2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

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2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Arkansas State Red Wolves wordmark.svg
Sun Belt co-champion
GoDaddy Bowl champion
GoDaddy Bowl, W 23–20 vs. Ball State
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record8–5 (5–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator Eliah Drinkwitz (1st as coordinator; 2nd overall season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinator John Thompson (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadium Liberty Bank Stadium
(Capacity: 30,964)
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Arkansas State $  5 2   8 5  
Western Kentucky  4 3   8 4  
South Alabama  4 3   6 6  
Troy  4 3   6 6  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 3   6 6  
Texas State  2 5   6 6  
Louisiana–Lafayette *  0 2   1 4  
Georgia State **  0 7   0 12  
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins due to NCAA violations
    ** – Georgia State ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
As of September 10, 2023
Rankings from AP Ranking

The 2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. For the third consecutive season, the Red Wolves were led by a first-year head coach, with Bryan Harsin, previously offensive coordinator at Texas, taking over from Gus Malzahn, who left to become head coach at Auburn. [1]

Shortly after the end of the regular season, Harsin would himself leave Arkansas State, moving to Boise State, his alma mater and a program where he had served as an assistant from 2001 to 2010, after Chris Petersen left for Washington. Harsin did not coach Arkansas State in the GoDaddy Bowl; [1] Arkansas State named defensive coordinator John Thompson as interim head coach for the bowl game. [2]

The Red Wolves, members of the Sun Belt Conference, played their home games at Liberty Bank Stadium (renamed after the 2013 season to Centennial Bank Stadium) in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m. Arkansas–Pine Bluff * ESPN3 W 62–1130,451
September 76:30 p.m.at Auburn * SECRN L 9–3883,246
September 126:30 p.m. Troy
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPNU W 41–3426,012
September 213:30 p.m.at Memphis * ESPN3 L 7–3136,279
September 286:30 p.m.at Missouri * CSS/ESPN3 L 19–4162,468
October 126:00 p.m. Idaho *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 48–2426,781
October 227:00 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN2 L 7–2324,578
November 26:30 p.m.at South Alabama ESPN3W 17–1618,228
November 96:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe ESPN3W 42–1413,427
November 166:30 p.m. Texas State
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt Network W 38–2123,143
November 232:00 p.m. Georgia State
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 35–3318,512
November 303:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky ESPN3L 31–3414,417
January 5, 20148:00 p.m.vs. Ball State * ESPN W 23–2036,119
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. 1 2 "Boise State hires Bryan Harsin". ESPN.com. December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  2. "Harsin Steps Down as A-State Head Football Coach" (Press release). Arkansas State Red Wolves. December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  3. "2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves Football Schedule". Arkansas State Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2013.