2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

The 2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. For the third consecutive season, the Red Wolves were led by a first-year head coach, with Bryan Harsin, previously offensive coordinator at Texas, taking over from Gus Malzahn, who left to become head coach at Auburn.^[1]

2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Sun Belt co-champion GoDaddy Bowl champion
GoDaddy Bowl, W 23–20 vs. Ball State
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	8–5 (5–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Bryan Harsin (1st season; regular season) John Thompson (interim; bowl game)
Co-offensive coordinator	Bush Hamdan (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Eliah Drinkwitz (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	John Thompson (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Liberty Bank Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arkansas State $		5	–	2					8	–	5
Western Kentucky		4	–	3					8	–	4
South Alabama		4	–	3					6	–	6
Troy		4	–	3					6	–	6
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	3					6	–	6
Texas State		2	–	5					6	–	6
Louisiana–Lafayette *		0	–	2					1	–	4
Georgia State **		0	–	7					0	–	12
$ – Conference champion * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins due to NCAA violations ** – Georgia State ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

Shortly after the end of the regular season, Harsin would himself leave Arkansas State, moving to Boise State, his alma mater and a program where he had served as an assistant from 2001 to 2010, after Chris Petersen left for Washington. Harsin did not coach Arkansas State in the GoDaddy Bowl;^[1] Arkansas State named defensive coordinator John Thompson as interim head coach for the bowl game.^[2]

The Red Wolves, members of the Sun Belt Conference, played their home games at Liberty Bank Stadium (renamed after the 2013 season to Centennial Bank Stadium) in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 62–11	30,451
September 7	6:30 p.m.	at Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	SECRN	L 9–38	83,246
September 12	6:30 p.m.	Troy	Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	W 41–34	26,012
September 21	3:30 p.m.	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)	ESPN3	L 7–31	36,279
September 28	6:30 p.m.	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	CSS/ESPN3	L 19–41	62,468
October 12	6:00 p.m.	Idaho*	Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR		W 48–24	26,781
October 22	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette	Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN2	L 7–23	24,578
November 2	6:30 p.m.	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN3	W 17–16	18,228
November 9	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 42–14	13,427
November 16	6:30 p.m.	Texas State	Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	Sun Belt Network	W 38–21	23,143
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 35–33	18,512
November 30	3:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPN3	L 31–34	14,417
January 5, 2014	8:00 p.m.	vs. Ball State*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (GoDaddy Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–20	36,119
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Boise State hires Bryan Harsin". ESPN.com. December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
2. "Harsin Steps Down as A-State Head Football Coach" (Press release). Arkansas State Red Wolves. December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
3. "2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves Football Schedule". Arkansas State Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2013.