2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

American college football season January 2026 November 2025 August 2012 football 2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State Red Wolves wordmark.svg 175 Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 10–3 7–1 Gus Malzahn 1st John Thompson interim; bowl game Rhett Lashlee 1st John Thompson 1st Spread Multiple Liberty Bank Stadium Sun Belt Conference championGoDaddy.com Bowl champion GoDaddy.com Bowl W 17–13 vs. Kent State The 2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first year head coach Gus Malzahn, who would leave for Auburn after a successful season.Gus Malzahn College Coaching Records, Awards and Leaderboards https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/gus-malzahn-1.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com 21 November 2025 en They played their home games at Liberty Bank Stadium as members of the Sun Belt Conference. Arkansas State recorded a Sun Belt conference championship on the way to a 10–3 season, culminating in a bowl win over Kent State in the 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl. Malzahn had taken over as head coach for Hugh Freeze, who left Arkansas State for Ole Miss at the end of the 2011 season.Ole Miss picks Arkansas State's Freeze as its new head coach https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/college/2011/12/06/ole-miss-picks-arkansas-states-freeze-its-new-head-coach/15881920007/ The Florida Times-Union 21 November 2025 Associated Press 5 December 2011 Malzahn, an Arkansas native, had been the offensive coordinator at Auburn in 2011,Malzahn focused on return home at Arkansas State https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/2011/12/15/malzahn-focused-on-return-home/15191456007/ Associated Press Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 14 December 2011 21 November 2025 and his success at Arkansas State would lead him to return to Auburn the next year, this time as their head coach. He was hired prior to the Red Wolves' bowl game, so Defensive coordinator John Thompson led the team to victory in the bowl game.Associated Press Thompson to coach Arkansas St. in bowl game https://www.espn.com/college-football/bowls12/story/_/id/8719737/john-thompson-coach-arkansas-state-red-wolves-godaddycom-bowl ESPN.com 21 November 2025 en 6 December 2012 Defensive back Don Jones was drafted in the 7th round of the 2013 NFL draft after the season.2013 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/draft.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com 21 November 2025 en Schedule 2012 Coaches' Central September 1 9:30 p.m. l y y Oregon 5 Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR ESPN 34–57 56,144 September 8 6:00 p.m. w y Memphis Paint Bucket Bowl Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 33–28 28,041 September 15 11:00 a.m. l y y Nebraska 24 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE ESPN2 13–42 85,290 September 22 6:00 p.m. w y Alcorn State Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 56–0 21,559 September 29 6:00 p.m. l Western Kentucky Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 13–26 25,160 October 4 6:30 p.m. w y FIU FIU Stadium Miami, FL ESPNU 34–20 13,612 October 13 6:00 p.m. w South Alabama Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR 36–29 22,143 October 23 7:00 p.m. w y Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field Lafayette, LA ESPN2 50–27 19,873 November 3 4:00 p.m. w y North Texas Apogee Stadium Denton, TX 37–19 17,534 November 8 6:00 p.m. w Louisiana–Monroe Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPNU 45–23 30,243 November 17 2:30 p.m. w y Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPN3, KAIT, KATV 41–34 20,614 December 1 2:00 p.m. w Middle Tennessee Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 45–0 31,243 January 6, 2013 8:00 p.m. w y y Kent State 25 GoDaddy.com Bowl Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL ESPN 17–13 37,913 Game summaries @ Oregon Red Wolves 0 10 10 14 #5 Ducks 29 21 0 7 2012 Oregon Ducks football team 1st quarter scoring: ORE - Kenjon Barner 4-yard run (Dion Jordan pass from Jackson Rice); ORE - D. Thomas 12-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard kick); ORE - Josh Huff 4-yard pass from Mariota (Beard kick); ORE - Barner 17-yard run (Beard kick) 2nd quarter scoring: A-STATE - Brian Davis 43-yard field goal; ORE - Thomas 12-yard pass from Mariota (Beard kick); ORE - Thomas 33-yard run (Beard kick); ORE - Byron Marshall 3-yard run (Beard kick); A-STATE - Julian Jones 72-yard pass from Ryan Aplin (Davis, Brian kick) 3rd quarter scoring: A-STATE - Davis 29-yard field goal; A-STATE - Josh Jarboe 6-yard pass from Aplin (Davis kick) 4th quarter scoring: ORE - Rahsaan Vaughn 7-yard pass from Bryan Bennett (Beard kick); A-STATE - Carlos McCants 38-yard pass from Aplin (Davis kick); A-STATE - Aplin 1-yard run (Davis kick) Memphis Tigers 7 14 7 0 Red Wolves 3 14 10 6 2012 Memphis Tigers football team @ Nebraska Red Wolves 0 3 10 0 #24 Cornhuskers 14 14 0 14 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Alcorn State Braves 0 0 0 0 Red Wolves 14 28 7 7 2012 Alcorn State Braves football team WKU Hilltoppers 0 0 14 12 Red Wolves 3 10 0 0 2012 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team @ FIU Red Wolves 0 14 13 7 Panthers 3 7 3 7 2012 FIU Panthers football team South Alabama Jaguars 10 3 6 10 Red Wolves 14 0 14 8 2012 South Alabama Jaguars football team @ Louisiana–Lafayette Red Wolves 6 20 14 10 Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 7 13 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team @ North Texas Red Wolves 10 20 7 0 Mean Green 9 3 7 0 2012 North Texas Mean Green football team Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks 7 3 7 6 Red Wolves 14 3 21 7 2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team @ Troy Red Wolves 13 7 14 7 Trojans 7 10 6 11 2012 Troy Trojans football team Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 0 0 0 0 Red Wolves 21 14 7 3 2012 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team Kent State–GoDaddy.com Bowl Golden Flashes 0 10 3 0 Red Wolves 0 14 3 0 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl References Arkansas State Category:Arkansas State Red Wolves football seasons Category:Sun Belt Conference football champion seasons Category:68 Ventures Bowl champion seasons Arkansas State Red Wolves football