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 second-year head coach Butch Jones, the Red Wolves compiled an overall record of 3–9 (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) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Keith Heckendorf (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Rob Harley (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Centennial Bank Stadium |
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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
editArkansas 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
editSun Belt coaches poll
editThe 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
editGrambling State
edit1 | 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
editQuarter | 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% • [1]
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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
editQuarter | 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
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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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
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Warhawks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Red Wolves | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
James Madison
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
Red Wolves | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
At Southern Miss
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Red Wolves | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
At Louisiana
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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LA –6.5 | 51.5 |
Statistics | Arkansas State | Louisiana |
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First downs | 13 | 27 |
Total yards | 271 | 522 |
Rushing yards | 82 | 206 |
Passing yards | 189 | 316 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 22:12 | 37:48 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arkansas State | Passing | AJ Mayer | 8/23, 155 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Ja'Quez Cross | 6 carries, 33 yards | |
Receiving | Daverrick Jenkins | 3 receptions, 61 yards | |
Louisiana | Passing | Ben Wooldridge | 21/34, 316 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | Terrence Williams | 11 carries, 58 yards | |
Receiving | Jacob Bernard | 5 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD |
South Alabama
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 14 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 31 |
Red Wolves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR
- Date: October 29, 2022
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy Temperature: 70°F Wind: NE 18 mph
- Game attendance: 11,714
- Referee: Trennis Livingston
- TV: ESPNU
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Statistics | USA | ARST |
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First downs | 16 | 9 |
Total yards | 362 | 158 |
Rushing yards | 183 | –19 |
Passing yards | 179 | 177 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–24–0 | 22–39–0 |
Time of possession | 35:59 | 24:01 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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South Alabama | Passing | Carter Bradley | 17/24, 179 yards, TD |
Rushing | La'Damian Webb | 28 carries, 162 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Jalen Wayne | 3 receptions, 83 yards, TD | |
Arkansas State | Passing | James Blackman | 22/39, 177 yards |
Rushing | Marcel Murray | 4 carries, 15 yards | |
Receiving | Jeff Foreman | 6 receptions, 98 yards |
UMass
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Minutemen | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 33 |
Red Wolves | 14 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
At Texas State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Red Wolves | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Bobcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
Statistics | TXST | ARST |
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First downs | 14 | 19 |
Total yards | 291 | 340 |
Rushing yards | 54 | 144 |
Passing yards | 237 | 196 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 25:57 | 34:03 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas State | Passing | Layne Hatcher | 23/36, 196 yards |
Rushing | Lincoln Pare | 19 carries, 75 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Donovan Moorer | 6 receptions, 54 yards | |
Arkansas State | Passing | James Blackman | 22/40, 237 yards, TD |
Rushing | Johnnie Lang | 13 carries, 36 yards | |
Receiving | Daverrick Jenkins | 3 receptions, 56 yards |
Troy
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Trojans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 48 |
Red Wolves | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
Personnel
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References
edit- ^ 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.