2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

The 2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represents Arkansas State University in the 2008 college football season. The Red Wolves played five home games at ASU Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas, including Southern Miss, Middle Tennessee, and Florida Atlantic. The Red Wolves had a difficult season, playing against Texas A&M to start the season off, and later playing Alabama. Arkansas State has played a SEC school for the past three years.[2]

2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2008 record	6–6 (4–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Steve Roberts (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Ruse
Offensive scheme	Spread[1]
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Corless and Jack Curtis
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 Rankings from AP Poll

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+	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 Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule from Arkansas State Indians. Schedule dates, times, and opponents are subject to change.

Game summaries

Texas A&M

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

The 2008 game was played at Kyle Field and marked the third meeting between the two programs, twice under Coach Roberts. Their last meeting was in 2003.[2]

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 University 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. [3]

Southern Miss

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

This will be the third time in the past four years the two teams have met. They played each other in the New Orleans Bowl in 2005.[2]

Middle Tennessee

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

This is the homecoming game.[2]

Memphis

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

The Memphis Tigers and the Wolves have a very fierce rivalry. In 2006, ASU pulled off a win at Memphis on a 60-yard Hail Mary pass with 6 seconds left. Then in 2007, ASU overcame a 25-point halftime deficit.[2]

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

This will mark the third consecutive year that ASU has played an SEC school, and the 49th all-time meeting with a current school in the SEC. It’s the second time Arkansas State has played Alabama, the first time in 1982, losing 35-7. This game may bring the second largest crowd to watch ASU, second to Tennessee in 2007.[2]

Florida International

	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

References

1. "Southern Miss Golden Eagles match spread offenses with Arkansas State". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
2. ASU Announces 2008 Football Schedule - Arkansas State Athletics Official Web Site - AStateRedWolves.com
3. ESPN.com