The 2023 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented

Arkansas State University Arkansas State University (A-State or ASU) is a public university, public research university in Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States. It is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System and the second-largest university in the st ...

as a member of the

Sun Belt Conference The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference that has been affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA's NCAA Division I, Division I since 1976. Originally a non-football confe ...

during the

2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the 154th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at its highest level of competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). ...

. Led by third-year head coach

Butch Jones Lyle Allen "Butch" Jones Jr. (born January 17, 1968) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at Arkansas State University. Jones previously served as a special assistant to the head coach and offensive analyst at the Univ ...

, the Red Wolves played their home games at

Centennial Bank Stadium Centennial Bank Stadium is a football stadium located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on the campus of Arkansas State University that is home to the Arkansas State Red Wolves football team. The stadium opened in 1974 as Indian Stadium named after the ...

Jonesboro, Arkansas Jonesboro () is a city located on Crowley's Ridge in the northeastern corner of the U.S. State of Arkansas. Jonesboro is one of two county seats of Craighead County, Arkansas, Craighead County. In 2023, the city had an estimated population of ...

. The Arkansas State Red Wolves football team drew an average home attendance of 16,747 in 2023.

Schedule

The 2023 football schedule was announced February 24, 2023.

Preseason

Offseason

After a 3–9 campaign in the 2022 season, Butch Jones returns for his third season as head coach for Arkansas State. Jones was paid, in total, $825,000 last season.

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Red Wolves were picked to finish in sixth place in the West division. Kicker

Dominic Zvada Dominic Zvada (born October 25, 2003) is an American college football placekicker for the Michigan Wolverines. In 2024, he was an All-American and the Big Ten Kicker of the Year. Zvada previously played for the Arkansas State Red Wolves. Earl ...

was named to the preseason All-Sun Belt first team.

Personnel

References

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Arkansas State Red Wolves football seasons

Arkansas State Red Wolves football The Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represents Arkansas State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I NCAA Division I FBS, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football competition. The ...