2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	6–6 (4–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Steve Roberts (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Ruse (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Kevin Corless (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jack Curtis (7th season)
Home stadium	ASU Stadium (capacity: 30,964)

2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Troy $		6	–	1					8	–	5
Louisiana–Lafayette		5	–	2					6	–	6
Florida Atlantic		4	–	3					7	–	6
Arkansas State		4	–	3					6	–	6
FIU		3	–	4					5	–	7
Middle Tennessee		3	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	4					4	–	8
North Texas		0	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion

The 2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Steve Roberts, the Red Wolves compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for third place in the Sun Belt. Arkansas State played home games at ASU Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 18–14	78,691
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Texas Southern*	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR		W 83–10	21,741
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR		L 24–27	25,938
September 20	6:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR		W 31–14	24,256
September 27	1:00 p.m.	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)		L 17–29	26,376
October 11	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN Plus	W 37–29	22,745
October 18	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		L 23–28	23,684
November 1	2:07 p.m.	at No. 2 Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	L 0–35	92,138
November 8	6:00 p.m.	at FIU	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		L 21–22	15,106
November 22	2:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR	CSS	W 28–14	10,845
November 29	1:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX		W 33–28	9,761
December 6	6:00 p.m.	at Troy	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL	ESPNGP	L 9–35	16,227
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	3	0	6	9	18
Aggies	7	7	0	0	14

Arkansas State opened the 2008 season against Texas A&M at Kyle Field. The game was the third meeting between the two programs and second under head coach Steve Roberts. Their previous meeting was in 2003.

Texas Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	7	0	10
Red Wolves	31	21	17	14	83

Arkansas State became the first major college team to break the 80-point mark since Texas Tech scored 80 against Sam Houston State in 2005. The team posted the second-highest score in school history, topped only by a 101-point effort against the University of Central Arkansas in 1917.

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	3	14	0	10	27
Red Wolves	3	0	14	7	24

Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	0	7	7	14
Red Wolves	7	10	7	7	31

Arkansas State played their homecoming game on September 20 against Middle Tennessee.

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	17	0	0	17
Tigers	13	3	3	10	29

Louisiana-Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	7	0	15	29
Red Wolves	7	20	7	3	37

Louisiana-Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	3	7	3	10	23
Ragin’ Cajuns	0	7	7	14	28

Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	0	0	0	0
Crimson Tide	7	7	14	7	35

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves					0
Golden Panthers					0

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls					0
Red Wolves					0

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves					0
Mean Green					0

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	0	0	9	9
Trojans	7	14	0	14	35