Troy 48, Arkansas State 19
Associated Press
JONESBORO, Ark. - Kimani Vidal ran for 208 yards and four touchdowns and Troy beat Arkansas State 48-19.
Troy's ninth straight win gave them a tie for the West Division title with South Alabama but with the Trojans' victory over the Jaguars in October, Troy will host Coastal Carolina.
Vidal put Troy (10-2, 7-1) up 20-19 to start the fourth quarter on a 7-yard run that was set up by Gunnar Watson's 56-yard pass to RaJae' Johnson over the middle.
On the Red Wolves' ensuing possession, Reddy Steward snagged his first of his two interceptions and raced for a 67-yard score and a 27-19 lead. Vidal added 12- and 39-yard scores and the Trojans went on to put up 34 points in the final quarter.
Vidal went over 200 yards for the second straight game and eclipsed 1,000 yards for the season.
Watson threw for 141 yards with a TD and an interception. Johnson had three catches for 101 yards. Troy outgained Arkansas State 409-259, 268 of Troy's yards on the ground.
James Blackman was 20-of-35 passing for 220 yards and scored on a 30-yard scramble. The Red Wolves (3-9, 1-7) rushed for just 38 yards, the eighth Troy opponent to be held under 100 on the ground.
November 26, 2022
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Troy | ArkSt |
| ArkSt |
FG |
12:20 |
Dominic Zvada 20 yd FG |
0 |
3 |
| Troy |
TD |
0:06 |
Kimani Vidal 1 yd run (Brooks Buce kick) |
7 |
3 |
| Second Quarter |
Troy | ArkSt |
| ArkSt |
FG |
6:37 |
Dominic Zvada 21 yd FG |
7 |
6 |
| ArkSt |
TD |
0:24 |
James Blackman 30 yd run (Dominic Zvada kick) |
7 |
13 |
| Third Quarter |
Troy | ArkSt |
| Troy |
TD |
4:49 |
RaJae' Johnson 21 yd pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick) |
14 |
13 |
| ArkSt |
TD |
1:31 |
Reed Tyler 1 yd pass from AJ Mayer (failed 2pt pass) |
14 |
19 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Troy | ArkSt |
| Troy |
TD |
14:55 |
Kimani Vidal 7 yd run (failed 2pt pass) |
20 |
19 |
| Troy |
TD |
12:53 |
Reddy Steward 67 yd interception return (Brooks Buce kick) |
27 |
19 |
| Troy |
TD |
8:13 |
Kimani Vidal 12 yd run (Brooks Buce kick) |
34 |
19 |
| Troy |
TD |
4:38 |
Kimani Vidal 39 yd run (Brooks Buce kick) |
41 |
19 |
| Troy |
TD |
1:02 |
Damien Taylor 3 yd run (Brooks Buce kick) |
48 |
19 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Troy |
Arkansas State |
| First downs |
23 |
13 |
| Rushing |
15 |
2 |
| Passing |
6 |
11 |
| Penalty |
2 |
0 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
4-11, 36% |
3-13, 23% |
| 4th down efficiency |
3-3, 100% |
1-2, 50% |
| Rushes-Yards |
51-268 |
25-38 |
| Passing Yards |
144 |
221 |
| Return Yards |
160 |
163 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
9-15-1 |
21-37-2 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
3--11 |
3--28 |
| Punts |
4 |
6 |
| Punts-Average |
36.3 |
46.7 |
| Fumbles Lost |
4-1 |
2-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
3-25 |
5-46 |
| Time of Possession |
32:35 |
27:25 |
| Troy Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. Watson |
9 |
15 |
144 |
1 |
1 |
| Arkansas State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Blackman |
20 |
35 |
220 |
0 |
1 |
| A. Mayer |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| J. Dailey |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Troy Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Vidal |
33 |
208 |
6.3 |
4 |
| D. Billingsley |
9 |
52 |
5.8 |
0 |
| D. Taylor |
3 |
12 |
4.0 |
1 |
| J. Williams |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| G. Watson |
4 |
-4 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Arkansas State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| M. Murray |
6 |
20 |
3.3 |
0 |
| J. Lang |
5 |
20 |
4.0 |
0 |
| J. Blackman |
10 |
10 |
1.0 |
1 |
| J. Cross |
2 |
4 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Troy Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| R. Johnson |
3 |
101 |
33.7 |
1 |
| T. Johnson |
3 |
30 |
10.0 |
0 |
| D. Billingsley |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| M. Vice |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| K. Vidal |
1 |
0 |
0.0
|
0 |
| Arkansas State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Flemings |
6 |
55 |
9.2 |
0 |
| S. Traore |
4 |
44 |
11.0 |
0 |
| J. Foreman |
3 |
27 |
9.0 |
0 |
| J. Cross |
2 |
21 |
10.5 |
0 |
| D. Jenkins |
1 |
21 |
21.0 |
0 |
| J. Lang |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
0 |
| E. Stevenson |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| A. Jones |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
| M. Murray |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| R. Tyler |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |
| Troy Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| R. Steward |
2 |
78 |
| Arkansas State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| S. Johnson |
1 |
69 |
| Troy Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| M. Rivers |
4 |
145 |
36.3 |
| Arkansas State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| W. Przystup |
4 |
191 |
47.8 |
| R. Hanson |
2 |
89 |
44.5 |
| Troy Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| O. Lacey |
2 |
24 |
12.0 |
| T. Johnson |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
| Arkansas State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| R. Ealy |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
| J. Lang |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
| Troy Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Williams |
1 |
24 |
24.0 |
| P. Higgins |
1 |
18 |
18.0 |
| Arkansas State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| R. Ealy |
3 |
28 |
9.3 |
| C. Flemings |
1 |
24 |
24.0 |
| J. Lang |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
| Troy Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Arkansas State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
