2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Sun Belt Conference champion
GoDaddy.com Bowl champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record10–3 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRhett Lashlee (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Thompson (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumLiberty Bank Stadium
2012 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Arkansas State $ 7–1  10–3 
Louisiana–Monroe 6–2  8–5 
Middle Tennessee 6–2  8–4 
Louisiana–Lafayette * 4–2  5–4 
Western Kentucky 4–4  7–6 
Troy 3–5  5–7 
North Texas 3–5  4–8 
Florida Atlantic 2–6  3–9 
FIU 2–6  3–9 
South Alabama ** 1–7  2–11 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 4 wins due to NCAA violations.
    ** – South Alabama was ineligible for the conference title or a bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS.

The 2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first year head coach Gus Malzahn, who would leave for Auburn after a successful season.[1] They played their home games at Liberty Bank Stadium as members of the Sun Belt Conference. Arkansas State recorded a Sun Belt conference championship on the way to a 10–3 season, culminating in a bowl win over Kent State in the 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl.

Malzahn had taken over as head coach for Hugh Freeze, who left Arkansas State for Ole Miss at the end of the 2011 season.[2] Malzahn, an Arkansas native, had been the offensive coordinator at Auburn in 2011,[3] and his success at Arkansas State would lead him to return to Auburn the next year, this time as their head coach. He was hired prior to the Red Wolves' bowl game, so Defensive coordinator John Thompson led the team to victory in the bowl game.[4]

Defensive back Don Jones was drafted in the 7th round of the 2013 NFL draft after the season.[5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 19:30 p.m.at No. 5 Oregon*
ESPNL 34–5756,144
September 86:00 p.m.Memphis*
ESPN3W 33–2828,041
September 1511:00 a.m.at No. 24 Nebraska*
ESPN2L 13–4285,290
September 226:00 p.m.Alcorn State*
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 56–021,559
September 296:00 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3L 13–2625,160
October 46:30 p.m.at FIU
ESPNUW 34–2013,612
October 136:00 p.m.South Alabama
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 36–2922,143
October 237:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Lafayette
ESPN2W 50–2719,873
November 34:00 p.m.at North Texas
W 37–1917,534
November 86:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPNUW 45–2330,243
November 172:30 p.m.at Troy
ESPN3, KAIT, KATVW 41–3420,614
December 12:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 45–031,243
January 6, 20138:00 p.m.vs. No. 25 Kent State*
ESPNW 17–1337,913

Game summaries

@ Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 10 10 14 34
#5 Ducks 29 21 0 7 57

1st quarter scoring: ORE - Kenjon Barner 4-yard run (Dion Jordan pass from Jackson Rice); ORE - D. Thomas 12-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard kick); ORE - Josh Huff 4-yard pass from Mariota (Beard kick); ORE - Barner 17-yard run (Beard kick)

2nd quarter scoring: A-STATE - Brian Davis 43-yard field goal; ORE - Thomas 12-yard pass from Mariota (Beard kick); ORE - Thomas 33-yard run (Beard kick); ORE - Byron Marshall 3-yard run (Beard kick); A-STATE - Julian Jones 72-yard pass from Ryan Aplin (Davis, Brian kick)

3rd quarter scoring: A-STATE - Davis 29-yard field goal; A-STATE - Josh Jarboe 6-yard pass from Aplin (Davis kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE - Rahsaan Vaughn 7-yard pass from Bryan Bennett (Beard kick); A-STATE - Carlos McCants 38-yard pass from Aplin (Davis kick); A-STATE - Aplin 1-yard run (Davis kick)

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 14 7 0 28
Red Wolves 3 14 10 6 33

@ Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 3 10 0 13
#24 Cornhuskers 14 14 0 14 42

Alcorn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 0 0 0 0
Red Wolves 14 28 7 7 56

WKU

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 0 14 12 26
Red Wolves 3 10 0 0 13

@ FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 14 13 7 34
Panthers 3 7 3 7 20

South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 10 3 6 10 29
Red Wolves 14 0 14 8 36

@ Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 6 20 14 10 50
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 7 13 27

@ North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 10 20 7 0 37
Mean Green 9 3 7 0 19

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 7 3 7 6 23
Red Wolves 14 3 21 7 45

@ Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 13 7 14 7 41
Trojans 7 10 6 11 34

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
Red Wolves 21 14 7 3 45

Kent State–GoDaddy.com Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 10 3 0 13
Red Wolves 0 14 3 0 17

References

  1. ↑ "Gus Malzahn College Coaching Records, Awards and Leaderboards". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  2. ↑ Associated Press (December 5, 2011). "Ole Miss picks Arkansas State's Freeze as its new head coach". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ Associated Press (December 14, 2011). "Malzahn focused on return home at Arkansas State". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ Associated Press (December 6, 2012). "Thompson to coach Arkansas St. in bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
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