2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football

Sun Belt champion
New Orleans Bowl, L 28–47 vs. Louisiana Tech
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	9–4 (8–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Blake Anderson (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Walt Bell (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Glen Elarbee (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Joe Cauthen (2nd season)
Home stadium	Centennial Bank Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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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.

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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	10:00 p.m.	at No. 8 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	P12N	L 6–55	79,809
September 12	6:00 p.m.	No. 21 Missouri*	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 20–27	29,143
September 19	6:00 p.m.	Missouri State*	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 70–7	26,634
September 26	6:00 p.m.	at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 7–37	21,385
October 3	6:00 p.m.	Idaho	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 49–35	23,411
October 13	7:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN2	W 49–31	18,538
October 20	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN2	W 37–27	20,495
October 31	6:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 48–34	18,217
November 5	6:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPNU	W 40–27	18,721
November 14	2:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 59–21	9,063
November 28	2:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	W 52–28	25,147
December 5	2:00 p.m.	Texas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 55–17	20,143
December 19	8:00 p.m.	vs. Louisiana Tech*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	L 28–47	32,847
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At #8 USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	0	6	0	6
#8 Trojans	14	14	14	13	55

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Tigers	3	7	14	3	27
Red Wolves	0	17	0	3	20

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	7	0	7
Red Wolves	21	21	21	7	70

At Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	7	0	0	7
Rockets	17	10	3	7	37

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	7	7	7	14	35
Red Wolves	7	21	14	7	49

At South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	14	0	6	29	49
Jaguars	7	14	3	7	31

Louisiana–Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	14	7	6	27
Red Wolves	13	21	3	0	37

Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	6	21	7	0	34
Red Wolves	13	7	7	21	48

At Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	14	3	17	6	40
Mountaineers	14	7	0	6	27

At Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	7	28	10	14	59
Warhawks	0	21	0	0	21

At New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	21	14	10	7	52
Aggies	7	7	7	7	28

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	7	3	7	17
Red Wolves	14	13	14	14	55

Louisiana Tech–New Orleans Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	3	14	3	8	28
Bulldogs	10	7	17	13	47

References

^ "Three National TV Games on A-State's SBC Schedule" (Press release). Arkansas State University Department of Athletics. February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
^ "2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 27, 2015.

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Venues	Kays Stadium (1937–1973) Centennial Bank Stadium (1974–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Memphis: Paint Bucket Bowl
Culture & lore	Howl "ASU Loyalty Song" Sound of the Natural State
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1911–1929 (junior college) 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship season in bold

Sun Belt Conference football champions

Middle Tennessee & North Texas (2001)
North Texas (2002)
North Texas (2003)
North Texas (2004)
Arkansas State, Louisiana–Lafayette, & Louisiana–Monroe (2005)
Middle Tennessee & Troy (2006)
Florida Atlantic & Troy (2007)
Troy (2008)
Troy (2009)
FIU & Troy (2010)
Arkansas State (2011)
Arkansas State (2012)
Arkansas State & Louisiana–Lafayette (2013)
Georgia Southern (2014)
Arkansas State (2015)
Appalachian State & Arkansas State (2016)
Appalachian State & Troy (2017)
Appalachian State (2018)
Appalachian State (2019)
Coastal Carolina & Louisiana (2020)
Louisiana (2021)
Troy (2022)
Troy (2023)