2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Sun Belt champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record10–3 (8–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDave Wommack (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumASU Stadium
2011 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State $   8 0     10 3  
Western Kentucky   7 1     7 5  
FIU   5 3     8 5  
North Texas   4 4     5 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 5     4 8  
Troy   2 6     3 9  
Louisiana–Lafayette *   1 2     1 4  
Middle Tennessee   1 7     2 10  
Florida Atlantic   0 8     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 8 wins including 5 in conference due to NCAA violations.

The 2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Wolves were led by first-year head coach Hugh Freeze and played their home games at ASU Stadium. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 8–0 in Sun Belt play to become conference champions. They were invited to the Godaddy.com Bowl where they were defeated by Northern Illinois 20–38.

Freeze resigned at the end of the regular season to take the head coaching job at Ole Miss.[1] David Gunn was the Red Wolves interim head coach for the GoDaddy.com Bowl.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 p.m.at Illinois*BTNL 15–3345,154
September 106:00 p.m.Memphis*ESPN3W 47–329,872
September 173:00 p.m.at No. 12 Virginia Tech*FSNL 7–2666,233
September 247:00 p.m.Central Arkansas*
  • ASU Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
KATVW 53–2427,918
October 13:00 p.m.at Western KentuckySun Belt NetworkW 26–2210,813
October 86:00 p.m.at Louisiana–MonroeW 24–1915,027
October 187:00 p.m.FIU
  • ASU Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN2W 34–1615,573
October 296:00 p.m.North Texas
  • ASU Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 37–1419,761
November 53:00 p.m.at Florida AtlanticW 39–2115,162
November 122:00 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette
  • ASU Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 30–2120,261
November 192:00 p.m.at Middle TennesseeESPN3W 45–1912,806
December 32:00 p.m.Troy
  • ASU Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 45–1414,156
January 8, 20127:00 p.m.vs. Northern Illinois*ESPNL 20–3838,734

Game summaries

at Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 8 0 7 15
Fighting Illini 7 10 13 3 33

vs. Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 3 0 0 3
Red Wolves 10 20 17 0 47

at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 7 0 0 0 7
Hokies 16 7 3 0 26

vs. Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 3 7 7 24
Red Wolves 10 9 17 17 53

at Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 10 0 16 26
Hilltoppers 7 0 7 8 22

at Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 7 3 7 7 24
Warhawks 7 6 0 6 19

vs. FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 3 10 0 16
Red Wolves 0 6 7 21 34

vs. North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 0 7 7 14
Red Wolves 10 21 0 6 37

at Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 15 7 3 14 39
Owls 0 14 7 0 21

vs. Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 17 0 24
Red Wolves 14 6 7 3 30

at Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 15 10 14 6 45
Blue Raiders 2 17 0 0 19

vs. Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0 14 0 0 14
Red Wolves 10 14 7 14 45

vs. Northern Illinois (GoDaddy.com Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 14 7 10 38
Red Wolves 13 0 0 7 20

References

  1. ^ "Rebels seize Freeze". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. December 6, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2025.