2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

The 2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Blake Anderson, who was the first Red Wolves head coach since Steve Roberts in 2002 to return for a second season at Arkansas State (the three coaches between Roberts and Anderson all left for other head coaching jobs after a single season). The Red Wolves, who play their home games at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas, are members of the Sun Belt Conference. The Red Wolves finished the regular season 9–3, 8–0 in Sun Belt play to win their fourth Sun Belt Championship in five seasons. In the New Orleans Bowl, the Red Wolves fell to Louisiana Tech 28–47.

2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Sun Belt champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2015 record9–4 (8–0 Sun Belt)
Head coachBlake Anderson (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorWalt Bell (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorGlen Elarbee (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJoe Cauthen (2nd season)
Home stadiumCentennial Bank Stadium
(Capacity: 30,382)
2015 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Arkansas State $  8 –0     9 –4  
Appalachian State  7 –1     11 –2  
Georgia Southern  6 –2     9 –4  
Georgia State  5 –3     6 –7  
South Alabama  3 –5     5 –7  
Idaho  3 –5     4 –8  
Troy  3 –5     4 –8  
Louisiana–Lafayette  3 –5     4 –8  
New Mexico State  3 –5     3 –9  
Texas State  2 –6     3 –9  
Louisiana–Monroe  1 –7     2 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
As of December 23, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Arkansas State announced their 2015 football schedule on February 27, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of six home and away games in the regular season. The Red Wolves will host Sun Belt foes Georgia State, Idaho, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Texas State, and will travel to Appalachian State, Louisiana–Monroe, New Mexico State, and South Alabama.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 510:00 p.m.at No. 8 USC*
P12NL 6–5579,809
September 126:00 p.m.No. 21 Missouri*
ESPN3L 20–2729,143
September 196:00 p.m.Missouri State*
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 70–726,634
September 266:00 p.m.at Toledo*
ESPN3L 7–3721,385
October 36:00 p.m.Idaho
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 49–3523,411
October 137:00 p.m.at South Alabama
ESPN2W 49–3118,538
October 207:00 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN2W 37–2720,495
October 316:00 p.m.Georgia State
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 48–3418,217
November 56:30 p.m.at Appalachian State
ESPNUW 40–2718,721
November 142:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe
ESPN3W 59–219,063
November 282:00 p.m.at New Mexico State
ESPN3W 52–2825,147
December 52:00 p.m.Texas State
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 55–1720,143
December 198:00 p.m.vs. Louisiana Tech*
ESPNL 28–4732,847
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule source:[2]

Game summaries

at #8 USC
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 0 6 0 6
#8 Trojans 14 14 14 13 55
See also: 2015 USC Trojans football team
Overall record Last Meeting Result
First Meeting

Missouri
1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Tigers 3 7 14 3 27
Red Wolves 0 17 0 3 20
See also: 2015 Missouri Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2013 Mizzou, 41–19

Missouri State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 7 0 7
Red Wolves 21 21 21 7 70
See also: 2015 Missouri State Bears football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 1998 Ark St, 28–24

at Toledo
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 7 0 0 7
Rockets 17 10 3 7 37
See also: 2015 Toledo Rockets football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 01/04/2015 Tol, 63–44

Idaho
1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 7 7 7 14 35
Red Wolves 7 21 14 7 49
See also: 2015 Idaho Vandals football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–4 2014 Ark St, 44–28

at South Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 14 0 6 29 49
Jaguars 7 14 3 7 31
See also: 2015 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2014 Ark St, 45–10

Louisiana–Lafayette
1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 14 7 6 27
Red Wolves 13 21 3 0 37
See also: 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–23–1 2014 ULL, 55–40

Georgia State
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 6 21 7 0 34
Red Wolves 13 7 7 21 48
See also: 2015 Georgia State Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2014 Ark St, 52–10

at Appalachian State
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 14 3 17 6 40
Mountaineers 14 7 0 6 27
See also: 2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2014 App St, 37–32

at Louisiana–Monroe
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 7 28 10 14 59
Warhawks 0 21 0 0 21
See also: 2015 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–14 2014 Ark St, 28–14

at New Mexico State
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 21 14 10 7 52
Aggies 7 7 7 7 28
See also: 2015 New Mexico State Aggies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–6 2014 Ark St, 68–35

Texas State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 7 3 7 17
Red Wolves 14 13 14 14 55
See also: 2015 Texas State Bobcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2014 TXST, 45–27

Louisiana Tech–New Orleans Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 3 14 3 8 28
Bulldogs 10 7 17 13 47
See also: 2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team and 2015 New Orleans Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–25 1998 LT, 69–21

References
  1. "Three National TV Games on A-State's SBC Schedule" (Press release). Arkansas State University Department of Athletics. February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  2. "2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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