2020 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

The 2020 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2020 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. They were led by Blake Anderson, in his seventh season as head coach. Butch Jones was hired to replace Anderson, after the team played to a 4–7 record (2–6 in conference play).

2020 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–7 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKeith Heckendorf (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDavid Duggan (2nd season; games 1–5)
Nick Paremski (interim; games 6–11)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCentennial Bank Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 14 Coastal Carolina xy+   8 0     11 1  
Appalachian State   6 2     9 3  
Georgia Southern   4 4     8 5  
Georgia State   4 4     6 4  
Troy   3 4     5 6  
West Division
No. 15 Louisiana xy+   7 1     10 1  
South Alabama   3 5     4 7  
Arkansas State   2 6     4 7  
Texas State   2 6     2 10  
Louisiana–Monroe   0 7     0 10  
Championship: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (Canceled)
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Arkansas State had games scheduled against Howard and Michigan, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:00 p.m.at Memphis*ESPNL 24–374,537
September 1211:00 a.m.at Kansas State*FOXW 35–3111,041
October 311:00 a.m.at Coastal CarolinaESPN2L 23–525,000
October 102:30 p.m.Central Arkansas*
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 50–274,561
October 156:30 p.m.Georgia State
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPNW 59–525,496
October 226:30 p.m.at Appalachian StateESPNL 17–452,100
October 312:00 p.m.Troy
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3L 10–386,757
November 711:00 a.m.at LouisianaESPNUL 20–275,585
November 212:00 p.m.at Texas StateESPN2L 45–475,218
November 282:00 p.m.South Alabama
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3L 31–384,013
December 52:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 48–153,268
Schedule Source:[3][4]

Game summaries

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At Memphis

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Arkansas State at Memphis
1 234Total
Red Wolves 14 037 24
Tigers 7 14133 37
      
Pregame line Over/under
MEM −18.5 73
Statistics Arkansas State Memphis
First downs 25 29
Total yards 424 502
Rushing yards 125 222
Passing yards 299 280
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 25:40 34:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing Layne Hatcher 13/20, 166 yards
Rushing Jamal Jones 15 carries, 64 yards
Receiving Dahu Green 5 receptions, 99 yards
Memphis Passing Brady White 27/37, 280 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Rodriguez Clark 20 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Sean Dykes 10 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TDs

At Kansas State

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Arkansas State at Kansas State
1 234Total
Red Wolves 7 7714 35
Wildcats 7 14010 31
  • Date: September 12, 2020
  • Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
    Manhattan, KS
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours 43 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,041
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: SW 11 MPH
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • Television network: Fox
      
Pregame line Over/under
KSU −10.5 54.5[5]
Statistics Arkansas State Kansas State
First downs 26 21
Total yards 489 374
Rushing yards 159 91
Passing yards 330 289
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 25:44 34:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing Logan Bonner 17/28, 204 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Jamal Jones 16 carries, 95 yards
Receiving Jonathan Adams Jr. 8 receptions, 98 yards, 3 TDs
Kansas State Passing Skylar Thompson 17/29, 259 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 12 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Chabastin Taylor 4 receptions, 98 yards

At Coastal Carolina

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Arkansas State at Coastal Carolina
1 234Total
Red Wolves 14 009 23
Chanticleers 7 17721 52
  • Date: October 3, 2020
  • Location: Brooks Stadium
    Conway, SC
  • Game start: 11:01 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play–by–play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline reporter)
        
Pregame line Over/under
ARST −3.5 64.5[6]
Statistics Arkansas State Coastal Carolina
First downs 15 25
Total yards 385 539
Rushing yards 36 217
Passing yards 349 322
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 18:39 41:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing Layne Hatcher 12/23, 184 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Lincoln Pare 6 carries, 18 yards
Receiving Brandon Bowling 7 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TDs
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 20/29, 322 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing C.J. Marable 15 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 7 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD

Central Arkansas

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Central Arkansas at Arkansas State
1 234Total
Bears 3 10014 27
Red Wolves 2 21207 50
  • Date: October 10, 2020
  • Location: Centennial Bank Stadium
    Jonesboro, AR
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutes
  • Game attendance: 4,561
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Cloudy, Rainy • Wind: NE 13 MPH
  • Referee: T. Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Roger Twibell (play–by–play), Pete Cordelli (analyst), and Cori Keller (sideline reporter)
         
Pregame line Over/under
ARST −15.5 56[7]
Statistics Central Arkansas Arkansas State
First downs 22 25
Total yards 411 573
Rushing yards 78 181
Passing yards 333 392
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 33:05 26:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Arkansas Passing Breylin Smith 24/49, 302 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Kierre Crossley 17 carries, 83 yards
Receiving Tyler Hudson 12 receptions, 154 yards
Arkansas State Passing Logan Bonner 11/19, 239 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Marcel Murray 6 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Jonathan Adams Jr. 6 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TDs

Georgia State

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Georgia State at Arkansas State
1 234Total
Panthers 7 211410 52
Red Wolves 14 141714 59
  • Date: October 15, 2020
  • Location: Centennial Bank Stadium
    Jonesboro, AR
  • Game start: 6:31 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 4 hours and 21 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,496
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: NNE 8 MPH
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play–by–play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Tera Talmadge (sideline reporter)
             
Pregame line Over/under
ARST −3.5 72.5[8]
Statistics Georgia State Arkansas State
First downs 25 34
Total yards 583 609
Rushing yards 269 58
Passing yards 314 551
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 24:19 35:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia State Passing Cornelious Brown IV 18/35, 314 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Tucker Gregg 14 carries, 142 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Sam Pinckney 6 receptions, 146 yards, 3 TDs
Arkansas State Passing Layne Hatcher 21/28, 332 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Jamal Jones 13 carries, 41 yards
Receiving Jonathan Adams Jr. 15 receptions, 177 yards, 2 TDs

At Appalachian State

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Arkansas State at Appalachian State
1 234Total
Red Wolves 7 0100 17
• Mountaineers 14 1777 45
      
Pregame line Over/under
APST −13.5 69.5[9]
Statistics Arkansas State Appalachian State
First downs 24 22
Total yards 368 521
Rushing yards 73 305
Passing yards 295 216
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 30:43 29:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing Layne Hatcher 9/16, 178 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Lincoln Pare 5 carries, 46 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jonathan Adams Jr. 6 receptions, 134 yards
Appalachian State Passing Zac Thomas 16/23, 216 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Daetrich Harrington 18 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Christian Wells 3 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TDs

Troy

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Troy at Arkansas State
1 234Total
Trojans 14 10014 38
Red Wolves 0 370 10
  • Date: October 31, 2020
  • Location: Centennial Bank Stadium
    Jonesboro, AR
  • Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 6,757
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Mostly Clear • Wind: SSE 6 MPH
  • Referee: T. Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Roger Twibell (play–by–play), Pete Cordelli (analyst), and Cori Keller (sideline reporter)
    
Pregame line Over/under
ARST −3.5 69.5[10]
Statistics Troy Arkansas State
First downs 27 21
Total yards 487 379
Rushing yards 68 108
Passing yards 419 271
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 33:10 26:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Jacob Free 33/45, 419 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Kimani Vidal 17 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kaylon Geiger 8 receptions, 126 yards
Arkansas State Passing Layne Hatcher 11/20, 166 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Lincoln Pare 12 carries, 90 yards
Receiving Dahu Green 4 receptions, 75 yards

At Louisiana

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Arkansas State at Louisiana
1 234Total
Red Wolves 3 3014 20
RV Ragin' Cajuns 0 01413 27
  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 11:02 a.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,585
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: ENE 6 MPH
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Dave Neal (play–by–play) and DJ Shockley (analyst)
     
Pregame line Over/under
LA −14.5 68.5[11]
Statistics Arkansas State Louisiana
First downs 24 19
Total yards 423 440
Rushing yards 199 196
Passing yards 224 244
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 31:45 28:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing Logan Bonner 16/30, 127 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Lincoln Pare 22 carries, 121 yards
Receiving Jonathan Adams Jr. 8 receptions, 95 yards
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 17/29, 244 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Elijah Mitchell 16 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Neal Johnson 5 receptions, 68 yards

At Texas State

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Arkansas State at Texas State
1 234Total
Red Wolves 3 21714 45
Bobcats 10 17020 47
  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Location: Bobcat Stadium
    San Marcos, TX
  • Game start: 11:02 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,218
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: ESE 7 MPH
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): John Schriffen (play–by–play) and Jay Walker (analyst)
           
Pregame line Over/under
ARST –4.5 69[12]
Statistics Arkansas State Texas State
First downs 30 27
Total yards 654 505
Rushing yards 192 62
Passing yards 462 443
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 37:37 22:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing Layne Hatcher 10/22, 254 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Jamal Jones 16 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jeff Foreman 3 receptions, 148 yards, 1 TD
Texas State Passing Brady McBride 32/45, 443 yards, 5 TDs
Rushing Calvin Hill 6 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jeremiah Haydel 5 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD

South Alabama

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South Alabama at Arkansas State
1 234Total
Jaguars 7 71410 38
Red Wolves 7 1077 31
       
Pregame line Over/under
ARST –7.5 63.5[13]
Statistics South Alabama Arkansas State
First downs 25 25
Total yards 486 494
Rushing yards 99 170
Passing yards 387 324
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 31:03 28:57
Team Category Player Statistics
South Alabama Passing Desmond Trotter 16/22, 242 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Carlos Davis 12 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Jalen Tolbert 10 receptions, 252 yards, 3 TDs
Arkansas State Passing Logan Bonner 11/16, 183 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Jamal Jones 19 carries, 93 yards
Receiving Jonathan Adams Jr. 9 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TDs

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV
CoachesRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

References

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  1. ^ Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Football Schedule". Arkansas State University. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Kansas State Wildcats". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "Central Arkansas Bears vs Arkansas State Red Wolves". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Georgia State Panthers vs Arkansas State Red Wolves". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Appalachian State Mountaineers". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  10. ^ "Troy Trojans vs Arkansas State Red Wolves". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Texas State Bobcats". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  13. ^ "South Alabama Jaguars vs Arkansas State Red Wolves". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 23, 2020.