# 2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

The 2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented the Arkansas State University as a member of West Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Butch Jones, the Red Wolves compiled an overall record of 3–9 (1–7 in conference play), placing last out of seven teams in the Sun Belt's West Division. Arkansas State played home games at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

## Schedule

Arkansas State and the Sun Belt Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on March 1, 2022.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Grambling State* | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | W 58–3 | 17,893 |
| September 10 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 3 Ohio State* | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | BTN | L 12–45 | 100,067 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Memphis* | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl) | ESPN+ | L 32–44 | 32,620 |
| September 24 | 5:00 p.m. | at Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN+ | L 26–29 | 20,655 |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | W 45–28 | 18,172 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | James Madison | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | NFLN | L 20–42 | 20,083 |
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | L 19–20 | 27,042 |
| October 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at Louisiana | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ESPN+ | L 18–38 | 15,017 |
| October 29 | 3:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPNU | L 3–31 | 11,714 |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | UMass* | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | W 35–33 | 14,354 |
| November 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at Texas State | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | L 13–16 | 13,287 |
| November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Troy | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPNU | L 19–48 | 9,376 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) – Released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Preseason
### Sun Belt coaches poll

The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 25, 2022. The Red Wolves were picked to finish sixth in the West Division.
West Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Louisiana | 95 (12) |
| 2 | South Alabama | 79 (2) |
| 3 | Troy | 76 |
| 4 | Texas State | 41 |
| 5 | Southern Miss | 40 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 37 |
| 7 | Louisiana–Monroe | 24 |
East Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 94 (10) |
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 77 (2) |
| 3 | Georgia State | 68 |
| 4 | Marshall | 62 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 35 (1) |
| 6 | James Madison | 31 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 25 |

### Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams
## Game summaries
### Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Red Wolves | 16 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 58 |

### At No. 3 Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Arkansas State | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| No. 3 Ohio State | 14 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 45 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 100,067
* Referee: David Siegle
* TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Joshua Perry (analyst), and Michelle McMahon (sideline reporter)
* Spread: Ohio State −44.5 • Odds to win: Ohio State 98.4% •
| Statistics | Arkansas State | No. 3 Ohio State |
| First downs | 15 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 76–276 | 54–538 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–53 | 26–168 |
| Passing yards | 223 | 370 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 25–42–0 | 19–28–0 |
| Time of possession | 37:44 | 22:16 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arkansas State | Passing | James Blackman | 20-34, 188 yards |
| Arkansas State | Rushing | Champ Flemings | 2 carries, 20 yards |
| Arkansas State | Receiving | Champ Flemings | 10 receptions, 105 yards |
| No. 3 Ohio State | Passing | C. J. Stroud | 16-24, 351 yards, 4 TDs |
| No. 3 Ohio State | Rushing | TreVeyon Henderson | 10 carries, 87 yards, 2 TDs |
| No. 3 Ohio State | Receiving | Marvin Harrison Jr. | 7 receptions, 184 yards, 3 TDs |

### At Memphis

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Wolves | 7 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 32 |
| Tigers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 44 |
at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, TN
* Date: September 17th
* Game time: 7:00
* Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 4 MPH
* Game attendance: 32,620
* Referee: Wayne Winkler
* TV announcers (ESPN+): -
| Statistics | Arkansas State | Memphis |
| First downs | 22 | 25 |
| Plays–yards | 66–370 | 73–547 |
| Rushes–yards | 32–95 | 45–187 |
| Passing yards | 275 | 360 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 25–34–0 | 19–28–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:51 | 30:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arkansas State | Passing | James Blackman | 25/34, 275 yards, 2 TD |
| Arkansas State | Rushing | Brian Snead | 13 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD |
| Arkansas State | Receiving | Seydou Traore | 6 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD |
| Memphis | Passing | Seth Henigan | 19/28, 360 yards, 3 TD |
| Memphis | Rushing | Jevyon Ducker | 10 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD |
| Memphis | Receiving | Gabriel Rogers | 5 receptions, 86 yards |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Arkansas State | Memphis |
| | | | | | | | 0 | 0 |
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### At Old Dominion

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 29 |
Statistics
| Statistics | ASU | ODU |
| First downs | 22 | 12 |
| Total yards | 397 | 330 |
| Rushing yards | 112 | 51 |
| Passing yards | 285 | 279 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 38:16 | 21:44 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arkansas State | Passing | James Blackman | 23/35, 285 yards, TD, INT |
| Arkansas State | Rushing | AJ Mayer | 7 rushes, 46 yards, TD |
| Arkansas State | Receiving | Jeff Foreman | 4 receptions, 115 yards, TD |
| Old Dominion | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 19/32, 279 yards, 2 TD |
| Old Dominion | Rushing | Keshawn Wicks | 9 rushes, 36 yards, TD |
| Old Dominion | Receiving | Ali Jennings III | 4 receptions, 140 yards, TD |

### Louisiana-Monroe

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Red Wolves | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |

### James Madison

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |

### At Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Wolves | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |

### At Louisiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| • Ragin' Cajuns | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| LA –6.5 | 51.5 |
| Statistics | Arkansas State | Louisiana |
| First downs | 13 | 27 |
| Total yards | 271 | 522 |
| Rushing yards | 82 | 206 |
| Passing yards | 189 | 316 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 22:12 | 37:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arkansas State | Passing | AJ Mayer | 8/23, 155 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Arkansas State | Rushing | Ja'Quez Cross | 6 carries, 33 yards |
| Arkansas State | Receiving | Daverrick Jenkins | 3 receptions, 61 yards |
| Louisiana | Passing | Ben Wooldridge | 21/34, 316 yards, 5 TD |
| Louisiana | Rushing | Terrence Williams | 11 carries, 58 yards |
| Louisiana | Receiving | Jacob Bernard | 5 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD |

### South Alabama

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 14 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 31 |
| Red Wolves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR
* Date: October 29, 2022
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy Temperature: 70°F Wind: NE 18 mph
* Game attendance: 11,714
* Referee: Trennis Livingston
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown (play-by-play) and Hutson Mason (analyst)
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under :
| Statistics | USA | ARST |
| First downs | 16 | 9 |
| Total yards | 362 | 158 |
| Rushing yards | 183 | –19 |
| Passing yards | 179 | 177 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–24–0 | 22–39–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:59 | 24:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| South Alabama | Passing | Carter Bradley | 17/24, 179 yards, TD |
| South Alabama | Rushing | La'Damian Webb | 28 carries, 162 yards, 3 TD |
| South Alabama | Receiving | Jalen Wayne | 3 receptions, 83 yards, TD |
| Arkansas State | Passing | James Blackman | 22/39, 177 yards |
| Arkansas State | Rushing | Marcel Murray | 4 carries, 15 yards |
| Arkansas State | Receiving | Jeff Foreman | 6 receptions, 98 yards |

### UMass

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 33 |
| Red Wolves | 14 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 35 |

### At Texas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Bobcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| Statistics | TXST | ARST |
| First downs | 14 | 19 |
| Total yards | 291 | 340 |
| Rushing yards | 54 | 144 |
| Passing yards | 237 | 196 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 25:57 | 34:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas State | Passing | Layne Hatcher | 23/36, 196 yards |
| Texas State | Rushing | Lincoln Pare | 19 carries, 75 yards, TD |
| Texas State | Receiving | Donovan Moorer | 6 receptions, 54 yards |
| Arkansas State | Passing | James Blackman | 22/40, 237 yards, TD |
| Arkansas State | Rushing | Johnnie Lang | 13 carries, 36 yards |
| Arkansas State | Receiving | Daverrick Jenkins | 3 receptions, 56 yards |

### Troy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 48 |
| Red Wolves | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 19 |