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 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.

2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–9 (1–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKeith Heckendorf (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorRob Harley (2nd season)
Home stadiumCentennial Bank Stadium
(capacity: 30,382)
2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Schedule

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.Grambling State*ESPN3W 58–317,893
September 1011:00 a.m.at No. 3 Ohio State*BTNL 12–45100,067
September 176:00 p.m.at Memphis*ESPN+L 32–4432,620
September 245:00 p.m.at Old DominionESPN+L 26–2920,655
October 16:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroedagger
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN+W 45–2818,172
October 86:00 p.m.James Madison
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
NFLNL 20–4220,083
October 156:00 p.m.at Southern MissESPN+L 19–2027,042
October 224:00 p.m.at LouisianaESPN+L 18–3815,017
October 293:00 p.m.South Alabama
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPNUL 3–3111,714
November 122:00 p.m.UMass*
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 35–3314,354
November 194:00 p.m.at Texas StateESPN3L 13–1613,287
November 262:30 p.m.Troy
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPNUL 19–489,376

[3][4][5]

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.[6]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1Louisiana95 (12)
2South Alabama79 (2)
3Troy76
4Texas State41
5Southern Miss40
6Arkansas State37
7Louisiana–Monroe24
East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1Appalachian State94 (10)
2Coastal Carolina77 (2)
3Georgia State68
4Marshall62
5Georgia Southern35 (1)
6James Madison31
7Old Dominion25

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

No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0) vs Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Arkansas State 3 6 3012
No. 3 Ohio State 14 10 21045

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% •
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 downs1520
Plays–yards76–27654–538
Rushes–yards34–5326–168
Passing yards223370
Passing: comp–att–int25–42–019–28–0
Time of possession37:4422:16
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Arkansas State PassingJames Blackman20-34, 188 yards
RushingChamp Flemings2 carries, 20 yards
ReceivingChamp Flemings10 receptions, 105 yards
No. 3 Ohio State PassingC. J. Stroud16-24, 351 yards, 4 TDs
RushingTreVeyon Henderson10 carries, 87 yards, 2 TDs
ReceivingMarvin Harrison Jr.7 receptions, 184 yards, 3 TDs

At Memphis

Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-1) vs Memphis Tigers (1-1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Red Wolves 7 10 01532
Tigers 7 14 02344

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 downs2225
Plays–yards66–37073–547
Rushes–yards32–9545–187
Passing yards275360
Passing: comp–att–int25–34–019–28–0
Time of possession29:5130:09
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Arkansas State PassingJames Blackman25/34, 275 yards, 2 TD
RushingBrian Snead13 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingSeydou Traore6 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD
Memphis PassingSeth Henigan19/28, 360 yards, 3 TD
RushingJevyon Ducker10 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingGabriel Rogers5 receptions, 86 yards

At Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 12 7 7 26
Monarchs 0 0 21 8 29

Statistics

StatisticsASUODU
First downs2212
Total yards397330
Rushing yards11251
Passing yards285279
Turnovers20
Time of possession38:1621:44
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Arkansas StatePassingJames Blackman23/35, 285 yards, TD, INT
RushingAJ Mayer7 rushes, 46 yards, TD
ReceivingJeff Foreman4 receptions, 115 yards, TD
Old DominionPassingHayden Wolff19/32, 279 yards, 2 TD
RushingKeshawn Wicks9 rushes, 36 yards, TD
ReceivingAli Jennings III4 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

South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 14 2 8 7 31
Red Wolves 3 0 0 0 3

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

Troy

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

Personnel

2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 31 August 2023

References

  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.


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