2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Sun Belt co-champion
Cure Bowl champion
Cure Bowl, W 31–13 vs. UCF
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record8–5 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBuster Faulkner (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJoe Cauthen (3rd season)
Home stadiumCentennial Bank Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Appalachian State +   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Arkansas State +   7 – 1     8 – 5  
Troy   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Idaho   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Louisiana–Lafayette   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Georgia Southern   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5     4 – 8  
South Alabama   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Georgia State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
New Mexico State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Texas State   0 – 8     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State Red Wolves in the 2016 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 third-year head coach Blake Anderson.

Schedule

Arkansas State announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Red Wolves will host Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Monroe, New Mexico State, and South Alabama, and will travel to Georgia State, Louisiana–Lafayette, Texas State, and Troy. Arkansas State will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Appalachian State and Idaho.[1]

The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Central Arkansas from the Southland Conference and Toledo from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and two road games against Auburn from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Utah State from the Mountain West Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28:00 p.m.Toledo*
ESPNUL 10–3126,182
September 106:30 p.m.at Auburn*
SECNL 14–5186,825
September 178:00 p.m.at Utah State*
CBSSNL 20–3421,091
September 246:00 p.m.Central Arkansas*
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3L 23–2828,012
October 57:00 p.m.Georgia Southern
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN2W 27–2619,381
October 156:00 p.m.South Alabamadagger
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 17–722,277
October 296:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 51–1020,170
November 36:30 p.m.at Georgia State
ESPNUW 31–1613,363
November 122:00 p.m.New Mexico State
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 41–2220,178
November 178:30 p.m.at No. 25 Troy
ESPNUW 35–323,764
November 2611:00 a.m.at Louisiana–Lafayette
ASNL 19–2414,259
December 33:00 p.m.at Texas State
ESPN2W 36–1411,137
December 175:00 p.m.vs. UCF*
CBSSNW 31–1327,213
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 0 21 10 0 31
Red Wolves 3 0 0 7 10

At Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 7 0 7 0 14
Tigers 14 24 10 3 51

At Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 0 14 6 20
Aggies 17 7 3 7 34

Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 6 3 12 28
Red Wolves 16 0 7 0 23

Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 6 10 3 26
Red Wolves 0 10 7 10 27

South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 0 0 7 7
Red Wolves 0 14 3 0 17

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
WarHawks 0 3 7 0 10
Red Wolves 14 28 9 0 51

At Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 10 7 14 31
Panthers 0 3 7 6 16

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 3 3 9 7 22
Red Wolves 13 14 14 0 41

At #25 Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 7 21 7 35
#25 Trojans 3 0 0 0 3

At Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 7 0 3 9 19
Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 7 3 24

At Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 6 7 3 20 36
Bobcats 0 7 7 0 14

UCF–Cure Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 0 10 3 0 13
Red Wolves 17 0 7 7 31

References

  1. ^ "Three National TV Games Highlight A-State's SBC Schedule" (Press release). Arkansas State University Department of Athletics. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 13, 2016.


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