2016_Arkansas_State_Red_Wolves_football_team
2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
American college football season
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.
| 2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football | |
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Sun Belt co-champion Cure Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 8–5 (7–1 Sun Belt) |
| Head coach |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Buster Faulkner (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Joe Cauthen (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Centennial Bank Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Toledo* | ESPNU | L 10–31 | 26,182 | |
| September 10 | 6:30 p.m. | at Auburn* | SECN | L 14–51 | 86,825 | |
| September 17 | 8:00 p.m. | at Utah State* | CBSSN | L 20–34 | 21,091 | |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Arkansas* |
| ESPN3 | L 23–28 | 28,012 |
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern |
| ESPN2 | W 27–26 | 19,381 |
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | South Alabama |
| ESPN3 | W 17–7 | 22,277 |
| October 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe |
| ESPN3 | W 51–10 | 20,170 |
| November 3 | 6:30 p.m. | at Georgia State | ESPNU | W 31–16 | 13,363 | |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | New Mexico State |
| ESPN3 | W 41–22 | 20,178 |
| November 17 | 8:30 p.m. | at No. 25 Troy | ESPNU | W 35–3 | 23,764 | |
| November 26 | 11:00 a.m. | at Louisiana–Lafayette | ASN | L 19–24 | 14,259 | |
| December 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at Texas State | ESPN2 | W 36–14 | 11,137 | |
| December 17 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. UCF* | CBSSN | W 31–13 | 27,213 | |
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- Schedule Source:[2]
Toledo
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rockets | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Red Wolves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
At Auburn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Wolves | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Tigers | 14 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 51 |
At Utah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Wolves | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| Aggies | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
Central Arkansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 7 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 |
| Red Wolves | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
Georgia Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
South Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Louisiana–Monroe
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| WarHawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Red Wolves | 14 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 51 |
At Georgia State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Wolves | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
New Mexico State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| Red Wolves | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
At #25 Troy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Wolves | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
| #25 Trojans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
At Louisiana–Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Wolves | 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
At Texas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Wolves | 6 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 36 |
| Bobcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
UCF–Cure Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Knights | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Red Wolves | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
- "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.
- "2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
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