2014 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team American college football season
The 2014 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season . For the fourth consecutive season, the Red Wolves were led by a first-year head coach. Blake Anderson , who was previously offensive coordinator at North Carolina ,[ 1] took over after Bryan Harsin left the program to become the head coach at Boise State .[ 2] The Red Wolves played their home games at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas . They were members of the Sun Belt Conference . They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They were invited to the GoDaddy Bowl where they lost to Toledo .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 30 6:00 p.m. No. 18 (FCS ) Montana State * ESPN3 W 37–1026,143
September 6 11:00 a.m. at Tennessee * SECN L 19–3499,538
September 13 2:30 p.m. at Miami (FL) * ESPNU L 20–4141,519
September 20 6:00 p.m. Utah State * Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 W 21–14 OT 29,029
October 4 6:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 W 28–1429,317
October 11 1:00 p.m. at Georgia State ESPN3 W 52–1010,196
October 21 7:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Lafayette ESPN2 L 40–5521,760
November 1 4:00 p.m. at Idaho ESPN3 W 44–2811,082
November 8 2:00 p.m. South Alabama Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 W 45–1023,615
November 15 2:00 p.m. Appalachian State Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 L 32–3720,016
November 20 8:30 p.m. at Texas State ESPNU L 27–4512,264
November 29 2:00 p.m. New Mexico State Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 W 68–3521,043
January 4, 2015 8:00 p.m. vs. Toledo * ESPN L 44–6336,811
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [ 3]
Personnel
Roster
As of January 2014[ 4]
Game summaries
Montana State
Montana State @ Arkansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
Bobcats
7
0 3 0
10
• Red Wolves
10
3 10 14
37
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Montana State
Arkansas State
1
14:19
3
75
0:41
Arkansas State
Michael Gordon 42-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
0
7
1
7:17
4
7
1:32
Montana State
Anthony Knight 1-yard touchdown run, Luke Daly kick good
7
7
1
5:40
12
59
4:19
Arkansas State
29-yard field goal by Luke Ferguson
7
10
2
3:38
13
93
3:33
Arkansas State
23-yard field goal by Luke Ferguson
7
13
3
14:52
10
47
4:31
Montana State
34-yard field goal by Luke Daly
10
13
3
7:03
5
17
1:37
Arkansas State
41-yard field goal by Luke Ferguson
10
16
3
2:37
3
80
0:44
Arkansas State
Darion Griswold 23-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, Luke Ferguson kick good
10
23
4
15:00
4
54
0:48
Arkansas State
Terrance Hollingsworth 1-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
10
30
4
10:54
4
15
1:07
Arkansas State
Johnston White 1-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
10
37
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
@ Tennessee
Arkansas State @ Tennessee
1
2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves
6
6 0 7
19
• Volunteers
10
14 7 3
34
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Arkansas State
Tennessee
1
13:16
6
40
2:13
Arkansas State
Fredi Knighten 4-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick no good
6
0
1
11:03
9
73
3:47
Tennessee
20-yard field goal by Aaron Medley
6
3
1
6:10
10
70
3:08
Tennessee
Jalen Hurd 4-yard touchdown run, Aaron Medley kick good
6
10
2
15:00
10
77
2:23
Tennessee
Marquez North 10-yard touchdown reception from Justin Worley , Aaron Medley kick good
6
17
2
8:39
13
72
4:29
Arkansas State
Tres Houston 9-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, 2-point pass incomplete
12
17
2
3:56
10
71
2:36
Tennessee
Justin Worley 5-yard touchdown run, Aaron Medley kick good
12
24
3
11:07
10
64
3:15
Tennessee
Marquez North 14-yard touchdown reception from Justin Worley, Aaron Medley kick good
12
31
4
13:42
11
83
3:36
Arkansas State
DeKeathan Williams 24-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
19
31
4
2:47
4
9
1:06
Tennessee
38-yard field goal by Aaron Medley
19
34
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
@ Miami
Arkansas State @ Miami
1
2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves
7
7 0 6
20
• Hurricanes
20
7 14 0
41
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Arkansas State
Miami
1
13:13
2
67
1:21
Miami
Phillip Dorsett 63-yard touchdown reception from Brad Kaaya , Michael Badgley kick good
0
7
1
11:52
11
65
2:49
Arkansas State
Fredi Knighten 1-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
7
7
1
9:03
3
70
0:42
Miami
Clive Walford 19-yard touchdown reception from Brad Kaaya, Michael Badgley kick good
7
14
1
5:59
6
66
2:47
Miami
Duke Johnson 33-yard touchdown run, Michael Badgley kick no good
7
20
2
4:55
7
69
3:39
Miami
Gus Edwards 27-yard touchdown run, Michael Badgley kick good
7
27
2
1:16
3
60
0:53
Arkansas State
Fredi Knighten 19-yard touchdown reception from Tres Houston, Luke Ferguson kick good
14
27
3
9:44
3
60
1:12
Miami
Phillip Dorsett 63-yard touchdown reception from Brad Kaaya, Michael Badgley kick good
14
34
3
7:07
9
65
2:56
Miami
Braxton Berrios 6-yard touchdown reception from Brad Kaaya, Michael Badgley kick good
14
41
4
15:00
16
89
5:54
Arkansas State
Johnston White 1-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick no good
20
41
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
Utah State
Utah State @ Arkansas State
1
2 3 4 OT Total
Aggies
7
0 7 0 0
14
• Red Wolves
0
0 7 7 7
21
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Utah State
Arkansas State
1
7:47
1
81
0:10
Utah State
Hunter Sharp 81-yard touchdown reception from Darell Garretson, Nick Diaz kick good
7
0
3
8:45
3
13
1:05
Arkansas State
J. D. McKissic 12-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
7
7
3
7:34
8
75
3:51
Utah State
Ronald Butler 41-yard touchdown reception from Darell Garretson, Nick Diaz kick good
14
7
4
7:57
10
66
2:59
Arkansas State
Johnston White 4-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
14
14
OT
2
25
Arkansas State
Dijon Paschal 24-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, Luke Ferguson kick good
14
21
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
Louisiana–Monroe
Louisiana–Monroe @ Arkansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
Warhawks
0
0 0 14
14
• Red Wolves
0
0 14 14
28
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Louisiana–Monroe
Arkansas State
3
8:51
3
71
0:33
Arkansas State
Fredi Knighten 3-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
0
7
3
1:38
11
80
4:30
Arkansas State
Tyler Trosin 12-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, Luke Ferguson kick good
0
14
4
12:21
1
59
0:10
Louisiana–Monroe
Ajalen Holley 59-yard touchdown reception from Pete Thomas, Justin Manton kick good
7
14
4
10:08
6
75
2:13
Arkansas State
Fredi Knighten 29-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
7
21
4
9:13
2
22
0:25
Arkansas State
Fredi Knighten 12-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
7
28
4
1:30
7
97
1:11
Louisiana–Monroe
Kenzee Jackson 41-yard touchdown reception from Brayle Brown, Justin Manton kick good
14
28
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
@ Georgia State
Arkansas State @ Georgia State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Red Wolves
24
7 14 7
52
Panthers
0
3 0 7
10
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Arkansas State
Georgia State
1
8:32
9
85
3:14
Arkansas State
Darion Griswold 7-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, Luke Ferguson kick good
7
0
1
5:56
6
12
2:21
Arkansas State
26-yard field goal by Luke Ferguson
10
0
1
3:20
5
69
1:47
Arkansas State
Michael Gordon 50-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
17
0
1
0:00
6
68
2:14
Arkansas State
Kenneth Rains 2-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, Luke Ferguson kick good
24
0
2
2:22
9
18
4:05
Georgia State
26-yard field goal by Wil Lutz
24
3
2
0:35
6
75
1:47
Arkansas State
Johnston White 13-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
31
3
3
12:40
6
75
2:20
Arkansas State
Fredi Knighten 51-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
38
3
3
4:43
12
93
4:06
Arkansas State
Michael Gordon 11-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
45
3
4
9:55
7
34
2:40
Arkansas State
Warren Leapheart 2-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, Luke Ferguson kick good
52
3
4
3:49
12
67
6:06
Georgia State
Gerald Howse 2-yard touchdown run, Wil Lutz kick good
52
10
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
@ Louisiana–Lafayette
Arkansas State @ Louisiana–Lafayette
1
2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves
9
14 0 17
40
• Ragin' Cajuns
13
21 7 14
55
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Arkansas State
Louisiana–Lafayette
1
11:22
4
71
1:14
Arkansas State
Fredi Knighten 60-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick no good
6
0
1
7:45
9
81
3:37
Louisiana–Lafayette
Alonzo Harris 4-yard touchdown run, Hunter Stover kick no good
6
6
1
4:58
7
59
2:47
Arkansas State
44-yard field goal by Luke Ferguson
9
6
1
1:20
9
75
3:38
Louisiana–Lafayette
Alonzo Harris 22-yard touchdown run, Hunter Stover kick good
9
13
2
14:16
1
1
0:03
Louisiana–Lafayette
Alonzo Harris 1-yard touchdown run, Hunter Stover kick good
9
20
2
11:19
4
85
2:05
Louisiana–Lafayette
Elijah McGuire 74-yard touchdown run, Hunter Stover kick good
9
27
2
8:49
4
54
1:34
Louisiana–Lafayette
Elijah McGuire 13-yard touchdown run, Hunter Stover kick good
9
34
2
7:52
3
79
0:57
Arkansas State
Michael Gordon 70-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
16
34
2
4:29
1
87
0:14
Arkansas State
Dijon Paschal 87-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, Luke Ferguson kick good
23
34
3
6:14
2
5
0:44
Louisiana–Lafayette
Alonzo Harris 4-yard touchdown run, Hunter Stover kick good
23
41
4
10:10
17
78
6:51
Arkansas State
29-yard field goal by Luke Ferguson
26
41
4
5:37
8
93
2:19
Arkansas State
Dijon Paschal 6-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, 2-point pass incomplete
32
41
4
3:30
4
53
2:07
Louisiana–Lafayette
Elijah McGuire 43-yard touchdown run, Hunter Stover kick good
32
48
4
1:12
7
50
2:18
Arkansas State
Tres Houston 12-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, 2-point pass good
40
48
4
0:54
3
54
0:18
Louisiana–Lafayette
Elijah McGuire 54-yard touchdown run, Hunter Stover kick good
40
55
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
@ Idaho
Arkansas State @ Idaho
1
2 3 4 Total
• Red Wolves
7
10 13 14
44
Vandals
0
14 14 0
28
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Arkansas State
Idaho
1
10:15
2
42
0:22
Arkansas State
Michael Gordon 44-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
7
0
2
10:23
Arkansas State
14
0
2
7:49
7
75
2:34
Idaho
Elijhaa Penny 1-yard touchdown run, Austin Rekhow kick good
14
7
2
3:17
6
33
2:19
Idaho
Jerrel Brown 8-yard touchdown run, Austin Rekhow kick good
14
14
2
0:07
11
64
3:10
Arkansas State
28-yard field goal by Luke Ferguson
17
14
3
9:03
8
86
2:39
Idaho
Elijhaa Penny 2-yard touchdown run, Austin Rekhow kick good
17
21
3
6:34
2
46
0:26
Arkansas State
Michael Gordon 7-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
24
21
3
2:58
8
75
3:36
Idaho
Jerrel Brown 16-yard touchdown run, Austin Rekhow kick good
24
28
3
0:07
8
58
2:51
Arkansas State
Michael Gordon 1-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick no good
30
28
4
7:41
3
38
1:00
Arkansas State
Michael Gordon 23-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
37
28
4
6:35
2
8
0:30
Arkansas State
Michael Gordon 4-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
44
28
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
South Alabama
South Alabama @ Arkansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
Jaguars
3
0 0 7
10
• Red Wolves
7
17 14 7
45
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
South Alabama
Arkansas State
1
2:52
7
75
1:49
Arkansas State
Dijon Paschal 47-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, Luke Ferguson kick good
0
7
1
0:25
6
18
2:23
South Alabama
41-yard field goal by Aleem Sunanon
3
7
2
12:53
7
55
2:23
Arkansas State
Fredi Knighten 17-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
3
14
2
8:41
4
-1
1:16
Arkansas State
46-yard field goal by Luke Ferguson
3
17
2
2:36
12
61
4:56
Arkansas State
Warren Leapheart 2-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, Luke Ferguson kick good
3
24
3
11:11
7
22
2:42
Arkansas State
Michael Gordon 1-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
3
31
3
6:36
5
48
2:08
Arkansas State
Johnston White 5-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good
3
38
4
14:48
Arkansas State
3
45
4
1:22
6
56
2:40
South Alabama
Berron Tyson 1-yard touchdown run, Aleem Sunanon kick good
10
45
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
Appalachian State
Appalachian State @ Arkansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Mountaineers
0
13 14 10
37
Red Wolves
13
7 0 12
32
@ Texas State
Arkansas State @ Texas State
1
2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves
0
14 6 7
27
• Bobcats
7
21 3 14
45
New Mexico State
New Mexico State @ Arkansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
Aggies
7
14 7 7
35
• Red Wolves
7
20 21 20
68
Toledo–GoDaddy Bowl
Toledo vs Arkansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Rockets
21
14 7 21
63
Red Wolves
14
3 14 13
44
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Toledo
Arkansas State
1
14:50
TOL
Fumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Trent Voss, Jeremiah Detmer kick good
7
0
1
13:30
5
75
1:20
ARST
Booker Mays 44-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, Logan Spry kick good
7
7
1
5:04
12
88
4:35
TOL
Kareem Hunt 4-yard touchdown run, Jeremiah Detmer kick good
14
7
1
2:36
3
70
1:16
TOL
Kareem Hunt 44-yard touchdown run, Jeremiah Detmer kick good
21
7
1
1:25
3
82
1:11
ARST
Tres Houston 66-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, Logan Spry kick good
21
14
2
7:13
8
42
3:29
ARST
31-yard field goal by Logan Spry
21
17
2
2:28
13
75
4:45
TOL
Kareem Hunt 29-yard touchdown run, Jeremiah Detmer kick good
28
17
2
0:34
TOL
Fumble recovery returned 67 yards for touchdown by Allen Covington, Jeremiah Detmer kick good
35
17
3
8:15
8
69
3:21
TOL
Kareem Hunt 6-yard touchdown run, Jeremiah Detmer kick good
42
17
3
4:40
8
83
3:35
ARST
Booker Mays 55-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, Logan Spry kick good
42
24
3
2:06
ARST
Interception returned 94 yards for touchdown by Money Hunter, Logan Spry kick good
42
31
4
11:46
11
75
5:20
TOL
Kareem Hunt 1-yard touchdown run, Jeremiah Detmer kick good
49
31
4
10:08
5
49
1:38
ARST
Booker Mays 27-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, Logan Spry kick good
49
38
4
6:33
6
70
3:35
TOL
Damion Jones-Moore 10-yard touchdown run, Jeremiah Detmer kick good
56
38
4
2:17
14
75
4:16
ARST
Darion Griswold 3-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, 2-point pass no good
56
44
4
1:02
4
52
1:15
TOL
Damion Jones-Moore 29-yard touchdown run, Jeremiah Detmer kick good
63
44
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
63
44
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