Arkansas State 58, Grambling 3
Associated Press
JONESBORO, Ark. - James Blackman threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores to power Arkansas State to a 58-3 victory over FCS-member Grambling.
Blackman threw for 155 yards on 12-of-16 passing with two TDs in the first half. He also scored on a 9-yard run to lead the Red Wolves to a 30-0 lead. Blackman's scoring throws went to Champ Flemings for 29 yards and Seydou Traore for 13.
Blackman opened the scoring in the second half with a 2-yard TD run. Johnnie Lang, AJ Mayer and Mike Sharpe II added scoring runs. Blackman took a seat after completing 3 of 4 passes in the third quarter. He finished with 210 yards.
Lang rushed for 124 yards on 13 carries and Flemings finished with seven catches for 122 yards.
Garrett Urban kicked a 30-yard field goal in the third quarter for Grambling.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Gram | ArkSt |
| ArkSt |
TD |
10:52 |
Champ Flemings 29 yd pass from James Blackman (Dominic Zvada kick) |
0 |
7 |
| ArkSt |
TD |
6:19 |
Seydou Traore 13 yd pass from James Blackman (Dominic Zvada kick) |
0 |
14 |
| ArkSt |
SF |
0:51 |
Team safety |
0 |
16 |
| Second Quarter |
Gram | ArkSt |
| ArkSt |
TD |
13:23 |
Brian Snead 5 yd run (Dominic Zvada kick) |
0 |
23 |
| ArkSt |
TD |
7:48 |
James Blackman 9 yd run (Dominic Zvada kick) |
0 |
30 |
| Third Quarter |
Gram | ArkSt |
| ArkSt |
TD |
10:13 |
James Blackman 2 yd run (Dominic Zvada kick) |
0 |
37 |
| Gram |
FG |
5:20 |
Garrett Urban 30 yd FG |
3 |
37 |
| ArkSt |
TD |
4:45 |
Johnnie Lang 2 yd run (Dominic Zvada kick) |
3 |
44 |
| ArkSt |
TD |
0:38 |
AJ Mayer 2 yd run (Dominic Zvada kick) |
3 |
51 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Gram | ArkSt |
| ArkSt |
TD |
11:43 |
Mike Sharpe II 3 yd run (Aidan Ellison kick) |
3 |
58 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Grambling State |
Arkansas State |
| First downs |
9 |
34 |
| Rushing |
4 |
18 |
| Passing |
2 |
12 |
| Penalty |
3 |
4 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
2-13, 15% |
6-12, 50% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-1, 100% |
3-5, 60% |
| Rushes-Yards |
33-50 |
54-339 |
| Passing Yards |
52 |
233 |
| Return Yards |
104 |
102 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
4-18-1 |
20-26-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
4--36 |
0-0 |
| Punts |
8 |
0 |
| Punts-Average |
36.6 |
� |
| Fumbles Lost |
3-0 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
15-132 |
7-80 |
| Time of Possession |
24:06 |
35:54 |
| Grambling State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| Q. Hawkins |
3 |
7 |
46 |
0 |
0 |
| J. Calvez |
1 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
| C. Amie |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Arkansas State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Blackman |
15 |
20 |
210 |
2 |
0 |
| A. Mayer |
5 |
6 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
| Grambling State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| F. Chalk IV |
7 |
33 |
4.7 |
0 |
| C. Williams |
8 |
30 |
3.8 |
0 |
| J. Calvez |
4 |
4 |
1.0 |
0 |
| J. Handy |
2 |
4 |
2.0 |
0 |
| M. Washington |
3 |
1 |
0.3 |
0 |
| C. Amie |
3 |
-5 |
-1.7 |
0 |
| Q. Hawkins |
6 |
-17 |
-2.8 |
0 |
| Arkansas State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Lang |
13 |
124 |
9.5 |
1 |
| A. Mayer |
7 |
74 |
10.6 |
1 |
| B. Snead |
12 |
57 |
4.8 |
1 |
| M. Sharpe II |
7 |
32 |
4.6 |
1 |
| J. Cross |
8 |
28 |
3.5 |
0 |
| M. Murray |
5 |
13 |
2.6 |
0 |
| J. Blackman |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
2 |
| Grambling State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Williams |
1 |
34 |
34.0 |
0 |
| J. Waters |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| L. Rash |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| M. Washington |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Arkansas State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Flemings |
7 |
122 |
17.4 |
1 |
| K. Waleed |
3 |
25 |
8.3 |
0 |
| J. Lang |
1 |
23 |
23.0 |
0 |
| A. Jones |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
| S. Traore |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
1 |
| B. Snead |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| J. Milliner |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| J. Cross |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
| R. Tyler |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| J. Foreman |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| D. Jenkins |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Grambling State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Arkansas State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| E. Smith |
1 |
0 |
| Grambling State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Iles |
8 |
293 |
36.6 |
| Arkansas State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| Grambling State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Arkansas State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Lang |
2 |
19 |
9.5 |
| Grambling State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| M. Washington |
3 |
78 |
26.0 |
| A. Jones |
1 |
18 |
18.0 |
| C. Williams |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
| Arkansas State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Lang |
2 |
61 |
30.5 |
| R. Ealy |
1 |
22 |
22.0 |
| Grambling State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Arkansas State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
