2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team


The 2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represents Arkansas State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first year head coach Gus Malzahn and played their home games at Liberty Bank Stadium as members of the Sun Belt Conference. Arkansas State recorded a Sun Belt conference championship on the way to a 10–3 season. Malzahn vacated the position prior to the team's bowl game to assume the head coach position at Auburn University. Defensive coordinator John Thompson led the team as interim head coach to victory over the Kent State Golden Flashes in the 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl.

Schedule

@ Oregon

Overall recordLast meetingResult
First meeting

1st quarter scoring: ORE - Kenjon Barner 4-yard run ; ORE - D. Thomas 12-yard pass from Marcus Mariota ; ORE - Josh Huff 4-yard pass from Mariota ; ORE - Barner 17-yard run
2nd quarter scoring: A-STATE - Brian Davis 43-yard field goal; ORE - Thomas 12-yard pass from Mariota ; ORE - Thomas 33-yard run ; ORE - Byron Marshall 3-yard run ; A-STATE - Julian Jones 72-yard pass from Ryan Aplin
3rd quarter scoring: A-STATE - Davis 29-yard field goal; A-STATE - Josh Jarboe 6-yard pass from Aplin
4th quarter scoring: ORE - Rahsaan Vaughn 7-yard pass from Bryan Bennett ; A-STATE - Carlos McCants 38-yard pass from Aplin ; A-STATE - Aplin 1-yard run

Memphis

Overall recordLast meetingResult
23–27–52011ARST, 47–3

@ Nebraska

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–12009NEB, 38–9

Alcorn State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
First meeting

WKU

Overall recordLast meetingResult
3–2–12011ARST, 26–22

@ FIU

Overall recordLast meetingResult
5–22011ARST, 34–16

South Alabama

Overall recordLast meetingResult
First meeting

@ Louisiana–Lafayette

Overall recordLast meetingResult
18–21–12011ARST, 30–21

@ North Texas

Overall recordLast meetingResult
13–82011ARST, 37–14

Louisiana–Monroe

Overall recordLast meetingResult
19–142011ARST, 24–19

@ Troy

Overall recordLast meetingResult
7–52011ARST, 45–14

Middle Tennessee

Overall recordLast meetingResult
4–92011ARST, 45–19

Kent State–GoDaddy.com Bowl

Overall recordLast meetingResult
First meetingARST, 17–13