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The 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2017 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 fourth-year head coach Blake Anderson . They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They received a bid to the Camellia Bowl where they lost to Middle Tennessee .
Previous season The Red Wolves finished the 2016 season 8–5, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to earn a share of the Sun Belt championship. They received a bid to the Cure Bowl where they defeated UCF .
Schedule Arkansas State announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Red Wolves hosted Sun Belt foes Coastal Carolina , Louisiana–Lafayette , Texas State , and Troy , and traveled to Georgia Southern , Louisiana–Monroe , New Mexico State , and South Alabama [1]
The Red Wolves hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Arkansas–Pine Bluff from the Southwestern Athletic Conference and Miami (FL) from the Atlantic Coast Conference , and traveled to Nebraska from the Big Ten Conference and SMU from the American Athletic Conference .
September 27:00 p.m.at Nebraska *
BTN L 36–4390,171
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| September 9[a] Miami (FL) *
| Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
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| Canceled [a]
September 166:00 p.m.Arkansas–Pine Bluff *
Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 W 48–324,371
September 236:00 p.m.at SMU *
ESPN3L 21–4423,672
7:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern
ESPN2 W 43–2513,781
October 146:00 p.m.Coastal Carolina
Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN3W 51–1725,916
Louisiana–Lafayette
Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPNU W 47–321,943
October 283:00 p.m.at New Mexico State
ALT W 37–2110,041
November 114:00 p.m.at South Alabama
ESPN3L 19–2417,640
November 182:00 p.m.Texas State
Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN3W 30–1219,846
November 252:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe
ESPN3W 67–508,245
December 26:30 p.m.Troy
Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN2L 25–3227,462
December 167:00 p.m.vs. Middle Tennessee *
ESPN L 30–3520,612
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^[a] Hurricane Irma due to travel concerns for the Hurricanes.[2] Schedule Source: [3] Game summaries at Nebraska
1
2
3
4
Total
Red Wolves
14
12
0
10
36
Cornhuskers
17
10
7
9
43
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–2
2012
NEB, 42–13
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Lions
0
3
0
0
3
Red Wolves
13
7
21
7
48
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
at SMU
1
2
3
4
Total
Red Wolves
14
0
0
7
21
Mustangs
10
20
7
7
44
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–1
2007
ASU, 45–28
at Georgia Southern
1
2
3
4
Total
Red Wolves
3
19
14
7
43
Eagles
0
17
0
8
25
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–1
2016
ASU, 27–26
Coastal Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
Chanticleers
0
7
0
10
17
Red Wolves
7
10
17
17
51
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Louisiana–Lafayette
1
2
3
4
Total
Ragin' Cajuns
3
0
0
0
3
Red Wolves
14
20
3
10
47
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
20–23–1
2016
ULL, 24–19
at New Mexico State
1
2
3
4
Total
Red Wolves
7
0
10
20
37
Aggies
0
14
0
7
21
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–3
2016
ASU, 41–22
at South Alabama
1
2
3
4
Total
Red Wolves
0
6
6
7
19
Jaguars
10
0
7
7
24
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–0
2016
ASU, 17–7
Texas State
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
6
0
6
0
12
Red Wolves
16
0
14
0
30
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–0
2016
ASU, 36–14
at Louisiana–Monroe
1
2
3
4
Total
Red Wolves
7
21
21
18
67
Warhawks
14
7
14
15
50
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
14–5
2016
ASU, 51–10
Troy
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
0
7
10
15
32
Red Wolves
0
10
3
12
25
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–0
2016
ASU, 36–14
vs Middle Tennessee–Camellia Bowl
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Raiders
7
14
7
7
35
Red Wolves
3
7
7
13
30
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–9
2012
ASU, 45–0
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