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Team: Arkansas State Red Wolves
League: NCAA Division I
Home Games: Centennial Bank Stadium
Head Coach: Blake Anderson
Championships: 11 conference championships
All-Time Greats: Reggie Arnold, Carlos Emmons, Bill Johnson
The Arkansas State Red Wolves team began more than a century ago and was known as the Arkansas State Indians until 2008. Aside from joining a couple of now-defunct conferences, Arkansas State remained largely independent until joining the
NCAA
in 1953. Unfortunately, the period following this move is memorable for bringing the Red Wolves some mediocre seasons under the guidance of several head coaches at the time. Most of these coaches did not last long, and a lack of stability in the leadership might be one reason that the team fared poorly. Thanks to new coach Bennie Ellender in 1963, Arkansas State was able to pull out of this dive and secure a record of 52–20–4 over Ellender's eight seasons as a coach. The Red Wolves have continued to improve over the decades, appearing in more than 450 games and taking home several conference titles. Grab your Arkansas State Red Wolves tickets at StubHub to catch a home game at
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Blake Anderson serves as the head coach for the Arkansas State Red Wolves at present. He has held this position since 2014. Athletic management at the university wanted to end the so-called “ ”One and Done“ ” era and provide more stability for the team in terms of coaching. Management felt it had the answer with Mr. Anderson, and the school believed his new style and tactics would turn the team around. Although the 2015 season opened with a couple of losses for Arkansas State, the Red Wolves went on to win almost all the next 11 games it played against various college rivals thanks to Mr. Anderson's coaching. The 2016 season started in a fashion like the previous year and included several losses. However, Blake Anderson and the Red Wolves went on to garner six consecutive victories during the
Sun Belt Conference
that year.
Although the Arkansas State Red Wolves has not taken a national title, it has excelled during national championship years. Thanks to the coaching skills of Bill Ellender, the Red Wolves became a formidable team in the years leading up to 1970. During that year, the team secured an undefeated streak of 11–0 for the season.
The Arkansas State Red Wolves finished out the 2018 football season with an overall record of 8–5 in its favor. Its conference record was 5–3 in its favor, and it scored 394 points throughout the season.
Many players who played for the Arkansas State Red Wolves in the past have gone on to play for the
NFL
. Some of these players include Don Jones, Kelsie McCray and Derek Newton.
Yes. The Arkansas Red Wolves has a historical rivalry with the
Memphis Tigers
. It has been called the oldest rivalry in the entire A-State program. The series between the two teams is called the Paint Bucket Bowl. There have been a few memorable moments during these games. During the 2006 game, Arkansas defeated its rivals after a Hail Mary play at the last second. This amazing turn of events also ended Arkansas' 10-game losing streak to the Tigers.