Arkansas State dominates Southeast Missouri State 42-24 in Week 1
Arkansas State dominated Southeast Missouri State 42-24 in a Week 1 matchup that exceeded the over-under of 59.5 points. The Red Wolves' defense set the tone early, with a 45-yard completion from Jaylen Raynor to Chauncy Cobb highlighted by a defensive holding penalty establishing Arkansas State's offensive rhythm in the first quarter.
The home team built momentum in the second quarter, with Devin Spencer scoring on a 43-yard rushing touchdown. Arkansas State's strong second quarter, which yielded 21 points, proved decisive in establishing control.
Southeast Missouri State answered in the fourth quarter with two touchdown passes from Jax Leatherwood—a 60-yard strike to Donnie Cheers and a 31-yard completion to Cam Pedro—but the deficit proved insurmountable. Raynor led Arkansas State with 345 passing yards, while Cheers paced the Redhawks with 96 receiving yards. Brandon Epton Jr. rushed for 61 yards for the visitors.
Arkansas State covered the 15.5-point spread in convincing fashion, improving to 1-0.
AI-generated recap · Aug 23, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Southeast Missouri State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
 Arkansas State | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Scoring Timeline
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Box Score
| Statistic | Southeast Missouri State | Arkansas State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 26-36 | 26-32 |
| Pass Yards | 272 | 345 |
| Rush Yards | 92 | 147 |
| Total Yards | 364 | 492 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 6-14 | 5-11 |
| Penalties | 8-71 | 7-70 |
| Possession | 29:08 | 30:52 |
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Play-by-Play
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Chauncy Cobb
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Corey Rucker, broken up by Justus Johnson
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Chauncy Cobb for no gain to the SEMO 30
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Chauncy Cobb for 27 yds to the SEMO 7 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Ja'Quez Cross for 1 yd to the SEMO 29
Arkansas State Penalty, false start (Chauncy Cobb) to the SEMO 34
Ja'Quez Cross run for 7 yds for a TD (Clune Van Andel KICK)
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Chauncy Cobb for 45 yds to the SEMO 30 for a 1ST down Southeast Missouri State Penalty, Defensive holding (Justus Johnson) to the SEMO 30 for a 1ST down
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Anthony Westervelt for 6 yds to the ARST 26 for a 1ST down
Brandon Epton Jr. run for 4 yds to the SEMO 14
Brandon Epton Jr. run for 3 yds to the SEMO 17
Patrick Heitert run for 4 yds to the SEMO 21 for a 1ST down
Payton Brown run for 8 yds to the SEMO 29
Jax Leatherwood pass incomplete to Cam Pedro
Payton Brown run for 2 yds to the SEMO 31 for a 1ST down
Payton Brown run for 7 yds to the SEMO 38
Jax Leatherwood pass incomplete to Kalvin Gilbert
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Kam Robinson for 7 yds to the SEMO 45 for a 1ST down
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Jamauri Chislom for 6 yds to the ARST 49
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Donnie Cheers for 10 yds to the ARST 39 for a 1ST down
Brandon Epton Jr. run for 2 yds to the ARST 37
Brandon Epton Jr. run for 4 yds to the ARST 33
Brandon Epton Jr. run for 1 yd to the ARST 32
Jax Leatherwood pass incomplete to Jamauri Chislom
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Anthony Westervelt for 4 yds to the ARST 22
Jax Leatherwood pass incomplete to Brandon Epton Jr.
Justin Keller 40 Yd Field Goal
Brandon Epton Jr. run for 5 yds to the SEMO 30
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Cam Pedro for 5 yds to the SEMO 35 for a 1ST down
Jax Leatherwood pass incomplete to Brandon Epton Jr.
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Donnie Cheers for 14 yds to the SEMO 49 for a 1ST down
Jax Leatherwood run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Anthony Westervelt for 24 yds to the ARST 26 for a 1ST down
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Kam Robinson for 7 yds to the ARST 19
Brandon Epton Jr. run for 12 yds to the ARST 7 for a 1ST down
Payton Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the ARST 8
Brandon Epton Jr. run for 8 yds for a TD (Justin Keller KICK)
Justin Keller kickoff for 62 yds , Ja'Quez Cross return for 30 yds to the ARST 33
Kenyon Clay run for 5 yds to the ARST 38
Kenyon Clay run for 1 yd to the ARST 39
Jaylen Raynor run for 3 yds to the ARST 42
Arkansas State Penalty, false start (Reed Linder) to the ARST 37
Jackson Waller punt for 43 yds Southeast Missouri State Penalty, Offensive holding (Anthony Westervelt) to the SEMO 10
run for a loss of 1 yard to the ARST 35
Clayton Amaya kickoff for 41 yds , Robert Dover return for 7 yds to the SEMO 31
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Hunter Summers for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Ja'Quez Cross for 11 yds to the SEMO 39 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Ja'Quez Cross for 4 yds to the SEMO 35
Ja'Quez Cross run for 8 yds to the SEMO 27 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor run for 4 yds to the SEMO 23
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Tyler Fortenberry for 3 yds to the SEMO 20
Kenyon Clay run for 1 yd to the SEMO 19
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Hunter Summers, broken up by Adrian Patterson for a 1ST down Southeast Missouri State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Adrian Patterson) to the SEMO 4 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Ja'Quez Cross for 4 yds for a TD (Clune Van Andel KICK)
Payton Brown run for 8 yds to the SEMO 33
Jax Leatherwood pass incomplete to Donnie Cheers for a 1ST down Arkansas State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Trenton Alan Yowe) to the SEMO 48 for a 1ST down
Payton Brown run for no gain to the SEMO 48 Southeast Missouri State Penalty, Offensive holding (Wilbert Phillips) to the SEMO 38
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Jamauri Chislom for 5 yds Jax Leatherwood fumbled, recovered by ARST Demarcus Hendricks
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Corey Rucker
Devin Spencer run for 43 yds for a TD (Clune Van Andel KICK)
Brandon Epton Jr. run for 1 yd to the SEMO 26
Jax Leatherwood pass incomplete to Andrew Civey
Jax Leatherwood sacked by Cody Sigler for a loss of 4 yards to the SEMO 22
Ryan Kingston punt for 43 yds , Aaron Blancas returns for 9 yds to the ARST 44
Ja'Quez Cross run for 7 yds to the SEMO 49
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Jaylen Bonelli
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Nana Burris for 8 yds to the SEMO 41 for a 1ST down
Ja'Quez Cross run for a loss of 1 yard to the SEMO 42
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Chauncy Cobb for 10 yds to the SEMO 32
Kenyon Clay run for no gain to the SEMO 32
Devin Spencer run for no gain to the SEMO 32
Payton Brown run for 2 yds to the SEMO 34
Payton Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the SEMO 33
Jax Leatherwood pass incomplete to Jamauri Chislom, broken up by Brandon Greil
Ryan Kingston punt for 39 yds
Ja'Quez Cross run for 4 yds to the ARST 32
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Tyler Fortenberry for 13 yds to the ARST 45 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Chauncy Cobb for 3 yds to the ARST 48
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Hunter Summers for 39 yds to the SEMO 13 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Tyler Fortenberry for 5 yds to the SEMO 8
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Corey Rucker, broken up by Landon Sylvie
Ja'Quez Cross run for 4 yds to the SEMO 4
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Tyler Fortenberry for 2 yds to the SEMO 2 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Hunter Summers, broken up by Justus Johnson for a 1ST down Southeast Missouri State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Justus Johnson) to the SEMO 2 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor run for a loss of 1 yard to the SEMO 3
Kenyon Clay run for 2 yds for a TD (Clune Van Andel KICK)
Payton Brown run for 7 yds to the SEMO 32
Jax Leatherwood run for a loss of 2 yards to the SEMO 30
Jax Leatherwood pass incomplete to Cam Pedro
Ryan Kingston punt for 48 yds , Aaron Blancas returns for 14 yds to the ARST 36
Brandon Epton Jr. run for 4 yds to the ARST 36
Southeast Missouri State Penalty, false start (Rashad Turner) to the SEMO 4
Brandon Epton Jr. run for 7 yds to the SEMO 11
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Bryson Burns for 4 yds to the SEMO 15
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Andrew Civey for 9 yds to the SEMO 24 for a 1ST down
Jax Leatherwood run for 3 yds to the SEMO 27
Brandon Epton Jr. run for 7 yds to the SEMO 34 for a 1ST down
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Kam Robinson for 14 yds to the SEMO 48 for a 1ST down
Brandon Epton Jr. run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
Jax Leatherwood pass incomplete to Donnie Cheers
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Payton Brown for 5 yds to the ARST 45
Payton Brown run for 4 yds to the ARST 41 for a 1ST down
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Cam Pedro for 1 yd to the ARST 40
Brandon Epton Jr. run for 1 yd to the ARST 35
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Jamauri Chislom for 3 yds to the ARST 32
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Corey Rucker for 50 yds to the SEMO 14 for a 1ST down
Ja'Quez Cross run for 5 yds to the SEMO 9
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Corey Rucker for 9 yds for a TD (Clune Van Andel KICK) (Clune Van Andel KICK)
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Cam Pedro for no gain to the SEMO 25
Cam Pedro run for 4 yds to the SEMO 29
Jax Leatherwood sacked by Cody Sigler and Ethan Hassler for a loss of 6 yards to the SEMO 23
Ryan Kingston punt for 47 yds
Kenyon Clay run for 1 yd to the ARST 31
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Jaylen Bonelli for 10 yds to the ARST 41 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Jordan Smart for 3 yds to the ARST 44
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Kenyon Clay for 7 yds to the SEMO 49 for a 1ST down
Kenyon Clay run for 4 yds to the SEMO 45
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Jaylen Bonelli for 12 yds to the SEMO 33 for a 1ST down
Kenyon Clay run for 4 yds to the SEMO 29
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Tyler Little
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Corey Rucker, broken up by Justus Johnson for a 1ST down Southeast Missouri State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Justus Johnson) to the SEMO 14 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor run for 11 yds to the SEMO 3 for a 1ST down
Arkansas State Penalty, false start (Hunter Summers) to the SEMO 8
Devin Spencer run for a loss of 1 yard to the SEMO 9 Devin Spencer fumbled, recovered by SEMO Nasim Cairo
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Ja'Quez Cross for 13 yds to the ARST 45 for a 1ST down
Ja'Quez Cross run for no gain to the ARST 45 Arkansas State Penalty, Offensive holding (Tristian Smith) to the ARST 35
Kenyon Clay run for 4 yds to the ARST 39
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Tyler Little for 28 yds to the SEMO 33 for a 1ST down
Kenyon Clay run for 4 yds to the SEMO 29
Kenyon Clay run for 8 yds to the SEMO 21 for a 1ST down
Kenyon Clay run for a loss of 4 yards to the SEMO 25
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Jaylen Bonelli for 13 yds to the SEMO 12
Ja'Quez Cross run for 2 yds to the SEMO 10 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Jaylen Bonelli for 10 yds for a TD (Clune Van Andel KICK) (Clune Van Andel KICK)
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Cam Pedro for 15 yds to the SEMO 40 for a 1ST down
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Anthony Westervelt for no gain to the SEMO 40
Jax Leatherwood pass incomplete to Andrew Civey
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Donnie Cheers for 60 yds for a TD (Justin Keller KICK) (Justin Keller KICK)
Kenyon Clay run for 4 yds to the ARST 29
Kenyon Clay run for 5 yds to the ARST 34
Kenyon Clay run for 2 yds to the ARST 36 for a 1ST down
run for a loss of 5 yards to the ARST 31 fumbled, recovered by ARST Aleric Watson
Josh Flowers run for 5 yds to the ARST 36 Arkansas State Penalty, personal foul (Cedric Hawkins) to the ARST 21
Josh Flowers run for 8 yds to the ARST 29
Southeast Missouri State Penalty, off-side (Robert Dover) to the ARST 34
Jackson Waller punt for 48 yds
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Cam Pedro for 2 yds to the SEMO 20
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Anthony Westervelt for 16 yds to the SEMO 36 for a 1ST down
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Donnie Cheers for 12 yds to the SEMO 48 for a 1ST down
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Kam Robinson for 6 yds to the ARST 46 for a 1ST down Arkansas State Penalty, personal foul (Braden Jackson) to the ARST 31 for a 1ST down
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Kam Robinson for 6 yds to the ARST 25
Jax Leatherwood sacked by Drew Collins for a loss of 6 yards to the ARST 31
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Cam Pedro for 31 yds for a TD (Justin Keller KICK)
Kameron Thomas run for 9 yds to the ARST 34
Kameron Thomas run for a loss of 4 yards to the ARST 30
Kameron Thomas run for a loss of 2 yards to the ARST 28 Kameron Thomas fumbled, recovered by ARST
Jackson Waller punt for 52 yds , Kam Robinson returns for 2 yds Southeast Missouri State Penalty, Offensive holding (Temidayo Odugbemi) to the SEMO 12
Payton Brown run for 2 yds to the SEMO 12