2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

The 2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Steve Roberts, the Red Wolves compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for third place in the Sun Belt. Arkansas State played home games at ASU Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas

2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record6–6 (4–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Ruse (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKevin Corless (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJack Curtis (7th season)
Home stadiumASU Stadium
(capacity: 30,964)
2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Troy $  6 –1   8 –5  
Louisiana–Lafayette  5 –2   6 –6  
Florida Atlantic  4 –3   7 –6  
Arkansas State  4 –3   6 –6  
FIU  3 –4   5 –7  
Middle Tennessee  3 –4   5 –7  
Louisiana–Monroe  3 –4   4 –8  
North Texas  0 –7   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.at Texas A&M*
W 18–1478,691
September 66:00 p.m.Texas Southern*
W 83–1021,741
September 136:00 p.m.Southern Miss*
  • ASU Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 24–2725,938
September 206:00 p.m.Middle Tennesseedagger
  • ASU Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 31–1424,256
September 271:00 p.m.at Memphis*
L 17–2926,376
October 116:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • ASU Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN PlusW 37–2922,745
October 186:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Lafayette
L 23–2823,684
November 12:07 p.m.at No. 2 Alabama*
PPVL 0–3592,138
November 86:00 p.m.at FIU
L 21–2215,106
November 222:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
  • ASU Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
CSSW 28–1410,845
November 291:00 p.m.at North Texas
W 33–289,761
December 66:00 p.m.at Troy
ESPNGPL 9–3516,227
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[1][2]

Game summaries

Texas A&M
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 3 0 6 9 18
Aggies 7 7 0 0 14

Arkansas State opened the 2008 season against Texas A&M at Kyle Field. The game was the third meeting between the two programs and second under head coach Steve Roberts. Their previous meeting was in 2003.[1]

Texas Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 3 7 0 10
Red Wolves 31 21 17 14 83

Arkansas State became the first major college team to break the 80-point mark since Texas Tech scored 80 against Sam Houston State in 2005. The team posted the second-highest score in school history, topped only by a 101-point effort against the University of Central Arkansas in 1917. [3]

Southern Miss
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 14 0 10 27
Red Wolves 3 0 14 7 24

Middle Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 7 7 14
Red Wolves 7 10 7 7 31

Arkansas State played their homecoming game on September 20 against Middle Tennessee.[1]

Memphis
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 17 0 0 17
Tigers 13 3 3 10 29

[1]

Louisiana-Monroe
1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 7 7 0 15 29
Red Wolves 7 20 7 3 37

Louisiana-Lafayette
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 3 7 3 10 23
Ragin’ Cajuns 0 7 7 14 28

Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 0 0 0 0
Crimson Tide 7 7 14 7 35

[1]

FIU
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0
Golden Panthers 0

Florida Atlantic
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0
Red Wolves 0

North Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0
Mean Green 0

Troy
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 0 0 9 9
Trojans 7 14 0 14 35

References
  1. "ASU Announces 2008 Football Schedule". Jonesboro, Arkansas: Arkansas State University Athletics. March 12, 2008. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. "2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  3. ESPN.com
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