2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves football Arkansas State Red Wolves wordmark.svg 175 Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 6–6 4–3 Steve Roberts 7th Doug Ruse 7th Kevin Corless 7th Jack Curtis 7th ASU Stadium 2007 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 2008 AP Central August 30 6:00 p.m. w y y Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX 18–14 78,691 September 6 6:00 p.m. w y Texas Southern ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR 83–10 21,741 September 13 6:00 p.m. l y Southern Miss ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR 24–27 25,938 September 20 6:00 p.m. w y Middle Tennessee ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR 31–14 24,256 September 27 1:00 p.m. l y y Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Paint Bucket Bowl 17–29 26,376 October 11 6:00 p.m. w Louisiana–Monroe ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN Plus 37–29 22,745 October 18 6:00 p.m. l y Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field Lafayette, LA 23–28 23,684 November 1 2:07 p.m. l y y Alabama 2 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL PPV 0–35 92,138 November 8 6:00 p.m. l y FIU FIU Stadium Miami, FL 21–22 15,106 November 22 2:00 p.m. w Florida Atlantic ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR CSS 28–14 10,845 November 29 1:00 p.m. w y North Texas Fouts Field Denton, TX 33–28 9,761 December 6 6:00 p.m. l y Troy Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL ESPNGP 9–35 16,227 ASU Announces 2008 Football Schedule http://www.asuindians.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=35558&SPID=2798&DB_OEM_ID=7200&ATCLID=1410788 Arkansas State University Athletics Jonesboro, Arkansas March 12, 2008 February 6, 2022 2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arkansas-state/2008-schedule.html Sports Reference October 14, 2022 Game summaries Texas A&M Red Wolves 3 0 6 9 Aggies 7 7 0 0 This marked the fourth meeting between the Red Wolves and the Texas A&M Aggies, at the time, a member of the Big 12 Conference. ASU went into the game with a 0–3 all-time record against the Aggies; the third game occurred in 2003,http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/football/history/opp/ All-Time Standing with 123 Foes Texas A&M Athletics January 29, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080128173615/http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/football/history/opp/ January 28, 2008 the Aggies' 4–8 season. ASU compiled 60 yards on the game opening possession, ending it with a 37-yard field goal. A&M answered with a 69-yard drive that resulted in a 9-yard touchdown run by tailback Mike Goodson. On their next possession, Arkansas State lost a fumble, allowing the Aggies to take over on downs on the A&M 28-yard line. The Aggies eventually moved to the Red Wolves 15-yard line, but faced a fourth-down situation. Kicker Richie Bean missed a 32-yard field goal to keep the score at 7–3. The Red Wolves' ensuing drive led to a punt, which A&M recovered at its 23-yard line. McGee cranked up A&M's passing game after making completions of 5, 13, 12, and 16 yards. Goodson soon scored a touchdown on a 7-yard run. Bean added the extra point to give A&M a 14–3 lead with 4:23 left in the half. Neither team could advance the ball for a touchdown over the remainder of the half.http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Sports/235932/ Arkansas State stuns Texas A&M Northwest Arkansas Times Todd Traub August 31, 2008 September 1, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080915122916/http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Sports/235932/ September 15, 2008 dead In the second half, the Aggies' had four turnovers, three of which led to ASU scoring drives. Posting just 103 offensive yards – including 9 rushing – A&M failed to score on all eight of its possessions.http://www.star-telegram.com/college_sports/story/884488.html Texas A&M Aggies hoping to avoid 0–2 start Lori Dann Fort Worth Star-Telegram September 4, 2008 September 4, 2008 In the third quarter, an interception and a fumble recovery let the Red Wolves to score two field goals, cutting the score to 14–9. In the fourth quarter, A&M kicker Richie Bean kicked a 25-yard field goal wide right. After the missed field goal, the ball was spotted on the ASU 20-yard line. ASU drove 80 yards into A&M territory for a touchdown to take the lead. Although their two-point conversion pass was incomplete, the Red Wolves could maintain their 15–14 advantage with 4:39 remaining in the game. On their next possession, the Aggies lost the ball on a fumble by Goodson after four plays. This set up ASU to kick its fourth successful field goal of the game to extend its lead to 18–14. Once the clock went down to 1:12, the Aggies looked to score on their final drive in order to win the game. On the third play of the drive, McGee threw a 26-yard pass to third-string quarterback Ryan Tannehill to move the ball to the ASU 39. Two subsequent passes to Goodson allowed only a net gain of 5 yards, and on fourth down – with 7 seconds remaining – McGee threw another interception. ASU ran out the clock to preserve their 18–14 victory.http://www.star-telegram.com/college_sports/story/873966.html Aggies' big debut fed to Red Wolves Lori Dann Fort Worth Star-Telegram August 31, 2008 September 1, 2008 June 2011 The game attracted the second-largest home opener crowd of 78,691 for Texas A&M. By winning the game, ASU snapped A&M’s 20-game winning streak in home openers. ASU captured its first victory against a Big 12 team after 14 tries. It was also their first season-opening road victory since joining Division I-A in 1992. The game was called "one of the most embarrassing losses in [A&M] history" by several sport columnists.http://newsok.com/shermans-debut-spoiled/article/3291363/?tm=1220160992 Sherman's debut spoiled Chris Duncan The Oklahoman August 31, 2008 September 1, 2008http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/wfaa/stories/090108dnspocarltoncol.3bf9ff9.html Texas A&M faces adjustments after embarrassing loss WFAA September 1, 2008 September 1, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081023161354/http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/wfaa/stories/090108dnspocarltoncol.3bf9ff9.html October 23, 2008 http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=451948 Texas A&M flops in opener September 1, 2008 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes The team's performance also placed 5th in ESPN's Bottom 10 weekly rankings.https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?page=bottom10081 TAMU, SDSU and NKOTB have the right Bottom 10 stuff September 3, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080904201959/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?page=bottom10081 September 4, 2008 live Texas Southern Tigers 0 3 7 0 Red Wolves 31 21 17 14 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. ESPN.comJuly 2024 medicmedic Southern Miss Golden Eagles 3 14 0 10 Red Wolves 3 0 14 7 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 0 0 7 7 Red Wolves 7 10 7 7 Arkansas State played their homecoming game on September 20 against Middle Tennessee. Memphis Red Wolves 0 17 0 0 Tigers 13 3 3 10 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks 7 7 0 15 Red Wolves 7 20 7 3 Louisiana-Lafayette Red Wolves 3 7 3 10 Ragin’ Cajuns 0 7 7 14 Alabama Red Wolves 0 0 0 0 Crimson Tide 7 7 14 7 FIU Red Wolves Golden Panthers Florida Atlantic Owls Red Wolves North Texas Red Wolves Mean Green Troy Red Wolves 0 0 0 9 Trojans 7 14 0 14 References Arkansas State Category:Arkansas State Red Wolves football seasons Arkansas State Red Wolves football