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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: John Bobo
Conference: Independent-

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1911 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

John Bobo enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Arkansas State.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	@ Brigham Young	9	58	L
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Austin Peay	24	0	W
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Alabama Birmingham	17	42	L
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Northern Illinois	30	31	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Central Arkansas	17	7	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Louisiana Lafayette	31	42	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Southeast Missouri State	38	9	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Mississippi	21	38	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ East Carolina	16	34	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Louisiana Tech	55	38	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Nevada	14	66	L

1996 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	272
Scoring Average	24.7
Points Allowed	365
Defense Average	33.2
Opponents Record	48-34
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	0-6

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1996 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	5-6	192	353					Ed Zaunbrecher
Army	10-2	379	224	Lost 29-32				Bob Sutton
Navy	9-3	392	309	Won 42-38				Charlie Weatherbie
Buffalo	8-3	271	241					Craig Cirbus
East Carolina	8-3	316	214					Steve Logan
Notre Dame	8-3	407	181					Lou Holtz
Western Kentucky	7-4	304	251					Jack Harbaugh
Louisiana Tech	6-5	351	342					Gary Crowton
Alabama Birmingham	5-6	266	279					Watson Brown
Central Florida	5-6	277	261					Gene McDowell
Liberty	5-6	250	261					Sam Rutigliano
Louisiana	5-6	304	404					Nelson Stokley
Arkansas State	4-7	272	365					John Bobo
Northern Illinois	1-10	157	400					Joe Novak

1996 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1996 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).