2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	West Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Butch Jones (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Keith Heckendorf (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Rob Harley (2nd season)
Home stadium	Centennial Bank Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings
v t e
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 secon-year head coach Butch Jones, the Red Wolves compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 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[edit]

Arkansas State and the Sun Belt Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on March 1, 2022.^[1]^[2]

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

^[3]^[4]^[5]

Preseason[edit]

Sun Belt coaches poll[edit]

The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 25, 2022. The Red Wolves were picked to finish sixth in the West Division.^[6]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Grambling State[edit]

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

At No. 3 Ohio State[edit]

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

Period	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[edit]

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

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

At Old Dominion[edit]

	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[edit]

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

James Madison[edit]

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

At Southern Miss[edit]

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

At Louisiana[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	9	3	6	18
Ragin' Cajuns	10	14	14	0	38

South Alabama[edit]

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

Period	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: ESPNU

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[edit]

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

At Texas State[edit]

	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[edit]

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

Personnel[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ Chris Vannini (March 1, 2022). "Sun Belt releases 2022 football schedule with Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss included". The Athletic. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ Chris Hudgison (March 1, 2022). "Arkansas State football will face 3 new Sun Belt opponents in 2022". KAIT. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ "Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
^ "2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
^ "2022 Football Schedule". Arkansas State University Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

This college football 2020s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Chris Vannini (March 1, 2022). "Sun Belt releases 2022 football schedule with Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss included". The Athletic. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[2] Chris Hudgison (March 1, 2022). "Arkansas State football will face 3 new Sun Belt opponents in 2022". KAIT. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[3] "Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

[4] "2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

[5] "2022 Football Schedule". Arkansas State University Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

[6] "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

v t e Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Venues	Kays Stadium (1937–1973) Centennial Bank Stadium (1974–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Memphis: Paint Bucket Bowl
Culture & lore	Howl "ASU Loyalty Song" Sound of the Natural State
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1911–1929 (junior college) 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship season in bold