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Arkansas State

Red Wolves · Sun Belt

GIE rank
#83
of 138 FBS
Rating
1512
2026 Week 11
Record
4-4
2026 season
Proj record
6-6
12-game season

Head coach Butch Jones Year 6 with Arkansas State

Season projection

2026 W11 · 10,000 sims
Expected wins
6.3
2.3 more wins in 4 left
Win range (90%)
5 to 8
Final rank (90%)
#81 (63–98)
Make playoff
0%
Win conference
0%

Path to glory

No remaining game changes Arkansas State's playoff odds. Make playoff 0%

Schedule

Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.

Schedule and results
Week Opponent Result or win prob.Result or win probability
Wk 1 Sep 5 at Memphis American Athletic Loss, 24-42 Final
Wk 2 Sep 12 vs West Georgia Non-FBS Win, 52-7 Final
Wk 3 Sep 20 at TCU Big 12 Loss, 7-31 Final
Wk 4 Sep 26 vs Kennesaw State Conference USA Win, 17-14 Final
Wk 5 Oct 4 at Louisiana Sun Belt Loss, 20-23 Final
Wk 6 Oct 8 vs South Alabama Sun Belt Loss, 49-56 Final
Wk 7 Oct 17 at Southern Miss Sun Belt Win, 23-13 Final
Wk 8 Oct 24 vs Georgia State Sun Belt Win, 38-32 Final
Wk 9 Bye
Wk 10 Nov 7 vs UL Monroe Sun Belt Win probability: 92%
Wk 11 Nov 14 at Coastal Carolina Sun Belt Win probability: 52%
Wk 12 Nov 21 at Louisiana Tech Sun Belt Win probability: 30%
Wk 13 Nov 28 vs Troy Sun Belt Win probability: 66%

Latest stories

  • Recap

    Arkansas State: 2026 Week 11 recap

    Arkansas State sits at 4–4 after a 38–32 win over Georgia State in Week 8, but GIE's rating hasn't budged—still holding at –7 and ranked 97th overall. The Red Wolves' efficiency metrics reveal the tension: a 12% red-zone touchdown rate…

  • Recap

    Arkansas State: 2026 Week 7 recap

    Arkansas State sits at 2–3 after dropping a 23–20 road decision to Louisiana in Week 5, and the rating holds steady at –9.5 with no movement from the prior week. The Red Wolves remain ranked 107th by GIE, a position that reflects…

  • Recap

    Arkansas State: 2026 Week 3 recap

    Arkansas State sits at 0–1 after falling to Memphis 42–24 in Week 1, and GIE's rating has held flat at –11.6, placing the Red Wolves at 105th nationally. The blowout loss exposed depth issues: a red-zone TD rate of just 12% and third-down…

In the news

More coming. Per-team pages get the full treatment in Phase 3: current rating, season projection histogram, schedule with win probabilities, and live overlays on Pylon stream days. For now, this page exists so stories and news have a permanent home as content rolls in.

Returning production · 2026

34 score

  • Quarterback 0% (1/6)
  • Offensive line 60% (12/20) players
  • Skill (RB/WR/TE) 68% (16/33)
  • Front 7 (DL/LB) 9% (8/36)
  • Secondary 64% (12/20)
  • Special teams 13% (3/8)

Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.

Portal additions · 2026

−0.6 rating

31 proven transfers in, carrying the production below from their prior school.

Arkansas State incoming transfers
Player From Impact
Shakai WoodsDT From Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee 118
Five HamiltonS From Kennesaw State Kennesaw State 71
Joshua BurrellTE From Furman Furman 58
Noah FloresCB From Utah State Utah State 55
Tyeland ColemanDT From Florida State Florida State 20
Sultan BadmusDE From Temple Temple 18

Impact scores offensive skill additions (QB/RB/WR/TE) — prior-season production normalized within position (100 ≈ a 90th-percentile producer at that spot) and discounted for non-FBS competition, so a top back counts alongside a top quarterback. Defensive and O-line additions count as transfers but aren't box-score measurable, so they carry no impact score. The rating figure is this class's portal contribution vs. the FBS average, capped at ±2.5.

Situational efficiency · 2025

FBS percentile rank
  • 3rd-down conversion 38.4%
    61th — average
  • Red-zone TD rate 11.9%
    25th — below avg
  • 4th-down aggression 33.6%
    36th — below avg
  • Late & close 3.9 yds/play
    21th — bottom tier

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.