JONESBORO, Ark. -- Georgia State put together an explosive 201-yard output on the ground, but fell 38-32 to Arkansas State Saturday night on the road at Centennial Bank Stadium.
Ayden Pereira led Georgia State's passing attack with 163 yards through the air, tossing two touchdowns and two interceptions. Qwantavius Wiggins led all Panthers rushers with 99 yards and one touchdown in the contest, picking up 12.4 yards per carry. Wiggins also added 47 receiving yards and one touchdown. Dennis Murray Jr. also added 66 yards on the ground, averaging 9.4 yards per carry, as well as 58 receiving yards.
In the air, Rodshaun Dorsey pulled in three catches for 85 yards and one score.
On the other side of the ball, Coby Owens led the Georgia State defensive effort, collecting five tackles, 1.5 TFL, and one sack. Tre Mittman added seven tackles, 2.0 TFL, one sack, and one forced fumble. As a team, the defense held the Red Wolves to only 160 yards on the ground.
Georgia State had a big outing on the ground, gaining 201 rushing yards while averaging 6.5 yards per carry and out-rushing Arkansas State by 41 yards.
How It Happened
Georgia State responded to a 7-0 lead from Arkansas State with a score to tie it at 7-7 with 7:39 left in the second quarter.Arkansas State scored to go ahead 14-7 before the Panthers got on the scoreboard again to tie it up at 14-14.
After Arkansas State took a 21-14 lead, Georgia State responded with a touchdown to even things up at 21-21.Arkansas State fought back to take a 38-21 lead, but the Panthers got on the scoreboard again to close the gap and make it a 38-29 game.
Georgia State scored again, a field goal with 4:25 left in the fourth quarter, but still trailed 38-32. Neither team scored again in the game.
Game Notes
» Arkansas State outgained Georgia State 469-429 in the contest.
» Georgia State had their highest scoring quarter in the second period, when they put up 14 points.
» Georgia State converted 4 of 12 third downs while Arkansas State was successful on 2 of 11.
» The Panthers had two players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by Jaydon Hood, who had 10.
» Landon Vargas punted four times for the Panthers with an average of 46.2 yards per punt.
» Georgia State went 1-for-1 on fourth down, converting on 100 percent of attempts.
» The Panthers ended the game on a high note, scoring 11 unanswered points to close out the contest.
» Cameran Brown completed 80% of his passes on the day, going 8-for-10 while averaging 6.5 yards per attempt.
The Panthers look to bounce back at home against Coastal Carolina for Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 2:00 p.m. at Center Parc Credit Union Stadium.
