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30–34
Final
 Ladd-Peebles Stadium, MobileARST -10.5
FINALArkansas State 30, South Alabama 34UPSETUSA covered +10.5CLOSED ARST -10.5

Highlights

1 CLIPS · ESPN
Tolbert gives South Alabama late lead with a TDVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
USA WINNING
ARST WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: ARST 83% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 46 PTS

Scoring plays

11 SCORES
Q1
Passing Touchdown

Brandon Bowling 5 Yd pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe Kick)

9:52
7-0
Passing Touchdown

Jalen Tolbert 21 Yd pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo Kick)

3:12
7-7
Passing Touchdown

Jalen Tolbert 30 Yd pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo Kick)

0:00
7-14
Q3
Field Goal Good

Blake Grupe 23 Yd Field Goal

10:50
10-14
Rushing Touchdown

Tra Minter 1 Yd Run (Diego Guajardo PAT blocked)

6:03
10-20
Passing Touchdown

Omar Bayless 10 Yd pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe Kick)

2:41
17-20
Q4
Passing Touchdown

Jalen Tolbert 31 Yd pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo Kick)

14:53
17-27
Rushing Touchdown

Layne Hatcher 1 Yd Run (Blake Grupe Kick)

12:29
24-27
Field Goal Good

Blake Grupe 40 Yd Field Goal

9:22
27-27
Field Goal Good

Blake Grupe 20 Yd Field Goal

3:51
30-27
Passing Touchdown

Jalen Tolbert 26 Yd pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo Kick)

1:18
30-34

What happened

ESPN RECAP

South Alabama beats Arkansas State 34-30, ends 9-game skid

MOBILE, Ala. -- Sophomore Jalen Tolbert caught five passes for a school-record four touchdowns, Rocel McWilliams came up with a game-saving sack and South Alabama snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 34-30 victory over Arkansas State on Friday. The Jaguars (2-10, 1-7) picked up their first Sun Belt Conference win in their season finale as Desmond Trotter tied a school record with four TD passes. Trotter completed 20 of 31 passes for 279 yards with an interception. Tolbert finished with 144 yards, topping the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career. His scoring catches went for 21 and 30 yards in the first quarter and 31 and 26 yards in the fourth quarter. South Alabama took a 27-17 lead early in the fourth quarter after Trotter's third TD toss to Tolbert.

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Top performers

ARST
PASSINGLayne Hatcher23/38, 342 YDS, 2 TD
RUSHINGJamal Jones16 CAR, 61 YDS
RECEIVINGKirk Merritt9 REC, 121 YDS
USA
PASSINGDesmond Trotter20/31, 279 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGTra Minter21 CAR, 106 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGJalen Tolbert5 REC, 144 YDS, 4 TD

Team stats

ARST · USA
437
TOTAL YARDS
495
342
PASSING
279
95
RUSHING
216
21
1ST DOWNS
26
8-18
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
5-16
1
TURNOVERS
2
4-20
PENALTIES
10-87
28:40
POSSESSION
31:20

LADD-PEEBLES STADIUM, MOBILE · ATTENDANCE 16,319

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