2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
American college football season
The 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Wolves played their home games at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by sixth-year head coach Blake Anderson.
Schedule
Arkansas State announced its 2019 football schedule on March 1, 2019.[1] The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | SMU* | | ESPN+ | L 30–37 | 22,076 |
September 7 | 9:00 p.m. | at UNLV* | | Stadium Facebook | W 43–17 | 18,742 |
September 14 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 3 Georgia* | | ESPN2 | L 0–55 | 92,746 |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois* | - Centennial Bank Stadium
- Jonesboro, AR
| ESPN3 | W 41–28 | 24,176 |
September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | at Troy | | ESPN+ | W 50–43 | 26,437 |
October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at Georgia State | | ESPN+ | L 38–52 | 16,109 |
| 6:30 p.m. | Louisiana | - Centennial Bank Stadium
- Jonesboro, AR
| ESPNU | L 20–37 | 19,176 |
October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Centennial Bank Stadium
- Jonesboro, AR
| ESPN+ | W 38–14 | 21,343 |
November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | | ESPNU | W 48–41 | 15,327 |
November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | - Centennial Bank Stadium
- Jonesboro, AR
| ESPN+ | W 28–27 | 18,927 |
November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | - Centennial Bank Stadium
- Jonesboro, AR
| ESPN+ | W 38–33 | 18,319 |
November 29 | 4:00 p.m. | at South Alabama | | ESPN+ | L 30–34 | 16,319 |
December 21 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. FIU* | | ESPN | W 34–26 | 16,209 |
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- Schedule Source:[2]
Game summaries
SMU
Pregame line
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Over/under
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Arkansas State |
–1.5
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Southern Methodist at Arkansas State – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs |
3 |
13 |
14 | 7 | 37 |
Red Wolves |
7 |
2 |
14 | 7 | 30 |
at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR
- Date: August 31
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); mostly sunny
- Game attendance: 22,076
- Referee: Jason Autrey
- TV: ESPN+
- [1] [2] [3]
Game information
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- First quarter
- (13:08) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 7-yard pass from Logan Bonner, Blake Grupe kick
Arkansas State 7–0; Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:04
- (08:45) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 34-yard field goal
Arkansas State 7–3; Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 4:17
- Second quarter
- (14:01) ARST SF – Team safety
Arkansas State 9–3; Drive: 2 plays, -12 yards, 0:36
- (07:08) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 9-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
Southern Methodist 10–9; Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 5:03
- (03:53) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 29-yard field goal
Southern Methodist 13–9; Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:29
- (00:29) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 25-yard field goal
Southern Methodist 16–9; Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 1:55
- Third quarter
- (13:41) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 8-yard pass from Logan Bonner, Blake Grupe kick
Tied 16–16; Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:11
- (07:36) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 29-yard pass from Logan Bonner, Blake Grupe kick
Arkansas State 23–16; Drive: 7 plays, 98 yards, 3:03
- (07:22) SMU TD – CJ Sanders 98-yard kickoff returned, Kevin Robledo PAT failed
Arkansas State 23–22; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
- (00:44) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 1-yard rush, Tyler Page two point conversion pass to Kylen Granson
Southern Methodist 30–23; Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:36
- Fourth quarter
- (09:11) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 2-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
Southern Methodist 37–23; Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 4:55
- (05:59) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 34-yard pass from Logan Bonner, Blake Grupe kick
Southern Methodist 37–30; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:12
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- SMU – Ke'Mon Freeman – 22 carries, 86 yards
- ARST – Marcel Murray – 17 carries, 77 yards
- Top receivers
- SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. – 11 receptions, 180 yards
- ARST – Omar Bayless – 10 receptions, 132 yards, 4 TD
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Statistics |
SMU |
Arkansas State
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First downs |
29 |
25
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Total yards |
508 |
414
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Rushing yards |
148 |
90
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Passing yards |
360 |
324
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Turnovers |
1 |
3
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Time of possession |
35:14 |
24:46
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At UNLV
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Red Wolves
|
10
|
13
|
10
|
10 |
43 |
Rebels
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
17 |
At No. 3 Georgia
Week 3: Arkansas State Red Wolves at No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Arkansas State |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 3 Georgia |
13 |
21 |
14 | 7 | 55 |
at Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
Game information
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First quarter
- UGA – Brian Herrien 3-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 9:02. #3 Georgia 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:52.
- UGA – Rodrigo Blankenship 29-yard field goal, 5:28. #3 Georgia 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:17.
- UGA – Rodrigo Blankenship 41-yard field goal, 1:08. #3 Georgia 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 2:41.
Second quarter
- UGA – Dominick Blaylock 60-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 14:47. #3 Georgia 20–0. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 0:52.
- UGA – D'Andre Swift 48-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 10:21. #3 Georgia 27–0. Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 2:14.
- UGA – Lawrence Cager 5-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 0:54. #3 Georgia 34–0. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 1:37.
Third quarter
- UGA – James Cook 37-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 12:02. #3 Georgia 41–0. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:58.
- UGA – Zamir White 1-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 4:20. #3 Georgia 48–0. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 5:01.
Fourth quarter
- UGA – Kenny McIntosh 62-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 9:07. #3 Georgia 55–0. Drive: 6 plays, 98 yards, 2:43.
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Top passers
Top rushers
- ARST – DJ Chatman – 7 rushes, 24 yards
- UGA – D'Andre Swift – 9 rushes, 76 yards
Top receivers
- ARST – Jonathan Adams Jr – 7 receptions, 85 yards
- UGA – Dominick Blaylock – 4 receptions, 112 yards, TD
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Southern Illinois
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
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14
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
28 |
Red Wolves
|
14
|
17
|
7
|
3 |
41 |
At Troy
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Red Wolves
|
21
|
10
|
14
|
5 |
50 |
Trojans
|
10
|
21
|
6
|
6 |
43 |
At Georgia State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Red Wolves
|
0
|
21
|
7
|
10 |
38 |
Panthers
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7
|
24
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7
|
14 |
52 |
Louisiana
Louisiana at Arkansas State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Ragin' Cajuns |
7 |
17 | 0 | 13 |
37 |
Red Wolves |
7 |
3 | 3 | 7 |
20 |
- Date: October 17, 2019
- Location: Centennial Bank Stadium
Jonesboro, AR - Game start: 6:32 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes
- Game attendance: 19,176
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: 3 SSE MPH
- Referee: Wayne Winkler
- Television network: ESPNU
| | Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 10:13 | ARST | Brandon Bowling 10–yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (12 plays, 95 yards, 4:47) | ARST 7–0 |
00:11 | LA | Trey Ragas 1–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (9 plays, 74 yards, 3:13) | TIE 7–7 |
| 2 | 09:00 | ARST | Blake Grupe 25–yard field goal (16 plays, 71 yards, 3:43) | ARST 10–7 |
05:12 | LA | Elijah Mitchell 11–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (9 plays, 74 yards, 3:43) | LA 14–10 |
02:35 | LA | Raymond Calais 80–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (1 play, 80 yards, 0:11) | LA 21–10 |
00:06 | LA | Stevie Artigue 25–yard field goal (12 plays, 56 yards, 1:33) | LA 24–10 |
| 3 | 04:29 | ARST | Blake Grupe 46–yard field goal (9 plays, 42 yards, 3:32) | LA 24–13 |
| 4 | 11:35 | ARST | Kirk Merritt 25–yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (11 plays, 86 yards, 4:18) | LA 24–20 |
06:19 | LA | Elijah Mitchell 1–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick failed) (12 plays, 52 yards, 5:08) | LA 30–20 |
03:18 | LA | Raymond Calais 38–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (2 plays, 41 yards, 0:14) | LA 37–20 |
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Pregame line
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Over/under
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Louisiana |
–5.0
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Statistics |
Louisiana |
Arkansas State
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First downs |
26 |
27
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Total yards |
496 |
473
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Rushing yards |
315 |
170
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Passing yards |
181 |
303
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Turnovers |
1 |
1
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Time of possession |
26:50 |
33:10
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Louisiana |
Passing |
Levi Lewis |
17–24, 181 yards, 1 INT
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Rushing |
Raymond Calais |
8 carries, 144 yards, 2 TDs
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Receiving |
Ja'Marcus Bradley |
6 receptions, 72 yards
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Arkansas State |
Passing |
Layne Hatcher |
23–34, 303 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
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Rushing |
Marcel Murray |
35 carries, 164 yards
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Receiving |
Omar Bayless |
9 receptions, 150 yards
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Texas State
Pregame line |
Over/under
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Arkansas State |
–11.0
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Week Eight: Texas State Bobcats at Arkansas State Red Wolves – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Bobcats |
0 |
14 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
Red Wolves |
7 |
10 |
14 | 7 | 38 |
at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR
- Date: October 26
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); overcast
- Game attendance: 21,343
- Referee: Marshall Lewis
- TV: ESPN+
- [4]
Game information
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- First quarter
- (05:01) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 13-yard pass from Layne Hatcher, Blake Grupe kick
Arkansas State 7–0; Drive: 18 plays, 99 yards, 7:22
- Second quarter
- (14:53) ARST FG – Blake Grupe 20-yard field goal
Arkansas State 10–0; Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 0:52
- (09:22) ARST TD – Jamal Jones 7-yard rush, Blake Grupe kick
Arkansas State 17–0; Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:18
- (07:06) TXST TD – Caleb Twyford 2-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick
Arkansas State 17–7; Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:16
- (01:58) TXST TD – Hutch White 6-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick
Arkansas State 17–14; Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:10
- Third quarter
- (10:31) ARST TD – Marcel Murray 13-yard rush, Blake Grupe kick
Arkansas State 24–14; Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:07
- (04:19) ARST TD – Marcel Murray 16-yard rush, Blake Grupe kick
Arkansas State 31–14; Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:09
- Fourth quarter
- (09:48) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 2-yard pass from Layne Hatcher, Blake Grupe kick
Arkansas State 38–14; Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:03
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- Top passers
- TXST – Tyler Vitt – 15/27, 146 yards, TD, 2 INT
- ARST – Layne Hatcher – 18/28, 158 yards, 2 TD
- Top rushers
- TXST – Caleb Twyford – 16 carries, 76 yards, TD
- ARST – Marcel Murray – 22 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD
- Top receivers
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Statistics |
Texas State |
Arkansas State
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First downs |
8 |
21
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Total yards |
227 |
364
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Rushing yards |
81 |
206
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Passing yards |
146 |
158
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Turnovers |
3 |
0
|
Time of possession |
22:40 |
37:20
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At Louisiana–Monroe
Pregame line |
Over/under
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EVEN
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Week Nine: Arkansas State Red Wolves at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Red Wolves |
3 |
28 |
3 | 14 | 48 |
Warhawks |
14 |
14 |
6 | 7 | 41 |
at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
- Date: November 2
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 64° · Wind – NW 11 · Clear/Sunny
- Game attendance: 15,327
- Referee: Jason Autrey
- TV: ESPNU
- [5]
Game information
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- First quarter
- (13:58) ULM TD – Caleb Evans 67-yard rush, Jared Porter kick
Louisiana–Monroe 7–0; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:02
- (06:56) ULM TD – Josh Johnson 6-yard rush, Jared Porter kick
Louisiana–Monroe 14–0; Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:06
- (00:41) ARST FG – Blake Grupe 43-yard field goal
Louisiana–Monroe 14–3; Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:27
- Second quarter
- (14:18) ULM TD – Markis McCray 34-yard pass from Caleb Evans, Jared Porter kick
Louisiana–Monroe 21–3; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:23
- (13:50) ARST TD – Marcel Murray 57-yard rush, Blake Grupe kick
Louisiana–Monroe 21–10; Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:28
- (07:28) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 46-yard pass from Layne Hatcher, Blake Grupe kick
Louisiana–Monroe 21–17; Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:31
- (07:09) ARST TD – Marcel Murray 35-yard rush, Jared Porter kick
Arkansas State 24–21; Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:17
- (01:27) ARST TD – Kirk Merritt 23-yard pass from Layne Hatcher, Blake Grupe kick
Arkansas State 31–21; Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:15
- (00:03) ULM TD – Caleb Evans 16-yard rush, Jared Porter kick
Arkansas State 31–28; Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:24
- Third quarter
- (09:29) ARST FG – Blake Grupe 31-yard field goal
Arkansas State 34–28; Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 5:31
- (04:20) ULM TD – Caleb Evans 23-yard rush, Jared Porter PAT failed
Tied 34–34; Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:56
- Fourth quarter
- (12:58) ARST TD – Marcel Murray 6-yard rush, Blake Grupe kick
Arkansas State 41–34; Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:02
- (07:26) ARST TD – Jamal Jones 8-yard rush, Blake Grupe kick
Arkansas State 48–34; Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:39
- (02:21) ULM TD – Josh Pederson 11-yard pass from Caleb Evans, Jared Porter kick
Arkansas State 48–41; Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 2:37
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- Leading Passers
- ARST – Layne Hatcher – 21/28, 307 yards, 2 TD, INT
- ULM – Caleb Evans – 24/37, 215 yards, 2 TD
- Leading Rushers
- ARST – Marcel Murray – 24 carries, 175 yards, 3 TD
- ULM – Caleb Evans – 12 carries, 148 yards, 3 TD
- Leading Receivers
- ARST – Omar Bayless – 6 receptions, 98 yards, TD
- ULM – Jonathan Hodoh – 6 receptions, 65 yards
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Statistics |
Arkansas State |
Louisiana–Monroe
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First downs |
21 |
21
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Total yards |
514 |
448
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Rushing yards |
207 |
233
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Passing yards |
307 |
215
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Turnovers |
2 |
1
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Time of possession |
31:54 |
28:06
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Coastal Carolina
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Chanticleers
|
3
|
10
|
0
|
14 |
27 |
Red Wolves
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
7 |
28 |
Georgia Southern
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
3
|
16
|
8
|
6 |
33 |
Red Wolves
|
14
|
21
|
3
|
0 |
38 |
At South Alabama
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Red Wolves
|
7
|
0
|
10
|
13 |
30 |
Jaguars
|
14
|
0
|
6
|
14 |
34 |
Vs. FIU (Camellia Bowl)
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Panthers
|
0
|
13
|
10
|
3 |
26 |
Red Wolves
|
14
|
6
|
7
|
7 |
34 |
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