2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

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2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Arkansas State Red Wolves wordmark.svg
Sun Belt Conference champion
GoDaddy.com Bowl champion
GoDaddy.com Bowl, W 17–13 vs. Kent State
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record10–3 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Thompson (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadium Liberty Bank Stadium
(Capacity: 30,964)
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Arkansas State $  7 1   10 3  
Louisiana–Monroe  6 2   8 5  
Middle Tennessee  6 2   8 4  
Louisiana–Lafayette *  4 2   5 4  
Western Kentucky  4 4   7 6  
Troy  3 5   5 7  
North Texas  3 5   4 8  
Florida Atlantic  2 6   3 9  
FIU  2 6   3 9  
South Alabama **  1 7   2 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 4 wins due to NCAA violations.
    ** – South Alabama was ineligible for the conference title or a bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS.

The 2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represents Arkansas State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first year head coach Gus Malzahn and played their home games at Liberty Bank Stadium as members of the Sun Belt Conference. Arkansas State recorded a Sun Belt conference championship on the way to a 10–3 season. Malzahn vacated the position prior to the team's bowl game to assume the head coach position at Auburn University. Defensive coordinator John Thompson led the team as interim head coach to victory over the Kent State Golden Flashes in the 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 19:30 p.m.at No. 5 Oregon * ESPN L 34–5756,144
September 86:00 p.m. Memphis * ESPN3 W 33–2828,041
September 1511:00 a.m.at No. 24 Nebraska * ESPN2 L 13–4285,290
September 226:00 p.m. Alcorn State *
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 56–021,559
September 296:00 p.m. Western Kentucky
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3L 13–2625,160
October 46:30 p.m.at FIU ESPNU W 34–2013,612
October 136:00 p.m. South Alabama
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 36–2922,143
October 237:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Lafayette ESPN2W 50–2719,873
November 34:00 p.m.at North Texas W 37–1917,534
November 86:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPNUW 45–2330,243
November 172:30 p.m.at Troy ESPN3, KAIT, KATV W 41–3420,614
December 12:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 45–031,243
January 6, 20138:00 p.m.vs. No. 25 Kent State *ESPNW 17–1337,913

Game summaries

@ Oregon

1234Total
Red Wolves010101434
#5 Ducks29210757

1st quarter scoring: ORE - Kenjon Barner 4-yard run (Dion Jordan pass from Jackson Rice); ORE - D. Thomas 12-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard kick); ORE - Josh Huff 4-yard pass from Mariota (Beard kick); ORE - Barner 17-yard run (Beard kick)

2nd quarter scoring: A-STATE - Brian Davis 43-yard field goal; ORE - Thomas 12-yard pass from Mariota (Beard kick); ORE - Thomas 33-yard run (Beard kick); ORE - Byron Marshall 3-yard run (Beard kick); A-STATE - Julian Jones 72-yard pass from Ryan Aplin (Davis, Brian kick)

3rd quarter scoring: A-STATE - Davis 29-yard field goal; A-STATE - Josh Jarboe 6-yard pass from Aplin (Davis kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE - Rahsaan Vaughn 7-yard pass from Bryan Bennett (Beard kick); A-STATE - Carlos McCants 38-yard pass from Aplin (Davis kick); A-STATE - Aplin 1-yard run (Davis kick)

Memphis

1234Total
Tigers7147028
Red Wolves31410633

@ Nebraska

1234Total
Red Wolves0310013
#24 Cornhuskers141401442

Alcorn State

1234Total
Braves00000
Red Wolves14287756

WKU

1234Total
Hilltoppers00141226
Red Wolves3100013

@ FIU

1234Total
Red Wolves01413734
Panthers373720

South Alabama

1234Total
Jaguars10361029
Red Wolves14014836

@ Louisiana–Lafayette

1234Total
Red Wolves620141050
Ragin' Cajuns0771327

@ North Texas

1234Total
Red Wolves10207037
Mean Green937019

Louisiana–Monroe

1234Total
Warhawks737623
Red Wolves14321745

@ Troy

1234Total
Red Wolves13714741
Trojans71061134

Middle Tennessee

1234Total
Blue Raiders00000
Red Wolves21147345

Kent State–GoDaddy.com Bowl

1234Total
Golden Flashes0103013
Red Wolves0143017

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