American college football season
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 [ edit ] Recruiting class [ edit ] 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 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Ethan Hassler LB Collierville, TN Collierville HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Te'Vailance Hunt WR Texarkana, TX Texas HS TCU 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Cam Jeffery S Tuscaloosa, AL American Christian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Leon Jones CB Hattiesburg, MS North Forrest HSMississippi 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 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Bobby Mcmillian RB Vero Beach, FL Vero Beach HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jalil Muhammed DL Fairburn, GA Creekside HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 285 lb (129 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Joe Ozougwu DE Alief, TX Taylor HS North Texas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 238 lb (108 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Justin Parks S Gardendale, AL Gardendale HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Tristan Shorter LB Oxford, MS Oxford HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Nason Simmons OL Canton, GA Cherokee HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 280 lb (130 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Emmanual Stevenson TE Eufala, AL Eufala HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Makilan Thomas OL Little Rock, AR Central HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 295 lb (134 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Omari Walker WR McKinney, TX McKinney HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
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Award watch lists [ edit ] Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason [ edit ] Sources :[6] [7] [8]
Sun Belt coaches poll [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] 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 Centennial Bank Stadium , Central Arkansas , from NCAA Division I FCS ASUN Conference and Memphis of the American Athletic Conference , and will travel to Washington of the Pac-12 Conference and Tulsa of the American Athletic Conference .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 6:00 p.m. No. 14 (FCS ) Central Arkansas * ESPN3 W 40–2115,662 September 11 6:00 p.m. Memphis * ESPN+ L 50–5519,501 September 18 3:15 p.m. at Washington * P12N L 3–5258,772 September 25 4:00 p.m. at Tulsa * ESPN+ L 34–4114,881 October 2 3:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern ESPN+ L 33–5916,377 6:30 p.m. No. 15 Coastal Carolina Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPNU L 20–5212,086 6:30 p.m. Louisiana Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPNU L 27–287,138 October 30 4:00 p.m. at South Alabama ESPN+ L 13–3115,043 November 6 1:00 p.m. Appalachian State Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN+ L 14–489,762 November 13 4:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Monroe ESPN+ W 27–2412,010 November 20 1:00 p.m. at Georgia State ESPN3 L 20–2814,273 November 27 1:00 p.m. Texas State Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN+ L 22–243,116
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Game summaries [ edit ] Central Arkansas [ edit ] 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
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 [ edit ] 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, 2021Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 47 minutesGame attendance: 19,501Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 10 MPH Referee: Luke RichmondTV 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 [ edit ] 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, 2021Location: Husky Stadium Seattle, WA Game start: 3:22 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutesGame attendance: 58,772Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 5 MPH Referee: Christopher WigginsTV 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 [ edit ] Arkansas State at Tulsa 1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 14 0 17 3 34 • Golden Hurricane 7 17 14 3 41
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 [ edit ] 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, 2021Location: Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA Game start: 3:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 29 minutesGame attendance: 16,377Game weather: SunnyReferee: Wayne WinklerTV 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 [ edit ] 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, 2021Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 6:33 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutesGame attendance: 12,086Game 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 [ edit ] 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, 2021Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 6:33 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutesGame attendance: 7,138Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 8 MPH Referee: Kyle OlsonTV 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 [ edit ] 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, 2021Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 4:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutesGame attendance: 15,043Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: WNW 7 MPH Referee: Marshall LewisTV 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 [ edit ] 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, 2021Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 9 minutesGame attendance: 9,762Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 2 MPH Referee: David SmithTV 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 [ edit ] 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, 2021Location: Malone Stadium Monroe, LA Game start: 4:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutesGame attendance: 12,010Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 6 MPH Referee: Trennis LivingstonTV 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 [ edit ] 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, 2021Location: Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 1:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutesGame attendance: 14,273Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E 7 MPH Referee: Kyle OlsonTV 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 [ edit ] 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, 2021Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 1:05 CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutesGame attendance: 3,116Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SSW 13 mphReferee: Wayne WinklerTV 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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