Arkansas State 31, Stony Brook 7
JONESBORO, Ark. - Ja’Quez Cross rushed for a career-high 164 yards and two touchdowns, Zak Wallace added 57 yards rushing and a score, and Arkansas State beat Stony Brook 31-7 for its first victory of the season.
Arkansas State (1-2) totaled 345 yards on the ground - its most since 469 versus New Mexico State in 2014. The Red Wolves defense held Stony Brook to 311 total yards.
Cross' 66-yard touchdown run made it 17-0 with 6:14 left in the first quarter. Cross finished the half with eight carries for 148 yards. His 5-yarder in the third quarter pushed it to 24-0.
Freshman Jaylen Raynor connected with Courtney Jackson for an 8-yard touchdown to extend Arkansas State's lead to 31-0 with 12:24 left in the fourth quarter. Raynor was 4 of 6 for 78 yards in his collegiate debut.
Casey Case passed for 221 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown for Stony Brook (0-3). Anthony Johnson made nine catches for 127 yards.
Arkansas State concludes its three-game homestand against Southern Miss.
--- AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll
September 17, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
StnyBr | ArkSt |
| ArkSt |
FG |
12:17 |
Dominic Zvada 22 yd FG |
0 |
3 |
| ArkSt |
TD |
8:03 |
Zak Wallace 1 yd run (Dominic Zvada kick) |
0 |
10 |
| ArkSt |
TD |
6:14 |
Ja'Quez Cross 66 yd run (Dominic Zvada kick) |
0 |
17 |
| Third Quarter |
StnyBr | ArkSt |
| ArkSt |
TD |
1:35 |
Ja'Quez Cross 5 yd run (Dominic Zvada kick) |
0 |
24 |
| Fourth Quarter |
StnyBr | ArkSt |
| ArkSt |
TD |
12:24 |
Courtney Jackson 8 yd pass from Jaylen Raynor (Dominic Zvada kick) |
0 |
31 |
| StnyBr |
TD |
9:14 |
Rahmon Hart Jr. 11 yd pass from Casey Case (Enda Kirby kick) |
7 |
31 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Stony Brook |
Arkansas State |
| First downs |
14 |
25 |
| Rushing |
6 |
15 |
| Passing |
7 |
8 |
| Penalty |
1 |
2 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-15, 33% |
7-14, 50% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-2, 50% |
1-1, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards |
29-90 |
46-345 |
| Passing Yards |
221 |
140 |
| Return Yards |
40 |
41 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
21-33-0 |
11-23-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
4--18 |
2--10 |
| Punts |
5 |
5 |
| Punts-Average |
44.6 |
42 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
8-45 |
4-40 |
| Time of Possession |
32:00 |
28:00 |
| Stony Brook Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Case |
21 |
33 |
221 |
1 |
0 |
| Arkansas State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Raynor |
4 |
6 |
78 |
1 |
0 |
| J. Dailey |
7 |
17 |
62 |
0 |
0 |
| Stony Brook Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| S. Carson |
12 |
45 |
3.8 |
0 |
| R. Tallarico |
6 |
42 |
7.0 |
0 |
| B. Boria |
2 |
5 |
2.5 |
0 |
| C. Case |
6 |
4 |
0.7 |
0 |
| J. Cook |
3 |
-6 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| Arkansas State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Cross |
15 |
164 |
10.9 |
2 |
| Z. Wallace |
10 |
57 |
5.7 |
1 |
| J. Raynor |
9 |
57 |
6.3 |
0 |
| C. Hawkins |
6 |
52 |
8.7 |
0 |
| M. Sharpe II |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| J. Dailey |
4 |
7 |
1.8 |
0 |
| Stony Brook Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| A. Johnson |
9 |
127 |
14.1 |
0 |
| J. Cook |
4 |
25 |
6.3 |
0 |
| R. Hart Jr. |
2 |
23 |
11.5 |
1 |
| C. Bunicci |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
0 |
| C. Redman |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
| J. Freeman |
2 |
10 |
5.0 |
0 |
| R. Tallarico |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Arkansas State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Foreman |
1 |
42 |
42.0 |
0 |
| C. Jackson |
2 |
33 |
16.5 |
1 |
| R. Ealy |
2 |
29 |
14.5 |
0 |
| C. Rucker |
3 |
17 |
5.7 |
0 |
| E. Stevenson |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| T. Bryant |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Stony Brook Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Arkansas State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Stony Brook Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| C. Taylor |
5 |
223 |
44.6 |
| Arkansas State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| W. Przystup |
5 |
210 |
42.0 |
| Stony Brook Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| N. Chimienti |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Arkansas State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| C. Jackson |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Stony Brook Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Turner |
3 |
40 |
13.3 |
| Arkansas State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Cross |
1 |
41 |
41.0 |
| Stony Brook Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| S. Biscoe |
35 |
| S. Biscoe |
37 |
| S. Biscoe |
40 |
| Arkansas State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
