Arkansas State holds off Louisiana-Lafayette 37-27

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) Fredi Knighten threw two touchdown passes, Arkansas State rushed for 306 yards and two scores, and the Red Wolves held off

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) Fredi Knighten threw two touchdown passes, Arkansas State rushed for 306 yards and two scores, and the Red Wolves held off Louisiana-Lafayette 37-27 on Tuesday night.

Knighten found a wide open Darion Griswold in the end zone for a 20-0 lead and completed a deep ball to Chris Murray for a 46-yard touchdown to make it 34-7.

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Louisiana-Lafayette rallied in the second half. Elijah McGuire out-jumped a defender for a 20-yard touchdown with 11:02 remaining in the fourth quarter, but he was stopped on a 2-point conversion attempt to keep it a two-possession game at 37-27.

Michael Gordon and Johnston White each had a touchdown rushing for Arkansas State (4-3, 3-0 Sun Belt). The Red Wolves had two interceptions for an FBS-leading 15 on the season.

Jalen Nixon passed for 253 yards, rushed 201 yards, and had three touchdowns for Louisiana-Lafayette (2-4, 1-1). McGuire had a career-high 134 yards receiving and a touchdown.