2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules; Rankings from AP Poll

2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	West Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Butch Jones (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Keith Heckendorf (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Rob Harley (2nd season)
Home stadium	Centennial Bank Stadium; (capacity: 30,382)

The 2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team respresented the Arkansas State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were be led by head coach Butch Jones, in his second season with the team. The Red Wolves played their home games at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Previous season

Preseason

Sun Belt coaches poll

The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 25, 2022. The Red Wolves were picked to finish sixth in the West Division.[1]

West Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Louisiana	95 (12)
2	South Alabama	79 (2)
3	Troy	76
4	Texas State	41
5	Southern Miss	40
6	Arkansas State	37
7	Louisiana–Monroe	24

East Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Appalachian State	94 (10)
2	Coastal Carolina	77 (2)
3	Georgia State	68
4	Marshall	62
5	Georgia Southern	35 (1)
6	James Madison	31
7	Old Dominion	25

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Offense

2nd team

Te'Vailance Hunt – Wide Receiver, SR

Defense

1st team

Kivon bennett – Linebacker, RS-SR

Special teams

1st team

Johnnie lang – Right Safety, RS-SR

Schedule

Arkansas State and the Sun Belt Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on March 1, 2022.[2][3][4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Grambling State*	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 58–3	17,893
September 10	11:00 a.m.	at No. 3 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 12–45	100,067
September 17	6:00 p.m.	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)	ESPN+	L 32–44	32,620
September 24	5:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 26–29	20,655
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	W 45–28	18,172
October 8	6:00 p.m.	James Madison	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	NFLN	L 20–42	20,083
October 15	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	L 19–20	27,042
October 22	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	L 18–38	15,017
October 29	3:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	L 3–31	11,714
November 12	2:00 p.m.	UMass*	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 35–33	14,354
November 19	4:00 p.m.	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	L 13–16	13,287
November 26	2:30 p.m.	Troy	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	L 19–48	9,376
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) – Released prior to game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Grambling State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	3	0	3
Red Wolves	16	14	21	7	58

At No. 3 Ohio State

No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0) vs Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Arkansas State	3	6	3	0	12
No. 3 Ohio State	14	10	21	0	45

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: September 10
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 100,067
Referee: David Siegle
TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Joshua Perry (analyst), and Michelle McMahon (sideline reporter)
Spread: Ohio State −44.5 • Odds to win: Ohio State 98.4% •

Game information

First quarter

10:04 OSU - Marvin Harrison Jr. from C. J. Stroud for a 42-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 7-0, Drive: 8 plays, 96 yards, 3:30
5:56 ASU - Dominic Zvada kicks a 30-yard field goal - Ohio State 7-3, Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:03
4:23 OSU - TreVeyon Henderson runs for a 4-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 14-3 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:33

Second quarter

14:56 OSU - Noah Ruggles kicks a 24-yard field goal - Ohio State 17-3, Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:51
13:33 ASU - Dominic Zvada kicks a 38-yard field goal - Ohio State 17-6, Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:15
5:22 ASU - Dominic Zvada kicks a 34-yard field goal - Ohio State 17-9, Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 6:53
4:24 OSU - Marvin Harrison Jr. from C. J. Stroud for a 42-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 24-9, Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:58

Third quarter

13:40 OSU - TreVeyon Henderson runs for a 23-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 31-9, Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20
10:30 OSU - Emeka Egbuka from C. J. Stroud for a 51-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 38-9, Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:42
2:49 ASU - Dominic Zvada kicks a 45-yard field goal - Ohio State 38-12, Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:46
0:04 OSU - Marvin Harrison Jr. from C. J. Stroud for a 30-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 45-12, Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:45

Fourth quarter

No Scoring

Statistics	Arkansas State	No. 3 Ohio State
First downs	15	20
Plays–yards	76–276	54–538
Rushes–yards	34–53	26–168
Passing yards	223	370
Passing: comp–att–int	25–42–0	19–28–0
Time of possession	37:44	22:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	James Blackman	20-34, 188 yards
	Rushing	Champ Flemings	2 carries, 20 yards
	Receiving	Champ Flemings	10 receptions, 105 yards
No. 3 Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	16-24, 351 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	10 carries, 87 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Marvin Harrison Jr.	7 receptions, 184 yards, 3 TDs

At Memphis

Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-1) vs Memphis Tigers (1-1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	7	10	0	15	32
Tigers	7	14	0	23	44

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, TN

Date: September 17th
Game time: 7:00
Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 4 MPH
Game attendance: 32,620
Referee: Wayne Winkler
TV announcers (ESPN+): -

Statistics	Arkansas State	Memphis
First downs	22	25
Plays–yards	66–370	73–547
Rushes–yards	32–95	45–187
Passing yards	275	360
Passing: comp–att–int	25–34–0	19–28–0
Time of possession	29:51	30:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	James Blackman	25/34, 275 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Brian Snead	13 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Seydou Traore	6 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD
Memphis	Passing	Seth Henigan	19/28, 360 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jevyon Ducker	10 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Gabriel Rogers	5 receptions, 86 yards

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Arkansas State	Memphis
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							0	0

At Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	12	7	7	26
Monarchs	0	0	21	8	29

Statistics

Statistics	ASU	ODU
First downs	22	12
Total yards	397	330
Rushing yards	112	51
Passing yards	285	279
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	38:16	21:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	James Blackman	23/35, 285 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	AJ Mayer	7 rushes, 46 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jeff Foreman	4 receptions, 115 yards, TD
Old Dominion	Passing	Hayden Wolff	19/32, 279 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Keshawn Wicks	9 rushes, 36 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ali Jennings III	4 receptions, 140 yards, TD

Louisiana-Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	7	7	7	28
Red Wolves	10	14	14	7	45

James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	0	14	7	21	42
Red Wolves	0	3	10	7	20

At Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	7	3	9	0	19
Golden Eagles	0	7	0	13	20

At Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	9	3	6	18
Ragin' Cajuns	10	14	14	0	38

South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	14	2	8	7	31
Red Wolves	3	0	0	0	3

UMass

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	3	3	13	14	33
Red Wolves	14	0	21	0	35

At Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	7	3	3	13
Bobcats	3	0	0	13	16

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	0	7	34	48
Red Wolves	3	10	6	0	19

References

"Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
Chris Vannini (March 1, 2022). "Sun Belt releases 2022 football schedule with Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss included". The Athletic. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
Chris Hudgison (March 1, 2022). "Arkansas State football will face 3 new Sun Belt opponents in 2022". KAIT. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
"Arkansas State Red Wolves 2022 Football Schedule".

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[1] "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

[2] Chris Vannini (March 1, 2022). "Sun Belt releases 2022 football schedule with Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss included". The Athletic. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[3] Chris Hudgison (March 1, 2022). "Arkansas State football will face 3 new Sun Belt opponents in 2022". KAIT. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[4] "Arkansas State Red Wolves 2022 Football Schedule".

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