2021 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

2021 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	2–10 (1–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Butch Jones (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Keith Heckendorf (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rob Harley (1st season)
Home stadium	Centennial Bank Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Appalachian State xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
Georgia State		6	–	2					8	–	5
Coastal Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
Troy		3	–	5					5	–	7
Georgia Southern		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
No. 16 Louisiana xy$		8	–	0					13	–	1
Texas State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Louisiana–Monroe		2	–	6					4	–	8
South Alabama		2	–	6					5	–	7
Arkansas State		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Louisiana 24, Appalachian State 16
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Wolves played their home games at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference.

Prior to the season, Arkansas State hired Butch Jones as head coach after Blake Anderson departed for Utah State.^[1] The team announced Rob Harley as their new defensive coordinator shortly after Jones' arrival.^[2]

Preseason

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Wyatt Begeal QB	Cibolo, TX	Steele HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Dennard Flowers DE	Fairburn, GA	Creekside HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Thurman Geathers DE	Acworth, GA	North Cobb HS Louisville	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Ethan Hassler LB	Collierville, TN	Collierville HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Te'Vailance Hunt WR	Texarkana, TX	Texas HS TCU	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Cam Jeffery S	Tuscaloosa, AL	American Christian	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Leon Jones CB	Hattiesburg, MS	North Forrest HS Mississippi Gulf Coast CC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Alan Lamar RB	Olive Branch, MS	DeSoto Central HS Yale	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Bobby Mcmillian RB	Vero Beach, FL	Vero Beach HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Jalil Muhammed DL	Fairburn, GA	Creekside HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2021
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Joe Ozougwu DE	Alief, TX	Taylor HS North Texas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Justin Parks S	Gardendale, AL	Gardendale HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Tristan Shorter LB	Oxford, MS	Oxford HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Nason Simmons OL	Canton, GA	Cherokee HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Emmanual Stevenson TE	Eufala, AL	Eufala HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2021
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Makilan Thomas OL	Little Rock, AR	Central HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Seydou Traore TE	London, England	Clearwater Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Khyheen Waleed WR	Queen Creek, AZ	Casteel HS Boise State	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Omari Walker WR	McKinney, TX	McKinney HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Source:^[3][4][5]

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason

Award	Player	Position	Year
Maxwell Award	Layne Hatcher	QB	RS-SO
Doak Walker Award	Marcel Murray	RB	JR
Ray Guy Award	Ryan Hanson	P	RS-FR

Sources:^[6][7][8]

Sun Belt coaches poll

The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 20, 2021. The Red Wolves were picked to finish second in the West Division and fourth overall in the conference.^[9]

West Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Louisiana	49 (9)
2	Arkansas State	38 (1)
3	South Alabama	27
4	Texas State	25
5	Louisiana–Monroe	11

East Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
T1	Coastal Carolina	44 (6)
T1	Appalachian State	44 (4)
3	Georgia State	24
4	Georgia Southern	20
5	Troy	18

Personnel

2021 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Javan Hawes  Sr QB 3 Layne Hatcher  Jr WR 4 Dahu Green  Sr WR 5 David Clayton  So QB 6 Wyatt Begeal Fr WR 7 Corey Rucker So WR 10 Te'Vailance Hunt Jr WR 11 Adam Jones  So WR 13 Jeff Foreman Jr WR 15 Seth Hayes  So WR 16 Khyheem Waleed  So WR 17 Leroy Deshazor  Sr TE 18 Seydou Traore Fr TE 19 Coltin Clack  So RB 21 Alan Lamar Sr RB 22 Lincoln Pare So RB 23 Isaiah Azubuike Jr RB 34 Marcel Murray Sr RB 36 Anthony Price Fr RB 39 Josh Edwards  So OL 50 Austin Woods So OL 54 Christian Hoz  Jr OL 60 Wyatt Luebke  Sr OL 63 Thomas Vaughan So OL 64 Jacob Still  Sr OL 65 Noah Smith Fr OL 67 Ethan Miner  So OL 68 Avery Demmons Sr OL 70 Ivory Scott Sr OL 71 Kideam Diouf Sr OL 72 Nour-Eddine Seidnaly  Sr OL 73 Ernesto Ramirez Sr OL 74 Andre Harris Jr.  Sr OL 76 Kyle Kelly So OL 78 Justin Dutton  Sr TE 80 Ross Painter  Sr WR 82 Antonio Ruiz So TE 87 Reed Tyler Sr WR 88 Austin Smith So WR 89 Jackson Jarvis  Jr RB Bobby Mcmillian Fr TE Emmanual Stevenson Fr OL Makilan Thomas Fr WR Omari Walker Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Samy Johnson Jr CB 2 Leon Jones Jr S 3 Antwon Fegans So S 5 Amir Howard  Sr S 6 Jarius Reimonenq Jr S 7 Anthony Switzer Jr CB 8 Kenneth Harris So S 9 Trevian Thomas So S 10 Elery Alexander Sr LB 11 Jaden Harris  Jr LB 12 CJ Harris  So LB 13 Vershaud Richardson  So S 14 Antonio Fletcher Sr CB 15 Booker Ficklin Sr DE 17 Sosaia Tuitavake Sr S 20 Detravion Green  Jr LB 22 Caleb Bonner Sr LB 23 Dane Motley  So LB 24 Fred Harvey Sr LB 26 Tristan Shorter Fr S 27 Karon Coleman  So LB 28 Jeffmario Brown  Sr S 29 Justin Parks Fr LB 30 Derrick Bean Sr LB 31 Carvin Duverge Sr LB 32 Ahmad Adams So CB 37 Taylon Doss So DL 42 Vidal Scott Sr LB 44 Israel Whitmore So DE 45 TW Ayers  Jr DL 51 Elija Veasey  Jr DB 52 Corbet Mims So LB 55 Gentry Miller Fr DE 58 Dequan Ball  So DE 90 Arian Strong Jr DL 91 JB Brown So DE 92 Thurman Geathers  Jr DE 93 Joe Ozougwa  Sr DL 94 Hunter Moreton  Sr DB 95 Quinton Lee  Sr DL 96 Charles McCrae  Jr DL 97 Terry Hampton Sr DL 99 Deris Jackson So DE Dennard Flowers Fr LB Eathan Hassler Fr S Cam Jeffery Fr DL Jalil Muhammed Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 0 Blake Grupe  Sr LS 38 Jack Bullard So P 40 Jacob Enns  Sr K 43 Elliott Nimrod So K 47 Tristan Mattson  So P 48 Ryan Hanson  So LS 53 Caleb McCall So	Head coach Butch Jones (Ferris State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Rob Harley (Michigan State) Defensive coordinator Keith Heckendorf (Nebraska) Offensive coordinator/qb Curt Baldus (Nebraska) Special teams coordinator Matt Limegrover (Northwestern) Run game coordinator/ol Derrick Lett (Bowling Green State) Wide receivers Ryan Aplin (Arkansas State) Running backs Andy Kwon (Alabama) Tight ends John Shalala (Grand View) Linebackers Dalton Hilliard (UCLA) Secondary Brandon Joiner (Arkansas State) Defensive linemen Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 6 July 2021

Schedule

The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Red Wolves will travel to Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern, South Alabama, Louisiana–Monroe, and Georgia State. Arkansas State will play host to Sun Belt foes Coastal Carolina, Louisiana, Appalachian State, and Texas State.

Troy will host two of the four non-conference opponents at

.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	No. 14 (FCS) Central Arkansas*	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 40–21	15,662
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Memphis*	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR (Paint Bucket Bowl)	ESPN+	L 50–55	19,501
September 18	3:15 p.m.	at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	L 3–52	58,772
September 25	4:00 p.m.	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN+	L 34–41	14,881
October 2	3:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	L 33–59	16,377
October 7	6:30 p.m.	No. 15 Coastal Carolina	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	L 20–52	12,086
October 21	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	L 27–28	7,138
October 30	4:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	L 13–31	15,043
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	L 14–48	9,762
November 13	4:00 p.m.	at Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN+	W 27–24	12,010
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	L 20–28	14,273
November 27	1:00 p.m.	Texas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	L 22–24	3,116
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total No. 14 (FCS) Bears 7 0 7 7 21 • Red Wolves 3 3 14 20 40 Date: September 4, 2021 Location: CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes Game attendance: 15,662 Referee: William Bonet TV announcers (ESPN3): Brad Bobo (play-by-play), Pete Cordelli (analyst) and Cori Keller (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 09:53 UCA Christian Richmond 66-yard pass from Breylin Smith (Hayden Ray kick) (1 play, 66 yards, 0:10) UCA 7–0 07:08 ARST Blake Grupe 38-yard field goal (7 plays, 54 yards, 2:45) UCA 7–3 2 01:14 ARST Blake Grupe 42-yard field goal (7 plays, 42 yards, 1:26) UCA 7–6 3 08:21 ARST Alan Lamar 2-yard rush (Blake Grupe kick) (10 plays, 51 yards, 4:26) ARST 13–7 02:53 ARST Corey Rucker 34-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (8 plays, 91 yards, 3:04) ARST 20–7 00:31 UCA Lujuan Winningham 7-yard pass from Breylin Smith (Hayden Ray kick) (6 plays, 81 yards, 2:14) ARST 20–14 4 11:44 ARST Corey Rucker 8-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe PAT failed) (7 plays, 83 yards, 3:41) ARST 26–14 11:17 ARST Corey Rucker 33-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (1 play, 33 yards, 0:07) ARST 33–14 07:33 UCA Lujuan Winningham 14-yard pass from Breylin Smith (Hayden Ray kick) (8 plays, 62 yards, 3:38) ARST 33–21 02:48 ARST Te'Vailance Hunt 5-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 4:45) ARST 40–21

Pregame line	Over/under
ARST –13.5	64

Statistics	Central Arkansas	Arkansas State
First downs	15	25
Total yards	338	513
Rushing yards	42	194
Passing yards	296	319
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	25:58	34:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Arkansas	Passing	Breylin Smith	23/42, 296 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Darius Hale	13 carries, 28 yards
	Receiving	Tyler Hudson	7 receptions, 118 yards
Arkansas State	Passing	James Blackman	16/26, 169 yards
	Rushing	Alan Lamar	18 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Corey Rucker	9 receptions, 138 yards, 3 TDs

Memphis

Memphis at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total • Tigers 20 14 7 14 55 Red Wolves 10 13 7 20 50 Date: September 11, 2021 Location: CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 47 minutes Game attendance: 19,501 Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 10 MPH Referee: Luke Richmond TV announcers (ESPN+): Brad Bobo (play–by–play), Pete Cordelli (analyst), and Cori Keller (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 13:20 MEM Calvin Austin 55-yard pass from Seth Henigan (Joe Doyle kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:40) MEM 7–0 06:11 MEM Sean Dykes 17-yard pass from Seth Henigan (Joe Doyle PAT failed) (12 plays, 92 yards, 3:10) MEM 13–0 04:30 ARST Te'Vailance Hunt 53-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (4 plays, 68 yards, 1:34) MEM 13–7 04:05 MEM Brandon Thomas 70-yard rush (Joe Doyle kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:25) MEM 20–7 02:02 ARST Blake Grupe 48-yard field goal (4 plays, 1 yard, 1:19) MEM 20–10 2 07:48 ARST Blake Grupe 37-yard field goal (6 plays, 17 yards, 3:03) MEM 20–13 05:09 MEM Sean Dykes 40-yard pass from Seth Henigan (Joe Doyle kick) (1 play, 45 yards, 0:14) MEM 27–13 01:30 ARST Layne Hatcher 12-yard rush (Blake Grupe kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:39) MEM 27–20 01:20 MEM Brandon Thomas 75-yard rush (Joe Doyle kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:06) MEM 34–20 00:00 ARST Blake Grupe 34-yard field goal (10 plays, 60 yards, 1:15) MEM 34–23 3 08:43 MEM Calvin Austin III 50-yard pass from Seth Henigan (Joe Doyle kick) (4 plays, 63 yards, 1:19) MEM 41–23 01:09 ARST Corey Rucker 23-yard pass from James Blackman (Blake Grupe kick) (4 plays, 79 yards, 1:23) MEM 41–30 4 11:47 MEM Marquavius Weaver 4-yard rush (Joe Doyle kick) (11 plays, 72 yards, 4:13) MEM 48–30 10:54 ARST Jeff Foreman 89-yard pass from James Blackman (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (2 plays, 91 yards, 0:47) MEM 48–36 10:39 MEM Calvin Austin 75-yard pass from Seth Henigan (Joe Doyle kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:15) MEM 55–36 05:01 ARST Adam Jones 1-yard pass from James Blackman (Blake Grupe kick) (15 plays, 73 yards, 5:47) MEM 55–43 01:52 ARST Akeem Hayes 5-yard pass James Blackman (Blake Grupe kick) (10 plays, 87 yards, 1:56) MEM 55–50

Pregame line	Over/under
MEM –5.5	65

Statistics	Memphis	Arkansas State
First downs	24	35
Total yards	680	680
Rushing yards	263	98
Passing yards	417	582
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	24:04	35:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Seth Henigan	22/33, 417 yards, 5 TDs
	Rushing	Brandon Thomas	18 carries, 191 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Calvin Austin	6 receptions, 239 yards, 3 TDs
Arkansas State	Passing	James Blackman	19/28, 306 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	6 carries, 36 yards
	Receiving	Jeff Foreman	8 receptions, 198 yards, 1 TD

At Washington

Arkansas State at Washington

1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 0 0 3 0 3 • Huskies 14 14 7 17 52 Date: September 18, 2021 Location: CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 58,772 Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 5 MPH Referee: Christopher Wiggins TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): J. B. Long (play–by–play) and Max Browne (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 08:21 UW Cade Otton 13-yard pass from Dylan Morris (Tim Horn kick) (10 plays, 88 yards, 4:13) UW 7–0 03:32 UW Sean McGrew 13-yard rush (Peyton Henry kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 2:38) UW 14–0 2 13:40 UW Richard Newton 2-yard rush (Tim Horn kick) (10 plays, 70 yards, 3:38) UW 21–0 10:00 UW Jalen McMillan 33-yard pass from Dylan Morris (Peyton Henry kick) (7 plays, 93 yards, 2:30) UW 28–0 3 04:37 UW Sean McGrew 2-yard rush (Tim Horn kick) (7 plays, 45 yards, 3:06) UW 35–0 02:55 ARST Blake Grupe 26-yard field goal (5 plays, 20 yards, 0:43) UW 35–3 4 13:59 UW Terrell Bynum 42-yard pass from Dylan Morris (Peyton Henry kick) (2 plays, 54 yards, 0:45) UW 42–3 08:05 UW Peyton Henry 38-yard field goal (10 plays, 72 yards, 4:35) UW 45–3 03:34 UW Bralen Trice 72-yard fumble returned (Peyton Henry kick) (14 plays, 47 yards, 4:31) UW 52–3

Pregame line	Over/under
UW –17.5	59

Statistics	Arkansas State	Washington
First downs	15	30
Total yards	268	598
Rushing yards	48	200
Passing yards	220	398
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	25:06	34:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	James Blackman	16/38, 176 yards
	Rushing	Johnnie Lang Jr.	6 carries, 18 yards
	Receiving	Lincoln Pare	7 receptions, 69 yards
Washington	Passing	Dylan Morris	23/39, 367 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Richard Newton	10 carries, 52 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jalen McMillan	10 receptions, 175 yards, 1 TD

At Tulsa

Arkansas State at Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 14 0 17 3 34 • Golden Hurricane 7 17 14 3 41 Date: September 25, 2021 Location: CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 42 minutes Game attendance: 14,881 Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 7 MPH Referee: Trennis Livingston TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle (play–by–play) and Brandon Weeden (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:13 ARST Johnnie Lang Jr. 63-yard punt returned (Blake Grupe kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) ARST 7–0 06:03 TUL Sam Crawford Jr. 88-yard pass from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick) (1 play, 88 yards, 0:12) TIE 7–7 04:50 ARST Dahu Green 39-yard pass from James Blackman (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:10) ARST 14–7 2 03:23 TUL Shamari Brooks 25-yard rush (Zack Long kick) (9 plays, 91 yards, 3:04) TIE 14–14 01:55 TUL JuanCarlos Santana 34-yard pass from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick) (1 play, 34 yards, 0:06) TUL 21–14 00:01 TUL Zack Long 41-yard field goal (5 plays, 31 yards, 1:13) TUL 24–14 3 12:53 TUL Sam Crawford Jr. 17-yard pass from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:07) TUL 31–14 10:34 ARST Jeff Foreman 7-yard pass from James Blackman (Blake Grupe kick) (9 plays, 76 yards, 2:14) TUL 31–21 10:23 TUL Anthony Watkins 75-yard rush (Zack Long kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:11) TUL 38–21 10:09 ARST Alan Lamar 93-yard kickoff returned (Blake Grupe kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) TUL 38–28 01:31 ARST Blake Grupe 38-yard field goal (10 plays, 57 yards, 4:10) TUL 38–31 4 11:21 TUL Zack Long 45-yard field goal (14 plays, 48 yards, 5:10) TUL 41–31 06:40 ARST Blake Grupe 50-yard field goal (6 plays, 39 yards, 1:32) TUL 41–34

Pregame line	Over/under
TUL –14.5	65

Statistics	Arkansas State	Tulsa
First downs	20	26
Total yards	359	663
Rushing yards	38	308
Passing yards	321	355
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	25:36	34:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	James Blackman	23/37, 321 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Johnnie Lang Jr.	4 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Corey Rucker	4 receptions, 115 yards
Tulsa	Passing	Davis Brin	17/25, 355 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Shamari Brooks	22 carries, 155 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Josh Johnson	9 receptions, 127 yards

At Georgia Southern

Arkansas State at Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 3 16 0 14 33 • Eagles 10 21 14 14 59 Date: October 2, 2021 Location: CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 29 minutes Game attendance: 16,377 Game weather: Sunny Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN+): Danny Waugh (play–by–play) and Amy Zimmer (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 06:32 GASO Logan Wright 59-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (8 plays, 80 yards, 3:56) GASO 7–0 03:25 ARST Blake Grupe 31-yard field goal (6 plays, 51 yards, 3:07) GASO 7–3 01:03 GASO Alex Raynor 25-yard field goal (6 plays, 67 yards, 2:22) GASO 10–3 2 13:21 ARST Corey Rucker 2-yard pass from James Blackman (Blake Grupe kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 2:42) TIE 10–10 09:41 GASO Gerald Green 23-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (9 plays, 74 yards, 3:32) GASO 17–10 06:41 ARST Team Safety (3 plays, -11 yards, 0:48) GASO 17–12 04:38 ARST Corey Rucker 19-yard pass from James Blackman (Blake Grupe kick) (5 plays, 53 yards, 1:56) ARST 19–17 03:32 GASO Logan Wright 41-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:06) GASO 24–19 02:00 GASO J. D. King 5-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (3 plays, 32 yards, 1:01) GASO 31–19 3 10:54 GASO Justin Tomlin 6-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (9 plays, 65 yards, 4:06) GASO 38–19 05:08 GASO Quin Williams 22-yard interception returned (Alex Raynor kick) (4 plays, 8 yards, 1:37) GASO 45–19 4 14:47 GASO Jalen White 59-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (2 plays, 63 yards, 0:30) GASO 52–19 11:59 ARST Dahu Green 16-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:48) GASO 52–26 09:13 ARST Lincoln Pare 13-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (4 plays, 69 yards, 1:03) GASO 52–33 09:03 GASO Jalen White 47-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (1 play, 47 yards, 0:09) GASO 59–33

Pregame line	Over/under
GASO –2.0	67

Statistics	Arkansas State	Georgia Southern
First downs	34	20
Total yards	524	540
Rushing yards	81	503
Passing yards	443	37
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	31:04	28:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	James Blackman	28/43, 292 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	7 carries, 54 yards
	Receiving	Jeff Foreman	6 receptions, 83 yards
Georgia Southern	Passing	Cam Ransom	2/5, 29 yards
	Rushing	Logan Wright	10 carries, 214 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Khaleb Hood	2 receptions, 19 yards

Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 15 Chanticleers 10 14 14 14 52 Red Wolves 0 0 14 6 20 Date: October 7, 2021 Location: CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes Game attendance: 12,086 Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 8 MPH Referee:   TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:37 CCU Isaiah Likely 99-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (2 plays, 99 yards, 00:39) CCU 7–0 01:45 CCU Massimo Biscardi 19-yard field goal (12 plays, 67 yards, 6:44) CCU 10–0 2 5:56 CCU Shermari Jones 8-yard rush( Massimo Biscardi kick) (8 plays, 70 yards, 4:08) CCU 17–0 00:13 CCU Isaiah Likely 4-yard pass from Grayson McCall ( Massimo Biscardi kick) (7 plays, 51 yards, 4:10) CCU 24–0 3 13:17 CCU Isaiah Likely 16-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:43) CCU 31–0 9:06 ARST Corey Rucker 15-yard pass from Layne Hatcher ( Blake Grupe kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:04) CCU 31–7 7:29 CCU Isaiah Likely 64-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (3 plays, 82 yards, 1:32) CCU 38–7 9:06 ARST Te'vailance Hunt 63-yard pass from Layne Hatcher ( Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 63 yards, 00:26) CCU 38–14 4 12:21 ARST Lincoln Pare 1-yard rush (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:23) CCU 38–20 11:28 CCU Reese White 64-yard rush(Massimo Biscardi kick) (2 plays, 83 yards, 00:46) CCU 45-20 7:49 CCU Bryce Carpenter 67-yard rush(Massimo Biscardi kick) (3 plays, 76 yards, 2:03) CCU 52-20

Pregame line	Over/under
CCU –20	73

Statistics	Coastal Carolina	Arkansas State
First downs	23	16
Total yards	685	273
Rushing yards	294	18
Passing yards	391	255
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	36:27	23:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	18/23 365 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Shermari Jones	10 carries 113 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Isaiah Likely	8 receptions 232 yards, 4 TDs
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	13/29 185 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	6 carries 29 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Te'Vailance Hunt	6 receptions 138 yards, 1 TD

Louisiana

Louisiana at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total • RV Ragin' Cajuns 0 14 14 0 28 Red Wolves 0 10 17 0 27 Date: October 21, 2021 Location: CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes Game attendance: 7,138 Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 8 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPNU): Lowell Galindo (play–by–play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Scoring summary 2 05:38 ARST Corey Rucker 6-yard pass from Layne Hutcher (Blake Grupe kick) (13 plays, 94 yards, 5:44) ARST 7–0 05:19 LA Montrell Johnson 99-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (1 play, 99 yards, 0:19) TIE 7–7 02:21 ARST Blake Grupe 32-yard field goal (10 plays, 66 yards, 2:58) ARST 10–7 00:28 LA Chris Smith 6-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 1:53) LA 14–10 3 14:07 ARST Te'Vailance Hunt 76-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (2 plays, 80 yards, 0:53) ARST 17–14 12:35 LA Montrell Johnson 3-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:32) LA 21–17 09:05 ARST Emmanuel Stevenson 15-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 51 yards, 0:57) ARST 24–21 03:23 ARST Blake Grupe 35-yard field goal (6 plays, 12 yards, 2:16) ARST 27–21 02:37 LA Chris Smith 74-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (2 plays, 80 yards, 0:46) LA 28–27

Pregame line	Over/under
LA –18.0	70

Statistics	Louisiana	Arkansas State
First downs	26	22
Total yards	546	413
Rushing yards	424	113
Passing yards	122	300
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	32:47	27:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	11/20, 122 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Chris Smith	24 carries, 238 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Dontae Fleming	2 receptions, 47 yards
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	16/31, 300 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	11 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Te'Vailance Hunt	3 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD

At South Alabama

Arkansas State at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 0 7 3 3 13 • Jaguars 14 14 0 3 31 Date: October 30, 2021 Location: CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 15,043 Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: WNW 7 MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN+): JD Byars (play–by–play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:48 USA Jalen Tolbert 13-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (8 plays, 79 yards, 4:12) USA 7–0 05:47 USA Jalen Tolbert 30-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:24) USA 14–0 2 08:10 USA Terrion Avery 2-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (18 plays, 99 yards, 8:31) USA 21–0 06:21 USA Brandon Crum 14-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (2 plays, 61 yards, 0:41) USA 28–0 06:06 ARST Alan Lamar 100-yard kickoff returned (Blake Grupe kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) USA 28–7 3 10:05 ARST Blake Grupe 32-yard field goal (13 plays, 61 yards, 4:55) USA 28–10 4 06:22 ARST Blake Grupe 43-yard field goal (13 plays, 60 yards, 4:30) USA 28–13 04:06 USA Diego Guajardo 39-yard field goal (5 plays, 29 yards, 2:16) USA 31–13

Pregame line	Over/under
USA –9.0	66

Statistics	Arkansas State	South Alabama
First downs	14	23
Total yards	224	421
Rushing yards	38	173
Passing yards	186	248
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	24:19	35:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	19/37, 186 yards, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	8 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Corey Rucker	4 receptions, 67 yards
South Alabama	Passing	Jake Bentley	29/39, 248 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Terrion Avery	22 carries, 113 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Tolbert	8 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TDs

Appalachian State

Appalachian State at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total • Mountaineers 14 10 14 10 48 Red Wolves 0 14 0 0 14 Date: November 6, 2021 Location: CDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 9,762 Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 2 MPH Referee: David Smith TV announcers (ESPN+): Brad Bobo (play–by–play), Pete Cordelli (analyst), Cori Keller (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 08:15 APP Thomas Hennigan 34-yard pass from Malik Williams (Chandler Staton kick) (10 plays, 79 yards, 4:44) APP 7–0 07:22 APP Steven Jones Jr. 47-yard interception returned (Chandler Staton kick) (3 plays, 8 yards, 0:47) APP 14–0 2 14:18 ARST Emmanuel Stevenson 7-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (9 plays, 55 yards, 3:08) APP 14–7 10:18 ARST Ross Painter 20-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (5 plays, 33 yards, 1:29) TIE 14–14 07:02 APP Nate Noel 18-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (8 plays, 60 yards, 3:08) APP 21–14 00:03 APP Chandler Staton 33-yard field goal (12 plays, 57 yards, 5:20) APP 28–14 3 07:12 APP Miller Gibbs 10-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick) (12 plays, 72 yards, 5:00) APP 31–14 02:59 APP Camerun Peoples 27-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (6 plays, 48 yards, 2:15) APP 38–14 4 05:16 APP Chandler Staton 22-yard field goal (15 plays, 92 yards, 8:49) APP 41–14 04:01 APP Steven Jones Jr. 34-yard interception returned (Chandler Staton kick) (3 plays, 1 yards, 1:07) APP 48–14

Pregame line	Over/under
APP –21.5	68

Statistics	Appalachian State	Arkansas State
First downs	28	13
Total yards	461	199
Rushing yards	264	62
Passing yards	197	137
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	35:33	24:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Chase Brice	15/26, 163 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Nate Noel	23 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Thomas Hennigan	4 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	17/30, 137 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Johnnie Lang Jr.	6 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Te'Vailance Hunt	3 receptions, 35 yards

At Louisiana–Monroe

Arkansas State at Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total • Red Wolves 7 3 7 10 27 Warhawks 0 7 17 0 24 Date: November 13, 2021 Location: CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes Game attendance: 12,010 Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 6 MPH Referee: Trennis Livingston TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Hammett (play–by–play)

Scoring summary 1 11:15 ARST Corey Rucker 9-yard rush (Blake Grupe kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 1:48) ARST 7–0 2 11:10 ARST Blake Grupe 30-yard field goal (6 plays, 69 yards, 2:09) ARST 10–0 00:33 ULM Malik Jackson 3-yard rush (Calum Sutherland kick) (4 plays, 63 yards, 0:55) ARST 10–7 3 14:48 ULM Malik Jackson 75-yard rush (Calum Sutherland kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:12) ULM 14–10 10:01 ULM Jevin Frett 17-yard pass from Rhett Rodriguez (Calum Sutherland kick) (7 plays, 50 yards, 2:55) ULM 21–10 07:26 ARST Te'Vailance Hunt 22-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (7 plays, 76 yards, 2:28) ULM 21–17 05:00 ULM Calum Sutherland 32-yard field goal (7 plays, 60 yards, 2:26) ULM 24–17 4 07:56 ARST Te'Vailance Hunt 20-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (9 plays, 77 yards, 3:50) TIE 24–24 01:17 ARST Blake Grupe 42-yard field goal (9 plays, 55 yards, 2:41) ARST 27–24

Pregame line	Over/under
ULM –3.0	66.5

Statistics	Arkansas State	Louisiana–Monroe
First downs	22	18
Total yards	538	372
Rushing yards	94	177
Passing yards	444	195
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	32:23	27:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	34/50, 444 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	22 carries, 73 yards
	Receiving	Corey Rucker	7 receptions, 103 yards
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Rhett Rodriguez	12/29, 160 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Malik Jackson	22 carries, 166 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Boogie Knight	5 receptions, 76 yards

At Georgia State

Arkansas State at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 3 10 0 7 20 • Panthers 7 7 0 14 28 Date: November 20, 2021 Location: CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 14,273 Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E 7 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Sam Crenshaw (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:27 ARST Blake Grupe 40-yard field goal (8 plays, 23 yards, 2:43) ARST 3–0 01:36 GSU Jaymest Williams 1-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (11 plays, 85 yards, 4:11) GSU 7–3 2 10:49 GSU Tucker Gregg 6-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (11 plays, 74 yards, 4:03) GSU 14–3 09:44 ARST Lincoln Pare 83-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 77 yards, 1:05) GSU 14–10 00:00 ARST Blake Grupe 36-yard field goal (14 plays, 48 yards, 4:34) GSU 14–13 4 14:56 GSU Jaymest Williams 13-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (4 plays, 68 yards, 1:13) GSU 21–13 12:24 GSU Darren Grainger 35-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (3 plays, 50 yards, 0:45) GSU 28–13 04:22 ARST Kivon Bennett 80-yard fumble returned (Blake Grupe kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) GSU 28–20

Pregame line	Over/under
GSU –15.5	66

Statistics	Arkansas State	Georgia State
First downs	16	21
Total yards	270	434
Rushing yards	-3	282
Passing yards	273	152
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	30:52	29:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	28/48, 273 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	13 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Lincoln Pare	6 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD
Georgia State	Passing	Darren Grainger	10/21, 152 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jaymest Williams	16 carries, 125 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Jamari Thrash	4 receptions, 103 yards

Texas State

Texas State at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total • Bobcats 14 3 7 0 24 Red Wolves 7 3 3 9 22 Date: November 27, 2021 Location: CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 3,116 Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SSW 13 mph Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN+): Brad Bobo (play–by–play), Pete Cordelli (analyst), and Cori Keller (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 10:38 TXST Jahmyl Jeter 4 yd run (Seth Keller kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:22) TXST 7–0 8:21 ARST Dahu Green 39 yd pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (5 plays, 71 yards, 2:10) TIE 7–7 5:47 TXST Trevis Graham Jr. 31 yd pass from Tyler Vitt (Seth Keller kick) (6 plays, 67 yards, 2:22) TXST 14–7 2 8:26 ARST Blake Grupe 23 yd field goal (14 plays, 81 yards, 4:59) TXST 14–10 3:09 TXST Seth Keller 46 yd field goal (5 plays, 15 yards, 1:31) TXST 17–10 3 10:43 ARST Blake Grupe 22 yd field goal (10 plays, 70 yards, 4:17) TXST 17–13 8:06 TXST Calvin Hill 6 yd run (Seth Keller kick) (6 plays, 83 yards, 2:28) TXST 24–13 4 12:17 ARST Blake Grupe 22 yd field goal (11 plays, 55 yards, 5:16) TXST 24–16 2:12 ARST Corey Rucker 26 yd pass from Layne Hatcher (2-point pass conversion failed) (8 plays, 86 yards, 4:06) TXST 24–22

Pregame line	Over/under
ARST –2.0	62.5

Statistics	Texas State	Arkansas State
First downs	14	25
Total yards	333	471
Rushing yards	203	194
Passing yards	130	277
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	24:51	35:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	Tyler Vitt	11/25, 121 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Calvin Hill	13 car, 125 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Trevis Graham Jr.	4 rec, 67 yds, 1 TD
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	25/37, 277 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Alan Lamar	12 car, 88 yds
	Receiving	Corey Rucker	8 rec, 85 yds, 1 TD

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