2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport =football
| year =2016
| team =Arkansas State Red Wolves
| image =Arkansas State Red Wolves wordmark.svg
| image_size = 175
| conference = Sun Belt Conference
| short_conf = Sun Belt
| APRank =
| CoachRank =
| CFPRank =
| record = 8–5
| conf_record = 7–1
| head_coach = Blake Anderson
| hc_year = 3rd
| cooff_coach1= Buster Faulkner
| cooc1_year = 1st
| off_scheme = Spread
| def_coach = Joe Cauthen
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme = 4–2–5
| stadium = Centennial Bank Stadium
| champion = Sun Belt co-champion
Cure Bowl champion
| bowl = Cure Bowl
| bowl_result = W 31–13 vs. UCF
}}
{{2016 Sun Belt football standings}}
The 2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State Red Wolves in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Wolves played their home games at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Blake Anderson.
Schedule
Arkansas State announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Red Wolves will host Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Monroe, New Mexico State, and South Alabama, and will travel to Georgia State, Louisiana–Lafayette, Texas State, and Troy. Arkansas State will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Appalachian State and Idaho.{{cite press release|url=http://www.astateredwolves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7200&ATCLID=210769104|title=Three National TV Games Highlight A-State's SBC Schedule|publisher=Arkansas State University Department of Athletics|date=March 3, 2016|accessdate=March 13, 2016}}
The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Central Arkansas from the Southland Conference and Toledo from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and two road games against Auburn from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Utah State from the Mountain West Conference.
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2016
| poll = AP Poll released prior to game
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Centennial Bank Stadium
| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 10–31
| attend = 26,182
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Auburn
| site_stadium = Jordan–Hare Stadium
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| tv = SECN
| score = 14–51
| attend = 86,825
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Utah State
| site_stadium = Maverik Stadium
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 20–34
| attend = 21,091
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Central Arkansas
| site_stadium = Centennial Bank Stadium
| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 23–28
| attend = 28,012
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Georgia Southern
| site_stadium = Centennial Bank Stadium
| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 27–26
| attend = 19,381
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = South Alabama
| site_stadium = Centennial Bank Stadium
| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 17–7
| attend = 22,277
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Louisiana–Monroe
| site_stadium = Centennial Bank Stadium
| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 51–10
| attend = 20,170
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia State
| site_stadium = Georgia Dome
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 31–16
| attend = 13,363
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = New Mexico State
| site_stadium = Centennial Bank Stadium
| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 41–22
| attend = 20,178
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 8:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Troy
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Veterans Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Troy, AL
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 35–3
| attend = 23,764
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette
| site_stadium = Cajun Field
| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA
| tv = ASN
| score = 19–24
| attend = 14,259
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 3
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Texas State
| site_stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 36–14
| attend = 11,137
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 17
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = UCF
| gamename = Cure Bowl
| site_stadium = Camping World Stadium
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 31–13
| attend = 27,213
}}
}}
Game summaries
=Toledo=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Rockets
|R1= 0||R2= 21||R3= 10||R4= 0||RT= 31
|Home=Red Wolves
|H1= 3||H2= 0||H3= 0||H4= 7||HT= 10
}}
{{Clear}}
=At Auburn=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Red Wolves
|R1= 7||R2= 0||R3= 7||R4= 0||RT=
|Home=Tigers
|H1= 14||H2= 24||H3= 10||H4= 3||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=At Utah State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Red Wolves
|R1= 0||R2= 0||R3= 14||R4= 6||RT=
|Home=Aggies
|H1= 17||H2= 7||H3= 3||H4= 7||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=Central Arkansas=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1= 7||R2= 6||R3= 3||R4= 12||RT=
|Home=Red Wolves
|H1= 16||H2= 0||H3= 7||H4= 0||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=Georgia Southern=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Eagles
|R1= 7||R2= 6||R3= 10||R4= 3||RT=
|Home=Red Wolves
|H1= 0||H2= 10||H3= 7||H4= 10||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=South Alabama=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Jaguars
|R1= 0||R2= 0||R3= 0||R4=7 ||RT=
|Home=Red Wolves
|H1= 0||H2= 14||H3= 3||H4= 0||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=Louisiana–Monroe=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=WarHawks
|R1= 0||R2= 3||R3= 7||R4= 0||RT=
|Home=Red Wolves
|H1= 14||H2= 28||H3= 9||H4= 0||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=At Georgia State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Red Wolves
|R1= 0||R2= 10||R3= 7||R4= 14||RT=
|Home=Panthers
|H1= 0||H2=3 ||H3=7 ||H4=6 ||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=New Mexico State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aggies
|R1= 3||R2= 3||R3= 9||R4= 7||RT=
|Home=Red Wolves
|H1= 13||H2= 14||H3= 14||H4=0 ||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=At #25 Troy=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Red Wolves
|R1= 0||R2= 7||R3= 21||R4=7 ||RT=
|Home=#25 Trojans
|H1= 3||H2= 0||H3=0||H4= 0||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=At Louisiana–Lafayette=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Red Wolves
|R1= 7||R2= 0||R3= 3||R4= 9||RT=
|Home=Ragin' Cajuns
|H1= 7||H2= 7||H3= 7||H4= 3||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=At Texas State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Red Wolves
|R1=6 ||R2=7 ||R3=3 ||R4=20 ||RT=
|Home=Bobcats
|H1=0 ||H2=7 ||H3=7 ||H4=0 ||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=UCF–Cure Bowl=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Knights
|R1=0 ||R2=10 ||R3=3 ||R4=0 ||RT=13
|Home=Red Wolves
|H1=17 ||H2=0 ||H3=7 ||H4=7 ||HT=31
}}
{{Clear}}
References
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{{Arkansas State Red Wolves football navbox}}
{{Sun Belt Conference football champions}}
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