1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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SFA | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
CARK | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
C. Arkansas wins to keep pace in Southland Conference hunt
CONWAY, Ark. -- Breylin Smith threw a pair of touchdowns and Central Arkansas led for the duration in a 30-7 win over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday.
With the win, the Bears (8-3, 6-2) held onto a share of first place in the Southland Conference standings. A four-way tie heading into Saturday is now down to three teams as Sam Houston State (6-5, 5-3) lost to Northwestern State, while Southeast Louisiana (7-3, 6-2) and Nicholls (7-4, 6-2) both won.
Cam Arnold threw a 71-yard touchdown pass to Xavier Gipson with 2:43 before halftime and the Lumberjacks were within 13-7 at intermission.
Hayden Ray's field in the third quarter made it 16-7. Later, the Bears cashed in on a blocked punt and recovered at the Lumberjacks' 4-yard line. Carlo Blackman ran it from there with 63 seconds left in the third for a 23-7 lead.
Arnold threw for 143 yards and an interception and was sacked four times.
Game Information
2024 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Incarnate Word | 4-0 | 7-2 |
SE Louisiana | 4-1 | 5-5 |
Stephen F. Austin | 4-2 | 6-3 |
Lamar | 2-2 | 5-4 |
Nicholls | 2-2 | 4-5 |
McNeese | 2-3 | 5-5 |
Houston Christian | 1-3 | 3-6 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | 1-3 | 1-8 |
Northwestern State | 0-4 | 0-9 |
2024 United Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Abilene Christian | 5-1 | 6-3 |
Tarleton State | 4-1 | 7-2 |
Southern Utah | 3-2 | 4-5 |
Central Arkansas | 3-2 | 6-3 |
Eastern Kentucky | 3-2 | 5-4 |
Austin Peay | 3-3 | 4-5 |
North Alabama | 3-3 | 3-7 |
Utah Tech | 1-5 | 1-9 |
West Georgia | 0-6 | 3-6 |