Arkansas State Red Wolves
Sun BeltJonesboro, ARCentennial Bank Stadium
2026: 3–4 (1–2 Sun Belt). Last: won at Southern Miss 23–13. Next: Georgia State, Saturday, Oct 24, 7 p.m. ET.
- L 24–42at Memphis
- W 52–7West Georgia
- L 7–31at TCU
- W 17–14Kennesaw State
- L 20–23at Louisiana
- L 49–56South Alabama
- W 23–13at Southern Miss
- Oct 24Georgia State
- Nov 7UL Monroe
- Nov 14at Coastal Carolina
- Nov 21at Louisiana Tech
- Nov 28Troy
Arkansas State has played football since 1911 and is officially 511–536–37; 602 of its 1,084 games are in our file. They have won seven Southland Conference titles (the last in 1986) and five Sun Belt Conference titles, counting shared titles. Since 1969, the NFL Draft has taken 26 players from here in its first seven rounds, 0 of them in the first round. Blake Anderson (2014–2020) won more games here than any other coach: 51. The most-played rival is Louisiana: 47 meetings, Louisiana leads 28–17 (one Louisiana win vacated, one Arkansas State win vacated). This season, under Butch Jones, they’re 3–4.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 511–536–37 official; 258–337–7 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 6–8 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1463 95th of 138 FBS
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 109 · Composite No. 115 in FBS, Oct 17; up 6 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 12 last in 2016
- Bowl record
- 6–7 official, bowls only
- Seasons
- 84 since 1914, 602 games
Identity
- Fight song
- ASU Loyalty
- Mascot
- Howl and Scarlet
- Student section
- The Den
- Apparel
- Adidas
- Band
- Sound of the Natural State since 1909, 200 members
2026 season 3–4
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Memphis | L 24–42 | 32% |
| Sep 12 | vs West Georgia | W 52–7 | 81% |
| Sep 19 | at TCU | L 7–31 | 29% |
| Sep 26 | vs Kennesaw State | W 17–14 | 61% |
| Oct 3 | at Louisiana | L 20–23 | 36% |
| Oct 8 | vs South Alabama | L 49–56 | 56% |
| Oct 17 | at Southern Miss | W 23–13 | 51% |
| Oct 24 | vs Georgia State | Preview | 60% |
| Nov 7 | vs UL Monroe | Preview | 82% |
| Nov 14 | at Coastal Carolina | Preview | 51% |
| Nov 21 | at Louisiana Tech | Preview | 37% |
| Nov 28 | vs Troy | Preview | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Future schedule
2027–29- 20274 games: 2 home, 2 away, non-conference only
- 20283 games: 1 home, 2 away, non-conference only
- 20291 game: 1 home, non-conference only
Arkansas State’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of January 12, 2026). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
On the 2026 team
- Trey Owens1,631 passing yards, 9 TD (leads Arkansas State in passing yards)
- Joe Drew64 tackles (leads Arkansas State in tackles)
- Hunter Summers31 catches, 422 yards, 3 TD (leads Arkansas State in receiving yards)
- Chauncy Cobb31 catches, 357 yards, 1 TD
- Five Hamilton40 tackles, 1 INT
- A.G. McGhee39 tackles, 1 INT
Around the program
- Mascot
- Howl and Scarlet · Single source
- Wikipedia; read 2026-10-10
- Student section
- The Den · Official source
- Arkansas State University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Radio flagship
- KFIN · Single source
- Wikipedia; read 2026-10-10
Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.
The apparel deal
Adidas. A 2012 athletics page names adidas as the official outfitter. The current term hasn't been published.
- Arkansas State Athletics, Apr 5, 2012: Names adidas as Arkansas State's official outfitter; no term published
Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026. Our own research hasn’t confirmed the outfitter yet.
Program strength since 1914
Best seasons everMore coverage
- Southern Miss loses to Arkansas State 23-13, wlox.com,
- Red Wolves top Southern Miss to earn first road win, arkansasonline.com,
- Southern Miss loses turnover battle in 23-13 loss to Arkansas State, supertalk.fm,
- UPDATES: Southern Miss versus Arkansas State in Sun Belt play at home, wdam.com,
- Southern Miss takes on Arkansas State at home for first Sun Belt win, wdam.com,
- ASU football report: No 'panic' for Red Wolves as they enter second half of the season, arkansasonline.com,
- Arkansas State falls to South Alabama, drops to 0-2 in Sun Belt, kait8.com,
- South Alabama beats Arkansas State 56-49 in the highest scoring FBS game this season, winnipegfreepress.com,
Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Butch Jones | 2021–2026 | 29–41 |
 Blake Anderson | 2014–2020 | 51–37 |
 Bryan Harsin | 2013 | 7–5 |
| John Thompson | 2012–2013 | 2–0 |
 Gus Malzahn | 2012 | 9–3 |
 Hugh Freeze | 2011 | 10–2 |
| David Gunn | 2011 | 0–1 |
| Steve Roberts | 2002–2010 | 45–63 |
| Joe Hollis | 1997–2001 | 13–43 |
| John Bobo | 1993–1996 | 13–30–1 |
 Ray Perkins | 1992 | 2–9 |
| Al Kincaid | 1990–1991 | 4–17–1 |
| Larry Lacewell | 1979–1981 | 12–21 |
| Bill Davidson | 1971–1978 | 42–22 |
| Bennie Ellender | 1965–1970 | 4–3 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Louisiana
17–28 † in 47
- 2017 W 47–3
- 2018 L 43–47
- 2019 L 20–37
- 2020 L 20–27
- 2021 L 27–28
- 2022 L 18–38
- 2023 W 37–17
- 2024 L 19–55
- 2025 L 30–34
- 2026 L 20–23
Lost the last three.
- UL Monroe
25–9 † in 35
- 2016 W 51–10
- 2017 W 67–50
- 2018 W 31–17
- 2019 W 48–41
- 2020 W 48–15
- 2021 W 27–24
- 2022 W 45–28
- 2023 W 34–24
- 2024 W 28–21
- 2025 L 16–28
Lost the last one.
Next: Nov 7
- Memphis
7–21–3 † in 32
- 2007 W 35–31
- 2008 L 17–29
- 2011 W 47–3
- 2012 W 33–28
- 2013 L 7–31
- 2020 L 24–37
- 2021 L 50–55
- 2022 L 32–44
- 2023 L 3–37
- 2026 L 24–42
Lost the last six.
| Opponent | Games | ARST record |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 47 | 17–28 † |
| UL Monroe | 35 | 25–9 † |
| Memphis | 32 | 7–21–3 † |
| Ole Miss | 22 | 1–19–2 |
| Troy | 20 | 9–9 † |
| Louisiana Tech | 20 | 4–16 |
| Southern Illinois | 16 | 15–1 |
| Mississippi State | 16 | 0–15–1 |
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.
Rivals the program names: Memphis.
Every opponent (122)
Every program Arkansas State has played, A to Z, with Arkansas State’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Akron 1–1
- Alabama 0–3
- Alcorn State 1–0
- App State 2–4
- Arkansas 0–1
- Arkansas–Pine Bluff 2–0
- Army 0–1 †
- Auburn 0–4
- Austin Peay 2–0
- Ball State 1–0
- Baylor 0–1
- Boise State 0–2
- Bowling Green 1–1
- BYU 0–1
- Central Arkansas 6–1
- Central Michigan 1–0
- Chattanooga 1–2
- Cincinnati 1–1
- Coastal Carolina 3–3
- Colorado State 0–2
- Drake 2–0
- East Carolina 0–2
- East Texas A&M 2–0–1
- Eastern Michigan 1–1
- Florida 0–2
- Florida Atlantic 3–3 †
- Florida International 6–2 †
- Georgia 0–3
- Georgia Southern 4–2
- Georgia State 7–2
- Grambling 1–0
- Hawai’i 1–0
- Idaho 7–4
- Illinois 0–3
- Illinois State 1–0
- Indiana 0–1
- Indiana State 0–1
- Iowa 0–1
- Iowa State 0–2
- Jacksonville State 1–1
- James Madison 0–1
- Kansas 0–1
- Kansas State 1–2
- Kennesaw State 1–1
- Kent State 1–0
- Lamar 5–4
- Lewis 1–0
- Louisiana 17–28 †
- Louisiana Tech 4–16
- Louisville 0–2
- LSU 0–3
- Marshall 0–1
- Massachusetts 2–0
- McNeese 3–5
- Memphis 7–21–3 †
- Miami 0–2
- Michigan 0–1
- Middle Tennessee 5–8
- Minnesota 0–2
- Mississippi State 0–15–1
- Mississippi Valley State 2–0
- Missouri 0–3 †
- Missouri State 4–1
- Montana State 1–0
- Navy 0–1
- NC State 0–1
- Nebraska 0–3
- Nebraska Kearney 1–0
- Nevada 2–3
- New Mexico State 6–6
- Nicholls 0–1
- North Texas 8–5 †
- Northern Illinois 1–8
- Northwestern State 4–3
- Ohio State 0–1
- Oklahoma 0–3
- Oklahoma State 0–2
- Old Dominion 0–2
- Ole Miss 1–19–2
- Oregon 0–1
- Pacific 0–2
- Richmond 1–2
- Saint Louis 0–1
- Sam Houston 1–0
- San Diego State 0–1
- San José State 1–1
- SMU 1–3
- South Alabama 8–7
- Southeast Missouri State 4–0
- Southern Illinois 15–1
- Southern Miss 4–9
- Southern Utah 1–1
- Stetson 0–1
- Stony Brook 1–0
- TCU 0–3
- Tennessee 0–2
- Tennessee Tech 1–0
- Texas 0–1
- Texas A&M 1–3
- Texas Southern 1–0
- Texas State 8–5
- Texas Tech 0–1
- Texas–Arlington 7–4
- The Citadel 3–5
- Toledo 0–5
- Troy 9–9 †
- Tulsa 4–3
- UAB 0–2
- UCF 1–1
- UL Monroe 25–9 †
- UNLV 2–1
- USC 0–1
- UT Martin 4–0
- Utah State 3–4
- Virginia Tech 0–4
- Washington 0–1
- West Georgia 1–0
- Western Kentucky 2–3
- Western Michigan 1–1
- Wichita State 2–2
- Wyoming 0–2
- Xavier 1–0
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
12, counting shared titlesAs the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1911–1917 and 1919–1929
- Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference 1930–1941 and 1945–1950
- Independent 1951–1963
- Southland Conference 1982–1986
- Independent 1987–1992
- Big West 1993–1995
- Independent 1996–1998
- Big West 1999–2000
- Sun Belt Conference since 2001
- 1993Joined the Big West from independence in football. Source
- 1996Went independent from the Big West in football. Source
- 1999Joined the Big West from independence in football. Source
- 2001Joined the Sun Belt Conference from the Big West in football. Source
Arkansas State’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Led the nation 2
| 2022 | Johnnie Lang kickoff return yards (886 yds) |
| 2021 | Alan Lamar kickoff return yards (1,333 yds) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 26 since 1969
- First-round picks
- 0
Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.
The school
Arkansas State University- Enrollment
- 15,726 9,985 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Jonesboro, Arkansas
- Public or private
- Public Research 2
- Founded
- 1909
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $42,617 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Official accounts
- Football
- X @AStateFBInstagram @redwolvesfbFacebook astateredwolvesfootball
Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones astateredwolves.com lists for its football program, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–4 | 1–2 | Butch Jones | 1463 | -8.0 | ||
| 2025 | 7–6 | 5–3 | Butch Jones | 1476 | -8.8 | ||
| 2024 | 8–5 | 5–3 | Butch Jones | 1489 | -9.9 | ||
| 2023 | 6–7 | 4–4 | Butch Jones | 1441 | -6.3 | ||
| 2022 | 3–9 | 1–7 | Butch Jones | 1328 | -13.0 | ||
| 2021 | 2–10 | 1–7 | Butch Jones | 1339 | -17.9 | ||
| 2020 | 4–7 | 2–6 | Blake Anderson | 1430 | -6.5 | ||
| 2019 | 8–5 | 5–3 | Blake Anderson | 1532 | -2.9 | ||
| 2018 | 8–5 | 5–3 | Blake Anderson | 1554 | 1.2 | ||
| 2017 | 7–5 | 6–2 | Blake Anderson | 1529 | 1.5 | ||
| 2016 | 8–5 | 7–1 | Blake Anderson | 1574 | -1.2 | ||
| 2015 | 9–4 | 8–0 | Blake Anderson | 1559 | 0.5 | ||
| 2014 | 7–6 | 5–3 | Blake Anderson | 1467 | -0.3 | ||
| 2013 | 8–5 | 5–2 | Bryan Harsin, John Thompson | 1547 | -16.2 | ||
| 2012 | 10–3 | 7–1 | Gus Malzahn, John Thompson | 1640 | 1.2 | ||
| 2011 | 10–3 | 8–0 | Hugh Freeze, David Gunn | 1558 | -3.3 | ||
| 2010 | 4–8 | 4–4 | Steve Roberts | 1412 | -15.9 | ||
| 2009 | 4–8 | 3–5 | Steve Roberts | 1382 | -18.2 | ||
| 2008 | 6–6 | 4–3 | Steve Roberts | 1442 | -9.5 | ||
| 2007 | 5–7 | 3–4 | Steve Roberts | 1381 | -15.9 | ||
| 2006 | 6–6 | 4–3 | Steve Roberts | 1379 | -21.8 | ||
| 2005 | 6–6 | 5–2 | Steve Roberts | 1356 | -15.6 | ||
| 2004 | 3–8 | 3–4 | Steve Roberts | 1308 | -19.7 | ||
| 2003 | 5–7 | 3–3 | Steve Roberts | 1296 | -32.6 | ||
| 2002 | 6–7 | 3–3 | Steve Roberts | 1340 | -20.9 |
Every season back to 1914 (59 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2–9 | 2–4 | Joe Hollis | 1209 | -35.5 | ||
| 2000 | 1–10 | 1–4 | Joe Hollis | 1294 | -13.3 | ||
| 1999 | 4–7 | 2–3 | Joe Hollis | 1336 | -15.5 | ||
| 1998 | 4–8 | Joe Hollis | 1259 | -28.2 | |||
| 1997 | 2–9 | Joe Hollis | 1266 | ||||
| 1996 | 4–7 | John Bobo | 1366 | -24.0 | |||
| 1995 | 6–5 | 3–3 | John Bobo | 1356 | -22.0 | ||
| 1994 | 1–10 | 0–6 | John Bobo | 1202 | -25.9 | ||
| 1993 | 2–8–1 | 1–5 | John Bobo | 1226 | -22.8 | ||
| 1992 | 2–9 | Ray Perkins | 1214 | -27.6 | |||
| 1991 | 1–10 | Al Kincaid | 1194 | -28.5 | |||
| 1990 | 3–7–1 | Al Kincaid | 1304 | -15.3 | |||
| 1989 | 1–3 | 1363 | |||||
| 1988 | 3–2 | 1395 | |||||
| 1987 | 0–1–1 | 1336 | |||||
| 1986 | 1–1–1 | 1375 | |||||
| 1985 | 1–2 | 1356 | |||||
| 1984 | 1–2 | 1371 | |||||
| 1983 | 0–2–1 | 1368 | |||||
| 1982 | 2–3 | 1455 | |||||
| 1981 | 6–5 | 3–2 | Larry Lacewell | 1454 | 5.0 | ||
| 1980 | 2–9 | 0–5 | Larry Lacewell | 1288 | -32.0 | ||
| 1979 | 4–7 | 1–4 | Larry Lacewell | 1422 | -3.7 | ||
| 1978 | 7–4 | 4–1 | Bill Davidson | 1495 | 0.0 | ||
| 1977 | 7–4 | 2–3 | Bill Davidson | 1438 | -13.5 | ||
| 1976 | 5–6 | 2–3 | Bill Davidson | 1486 | 1.9 | ||
| 1975 | 11–0 | 5–0 | Bill Davidson | 1639 | 24.6 | ||
| 1974 | 7–3 | 2–2 | Bill Davidson | 1470 | 3.7 | ||
| 1973 | 3–2 | 1–1 | Bill Davidson | 1436 | |||
| 1972 | 0–3 | Bill Davidson | 1395 | ||||
| 1971 | 2–0 | Bill Davidson | 1498 | ||||
| 1970 | 2–0 | Bennie Ellender | 1482 | ||||
| 1969 | 0–1 | Bennie Ellender | 1394 | ||||
| 1968 | 0–1 | Bennie Ellender | 1363 | ||||
| 1967 | 1–1 | Bennie Ellender | 1320 | ||||
| 1965 | 1–0 | Bennie Ellender | 1200 | ||||
| 1963 | 0–2 | 1159 | |||||
| 1962 | 1–0 | 1174 | |||||
| 1961 | 0–2 | 1128 | |||||
| 1960 | 0–2 | 1133 | |||||
| 1959 | 0–1 | 1137 | |||||
| 1958 | 0–2 | 1140 | |||||
| 1957 | 0–1 | 1145 | |||||
| 1956 | 0–1 | 1150 | |||||
| 1954 | 1–1 | 1181 | |||||
| 1953 | 3–0–1 | 1187 | |||||
| 1952 | 0–1 | 1086 | |||||
| 1951 | 0–2 | 1087 | |||||
| 1950 | 0–1 | 1104 | |||||
| 1948 | 0–1 | 1094 | |||||
| 1935 | 0–1 | 1088 | |||||
| 1926 | 0–1 | 1091 | |||||
| 1925 | 0–1 | 1094 | |||||
| 1924 | 0–1 | 1103 | |||||
| 1919few games on file | 0–1 | 1109 | |||||
| 1917few games on file | 0–0–1 | 1126 | |||||
| 1916few games on file | 0–1 | 1128 | |||||
| 1915few games on file | 1–0 | 1153 | |||||
| 1914few games on file | 0–1 | 1097 |
Officially 511–536–37 since 1911 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 258–337–7 (602 of its 1,084 games are on file). Our file starts in 1914; the program began in 1911. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1918, 1920–23, 1927–34, 1936–47, 1949, 1955, 1964, 1966: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.