2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2017 record 7–5 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach Blake Anderson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Joe Cauthen (4th season)
Home stadium Centennial Bank Stadium
(Capacity: 30,382)
2017 Sun Belt football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Troy +  7 –1     11 –2  
Appalachian State +  7 –1     9 –4  
Arkansas State  6 –2     7 –5  
Georgia State  5 –3     7 –5  
New Mexico State  4 –4     7 –6  
Louisiana  4 –4     5 –7  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4     4 –8  
Idaho  3 –5     4 –8  
South Alabama  3 –5     4 –8  
Coastal Carolina *  2 –6     3 –9  
Georgia Southern  2 –6     2 –10  
Texas State  1 –7     2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Wolves played their home games at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Blake Anderson. They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They received a bid to the Camellia Bowl where they lost to Middle Tennessee.

Previous season

The Red Wolves finished the 2016 season 8–5, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to earn a share of the Sun Belt championship. They received a bid to the Cure Bowl where they defeated UCF.

Schedule

Arkansas State announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Red Wolves hosted Sun Belt foes Coastal Carolina, Louisiana–Lafayette, Texas State, and Troy, and traveled to Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Monroe, New Mexico State, and South Alabama[1]

The Red Wolves hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Arkansas–Pine Bluff from the Southwestern Athletic Conference and Miami (FL) from the Atlantic Coast Conference, and traveled to Nebraska from the Big Ten Conference and SMU from the American Athletic Conference.

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 7:00 p.m. at Nebraska* Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN L 36–43   90,171
September 9[a] 2:30 p.m. No. 16 Miami (FL)* Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR Canceled[a]
September 16 6:00 p.m. Arkansas–Pine Bluff* Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 W 48–3   24,371
September 23 6:00 p.m. at SMU* Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX ESPN3 L 21–44   23,672
October 4 7:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN2 W 43–25   13,781
October 14 6:00 p.m. Coastal Carolinadagger Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 W 51–17   25,916
October 19 6:30 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPNU W 47–3   21,943
October 28 3:00 p.m. at New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ALT W 37–21   10,041
November 11 4:00 p.m. at South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN3 L 19–24   17,640
November 18 2:00 p.m. Texas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 W 30–12   19,846
November 25 2:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 W 67–50   8,245
December 2 6:30 p.m. Troy Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN2 L 25–32   27,462
December 16 7:00 p.m. vs. Middle Tennessee* Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL (Camellia Bowl) ESPN L 30–35   20,612
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
^[a] The game between Arkansas State and Miami was canceled in the wake of Hurricane Irma due to travel concerns for the Hurricanes.[2]
Schedule Source:[3]

Game summaries

at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 14 12 0 10 36
Cornhuskers 17 10 7 9 43
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2012 NEB, 42–13

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 0 3 0 0 3
Red Wolves 13 7 21 7 48
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 14 0 0 7 21
Mustangs 10 20 7 7 44
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2007 ASU, 45–28

at Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 3 19 14 7 43
Eagles 0 17 0 8 25
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2016 ASU, 27–26

Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 0 7 0 10 17
Red Wolves 7 10 17 17 51
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 0 0 0 3
Red Wolves 14 20 3 10 47
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–23–1 2016 ULL, 24–19

at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 7 0 10 20 37
Aggies 0 14 0 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 2016 ASU, 41–22

at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 6 6 7 19
Jaguars 10 0 7 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2016 ASU, 17–7

Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 6 0 6 0 12
Red Wolves 16 0 14 0 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2016 ASU, 36–14

at Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 7 21 21 18 67
Warhawks 14 7 14 15 50
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–5 2016 ASU, 51–10

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0 7 10 15 32
Red Wolves 0 10 3 12 25
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2016 ASU, 36–14

vs Middle Tennessee–Camellia Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 14 7 7 35
Red Wolves 3 7 7 13 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–9 2012 ASU, 45–0

References

  1. ↑ "Nebraska, Miami Part of the 2017 A-State Football Schedule" (Press release). KASU. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ Scott Gleeson (September 6, 2017). "Miami-Arkansas State college game canceled due to Hurricane Irma". USA Today. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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