2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Sun Belt champion
New Orleans Bowl, L 28–47 vs. Louisiana Tech
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	9–4 (8–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Blake Anderson (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Walt Bell (2nd season) Glen Elarbee (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Joe Cauthen (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Centennial Bank Stadium
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2015 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	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
Louisiana–Lafayette		3	–	5					4	–	8
Troy		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

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.

Schedule

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	10:00 p.m.	at No. 8 USC *	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	P12N	L 6–55	79,809
September 12	6:00 p.m.	No. 21 Missouri *	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 20–27	29,143
September 19	6:00 p.m.	Missouri State *	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 70–7	26,634
September 26	6:00 p.m.	at Toledo *	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 7–37	21,385
October 3	6:00 p.m.	Idaho	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 49–35	23,411
October 13	7:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN2	W 49–31	18,538
October 20	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN2	W 37–27	20,495
October 31	6:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 48–34	18,217
November 5	6:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPNU	W 40–27	18,721
November 14	2:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 59–21	9,063
November 28	2:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	W 52–28	25,147
December 5	2:00 p.m.	Texas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 55–17	20,143
December 19	8:00 p.m.	vs. Louisiana Tech *	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	L 28–47	32,847
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.