2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
The 2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented the Arkansas State University as a member of West Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by secon-year head coach Butch Jones, the Red Wolves compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the Sun Belt's West Division. Arkansas State played home games at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| West Division | |
| Record | 3–9 (1–7 Sun Belt) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Keith Heckendorf (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Rob Harley (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Centennial Bank Stadium (capacity: 30,382) |
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| Coastal Carolina xy | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison* x | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Troy xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Arkansas State and the Sun Belt Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on March 1, 2022.[1][2]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Grambling State* | ESPN3 | W 58–3 | 17,893 | |
| September 10 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 3 Ohio State* | BTN | L 12–45 | 100,067 | |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Memphis* | ESPN+ | L 32–44 | 32,620 | |
| September 24 | 5:00 p.m. | at Old Dominion | ESPN+ | L 26–29 | 20,655 | |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe |
| ESPN+ | W 45–28 | 18,172 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | James Madison |
| NFLN | L 20–42 | 20,083 |
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss | ESPN+ | L 19–20 | 27,042 | |
| October 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at Louisiana | ESPN+ | L 18–38 | 15,017 | |
| October 29 | 3:00 p.m. | South Alabama |
| ESPNU | L 3–31 | 11,714 |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | UMass* |
| ESPN3 | W 35–33 | 14,354 |
| November 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at Texas State | ESPN3 | L 13–16 | 13,287 | |
| November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Troy |
| ESPNU | L 19–48 | 9,376 |
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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.[6]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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| 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 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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| 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
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Offense 2nd team
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Defense 1st team
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Special teams 1st team
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Game summaries
Grambling State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Red Wolves | 16 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 58 |
At No. 3 Ohio State
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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% •
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| Statistics | Arkansas State | No. 3 Ohio State |
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| 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 |
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| 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
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Red Wolves | 7 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 32 |
| Tigers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 44 |
| Statistics | Arkansas State | Memphis |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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At Old Dominion
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| Red Wolves | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 29 |
Statistics
| Statistics | ASU | ODU |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |
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| Warhawks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Red Wolves | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dukes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
At Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Wolves | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
At Louisiana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Wolves | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
South Alabama
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| Jaguars | 14 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 31 |
| Red Wolves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
UMass
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| Minutemen | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 33 |
| Red Wolves | 14 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
At Texas State
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| Red Wolves | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Bobcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
Troy
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| Trojans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 48 |
| Red Wolves | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
Personnel
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References
- 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 Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- "2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- "2022 Football Schedule". Arkansas State University Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
