2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Butch Jones (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Keith Heckendorf (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Rob Harley (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Centennial Bank Stadium

2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Coastal Carolina xy		6	–	2					9	–	4
James Madison* x		6	–	2					8	–	3
Marshall		5	–	3					9	–	4
Georgia Southern		3	–	5					6	–	7
Appalachian State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Georgia State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Old Dominion		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
No. 19 Troy xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
South Alabama x		7	–	1					10	–	3
Southern Miss		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisiana		4	–	4					6	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	5					4	–	8
Texas State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Arkansas State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules Rankings from AP Poll

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 Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 58–3	17,893
September 10	11:00 a.m.	at No. 3 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 12–45	100,067
September 17	6:00 p.m.	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)	ESPN+	L 32–44	32,620
September 24	5:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 26–29	20,655
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	W 45–28	18,172
October 8	6:00 p.m.	James Madison	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	NFLN	L 20–42	20,083
October 15	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	L 19–20	27,042
October 22	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	L 18–38	15,017
October 29	3:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	L 3–31	11,714
November 12	2:00 p.m.	UMass*	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 35–33	14,354
November 19	4:00 p.m.	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	L 13–16	13,287
November 26	2:30 p.m.	Troy	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	L 19–48	9,376
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) – Released prior to game All 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

Offense

2nd team

• Te'Vailance Hunt – Wide Receiver, SR

Defense

1st team

• Kivon Bennett – Linebacker, RS-SR

Special teams

1st team

• Johnnie Lang – Right Safety, RS-SR

Game summaries

Grambling State

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

See also: 2022 Grambling State Tigers football team

At No. 3 Ohio State

See also: 2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0) vs Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-0) – Game summary

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% • [1]

Game information

First quarter 10:04 OSU - Marvin Harrison Jr. from C. J. Stroud for a 42-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 7-0, Drive: 8 plays, 96 yards, 3:30 5:56 ASU - Dominic Zvada kicks a 30-yard field goal - Ohio State 7-3, Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:03 4:23 OSU - TreVeyon Henderson runs for a 4-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 14-3 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:33 Second quarter 14:56 OSU - Noah Ruggles kicks a 24-yard field goal - Ohio State 17-3, Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:51 13:33 ASU - Dominic Zvada kicks a 38-yard field goal - Ohio State 17-6, Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:15 5:22 ASU - Dominic Zvada kicks a 34-yard field goal - Ohio State 17-9, Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 6:53 4:24 OSU - Marvin Harrison Jr. from C. J. Stroud for a 42-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 24-9, Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:58 Third quarter 13:40 OSU - TreVeyon Henderson runs for a 23-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 31-9, Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20 10:30 OSU - Emeka Egbuka from C. J. Stroud for a 51-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 38-9, Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:42 2:49 ASU - Dominic Zvada kicks a 45-yard field goal - Ohio State 38-12, Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:46 0:04 OSU - Marvin Harrison Jr. from C. J. Stroud for a 30-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 45-12, Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:45 Fourth quarter No scoring

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
	Rushing	Champ Flemings	2 carries, 20 yards
	Receiving	Champ Flemings	10 receptions, 105 yards
No. 3 Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	16-24, 351 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	10 carries, 87 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Marvin Harrison Jr.	7 receptions, 184 yards, 3 TDs

At Memphis

See also: 2022 Memphis Tigers football team and Paint Bucket Bowl

Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-1) vs Memphis Tigers (1-1)

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
	Rushing	Brian Snead	13 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Seydou Traore	6 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD
Memphis	Passing	Seth Henigan	19/28, 360 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jevyon Ducker	10 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Gabriel Rogers	5 receptions, 86 yards

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Arkansas State Memphis 0 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

At Old Dominion

See also: 2022 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

	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
	Rushing	AJ Mayer	7 rushes, 46 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jeff Foreman	4 receptions, 115 yards, TD
Old Dominion	Passing	Hayden Wolff	19/32, 279 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Keshawn Wicks	9 rushes, 36 yards, TD
	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

See also: 2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

James Madison

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

See also: 2022 James Madison Dukes football team

At Southern Miss

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

See also: 2022 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

At Louisiana

Arkansas State at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 0 9 3 6 18 • Ragin' Cajuns 10 14 14 0 38 Date: October 22, 2022 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana Game start: 4:03 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes Game attendance: 15,017 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 14 MPH Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play–by–play) and Eric Mouton (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 04:50 LA Kenneth Almendares 43-yard field goal (12 plays, 49 yards, 4:05) LA 3–0 00:13 LA Dontae Fleming 7-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) (9 plays, 53 yards, 3:49) LA 10–0 2 08:58 ARST Dominic Zvada 43-yard field goal (5 plays, 35 yards, 1:25) LA 10–3 06:28 ARST Seydou Traore 27-yard pass from AJ Mayer (Dominic Zvada PAT blocked) (3 plays, 85 yards, 1:11) LA 10–9 04:36 LA Jacob Bernard 45-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 1:52) LA 17–9 01:14 LA Dontae Fleming 55-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) (4 plays, 86 yards, 1:26) LA 24–9 3 11:34 LA Michael Jefferson 36-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:26) LA 31–9 06:57 LA Neal Anderson 13-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) (7 plays, 49 yards, 3:39) LA 38–9 01:59 ARST Dominic Zvada 33-yard field goal (11 plays, 61 yards, 4:52) LA 38–12 4 02:02 ARST Dane Motley 12-yard fumble returned (Two-Point conversion attempt failed) (3 plays, -8 yards, 1:31) LA 38–18

See also: 2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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
	Rushing	Ja'Quez Cross	6 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Daverrick Jenkins	3 receptions, 61 yards
Louisiana	Passing	Ben Wooldridge	21/34, 316 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Terrence Williams	11 carries, 58 yards
	Receiving	Jacob Bernard	5 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD

South Alabama

See also: 2022 South Alabama Jaguars football team

South Alabama Jaguars (5–2) at Arkansas State Red Wolves (2–6)

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
	Rushing	La'Damian Webb	28 carries, 162 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jalen Wayne	3 receptions, 83 yards, TD
Arkansas State	Passing	James Blackman	22/39, 177 yards
	Rushing	Marcel Murray	4 carries, 15 yards
	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

See also: 2022 UMass Minutemen football team

At Texas State

See also: 2022 Texas State Bobcats football team

	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
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	19 carries, 75 yards, TD
	Receiving	Donovan Moorer	6 receptions, 54 yards
Arkansas State	Passing	James Blackman	22/40, 237 yards, TD
	Rushing	Johnnie Lang	13 carries, 36 yards
	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

See also: 2022 Troy Trojans football team

Personnel

2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Daverrick Jenkins Fr QB 1 James Blackman  Sr RB 2 Johnnie Lang  Sr RB 4 Brian Snead  Jr RB 5 Ja'Quez Cross  Fr QB 6 Wyatt Begeal  Fr WR 7 Champ Flemings  Sr WR 8 Khyheem Waleed  So WR 10 Te'Vailance Hunt Sr WR 11 Adam Jones  So TE 12 Emmanual Stevenson So TE 13 Miller McCrumby Fr WR 14 Jeff Foreman Jr QB 15 Jaxon Dailey Fr QB 17 AJ Mayer  Jr TE 18 Seydou Traore So RB 20 Mike Sharpe II Fr WR 23 Marquis Harris Fr RB 24 Bobby McMillian  Fr WR 25 Jaden Milliner  Fr WR 26 CJ Cage  Fr WR 28 Reagan Ealy So WR 29 Brody McKinnon Fr WR 30 Will Whaley  Fr RB 34 Marcel Murray  Jr RB 35 Torrance Farmer So RB 36 Ay'Jon Green  So RB 37 Tyler Williams Fr WR 39 Cameron Harris Fr OL 50 Austin Woods  Fr OL 55 Aleric Watson Fr OL 57 Robert Holmes  Jr OL 58 Cameron Ambrose Fr OL 63 Darrell Harden  Fr OL 64 Taylor Williams Fr OL 65 Noah Smith  Fr OL 67 Ethan Miner  So OL 68 Tristian Smith  Fr OL 70 Tyler Adair Fr OL 71 Mehki Butler  So OL 73 Ernesto Ramirez Sr OL 74 Elijah Zollicoffer Fr OL 75 Saidou Ba Fr OL 77 Makilan Thomas  Fr OL 78 Chase Jessup Fr OL 79 Jordan Rhodes  Sr WR 80 Trace Corum Fr WR 81 Omari Walker  Fr TE 84 Bronte Gallo Fr TE 85 Thomas Vaughan  Fr WR 86 Walker Catsavis Fr TE 87 Reed Tyler Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 0 John Mincey Sr CB 1 Samy Johnson Jr CB 2 Leon Jones Jr CB 3 Kenneth Harris So CB 4 Taylon Doss So LB 5 Kivon Bennett  Sr CB 6 Ahmad Robinson Fr DL 7 Terion Sugick Fr S 8 Eddie Smith  Jr S 9 Trevian Thomas So LB 10 Jordan Carmouche  Sr LB 11 Jaden Harris  Jr S 12 Websley Etienne Fr CB 14 James Reed III Fr DE 17 Blayne Toll So DE 18 Dennard Flowers  Fr CB 19 Denzel Blackwell So LB 21 Melique Straker Jr S 22 Sam Graham So LB 23 Dane Motley  So LB 24 Javante Mackey Fr DE 25 Keyron Crawford Fr LB 26 Tristan Shorter  Fr S 27 KaRon Coleman  So S 29 Justin Parks So LB 30 Andrew Agapos  Fr DL 32 Ethan Hassler So LB 33 Cam Jeffery So CB 34 AJ Beale Fr LB 35 Cruz Temple  Fr LB 36 Charles Willekes  So DE 37 Robert McWilliams  Sr CB 39 Jaxson Fleming Fr LB 40 Bryson Everett Fr LB 42 Chris Daley  Fr LB 43 Tylon Nash Fr LB 44 Israel Whitmore  Fr DE 45 TW Ayers  Jr CB 46 Charles Shelton IV  Jr S 48 Alston Elam  Fr LB 51 Joe Britton  Jr DL 90 Tim Hardiman  Fr DL 91 Ashtin Rustemeyer Fr DE 92 Thurman Geathers  Sr DE 93 Luke Ydarraga Fr DL 96 Kadan Lewis Fr DL 97 VJ Bronson So DL 99 Deris Jackson  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 32 Aidan Ellison  Fr K 33 Dominic Zvada Fr LS 38 Jack Bullard So P 42 Magnus Haines  Fr K 47 Tristan Mattson  So P 48 Ryan Hanson  So LS 53 Caleb McCall  Fr LS 69 Ethan Johnson  Fr P 92 William Przystup  Jr	Head coach Butch Jones (Ferris State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Rob Harley (Michigan State) Defensive coordinator Keith Heckendorf (Nebraska) Offensive coordinator/qb Jake Schoonover (Missouri Western) Special teams coordinator Matt Limegrover (Northwestern) Run game coordinator/ol Marquase Lovings (Mississippi State) Running backs Andy Kwon (Alabama) Tight ends Derrick Lett (Bowling Green State) Wide receivers Vinson Reynolds (Northern Illinois) Defensive line John Shalala (Grand View) Linebackers Jay Simpson (South Alabama) Defensive backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 31 August 2023