NCAAF Game Recap - Arkansas State at Kansas State
Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:00 PM EDT

Clem
37
Wake
13
F
MoStU
0
Okla
48
F
Duke
13
ND
27
F
UTEP
3
Tex
59
F
Syr
6
UNC
31
F
ULLaf
31
IASt
14
F
UAB
14
MiaFL
31
F
UNCC
20
App
35
F
ArkSt
35
K St
31
F
E Ky
10
WVU
56
F
ULMon
7
Army
37
F
GATec
16
FlaSt
13
F
UTSA
51
TxSt
48
F(1OT)
Camp
26
GaSo
27
F
APSU
0
Pitt
55
F
Cit
6
SoFL
27
F
Tul
27
SoAl
24
F
HBU
33
TxTch
35
F
W Ky
21
Lou
35
F
CoCar
38
Kans
23
F

Sep 12, 2020, 12:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Arkansas State (1-1)

7

7

7

14

35

Kansas State (0-1)

7

14

0

10

31

Arkansas State beats Kansas State 35-31 in final minute
Sat Sep 12, 2020 6:57 PM

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Jonathan Adams Jr. caught a career-high three touchdown passes, including the game-winner with 38 seconds remaining, and Arkansas State defeated Kansas State 35-31 on Saturday for the Red Wolves' first win over a Power 5 opponent in a dozen years.

Layne Hatcher threw a 17-yard pass to Adams for the winning score after the Wildcats (0-1) had taken a 31-28 lead on a Blake Lynch 35-yard field goal with 2:30 remaining.

"Obviously excited about the win," said Arkansas State head coach Blake Anderson. "Excited, but not surprised."

Arkansas State (1-1) scored 21 unanswered points after trailing 21-7 midway through the second quarter.

Most of the offense flowed through the 6-foot-3 Adams.

"The quarterbacks put the ball in a good spot, and I just use my athleticism to turn my hips and go get the ball and go over the corner's head and stuff like that," said Adams, who had 98 yards receiving on eight catches.

Arkansas State held Kansas State to 91 yards rushing. The Wildcats averaged 178 rushing yards per game in 2019.

"We were able to create some penetration, create some issues where they could not get downhill all night long," Anderson said.

Kansas State (0-1) had not dropped its home opener since 2013.

"It wasn't the outcome that we wanted. We didn't play particularly well. I know what the guys have gone through over the past month to five weeks trying to prepare to play, and we can't make excuses," said Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman.

Skylar Thompson finished with 259 yards passing and two touchdowns in the loss.

"There are three or four (passes) that I can think of that were just inches off, or I missed a throw or misjudged on a ball and just couldn't get on the same page there a couple times," Thompson said.

Deuce Vaughn led Kansas State in rushing with 47 yards and a touchdown, becoming the first true freshman to score for the Wildcats in a season opener since 1988.

The Wildcats scored on their first possession on a 17-yard catch by Phillip Brooks following a blocked punt. They added TDs on consecutive drives in the second quarter to lead 21-7. After being held scoreless in the third quarter, they responded with a 5-yard touchdown run by Harry Trotter, followed by Lynch's field goal.

The Red Wolves (1-1) gained 489 total yards after collecting 424 yards in a 37-24 loss to Memphis last weekend.

The Red Wolves beat a Power 5 program for the second time since moving up to FBS status in 1992. Their previous win came over Texas A&M, 18-14, in 2008.

TRICK PLAYS

Arkansas State put on a magic show in Manhattan, fooling Kansas State with trick plays.

On a double-pass play, wide receiver Jeff Foreman threw a 48-yard score to Roshauud Paul midway through the second quarter.

Early in the fourth quarter, the Red Wolves faked a punt that led to a pass interference call. On that drive, a pass off a double-reverse set up a 5-yard score to Adams from Logan Bonner for a 28-21 lead.

THE TAKEAWAY

Arkansas State: The quick tempo and aggressive play-calling kept the Red Wolves in the game and proved to be the difference. Arkansas State kept the Wildcats' ground game in check.

Kansas State: The Wildcats failed to establish the run game and had to rely on the arm of Skylar Thompson, an uncommon offensive strategy for the Wildcats.

UP NEXT

Arkansas State will host Central Arkansas next Saturday.

Kansas State will have a week off before opening Big 12 play against Oklahoma on September 26.

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Passing

ArkSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
L. Bonner 28 17 60.7 2 204 34 1 92.0
L. Hatcher 8 6 75.0 2 61 21 0 135.9
K St Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
S. Thompson 29 17 58.6 2 259 42 0 111.1
W. Howard 1 1 100.0 0 24 24 0 118.8

Rushing

ArkSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Jones 16 95 5.9 25 0
L. Pare 4 65 16.3 58 0
K St Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Vaughn 12 47 3.9 19 1
H. Trotter 16 43 2.7 24 1

Receiving

ArkSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Adams Jr. 8 98 12.3 33 3
R. Paul 4 77 19.3 48 1
K St Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
C. Taylor 4 98 24.5 42 0
B. Moore 6 54 9.0 17 1

Fumbles

ArkSt F FL
L. Bonner 1 1

Returning

ArkSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
R. Paul 2 39.0 0 45 0 0 0
K St KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Knowles 3 18.3 0 26 0 0 0
P. Brooks 0 0 0 2 8.5 0 0

Punting

ArkSt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
R. Hanson 3 120 40.0 43
K St Punt Yds Avg LgPu
T. Zentner 2 76 38.0 44
J. Blumer 2 89 44.5 54

Takeaways

K St Int Yds InTD
W. Jones II 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

ArkSt K St
Points For 35 31
Total Yards 489 374
Rushing Yards 159 91
Passing Yards 330 283
Passing Completions / Attempts 25/38 18/30
Turnovers 2 0
Interceptions Thrown 1 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 0/0
First Downs 26 21
Penalties - Yards 4/58 8/85
Time Of Possession 44:44 16:16
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 6/13 1/11
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 2/2
Punts - Average Yards 0/0 0/0

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter ArkSt K St
K St 01:36 TD Phillip Brooks 17 yd pass from Skylar Thompson (Blake Lynch kick) 0 7
ArkSt 05:02 TD Jonathan Adams Jr. 2 yd pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) 7 7
2nd Quarter ArkSt K St
K St 01:31 TD Deuce Vaughn 3 yd run (Blake Lynch kick) 7 14
K St 06:19 TD Briley Moore 7 yd pass from Skylar Thompson (Blake Lynch kick) 7 21
ArkSt 08:10 TD Roshauud Paul 48 yd pass from Jeff Foreman (Blake Grupe kick) 14 21
3rd Quarter ArkSt K St
ArkSt 12:32 TD Giles Amos 8 yd pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) 21 21
4th Quarter ArkSt K St
ArkSt 03:11 TD Jonathan Adams Jr. 5 yd pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) 28 21
K St 08:25 TD Harry Trotter 5 yd run (Blake Lynch kick) 28 28
K St 12:30 FG Blake Lynch 35 yd FG 28 31
ArkSt 14:22 TD Jonathan Adams Jr. 17 yd pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) 35 31

Game Information

Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Attendance: 11,041
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