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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: Bennie Ellender
Conference: Southland-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1911  <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024
1969 Season Highlights
 Bennie Ellender enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Arkansas State.
 The Red Wolves won the Southland Conference Championship.
 
1969 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Eastern New Mexico  53   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Citadel  10   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Tennessee Tech  29   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Louisiana Lafayette  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Abilene Christian  34   22   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Lamar  20   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Drake  21   21   T       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Texas-Arlington  13   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Trinity (TX)  27   17   W       
 Sat., Dec. 13  @ Drake  29   21   W       Pecan Bowl (TX) Bowl
 
1969 Season Totals
  Record8-1 -1
  Points Scored262
  Scoring Average26.2
  Points Allowed140
  Defense Average14.0
  Opponents Record0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-0 -1
  Away Record5-1
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1969 Southland- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Arkansas State 8-1-1262140   Bennie Ellender

1969 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1969 All Southland Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.