NCAAF

Arkansas State Red Wolves at Georgia State Panthers

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Final
20 - 28

Williams with 2 TDs, Georgia St. defeats Arkansas St. 28-20

Darren Grainger stays inbounds for the Georgia State TD

Georgia State (6-5, 5-3 Sun Belt) held the Red Wolves (2-9, 1-6) to 273 total yards, including a school-record minus-3 rushing. Jontrey Hunter led the Panthers defense with eight tackles including four for lost yardage and was in on one of Georgia State's six sacks.

Williams' first TD, from the 1-yard line, gave Georgia State a 7-3 lead they would not lose. He added a 13-yard score for a 21-13 lead on the first play of the fourth quarter. Darren Grainger sealed the win on a 35-yard touchdown run two minutes later after the Panthers forced a three-and-out.

Layne Hatcher completed 28 of 48 passes for 273 yards with an 83-yard touchdown strike to Lincoln Pare for Arkansas State, but was intercepted twice. Kivon Bennett returned a fumble recovery 80 yards as the Red Wolves closed to 28-20 with 4:22 left. Blake Grupe added two field goals and set the school record for career points with 343.

How To Watch

How can I watch Arkansas State Red Wolves vs. Georgia State Panthers?
  • TV Channel: Red Wolves at Panthers 2021 College Football, week 12, is broadcasted on ESPN3.
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Matchup Prediction

Panthers: 82.8%
Red Wolves: 17.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

ARST FG 1st Period 11:27 Blake Grupe 40 Yd Field Goal
GAST TD 1st Period 1:36 Jamyest Williams 1 Yd Run (Noel Ruiz Kick)
GAST TD 2nd Period 10:49 Tucker Gregg 6 Yd Run (Noel Ruiz Kick)
ARST TD 2nd Period 9:44 Lincoln Pare 83 Yd pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe Kick)
ARST FG 2nd Period 0:00 Blake Grupe 36 Yd Field Goal
GAST TD 4th Period 14:56 Jamyest Williams 13 Yd Run (Noel Ruiz Kick)
GAST TD 4th Period 12:24 Darren Grainger 35 Yd Run (Noel Ruiz Kick)
ARST TD 4th Period 4:22 Kivon Bennett 80 Yd Fumble Return (Blake Grupe Kick)

Statistics

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16 1st Downs 21
5-18 3rd down efficiency 7-14
0-2 4th down efficiency 0-0
270 Total Yards 434
273 Passing 152
28/48 Comp/Att 10/21
5.7 Yards per pass 7.2
-3 Rushing 282
26 Rushing Attempts 52
-0.1 Yards per rush 5.4
4-27 Penalties 6-57
2 Turnovers 3
0 Fumbles lost 2
2 Interceptions thrown 1
30:52 Possession 29:08

Game Information

Venue: Center Parc Stadium

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 14,273 · Capacity:

Sun Belt - East

TEAM OVR CONF
Marshall 10-3 7-1
Georgia Southern 8-5 6-2
James Madison 9-4 4-4
Old Dominion 5-7 4-4
Coastal Carolina 6-7 3-5
App State 5-6 3-5
Georgia State 3-9 1-7

Sun Belt - West

TEAM OVER CONF
Louisiana 10-4 7-1
Texas State 8-5 5-3
Arkansas State 8-5 5-3
South Alabama 7-6 5-3
UL Monroe 5-7 3-5
Troy 4-8 3-5
Southern Miss 1-11 0-8
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