4 | 3 |
3rd Down Conv | 7-16 | 4-8 |
4th Down Conv | 3-4 | 2-2 |
Total Net Yards | 539 | 487 |
Total Plays | 93 | 57 |
Avg Gain | 5.8 | 8.5 |
Net Yards Rushing | 173 | 291 |
Rush Attempts | 38 | 40 |
Avg Rush Yards | 4.6 | 7.3 |
Yards Passing | 366 | 196 |
Comp. - Att. | 37-55 | 14-17 |
Yards Per Pass | 6.3 | 9.7 |
Penalties - Yards | 6-56 | 9-86 |
Touchdowns | 4 | 9 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 7 |
Passing TDs | 3 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 2 |
Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 2-2 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 2 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 4-41.0 | 2-54.5 |
Return Yards | 31 | 150 |
Punts - Returns | 1-31 | 2-17 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 2-133 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
T. Finley
7 QB
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T. Finley | 37/55 | 366 | 3 | 2 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Davenport
8 RB
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D. Davenport | 14 | 76 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. Mahdi
21 RB
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I. Mahdi | 17 | 62 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Finley
7 QB
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T. Finley | 5 | 27 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jeter
28 RB
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J. Jeter | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
A. Hawkins
1 WR
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A. Hawkins | 11 | 8 | 165 | 0 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Wilson
2 WR
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K. Wilson | 16 | 10 | 68 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Dawn Jr.
16 WR
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C. Dawn Jr. | 8 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Hobert
10 WR
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J. Hobert | 10 | 7 | 43 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Mahdi
21 RB
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I. Mahdi | 5 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Fox
9 TE
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K. Fox | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Lyons
86 TE
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T. Lyons | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Shaw Jr.
5 WR
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S. Shaw Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Corrales
3 WR
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B. Corrales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
D. Ratcliff
97 DT
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D. Ratcliff | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Ford-Dement
2 CB
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K. Ford-Dement | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
M. Shipley
36 K
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M. Shipley | 1/1 | 43 | 4/4 | 7 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
S. O'Kelly
99 P
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S. O'Kelly | 4 | 41.0 | 0 | 54 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
I. Mahdi
21 RB
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I. Mahdi | 4 | 23.3 | 42 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. Raynor
1 QB
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J. Raynor | 14/17 | 196 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Cross
2 RB
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J. Cross | 13 | 139 | 3 | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Wallace
21 RB
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Z. Wallace | 7 | 65 | 2 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Hawkins
22 RB
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C. Hawkins | 5 | 35 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Sharpe II
20 RB
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M. Sharpe II | 7 | 26 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Dailey
15 QB
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J. Dailey | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Raynor
1 QB
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J. Raynor | 6 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Jackson
9 WR
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C. Jackson | 7 | 7 | 107 | 0 | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Rucker
7 WR
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C. Rucker | 3 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Cross
2 RB
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J. Cross | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Foreman
14 WR
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J. Foreman | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Ealy
28 WR
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R. Ealy | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. McCrumby
13 TE
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M. McCrumby | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Jones
11 WR
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A. Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
S. Johnson
1 CB
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S. Johnson | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Geathers
92 DE
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T. Geathers | 1-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Martey
45 DT
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N. Martey | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Straker
21 LB
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M. Straker | 1-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Hassler
32 DL
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E. Hassler | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Willekes
36 LB
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C. Willekes | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Motley
23 LB
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D. Motley | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
D. Zvada
33 K
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D. Zvada | 0/0 | 0 | 11/11 | 11 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
W. Przystup
92 P
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W. Przystup | 2 | 54.5 | 1 | 67 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
C. Jackson 9 WR
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C. Jackson | 2 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | TXSTSM 35 | 4:43 | 11 | 64 | TD |
8:45 | TXSTSM 22 | 1:55 | 6 | 53 | FG |
2:03 | TXSTSM 25 | 0:58 | 3 | 6 | Punt |