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Memphis Beat Arkansas St 42-24 Behind Jaylin Carter's 183-Yard Day

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, September 5, 2026

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The Memphis Tigers beat the Arkansas State Red Wolves 42-24 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, TN on Saturday, September 5, 2026 in FBS college football Week 1 action.

Memphis led 21-17 at halftime. The second quarter swung it: Memphis outscored its opponent 21-14.

Memphis moves to 2-0, while Arkansas St falls to 0-1.

Top performers

• Trey Owens (ARST, QB): 21/30, 325 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INT
• Kenyon Clay (ARST, RB): 13 CAR, 50 YDS, 1 TD
• Hunter Summers (ARST, WR): 5 REC, 98 YDS
• Marcus Stokes (MEM, QB): 12/15, 188 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
• Jaylin Carter (MEM, RB): 19 CAR, 183 YDS, 4 TD
• Brady Kluse (MEM, WR): 1 REC, 40 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 1:44ARSTClune Van Andel 48 Yd Field Goal3-0
2. Q2 12:02MEMJaylin Carter 2 Yd Run3-7
3. Q2 7:42ARSTKenyon Clay 1 Yd Run10-7
4. Q2 3:37MEMAidan O'Callaghan 7 Yd pass from Marcus Stokes10-14
5. Q2 3:26ARSTKenyon Clay 75 Yd pass from Trey Owens17-14
6. Q2 0:40MEMJermane Hayes 31 Yd pass from Marcus Stokes17-21
7. Q3 12:19MEMJaylin Carter 13 Yd Run17-28
8. Q3 4:12ARSTTimothy Carter 1 Yd Run24-28
9. Q3 3:25MEMJaylin Carter 74 Yd Run24-35
10. Q4 3:31MEMJaylin Carter 24 Yd Run24-42

Team stats

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