ATLANTA – ATLANTA – Georgia State used a record-setting offensive performance to earn a 52-38 win over Arkansas State on homecoming Saturday at Georgia State Stadium.
Georgia State (3-2, 1-1 Sun Belt) scored the first 21 points of the game, but it wasn’t until a 2-yard Destin Coates touchdown with 2:05 to play that the homecoming crowd could feel comfortable. Arkansas State fell to 3-3 and 1-1 in Sun Belt Conference play.
Senior quarterback Dan Ellington, who was celebrating his 22nd birthday Saturday, finished with a career-high 382 yards passing on 29-of-41 attempts. He added 69 yards on 19 rushing attempts for the Panthers, who scored the most points in program history against an FBS opponent.