2021 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

2021 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–10 (1–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKeith Heckendorf (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRob Harley (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCentennial Bank Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Appalachian State xy   7 1     10 4  
Georgia State   6 2     8 5  
Coastal Carolina   6 2     11 2  
Troy   3 5     5 7  
Georgia Southern   2 6     3 9  
West Division
No. 16 Louisiana xy$   8 0     13 1  
Texas State   3 5     4 8  
Louisiana–Monroe   2 6     4 8  
South Alabama   2 6     5 7  
Arkansas State   1 7     2 10  
Championship: Louisiana 24, Appalachian State 16
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Wolves played their home games at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference.

Prior to the season, Arkansas State hired Butch Jones as head coach after Blake Anderson departed for Utah State.[1] The team announced Rob Harley as their new defensive coordinator shortly after Jones' arrival.[2]

  1. ^ Low, Chris (December 12, 2020). "Butch Jones credits Alabama experience for helping him land Arkansas State head-coaching job". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Rob Harley". astateredwolves.com. Arkansas State University.