2020 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

2020 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–7 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Blake Anderson (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Keith Heckendorf (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	David Duggan (games 1–5, 2nd season) Nick Paremski (interim DC, games 6–11) (1st as DC, 3rd overall season)
Home stadium	Centennial Bank Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 14 Coastal Carolina xy+		8	–	0					11	–	1
Appalachian State		6	–	2					9	–	3
Georgia Southern		4	–	4					8	–	5
Georgia State		4	–	4					6	–	4
Troy		3	–	4					5	–	6
West Division
No. 15 Louisiana xy+		7	–	1					10	–	1
South Alabama		3	–	5					4	–	7
Arkansas State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Texas State		2	–	6					2	–	10
Louisiana–Monroe		0	–	7					0	–	10
Championship: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (Canceled)
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Wolves played their home games at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by Blake Anderson, in his seventh season as head coach. Butch Jones was hired to replace Anderson, after the team played to a 4–7 record (2–6 in conference play).

Schedule

Arkansas State had games scheduled against Howard and Michigan, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1][2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–37	4,537
September 12	11:00 a.m.	at Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FOX	W 35–31	11,041
October 3	11:00 a.m.	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN2	L 23–52	5,000
October 10	2:30 p.m.	Central Arkansas*	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 50–27	4,561
October 15	6:30 p.m.	Georgia State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN	W 59–52	5,496
October 22	6:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN	L 17–45	2,100
October 31	2:00 p.m.	Troy	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 10–38	6,757
November 7	11:00 a.m.	at Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPNU	L 20–27	5,585
November 21	2:00 p.m.	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN2	L 45–47	5,218
November 28	2:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 31–38	4,013
December 5	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 48–15	3,268
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[3][4]

Game summaries

At Memphis

Arkansas State at Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 14 0 3 7 24 • Tigers 7 14 13 3 37 Date: September 5, 2020 Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 44 minutes Game attendance: 4,537 Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: N 3 mph Referee: Kyle Olsen TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:36 ARST Ryan Graham 1 yard rush (Blake Grupe kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 4:24) ARST 7–0 5:53 MEM Sean Dykes 12 yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) (12 plays, 85 yards, 4:43) Tied 7–7 0:18 ARST Isaiah Azubuike 1 yard rush (Blake Grupe kick) (8 plays, 84 yards, 2:16) ARST 14–7 2 12:49 MEM Rodrigues Clark 14 yard rush (Riley Patterson kick) (8 plays, 72 yards, 3:16) TIE 14–14 0:24 MEM Calvin Austin III 9 yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 3:16) MEM 21–14 3 11:05 ARST Blake Grupe 28 yard field goal (7 plays, 17 yards, 2:34) MEM 21–17 8:03 MEM Damonte Coxie 8 yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick failed) (7 plays, 50 yards, 3:02) MEM 27–17 3:33 MEM Sean Dykes 7 yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) (6 plays, 47 yards, 2:59) MEM 34–17 4 11:43 MEM Riley Patterson 26 yard field goal (14 plays, 76 yards, 5:57) MEM 37–17 7:42 ARST TW Ayers 1 yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (12 plays, 84 yards, 4:01) MEM 37–24

Pregame line	Over/under
MEM −18.5	73

Statistics	Arkansas State	Memphis
First downs	25	29
Total yards	424	502
Rushing yards	125	222
Passing yards	299	280
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	25:40	34:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	13/20, 166 yards
	Rushing	Jamal Jones	15 carries, 64 yards
	Receiving	Dahu Green	5 receptions, 99 yards
Memphis	Passing	Brady White	27/37, 280 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Rodriguez Clark	20 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Sean Dykes	10 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TDs

At Kansas State

Arkansas State at Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total • Red Wolves 7 7 7 14 35 Wildcats 7 14 0 10 31 Date: September 12, 2020 Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours 43 minutes Game attendance: 11,041 Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: SW 11 MPH Referee: Scott Campbell Television network: Fox

Scoring summary 1 13:24 KSU Phillip Brooks 17-yard pass from Skylar Thompson (Blake Lynch kick) (2 plays, 19 yards, 0:51) KSU 7–0 09:58 ARST Jonathan Adams Jr. 2-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:26) TIE 7–7 2 13:29 KSU Deuce Vaughn 3-yard rush (Blake Lynch kick) (7 plays, 49 yards, 3:47) KSU 14–7 08:41 KSU Briley Moore 7-yard pass from Skylar Thompson (Blake Lynch kick) (7 plays, 92 yards, 4:01) KSU 21–7 06:50 ARST Roshauud Paul 48-yard pass from Jeff Foreman (Blake Grupe kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:51) KSU 21–14 3 02:28 ARST Giles Amos 8-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (5 plays, 77 yards, 1:46) TIE 21–21 4 11:49 ARST Jonathan Adams Jr. 5-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (10 plays, 71 yards, 3:00) ARST 28–21 06:35 KSU Harry Trotter 5-yard rush (Blake Lynch kick) (10 plays, 55 yards, 5:07) TIE 28–28 02:30 KSU Blake Lynch 35-yard field goal (7 plays, 47 yards, 3:14) KSU 31–28 00:38 ARST Jonathan Adams Jr. 17-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (7 plays, 65 yards, 1:46) ARST 35–31

Pregame line	Over/under
KSU −10.5	54.5[5]

Statistics	Arkansas State	Kansas State
First downs	26	21
Total yards	489	374
Rushing yards	159	91
Passing yards	330	289
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	25:44	34:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	Logan Bonner	17/28, 204 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jamal Jones	16 carries, 95 yards
	Receiving	Jonathan Adams Jr.	8 receptions, 98 yards, 3 TDs
Kansas State	Passing	Skylar Thompson	17/29, 259 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Deuce Vaughn	12 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chabastin Taylor	4 receptions, 98 yards

At Coastal Carolina

Arkansas State at Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 14 0 0 9 23 • Chanticleers 7 17 7 21 52 Date: October 3, 2020 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 11:01 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes Game attendance: 5,000 Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play–by–play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 05:38 ARST Dahu Green 33-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (5 plays, 82 yards, 1:28) ARST 7–0 05:26 CCU Isaiah Likely 72-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (1 play, 72 yards, 0:12) TIE 7–7 02:30 ARST Brandon Bowling 21-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 27 yards, 0:52) ARST 14–7 2 12:04 CCU CJ Marable 12-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 5:26) TIE 14–14 10:28 CCU Massimo Biscardi 42-yard field goal (4 plays, 6 yards, 1:35) CCU 17–14 00:58 CCU CJ Marable 3-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (18 plays, 94 yards, 8:38) CCU 24–14 3 06:57 CCU Kameron Brown 3-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (14 plays, 83 yards, 7:57) CCU 31–14 4 14:05 ARST Blake Grupe 42-yard field goal (8 plays, 45 yards, 2:32) CCU 31–17 10:29 CCU Jaivon Heiligh 6-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (8 plays, 69 yards, 3:30) CCU 38–17 06:16 CCU Shermari Jones 15-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick) (5 plays, 52 yards, 2:20) CCU 45–17 05:07 ARST Brandon Bowling 44-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe PAT blocked) (5 plays, 73 yards, 1:04) CCU 45–23 04:12 CCU Braydon Bennett 35-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick) (2 plays, 44 yards, 0:54) CCU 52–23

Pregame line	Over/under
ARST −3.5	64.5[6]

Statistics	Arkansas State	Coastal Carolina
First downs	15	25
Total yards	385	539
Rushing yards	36	217
Passing yards	349	322
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	18:39	41:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	12/23, 184 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	6 carries, 18 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Bowling	7 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TDs
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	20/29, 322 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	C.J. Marable	15 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaivon Heiligh	7 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 3 10 0 14 27 • Red Wolves 2 21 20 7 50 Date: October 10, 2020 Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutes Game attendance: 4,561 Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Cloudy, Rainy • Wind: NE 13 MPH Referee: T. Livingston TV announcers (ESPN3): Roger Twibell (play–by–play), Pete Cordelli (analyst), and Cori Keller (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 08:07 UCA Hayden Ray 36-yard field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 3:47) UCA 3–0 06:04 ARST Team Safety (3 plays, −2 yards, 0:22) UCA 3–2 2 10:44 UCA Hayden Ray 42-yard field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 1:28) UCA 6–2 05:22 ARST Jonathan Adams Jr. 4-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 5:21) ARST 9–6 03:14 ARST Samy Johnson 60-yard interception returned (Blake Grupe kick) (7 plays, 34 yards, 2:08) ARST 16–6 01:31 UCA Lujuan Winningham 23-yard pass from Breylin Smith (Hayden Ray kick) (1 play, 23 yards, 0:06) ARST 16–13 00:29 ARST Brandon Bowling 15-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (8 plays, 73 yards, 0:58) ARST 23–13 3 13:40 ARST Dahu Green 3-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:20) ARST 30–13 08:19 ARST Jonathan Adams Jr. 22-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (6 plays, 87 yards, 2:49) ARST 37–13 00:29 ARST Dahu Green 20-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe PAT failed) (6 plays, 94 yards, 2:48) ARST 43–13 4 13:32 UCA Lujuan Winningham 2-yard pass from Breylin Smith (Hayden Ray kick) (5 plays, 63 yards, 1:50) ARST 43–20 11:32 UCA Lujuan Winningham 31-yard pass from Marshun Douglas (Hayden Ray kick) (4 plays, 53 yards, 1:57) ARST 43–27 05:14 ARST Corey Rucker 56-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (6 plays, 76 yards, 1:50) ARST 50–27

Pregame line	Over/under
ARST −15.5	56[7]

Statistics	Central Arkansas	Arkansas State
First downs	22	25
Total yards	411	573
Rushing yards	78	181
Passing yards	333	392
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	33:05	26:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Arkansas	Passing	Breylin Smith	24/49, 302 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Kierre Crossley	17 carries, 83 yards
	Receiving	Tyler Hudson	12 receptions, 154 yards
Arkansas State	Passing	Logan Bonner	11/19, 239 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Marcel Murray	6 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Jonathan Adams Jr.	6 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TDs

Georgia State

Georgia State at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 21 14 10 52 • Red Wolves 14 14 17 14 59 Date: October 15, 2020 Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 6:31 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 5,496 Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: NNE 8 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play–by–play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Tera Talmadge (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 12:58 ARST Reed Tyler 3-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 5 yards, 0:50) ARST 7–0 04:34 GSU Cornelious Brown IV 35-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (5 plays, 99 yards, 1:48) TIE 7–7 03:20 ARST Dahu Green 49-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 66 yards, 1:14) ARST 14–7 2 12:11 GSU Blake Carroll 74-yard fumble returned (Noel Ruiz kick) (11 plays, 54 yards, 4:38) TIE 14–14 06:00 ARST Jonathan Adams Jr. 42-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (7 plays, 81 yards, 2:03) ARST 21–14 04:29 GSU Cornelious Brown IV 11-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:31) TIE 21–21 00:48 ARST Dahu Green 20-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:41) ARST 28–21 00:14 GSU Sam Pinckney 21-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 0:34) TIE 28–28 3 13:30 GSU Sam Pinckney 36-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (2 plays, 39 yards, 0:30) ARST 35–28 -08:21 ARST Brandon Bowling 16-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:09) TIE 35–35 06:21 ARST Lincoln Pare 8-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 53 yards, 0:46) ARST 42–35 04:44 GSU Tucker Gregg 7-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:37) TIE 42–42 02:36 ARST Blake Grupe 39-yard field goal (8 plays, 51 yards, 2:08) ARST 45–42 4 14:54 GSU Sam Pinckney 31-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 2:42) GSU 49–45 12:40 ARST Jonathan Adams Jr. 32-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (8 plays, 85 yards, 2:14) ARST 52–49 06:55 GSU Noel Ruiz 29-yard field goal (9 plays, 60 yards, 3:29) TIE 52–52 04:23 ARST Lincoln Pare 22-yard pass from Roshauud Paul (Blake Grupe kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:32) ARST 59–52

Pregame line	Over/under
ARST −3.5	72.5[8]

Statistics	Georgia State	Arkansas State
First downs	25	34
Total yards	583	609
Rushing yards	269	58
Passing yards	314	551
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	24:19	35:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	18/35, 314 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Tucker Gregg	14 carries, 142 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Sam Pinckney	6 receptions, 146 yards, 3 TDs
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	21/28, 332 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Jamal Jones	13 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Jonathan Adams Jr.	15 receptions, 177 yards, 2 TDs

At Appalachian State

Arkansas State at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 7 0 10 0 17 • Mountaineers 14 17 7 7 45 Date: October 22, 2020 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes Game attendance: 2,100 Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Light Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play–by–play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Marty Smith (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 09:31 APST Christian Wells 46-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (6 plays, 85 yards, 3:06) APST 7–0 06:26 ARST Jamal Jones 8-yard rush (Blake Grupe kick) (8 plays, 77 yards, 3:05) TIE 7–7 05:05 APST Daetrich Harrington 55-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:21) APST 14–7 2 10:58 APST Mike Evans 5-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (17 plays, 88 yards, 6:27) APST 21–7 04:39 APST Chandler Staton 39-yard field goal (4 plays, −1 yards, 0:44) APST 24–7 01:04 APST Malik Williams 16-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (7 plays, 63 yards, 1:59) APST 31–7 3 09:36 ARST Blake Grupe 34-yard field goal (13 plays, 57 yards, 4:34) APST 31–10 02:08 ARST Lincoln Pare 48-yard rush (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 65 yards, 0:39) APST 31–17 00:15 APST Zac Thomas 60-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:53) APST 38–17 4 08:22 APST Christian Wells 20-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (7 plays, 56 yards, 3:33) APST 45–17

Pregame line	Over/under
APST −13.5	69.5[9]

Statistics	Arkansas State	Appalachian State
First downs	24	22
Total yards	368	521
Rushing yards	73	305
Passing yards	295	216
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	30:43	29:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	9/16, 178 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	5 carries, 46 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jonathan Adams Jr.	6 receptions, 134 yards
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	16/23, 216 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Daetrich Harrington	18 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Christian Wells	3 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TDs

Troy

Troy at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total • Trojans 14 10 0 14 38 Red Wolves 0 3 7 0 10 Date: October 31, 2020 Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 6,757 Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Mostly Clear • Wind: SSE 6 MPH Referee: T. Livingston TV announcers (ESPN3): Roger Twibell (play–by–play), Pete Cordelli (analyst), and Cori Keller (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 12:35 TROY Luke Whittemore 29-yard pass from Jacob Free (Evan Legasssey kick) (7 plays, 73 yards, 2:25) TROY 7–0 05:39 TROY Reggie Todd 34-yard pass from Jacob Free (Evan Legasssey kick) (7 plays, 79 yards, 2:19) TROY 14–0 2 09:10 ARST Blake Grupe 39-yard field goal (12 plays, 76 yards, 4:36) TROY 14–3 07:07 TROY Evan Legasssey 35-yard field goal (6 plays, 36 yards, 2:03) TROY 17–3 00:41 TROY Jacob Free 6-yard rush (Evan Legasssey kick) (8 plays, 64 yards, 1:47) TROY 24–3 3 04:55 ARST Jonathan Adams Jr. 3-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (5 plays, 90 yards, 1:23) TROY 24–10 4 07:34 TROY Darrell Starling 20-yard fumble returned (Evan Legasssey kick) (6 plays, 17 yards, 1:41) TROY 31–10 00:26 TROY Kimani Vidal 8-yard rush (Evan Legasssey kick) (10 plays, 41 yards, 5:25) TROY 38–10

Pregame line	Over/under
ARST −3.5	69.5[10]

Statistics	Troy	Arkansas State
First downs	27	21
Total yards	487	379
Rushing yards	68	108
Passing yards	419	271
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	33:10	26:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Jacob Free	33/45, 419 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	17 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kaylon Geiger	8 receptions, 126 yards
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	11/20, 166 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	12 carries, 90 yards
	Receiving	Dahu Green	4 receptions, 75 yards

At Louisiana

Arkansas State at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 3 3 0 14 20 • RV Ragin' Cajuns 0 0 14 13 27 Date: November 7, 2020 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 11:02 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Game attendance: 5,585 Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: ENE 6 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPNU): Dave Neal (play–by–play) and DJ Shockley (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 00:27 ARST Blake Grupe 24-yard field goal (11 plays, 39 yards, 4:32) ARST 3–0 2 06:37 ARST Blake Grupe 35-yard field goal (11 plays, 33 yards, 4:15) ARST 6–0 3 13:38 LA Levi Lewis 33-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (4 plays, 63 yards, 1:22) LA 7–6 05:56 LA Dontae Fleming 52-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick) (2 plays, 74 yards, 0:54) LA 14–6 4 10:37 ARST Jamal Jones 4-yard rush (two-point conversion pass attempt failed) (11 plays, 80 yards, 4:19) LA 14–12 13:38 LA Kenneth Almendares 35-yard field goal (6 plays, 51 yards, 2:09) LA 17–12 03:59 LA Kenneth Almendares 43-yard field goal (5 plays, 23 yards, 2:07) LA 20–12 02:24 ARST Brandon Bowling 47-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Layne Hatcher two-point conversion pass to Jonathan Adams Jr.) (4 plays, 91 yards, 1:25) TIE 20–20 01:13 LA Elijah Mitchell 2-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (6 plays, 61 yards, 1:07) LA 27–20

Pregame line	Over/under
LA −14.5	68.5[11]

Statistics	Arkansas State	Louisiana
First downs	24	19
Total yards	423	440
Rushing yards	199	196
Passing yards	224	244
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	31:45	28:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	Logan Bonner	16/30, 127 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	22 carries, 121 yards
	Receiving	Jonathan Adams Jr.	8 receptions, 95 yards
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	17/29, 244 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Mitchell	16 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Neal Johnson	5 receptions, 68 yards

At Texas State

Arkansas State at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 3 21 7 14 45 • Bobcats 10 17 0 20 47 Date: November 21, 2020 Location: Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 11:02 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes Game attendance: 5,218 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: ESE 7 MPH Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN2): John Schriffen (play–by–play) and Jay Walker (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:19 TXST Javen Banks 40-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:41) TXST 7–0 12:19 TXST Seth Keller 41-yard field goal (7 plays, 45 yards, 2:49) TXST 10–0 03:47 ARST Blake Grupe 40-yard field goal (7 plays, 65 yards, 2:33) TXST 10–3 2 12:59 ARST Jonathan Adams Jr. 13-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (10 plays, 70 yards, 4:27) TIE 10–10 11:52 TXST Jeremiah Haydel 47-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (3 plays, 76 yards, 1:01) TXST 17–10 09:56 TXST Trevis Graham Jr. 14-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:36) TXST 24–10 05:04 ARST Marcel Murray 1-yard rush (Blake Grupe kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 4:52) TXST 24–17 00:16 ARST Jonathan Adams Jr. 30-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (10 plays, 91 yards, 3:55) TIE 24–24 00:00 TXST Seth Keller 48-yard field goal (4 plays, 44 yards, 0:16) TXST 27–24 3 08:18 ARST Jeff Foreman 84-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 84 yards, 1:41) ARST 31–27 4 13:50 ARST Giles Amos 8-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (13 plays, 96 yards, 5:57) ARST 38–27 11:39 TXST Marcell Barbee 5-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (5 plays, 69 yards, 2:11) ARST 38–34 07:01 TXST Trevis Graham Jr. 15-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (7 plays, 74 yards, 2:58) TXST 41–38 01:43 TXST Jamal Jones 1-yard rush (Blake Grupe kick) (12 plays, 65 yards, 5:09) ARST 45–41 00:34 TXST Calvin Hill 6-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (7 plays, 57 yards, 1:02) TXST 47–45

Pregame line	Over/under
ARST –4.5	69[12]

Statistics	Arkansas State	Texas State
First downs	30	27
Total yards	654	505
Rushing yards	192	62
Passing yards	462	443
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	37:37	22:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	10/22, 254 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Jamal Jones	16 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jeff Foreman	3 receptions, 148 yards, 1 TD
Texas State	Passing	Brady McBride	32/45, 443 yards, 5 TDs
	Rushing	Calvin Hill	6 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Haydel	5 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD

South Alabama

South Alabama at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total • Jaguars 7 7 14 10 38 Red Wolves 7 10 7 7 31 Date: November 28, 2020 Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 2:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 39 minutes Game attendance: 4,013 Referee: T. Livingston TV announcers (ESPN3): Roger Twibell (play–by–play), Pete Cordelli (analyst), and Cori Keller (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 08:50 ARST Brandon Bowling 3-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (9 plays, 69 yards, 3:31) ARST 7–0 00:35 USA Desmond Trotter 2-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (10 plays, 72 yards, 3:57) TIE 7–7 2 11:23 USA Kawaan Baker 26-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick) (8 plays, 64 yards, 3:19) USA 14–7 01:09 ARST Brandon Bowling 25-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:19) TIE 14–14 00:00 ARST Blake Grupe 35-yard field goal (4 plays, 64 yards, 0:31) ARST 17–14 3 09:55 ARST Jonathan Adams Jr. 14-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:59) ARST 24–14 06:39 USA Jalen Tolbert 42-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick) (8 plays, 82 yards, 3:10) ARST 24–21 00:34 USA Jalen Tolbert 37-yard pass from Tanner McGee (Diego Guajardo kick) (6 plays, 73 yards, 2:38) USA 28–24 4 12:03 ARST Jonathan Adams Jr. 3-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (8 plays, 71 yards, 3:24) ARST 31–28 04:56 USA Jalen Tolbert 51-yard pass from Tanner McGee (Diego Guajardo kick) (5 plays, 61 yards, 1:59) USA 35–31 01:24 USA Diego Guajardo 30-yard field goal (6 plays, 19 yards, 1:56) USA 38–31

Pregame line	Over/under
ARST –7.5	63.5[13]

Statistics	South Alabama	Arkansas State
First downs	25	25
Total yards	486	494
Rushing yards	99	170
Passing yards	387	324
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	31:03	28:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Alabama	Passing	Desmond Trotter	16/22, 242 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Carlos Davis	12 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Tolbert	10 receptions, 252 yards, 3 TDs
Arkansas State	Passing	Logan Bonner	11/16, 183 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Jamal Jones	19 carries, 93 yards
	Receiving	Jonathan Adams Jr.	9 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TDs

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—		RV
Coaches	—		RV
CFP	Not released															Not released

References