2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record7–5 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBuster Faulkner (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJoe Cauthen (4th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumCentennial Bank Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Sun Belt Conference 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

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.

Schedule

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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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at Nebraska*BTNL 36–4390,171
September 9[a]2:30 p.m.No. 16 Miami (FL)*Centennial Bank Stadium Canceled[a]
September 166:00 p.m.Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 48–324,371
September 236:00 p.m.at SMU*ESPN3L 21–4423,672
October 47:00 p.m.at Georgia SouthernESPN2W 43–2513,781
October 146:00 p.m.Coastal Carolinadagger
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 51–1725,916
October 196:30 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPNUW 47–321,943
October 283:00 p.m.at New Mexico StateALTW 37–2110,041
November 114:00 p.m.at South AlabamaESPN3L 19–2417,640
November 182:00 p.m.Texas State
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 30–1219,846
November 252:00 p.m.at Louisiana–MonroeESPN3W 67–508,245
December 26:30 p.m.Troy
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN2L 25–3227,462
December 167:00 p.m.vs. Middle Tennessee*ESPNL 30–3520,612
  • *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

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At Nebraska

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1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 14 12 0 10 36
Cornhuskers 17 10 7 9 43

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 0 3 0 0 3
Red Wolves 13 7 21 7 48

At SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 14 0 0 7 21
Mustangs 10 20 7 7 44

At Georgia Southern

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1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 3 19 14 7 43
Eagles 0 17 0 8 25

Coastal Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 0 7 0 10 17
Red Wolves 7 10 17 17 51

Louisiana–Lafayette

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1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 0 0 0 3
Red Wolves 14 20 3 10 47

At New Mexico State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 7 0 10 20 37
Aggies 0 14 0 7 21

At South Alabama

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1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 6 6 7 19
Jaguars 10 0 7 7 24

Texas State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 6 0 6 0 12
Red Wolves 16 0 14 0 30

At Louisiana–Monroe

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1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 7 21 21 18 67
Warhawks 14 7 14 15 50

Troy

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1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0 7 10 15 32
Red Wolves 0 10 3 12 25

vs Middle Tennessee–Camellia Bowl

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 14 7 7 35
Red Wolves 3 7 7 13 30

References

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  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.