2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team explained

Mode:football
Year:2012
Team:Arkansas State Red Wolves
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:Sun Belt
Record:10–3
Conf Record:7–1
Head Coach:Gus Malzahn
Hc Year:1st
Head Coach2:John Thompson
Hc Games2:bowl game
Oc Year:1st
Def Coach:John Thompson
Dc Year:1st
Off Scheme:Multiple
Def Scheme:Multiple
Stadium:Liberty Bank Stadium
Champion:Sun Belt Conference champion
GoDaddy.com Bowl champion
Bowl Result:W 17–13 vs. Kent State

The 2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represents Arkansas State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first year head coach Gus Malzahn and played their home games at Liberty Bank Stadium as members of the Sun Belt Conference. Arkansas State recorded a Sun Belt conference championship on the way to a 10–3 season. Malzahn vacated the position prior to the team's bowl game to assume the head coach position at Auburn University. Defensive coordinator John Thompson led the team as interim head coach to victory over the Kent State Golden Flashes in the 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl.

Game summaries

@ Oregon

See also: 2012 Oregon Ducks football team. 1st quarter scoring: ORE - Kenjon Barner 4-yard run (Dion Jordan pass from Jackson Rice); ORE - D. Thomas 12-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard kick); ORE - Josh Huff 4-yard pass from Mariota (Beard kick); ORE - Barner 17-yard run (Beard kick)

2nd quarter scoring: A-STATE - Brian Davis 43-yard field goal; ORE - Thomas 12-yard pass from Mariota (Beard kick); ORE - Thomas 33-yard run (Beard kick); ORE - Byron Marshall 3-yard run (Beard kick); A-STATE - Julian Jones 72-yard pass from Ryan Aplin (Davis, Brian kick)

3rd quarter scoring: A-STATE - Davis 29-yard field goal; A-STATE - Josh Jarboe 6-yard pass from Aplin (Davis kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE - Rahsaan Vaughn 7-yard pass from Bryan Bennett (Beard kick); A-STATE - Carlos McCants 38-yard pass from Aplin (Davis kick); A-STATE - Aplin 1-yard run (Davis kick)

Memphis

See also: 2012 Memphis Tigers football team.

@ Nebraska

See also: 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.

Alcorn State

See also: 2012 Alcorn State Braves football team.

WKU

See also: 2012 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.

@ FIU

See also: 2012 FIU Panthers football team.

South Alabama

See also: 2012 South Alabama Jaguars football team.

@ Louisiana–Lafayette

See also: 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team.

@ North Texas

See also: 2012 North Texas Mean Green football team.

Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team.

@ Troy

See also: 2012 Troy Trojans football team.

Middle Tennessee

See also: 2012 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.

Kent State–GoDaddy.com Bowl

See also: 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team and 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl.

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