JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - Ryan Aplin had his second straight 300-yard passing game and Arkansas State overcame a 14-3 deficit to beat Memphis 33-28 Saturday night.
The Red Wolves (1-1) took their first lead on David Oku's 1-yard touchdown run with 6:31 left in the game, then held off the Tigers (0-2).
Oku had 130 yards rushing, Frankie Jackson added two short rushing touchdowns and Aplin completed 23 of 43 passes for 302 yards and a touchdown. Aplin, coming off a 304-yard passing game in a 57-34 loss to Oregon, also rushed for 73 yards.
Josh Jarboe added six receptions for 101 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown, for Arkansas State, while J.D. McKissic had eight catches for 99 yards.
Memphis scored twice on special teams, recovering a blocked punt in the end zone and recovering a fumble on a punt return in the end zone.
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| Scoring Summary |
| MEMP | Alan Cross 18 yd pass from Jacob Karam (Paulo Henriques kick) |
| ARKST | Brian Davis 23 yd FG |
| MEMP | Tevin Jones 0 yd blocked punt return (Paulo Henriques kick) |
| ARKST | Frankie Jackson 1 yd run (Brian Davis kick) |
| MEMP | Keiwone Malone 41 yd pass from Jacob Karam (Paulo Henriques kick) |
| ARKST | Josh Jarboe 42 yd pass from Ryan Aplin (Brian Davis kick) |
| ARKST | Frankie Jackson 1 yd run (Brian Davis kick) |
| MEMP | Wynton McManis 0 yd fumble return (Paulo Henriques kick) |
| ARKST | Brian Davis 25 yd FG |
| ARKST | David Oku 1 yd run (failed 2pt rush) |
| Team Stats | ||
| MEMP | ARKST | |
| First Downs | 13 | 33 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 3-12 | 8-17 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 56-293 | 97-619 |
| Rushes-Yds | 32-139 | 54-317 |
| Passing Yds | 154 | 302 |
| Kick Return Yds | 104 | 19 |
| Punt Return Yds | 25 | -10 |
| Passes | 14-24-0 | 23-43-0 |
| Punts | 8-374 | 5-178 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 4-30 | 4-32 |
| Time of Poss. | 27:12 | 32:48 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| MEMP: Jerrell Rhodes 13-70, Jacob Karam 7-36, Jai Steib 9-32, Jaquise Cook 1-2, Eric Mathews 1-1, Keiwone Malone 1--2 |
| ARKST: David Oku 25-130, Ryan Aplin 6-73, Rocky Hayes 4-68, Frankie Jackson 14-38, Fredi Knighten 4-8, Josh Jarboe 1-0 |
| PASSING |
| MEMP: Jacob Karam 14-24-154-0 |
| ARKST: Ryan Aplin 23-43-302-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| MEMP: Keiwone Malone 7-90, Alan Cross 3-31, Marcus Rucker 2-7, Reggie Travis 1-27, Jerrell Rhodes 1--1 |
| ARKST: J.D. McKissic 8-99, Josh Jarboe 6-101, Julian Jones 2-27, Frankie Jackson 2-13, Carlos McCants 1-20, R.J. Fleming 1-14, Darion Griswold 1-13, David Oku 1-8, Anthony Kincy 1-7 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Memphis | 3rd Conference USA East | 4-4 | 4-8 |
| Arkansas State | 1st Sun Belt | 7-1 | 10-3 |
