Scores

Final

Arkansas St 39

(7-2, 5-0 Sun Belt)

Florida Atl 21

(0-8, 0-5 Sun Belt)

4:00 PM ET, November 5, 2011

FAU Football Stadium, BOCA RATON, FL

1 2 3 4 T
ARST 15 3 7 1439
FAU 0 14 7 021

Top Performers

Passing: R. Aplin (ARST) - 244 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: A. Morris (FAU) - 19 CAR, 163 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving: D. Frampton (ARST) - 10 REC, 87 YDS

Arkansas St. 39, FAU 21

Associated Press

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Ryan Aplin ran for four touchdowns and passed for another as Arkansas State beat Florida Atlantic 39-21 on Saturday.

Aplin was 24-for-37 for 244 yards passing, while rushing for 49 yards as Arkansas State (7-2, 5-0) maintained first place in the Sun Belt Conference.

Graham Wilbert was 16-for-24 for 147 yards passing and Alfred Morris carried 19 times for 163 yards and two touchdowns, but Florida Atlantic (0-8, 0-5) turned the ball over four times and stretched its losing streak to 11 games, dating to last season.

Florida Atlantic took a 21-18 third-quarter lead on an 18-yard touchdown pass from Wilbert to Derek Moise. The lead was short-lived, as Arkansas State went ahead 25-21 just 2:18 later on a 7-yard pass from Aplin to Taylor Stockemer.

Aplin stretched the Red Wolves' lead to 32-21 with a 3-yard run in the fourth and later added a 1-yard scoring run.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
ARST
FAU
1st Downs2815
Total Yards429281
Passing247147
Rushing182134
Penalties4-359-69
3rd Down Conversions9-184-11
4th Down Conversions4-51-2
Turnovers14
Possession34:0725:53

Passing Leaders

Arkansas StateC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Aplin24/372446.611
Florida AtlanticC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Wilbert16/241476.112

Rushing Leaders

Arkansas StateCARYDSAVGTDLG
Lawson20914.6015
Aplin14493.5413
Florida AtlanticCARYDSAVGTDLG
Morris191638.6239
White188.008

Receiving Leaders

Arkansas StateRECYDSAVGTDLG
Frampton10878.7017
Lucas34715.7033
Florida AtlanticRECYDSAVGTDLG
Moise23819.0120
Williams12727.0027

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTERARSTFAU
TD12:19Ryan Aplin 13 Yd Run (Neely Sullivent Run For Two-Point Conversion) 80
TD05:11Ryan Aplin 1 Yd Run (Brian Davis Kick) 150
SECOND QUARTERARSTFAU
TD10:07Alfred Morris 13 Yd Run (Vinny Zaccario Kick) 157
FG06:05Brian Davis 30 Yd 187
TD02:49Alfred Morris 4 Yd Run (Vinny Zaccario Kick) 1814
THIRD QUARTERARSTFAU
TD10:24Derek Moise 18 Yd Pass From Graham Wilbert (Vinny Zaccario Kick) 1821
TD08:06Taylor Stockemer 7 Yd Pass From Ryan Aplin (Brian Davis Kick) 2521
FOURTH QUARTERARSTFAU
TD10:03Ryan Aplin 3 Yd Run (Brian Davis Kick) 3221
TD07:39Ryan Aplin 1 Yd Run (Brian Davis Kick) 3921