# 2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

The 2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State Red Wolves in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Wolves played their home games at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Blake Anderson.

## Schedule

Arkansas State announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Red Wolves will host Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Monroe, New Mexico State, and South Alabama, and will travel to Georgia State, Louisiana–Lafayette, Texas State, and Troy. Arkansas State will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Appalachian State and Idaho.
The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Central Arkansas from the Southland Conference and Toledo from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and two road games against Auburn from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Utah State from the Mountain West Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Toledo* | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPNU | L 10–31 | 26,182 |
| September 10 | 6:30 p.m. | at Auburn* | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL | SECN | L 14–51 | 86,825 |
| September 17 | 8:00 p.m. | at Utah State* | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT | CBSSN | L 20–34 | 21,091 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Arkansas* | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | L 23–28 | 28,012 |
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN2 | W 27–26 | 19,381 |
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | W 17–7 | 22,277 |
| October 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | W 51–10 | 20,170 |
| November 3 | 6:30 p.m. | at Georgia State | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA | ESPNU | W 31–16 | 13,363 |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | W 41–22 | 20,178 |
| November 17 | 8:30 p.m. | at No. 25 Troy | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | ESPNU | W 35–3 | 23,764 |
| November 26 | 11:00 a.m. | at Louisiana–Lafayette | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ASN | L 19–24 | 14,259 |
| December 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at Texas State | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN2 | W 36–14 | 11,137 |
| December 17 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. UCF* | Camping World StadiumOrlando, FL (Cure Bowl) | CBSSN | W 31–13 | 27,213 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Red Wolves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### At Auburn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Wolves | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Tigers | 14 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 51 |

### At Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| Aggies | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 34 |

### Central Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 |
| Red Wolves | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 |

### Georgia Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |

### South Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |

### Louisiana–Monroe

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| WarHawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Red Wolves | 14 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 51 |

### At Georgia State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |

### New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| Red Wolves | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 41 |

### At #25 Troy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
| #25 Trojans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### At Louisiana–Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Wolves | 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |

### At Texas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Wolves | 6 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 36 |
| Bobcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### UCF–Cure Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Knights | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Red Wolves | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 |