Arkansas State Football Team History
Arkansas State Red Wolves
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
Founded: 1909 Stadium: Centennial Bank Stadium Capacity: 30,406 Colors: Scarlet & Black Coach: Larry Lacewell Conference: Independent-
1987 Season Highlights
Larry Lacewell enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Arkansas State.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs. Northwestern State
20
23
L
Sat., Sep. 12 vs. Mississippi College
35
0
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Mississippi
10
47
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce
77
22
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @ McNeese State
17
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Louisiana Tech
37
3
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @ Southern Illinois
33
9
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Memphis
21
21
T
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
North Texas
27
20
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @ Lamar
34
20
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Louisiana Monroe
21
31
L
Sat., Nov. 28 @ Jackson State
35
32
W
Sat., Dec. 5 @ Northern Iowa
28
49
L
1987 Season Totals
Record 8-4
-1
Points Scored 395
Scoring Average 30.4
Points Allowed 277
Defense Average 21.3
Opponents Record 31-28
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 4-3
-1
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.