September 17, 2016 Week 3 · Regular Season Belt defended

Arkansas defends the belt, 42–3, at home over Texas State.

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Recap

Arkansas dominated Texas State from start to finish, with quarterback Austin Allen and receiver Keon Hatcher establishing an early rhythm that the Razorbacks never relinquished. Allen connected with Hatcher three times in the first quarter alone, including a spectacular 73-yard completion that set up a short touchdown run by Kody Walker to make it 14-0. Texas State's only offensive spark came from a Tyler Jones interception return for a touchdown by Ryan Pulley in the second quarter, but Arkansas immediately answered with a Jeremy Sprinkle touchdown reception and a Rawleigh Williams III rushing score to make it 28-7 by halftime. The Longhorns managed only a field goal in the second half as Arkansas cruised to a 42-3 victory, effectively putting the game away with their suffocating offensive efficiency and overwhelming control of time of possession.

Austin Allen to Keon Hatcher 73-yard completion in Q1 -- established Arkansas's aerial dominance early and set up easy scoring opportunity
Ryan Pulley interception return for TD in Q2 -- Texas State's only score and brief spark before Arkansas reasserted control
Multiple short-yardage touchdowns by Kody Walker and Rawleigh Williams III -- showcased Arkansas's dominance in the red zone and ability to finish drives

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

ArkansasTexas State

Total yards467105

Rushing yards22622

Passing yards24183

First downs268

3rd down conv.4/93/14

Turnovers11

Penalties–yards7–405–45

Time of possession34:2920:31

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 9:15	Arkansas	+9 yd	Austin Allen pass complete to Keon Hatcher for 9 yds for a TD, (Cole Hedlund KICK)
Q1 15:00	Arkansas	+29 yd	Austin Allen pass complete to Keon Hatcher for 14 yds to the Ark 32 for a 1ST down TEXAS STATE Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Brandon McDowell) to the Ark 47 for a 1ST down
Q1 6:56	Arkansas	+73 yd	Austin Allen pass complete to Keon Hatcher for 73 yds to the TexSt 1 for a 1ST down
Q1 4:36	Arkansas	+1 yd	Kody Walker run for 1 yd for a TD, (Cole Hedlund KICK)
Q2 11:31	Texas State	-25 yd	Tyler Jones pass intercepted for a TD Ryan Pulley return for 25 yds for a TD, (Cole Hedlund KICK)
Q2 5:22	Arkansas	+10 yd	Austin Allen pass complete to Jeremy Sprinkle for 10 yds for a TD, (Cole Hedlund KICK)
Q2 5:22	Arkansas	+23 yd	Connor Limpert kickoff for 65 yds , Tyler Watts return for 23 yds to the TexSt 23
Q2 2:00	Arkansas	+32 yd	Austin Allen pass complete to Dominique Reed for 32 yds to the TexSt 14 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:44	Arkansas	+1 yd	Rawleigh Williams III run for 1 yd for a TD, (Cole Hedlund KICK)
Q2 2:00	Arkansas	+27 yd	Kody Walker run for 12 yds to the Ark 34 for a 1ST down TEXAS STATE Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Quinn Tiggs) to the Ark 49 for a 1ST down
Q3 15:00	Texas State	+24 yd	Tyler Jones pass complete to Elijah King for 24 yds to the Ark 33 for a 1ST down
Q3 9:56	Texas State	+39 yd	James Sherman 39 yd FG GOOD
Q3 1:02	Arkansas	+15 yd	Rawleigh Williams III run for 15 yds for a TD, (Cole Hedlund KICK)

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Austin AllenArkansas	16/21	241	11.5	2	0	93.5
Ty StoreyArkansas	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	2.8
Tyler JonesTexas State	11/26	83	3.2	0	1	5.6

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rawleigh Williams IIIArkansas	19	121	6.4	2	18
Devwah WhaleyArkansas	11	50	4.5	0	9
Kody WalkerArkansas	7	23	3.3	1	12
Dominique ReedArkansas	1	15	15.0	0	15
Austin AllenArkansas	4	15	3.8	0	8
Damon MitchellArkansas	2	2	1.0	0	2
Stedman MayberryTexas State	10	34	3.4	0	6
Eddie PrintzTexas State	2	19	9.5	0	13
Jericho WorrellTexas State	4	2	0.5	0	2
Tyler JonesTexas State	10	-33	-3.3	0	4

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Keon HatcherArkansas	3	96	32.0	1	73
Cody HollisterArkansas	3	38	12.7	0	19
Dominique ReedArkansas	2	36	18.0	0	32
Drew MorganArkansas	3	28	9.3	0	15
Jeremy SprinkleArkansas	3	20	6.7	1	10
Austin CantrellArkansas	1	12	12.0	0	12
Kody WalkerArkansas	1	11	11.0	0	11
Elijah KingTexas State	1	24	24.0	0	24
Thurman MorbleyTexas State	2	19	9.5	0	10
Stedman MayberryTexas State	3	13	4.3	0	6
Gabe SchradeTexas State	2	12	6.0	0	8
Eric LunaTexas State	1	9	9.0	0	9
Tyler WattsTexas State	2	6	3.0	0	4

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Brooks EllisArkansas	7	4	0	1	1	0	0
Dre GreenlawArkansas	6	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah LedbetterArkansas	4	3	1.5	1.5	2	0	0
Brandon LewisArkansas	4	1	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Ryan PulleyArkansas	3	3	0	0	1	0	1
Deatrich WiseArkansas	2	1	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
De'Andre ColeyArkansas	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Karl RoeslerArkansas	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Josh HarrisArkansas	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Randy RamseyArkansas	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Santos RamirezArkansas	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dwayne Eugene Jr.Arkansas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Josh LiddellArkansas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
De'Jon HarrisArkansas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tevin BeanumArkansas	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Henre' ToliverArkansas	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
McTelvin AgimArkansas	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Taiwan JohnsonArkansas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
JaMichael WinstonArkansas	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
DJ DeanArkansas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryder LucasArkansas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bijhon JacksonArkansas	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Byron KeatonArkansas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
T.J. SmithArkansas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austin CappsArkansas	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Jared CollinsArkansas	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Bryan London IITexas State	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Clarence Guidry IIITexas State	9	3	0	0	0	0	0
Quinn TiggsTexas State	8	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gabe LoydTexas State	8	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
Gavin GrahamTexas State	7	3	0	0.5	1	0	0
Javante O'RoyTexas State	7	2	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon McDowellTexas State	6	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dallas McClartyTexas State	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Teron FitzgeraldTexas State	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Easy AnyamaTexas State	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nikolas DanielsTexas State	2	2	1	1	0	0	0
Stan KanuTexas State	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stephan JohnsonTexas State	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hal VinsonTexas State	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Damani AlexceeTexas State	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ishmael DavisTexas State	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jordan MittieTexas State	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inoke LangiTexas State	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stephen SmithTexas State	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremy MillerTexas State	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew AnekeTexas State	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan EastlingTexas State	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Dean TaylorTexas State	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Austin AllenArkansas	1	1	0
Nikolas DanielsTexas State	0	0	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Ryan PulleyArkansas	1	25	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Dominique ReedArkansas	2	26	13.0	13
Tyler WattsTexas State	1	23	23.0	23
Brandon McDowellTexas State	1	15	15.0	15
Thurman MorbleyTexas State	1	15	15.0	15

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Cole HedlundArkansas	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6
James ShermanTexas State	1/1	100.0	39	0/0	3

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Drew MorganArkansas	2	1	0.5	1	0
Brandon McDowellTexas State	1	1	1.0	1	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Blake JohnsonArkansas	2	94	47.0	48
Toby BakerArkansas	2	80	40.0	50
Lumi KabaTexas State	8	365	45.6	57

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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