2020 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team explained

Year:	2020
Team:	Arkansas State Red Wolves
Sport:	football
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:	Sun Belt
Division:	West Division
Record:	4–7
Conf Record:	2–6
Hc Year:	7th
Oc Year:	2nd
Def Coach:	David Duggan (games 1–5, 2nd season) Nick Paremski (interim DC, games 6–11)
Dc Year:	1st as DC, 3rd overall
Stadium:	Centennial Bank Stadium

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).

Schedule

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

Schedule Source:^{[3] [4]}

Game summaries

At Memphis

See also: 2020 Memphis Tigers football team and Paint Bucket Bowl.

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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		13/20, 166 yards
Rushing	Jamal Jones	15 carries, 64 yards
Receiving	Dahu Green	5 receptions, 99 yards
Memphis	Passing		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

See also: 2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team.

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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		17/28, 204 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing	Jamal Jones	16 carries, 95 yards
Receiving		8 receptions, 98 yards, 3 TDs
Kansas State	Passing		17/29, 259 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing		12 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Chabastin Taylor	4 receptions, 98 yards

At Coastal Carolina

See also: 2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team.

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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		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		20/29, 322 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing		15 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Jaivon Heiligh	7 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD

Central Arkansas

See also: 2020 Central Arkansas Bears football team.

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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		6 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TDs

Georgia State

See also: 2020 Georgia State Panthers football team.

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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		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

See also: 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team.

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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		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

See also: 2020 Troy Trojans football team.

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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		17 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
Receiving		8 receptions, 126 yards
Arkansas State	Passing		11/20, 166 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Lincoln Pare	12 carries, 90 yards
Receiving	Dahu Green	4 receptions, 75 yards

At Louisiana

See also: 2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team.

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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		16 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Neal Johnson	5 receptions, 68 yards

At Texas State

See also: 2020 Texas State Bobcats football team.

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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		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

See also: 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team.

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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		16/22, 242 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing	Carlos Davis	12 carries, 31 yards
Receiving		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

Notes and References

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