2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

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2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Arkansas State Red Wolves wordmark.svg
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record7–5 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Cauthen (4th season)
Home stadium Centennial Bank Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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.

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Schedule

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 * BTN L 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
ESPN3 W 48–324,371
September 236:00 p.m.at SMU *ESPN3L 21–4423,672
October 47:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern ESPN2 W 43–2513,781
October 146:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 51–1725,916
October 196:30 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPNU W 47–321,943
October 283:00 p.m.at New Mexico State ALT W 37–2110,041
November 114:00 p.m.at South Alabama ESPN3L 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–Monroe ESPN3W 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 * ESPN L 30–3520,612
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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

At Nebraska

1234Total
Red Wolves141201036
Cornhuskers17107943

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

1234Total
Golden Lions03003
Red Wolves13721748

At SMU

1234Total
Red Wolves1400721
Mustangs10207744

At Georgia Southern

1234Total
Red Wolves31914743
Eagles0170825

Coastal Carolina

1234Total
Chanticleers0701017
Red Wolves710171751

Louisiana–Lafayette

1234Total
Ragin' Cajuns30003
Red Wolves142031047

At New Mexico State

1234Total
Red Wolves70102037
Aggies0140721

At South Alabama

1234Total
Red Wolves066719
Jaguars1007724

Texas State

1234Total
Bobcats606012
Red Wolves16014030

At Louisiana–Monroe

1234Total
Red Wolves721211867
Warhawks147141550

Troy

1234Total
Trojans07101532
Red Wolves01031225

vs Middle Tennessee–Camellia Bowl

1234Total
Blue Raiders7147735
Red Wolves3771330

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References

  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.
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