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2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

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2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Sun Belt co-champion
GoDaddy Bowl champion
GoDaddy Bowl, W 23–20 vs. Ball State
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record8–5 (5–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBush Hamdan (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorEliah Drinkwitz (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Thompson (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumLiberty Bank Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State $   5 2     8 5  
Western Kentucky   4 3     8 4  
South Alabama   4 3     6 6  
Troy   4 3     6 6  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 3     6 6  
Texas State   2 5     6 6  
Louisiana–Lafayette *   0 2     1 4  
Georgia State **   0 7     0 12  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins due to NCAA violations
    ** – Georgia State ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. For the third consecutive season, the Red Wolves were led by a first-year head coach, with Bryan Harsin, previously offensive coordinator at Texas, taking over from Gus Malzahn, who left to become head coach at Auburn.[1]

Shortly after the end of the regular season, Harsin would himself leave Arkansas State, moving to Boise State, his alma mater and a program where he had served as an assistant from 2001 to 2010, after Chris Petersen left for Washington. Harsin did not coach Arkansas State in the GoDaddy Bowl;[1] Arkansas State named defensive coordinator John Thompson as interim head coach for the bowl game.[2]

The Red Wolves, members of the Sun Belt Conference, played their home games at Liberty Bank Stadium (renamed after the 2013 season to Centennial Bank Stadium) in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Arkansas–Pine Bluff*ESPN3W 62–1130,451
September 76:30 p.m.at Auburn*SECRNL 9–3883,246
September 126:30 p.m.Troy
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPNUW 41–3426,012
September 213:30 p.m.at Memphis*ESPN3L 7–3136,279
September 286:30 p.m.at Missouri*CSS/ESPN3L 19–4162,468
October 126:00 p.m.Idaho*dagger
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 48–2426,781
October 227:00 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN2L 7–2324,578
November 26:30 p.m.at South AlabamaESPN3W 17–1618,228
November 96:00 p.m.at Louisiana–MonroeESPN3W 42–1413,427
November 166:30 p.m.Texas State
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt NetworkW 38–2123,143
November 232:00 p.m.Georgia State
  • Liberty Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3W 35–3318,512
November 303:00 p.m.at Western KentuckyESPN3L 31–3414,417
January 5, 20148:00 p.m.vs. Ball State*ESPNW 23–2036,119

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Boise State hires Bryan Harsin". ESPN.com. December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Harsin Steps Down as A-State Head Football Coach" (Press release). Arkansas State Red Wolves. December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves Football Schedule". Arkansas State Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2013.