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GAME 13
ARKANSAS 45, KANSAS STATE 23
GAME 13
JAN. 2, 2016 | MEMPHIS, TENN.
LIBERTY BOWL | MEMORIAL STADIUM
ATTENDANCE: 61,136 | TV: ESPN
MEMPHIS, TENN. – Alex Collins ran for 185 yards
and three touchdowns and Arkansas capped its lateseason
surge with a 45-23 victory over Kansas State
in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
Ranked 18th to open the season, Arkansas
stumbled through a 1-3 start that knocked the
Razorbacks out of the Top 25. Arkansas (8-5) turned
things around and won six of its last seven games.
Collins overwhelmed Kansas State’s defense in
front of a sellout crowd of 61,136, the fourth-largest
crowd in the game’s 57-year history.
Kansas State (6-7) finished a season below .500
for the first time since Bill Snyder began his second
stint as coach in 2009.
Brandon Allen was 20-of-26 for 315 yards with
one touchdown and one interception. Kansas State’s
GAME STATISTICS
TEAM STATS KANSAS STATE ARKANSAS
FIRST DOWNS 13 30
RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 22-79 42-254
PASSING YDS (NET) 163 315
Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-12-1 26-20-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 47-242 68-569
Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards 1-3 2-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-114 6-125
Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-8
Punts (Number-Avg) 4-43.2 1-39.0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 4-25 2-20
Possession Time 22:30 37:30
Third-Down Conversions 3 of 10 6 of 10
Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 6-6
Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-9 2-14
Kody Cook, starting at quarterback for the first time,
went 12-of-24 for 163 yards with a touchdown.
Collins had touchdown runs of 22 yards and 13
yards in the first 17 minutes. He also had a 68-yard
burst on his first kickoff return of the season, which
set up Jared Cornelius’ 13-yard touchdown on an
end around.
Kansas State trailed 31-23 late in the third quarter
and appeared ready to make a stop when Arkansas
knocked out the Wildcats with a one-two punch.
Facing third-and-13, Allen found All-America tight
end Hunter Henry down the left sideline for a 43-yard
completion. On the next play, Collins spun away from
a couple of defenders, eluded the grasp of a third
and dragged a couple more into the end zone for a
14-yard touchdown.
The game pitted two friends and former colleagues
against each other. Arkansas coach Bret Bielema
worked as an assistant coach on Snyder’s Kansas
State staff from 2002-03.
RUSHING
Arkansas - Alex Collins 23-185; Kody Walker 11-56; Jared
Cornelius 2-27; Jeremy Sprinkle 1-4; Brandon Allen 2-(-9);
Team 3-(-9).
Kansas State - Charles Jones 6-40; Kody Cook 12-19;
Winston Dimel 1-10; Dalvin Warmack 2-8; Justin Silmon 1-2.
PASSING
Arkansas - Brandon Allen 20-26-1-315.
Kansas State - Kody Cook 12-24-0-163; Joe Hubener 0-1-1-0.
RECEIVING
Arkansas - Drew Morgan 8-92; Hunter Henry 5-92; Jeremy
Sprinkle 4-81; Jared Cornelius 2-35; Dominique Reed 1-15.
Kansas State - Deante Burton 4-33; Zach Reuter 3-27;
Dalvin Warmack 2-27; Winston Dimel 1-48; D. Heath 1-15;
Kyle Klein 1-13.
SCORING SUMMARY
1 2 3 4 F
Kansas State 10 3 10 0 23
Arkansas 14 10 7 14 45
1ST QUARTER
11:38 KS - Winston Dimel, 10 yd run (M. McCrane kick),
4-27, 1:52.
08:15 AR - Alex Collins 22 yd run (Cole Hedlund kick),
6-72, 3:16.
03:50 KS - M. McCrane 36 yd field goal, 8-46, 4:18.
02:22 AR - Jared Cornelius 13 yd run (Cole Hedlund
kick), 3-24, 1:17.
2ND QUARTER
13:05 AR - Alex Collins 13 yd run (Cole Hedlund kick),
8-64, 3:04.
02:08 AR - Cole Hedlund 26 yd field goal, 9-55, 4:59.
00:21 KS - M. McCrane 21 yd field goal, 8-49, 1:41.
3RD QUARTER
12:44 KS - Winston Dimel 48 yd pass from Kody Cook
(M. McCrane kick), 4-74, 2:10.
07:54 AR - Jeremy Sprinkle 6 yd pass from Brandon
Allen (Cole Hedlund kick), 9-82, 4:42.
01:46 KS - M. McCrane 32 yd field goal, 11-47, 6:02.
4TH QUARTER
12:04 AR - Alex Collins 14 yd run (Cole Hedlund kick),
8-78, 4:34.
2016 RAZORBACK FOOTBALL
144
04:46 AR - Kody Walker 10 yd run (Cole Hedlund
kick), 9-80, 5:38.