PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) - Dennis Jenkins ran for 154 yards and two touchdowns, helping Arkansas-Pine Bluff defeat Jackson State 34-24 on Saturday night.
Both of his touchdowns came in the first half.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4-2, 2-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) led 27-24 late in the game when Benjamin Anderson connected with Aaron Lagrone on an 8-yard touchdown pass to gain some breathing room with 1:39 left.
Jackson State (2-4, 2-2) had three players rush for 100 or more yards -- Tommy Gooden (104), Rakeem Sims (101) and Clayton Moore (100).
Arkansas-Pine Bluff was ahead 24-14 with 7:47 left in the third quarter when the game was delayed for 40 minutes due to lightning.
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| Scoring Summary |
| ARPB | Dennis Jenkins 23 yd run (Tyler Strickland kick) |
| ARPB | Dezmond Beverly 10 yd pass from Benjamin Anderson (Tyler Strickland kick) |
| JACKST | Tommy Gooden 7 yd run (Ryan Deising kick) |
| ARPB | Dennis Jenkins 50 yd run (Tyler Strickland kick) |
| JACKST | Rakeem Sims 5 yd run (Ryan Deising kick) |
| ARPB | Tyler Strickland 27 yd FG |
| JACKST | Ryan Deising 26 yd FG |
| ARPB | Tyler Strickland 22 yd FG |
| JACKST | Clayton Moore 1 yd run (Ryan Deising kick) |
| ARPB | Aaron Lagrone 5 yd pass from Benjamin Anderson (Tyler Strickland kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| JACKST | ARPB | |
| First Downs | 22 | 15 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 4-14 | 4-14 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 86-420 | 60-293 |
| Rushes-Yds | 60-319 | 43-263 |
| Passing Yds | 101 | 30 |
| Kick Return Yds | 177 | 98 |
| Punt Return Yds | 7 | 3 |
| Passes | 11-26-0 | 5-17-1 |
| Punts | 4-167 | 8-267 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 11-76 | 4-25 |
| Time of Poss. | 34:50 | 25:10 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| JACKST: Tommy Gooden 24-104, Rakeem Sims 17-101, Clayton Moore 13-100, Rico Richardson 0-17, Dedric McDonald 5-10, Michael Perkins 1--13 |
| ARPB: Dennis Jenkins 24-154, Benjamin Anderson 7-52, Aaron Lagrone 11-50, Justin Billings 1-7 |
| PASSING |
| JACKST: Clayton Moore 8-18-76-0, Dedric McDonald 3-8-25-0 |
| ARPB: Benjamin Anderson 5-17-30-1 |
| RECEIVING |
| JACKST: De Sean McKenzie 3-42, Rico Richardson 3-34, Tommy Gooden 2-12, Zachary Pendleton 2-9, Jarrell Young 1-4 |
| ARPB: Dezmond Beverly 3-23, Aaron Lagrone 1-5, Cody Swain 1-2 |
