2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

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2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Arkansas State Red Wolves wordmark.svg
Sun Belt champion
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record9–4 (8–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Walt Bell (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorGlen Elarbee (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinatorJoe Cauthen (2nd season)
Home stadium Centennial Bank Stadium
Seasons
  2014
2016  
2015 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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.

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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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 510:00 p.m.at No. 8 USC * P12N L 6–5579,809
September 126:00 p.m.No. 21 Missouri * ESPN3 L 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 Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 49–3523,411
October 137:00 p.m.at South Alabama ESPN2 W 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 ESPNU W 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
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At #8 USC

1234Total
Red Wolves00606
#8 Trojans1414141355

Missouri

1234Total
#21 Tigers3714327
Red Wolves0170320

Missouri State

1234Total
Bears00707
Red Wolves212121770

At Toledo

1234Total
Red Wolves07007
Rockets17103737

Idaho

1234Total
Vandals7771435
Red Wolves72114749

At South Alabama

1234Total
Red Wolves14062949
Jaguars7143731

Louisiana–Lafayette

1234Total
Ragin' Cajuns0147627
Red Wolves13213037

Georgia State

1234Total
Panthers6217034
Red Wolves13772148

At Appalachian State

1234Total
Red Wolves14317640
Mountaineers1470627

At Louisiana–Monroe

1234Total
Red Wolves728101459
Warhawks0210021

At New Mexico State

1234Total
Red Wolves211410752
Aggies777728

Texas State

1234Total
Bobcats073717
Red Wolves1413141455

Louisiana Tech–New Orleans Bowl

1234Total
Red Wolves3143828
Bulldogs107171347

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