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]
| 2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football | |
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Sun Belt co-champion | |
GoDaddy Bowl, W 23–20 vs. Ball State | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 8–5 (5–2 Sun Belt) |
| Head coach |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Bush Hamdan (1st season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Eliah Drinkwitz (1st as coordinator; 2nd overall season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | John Thompson (2nd season) |
| Base defense | Multiple |
| Home stadium | Liberty Bank Stadium |
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
** – Georgia State ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff* |
| ESPN3 | W 62–11 | 30,451 |
| September 7 | 6:30 p.m. | atAuburn* |
| SECRN | L 9–38 | 83,246 |
| September 12 | 6:30 p.m. | Troy |
| ESPNU | W 41–34 | 26,012 |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | atMemphis* |
| ESPN3 | L 7–31 | 36,279 |
| September 28 | 6:30 p.m. | atMissouri* |
| CSS/ESPN3 | L 19–41 | 62,468 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Idaho* |
| W 48–24 | 26,781 | |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| ESPN2 | L 7–23 | 24,578 |
| November 2 | 6:30 p.m. | atSouth Alabama |
| ESPN3 | W 17–16 | 18,228 |
| November 9 | 6:00 p.m. | atLouisiana–Monroe |
| ESPN3 | W 42–14 | 13,427 |
| November 16 | 6:30 p.m. | Texas State |
| Sun Belt Network | W 38–21 | 23,143 |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Georgia State |
| ESPN3 | W 35–33 | 18,512 |
| November 30 | 3:00 p.m. | atWestern Kentucky |
| ESPN3 | L 31–34 | 14,417 |
| January 5, 2014 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Ball State* |
| ESPN | W 23–20 | 36,119 |
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