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: Southland-
1979 Season Highlights
Larry Lacewell enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Arkansas State.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce
24
14
W
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Louisiana Monroe
17
18
L
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Southern Illinois
24
16
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
9
13
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @ Richmond
24
3
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Louisiana Tech
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @ McNeese State
7
10
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Lamar
10
20
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Texas-Arlington
18
56
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Wyoming
14
17
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Southern Mississippi
6
14
L
1979 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 167
Scoring Average 15.2
Points Allowed 188
Defense Average 17.1
Opponents Record 15-29
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 2-4
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 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 first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.