ARKANSAS STATE FOOTBALL Jerry Scott Assistant Athletic Director / Sports Information Dir. [email protected] 870-972-3405 870-243-6021 (cell) 870-972-3367 fax GAME 1: Arkansas State (0-1) hosts Memphis (0-1) Sept. 10, 2011 ASU Stadium (30,406) Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. CT Radio: EAB Sports Radio Network (107.9 FM, flagship) TV: ESPN3.com LIVE STATS: AStateRedWolves.com ARKANSAS STATE QUICK FACTS Location: Jonesboro, Ark. (67,263) ON TAP: Arkansas State will open its home slate with long-time rival Memphis on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. in an Enrollment: 13,239 ESPN3.com televised game at ASU Stadium. Every A-State game can be heard live on 107.9 FM in the Jonesboro Nickname: Red Wolves area and the live radio broadcast can be accessed through the Arkansas State athletic Web site (AStateRed- Colors: Scarlet and Black Wolves.com). Stadium: ASU Stadium (30,406) Playing Surface: GEO Surfaces Field Turf THE PRINCIPALS: A-State and Memphis both enter Saturday’s game looking for their first win still early in the Conference: Sun Belt 2011 season after both teams dropped their season opener last week. The Red Wolves fell by 18 on the road Head Coach: Hugh Freeze at Big Ten foe Illinois, while Memphis suffered a 45-point setback at home to nationally-ranked Mississippi State. Record at ASU: 0-1 (1st year) Overall Record: 20-6 (3rd year) HEAD COACH HUGH FREEZE: After enjoying successful stints as both a head and assistant coach at the NCAA FBS, NAIA and high school levels over the last 18 years, Hugh Freeze was named Arkansas State’s 27th head football 2011 ARKANSAS STATE SCHEDULE coach on Dec. 2, 2010. Freeze most recently completed his first season as Arkansas State’s offensive coordina- Sept. 3 at Illinois (TV) L, 15-33 tor, guiding the Red Wolves’ offense to a record-breaking year in 2010. SEPT. 10 MEMPHIS (TV) 6:00 p.m. Sept. 17 at No. 13 Virginia Tech (TV) 3:00 p.m. THE ARKANSAS STATE-MEMPHIS SERIES: Arkansas State has played Memphis more than any other opponent SEPT. 24 CENTRAL ARKANSAS (TV) 7:00 p.m. in school history, and Saturday’s game will mark the 56th meeng all-me between the two schools since 1914. Oct. 1 at Western Kentucky* (TV) 3:00 p.m. Memphis leads the all-me series 28-21-5, and won the last game played between the two schools by a 29-17 Oct. 8 at Louisiana-Monroe* 6:00 p.m. score in 2008. A-State will host Memphis for the first me since 2007 when it claimed a 35-31 victory by over- OCT. 18 FIU* (TV) 7:00 p.m. OCT. 29 NORTH TEXAS*^ 6:00 p.m. BY THE NUMBERS . Nov. 5 at Florida Atlanc* TBA 2 touchdown receptions needed by Dwayne Frampton to tie the 10th most in school history. NOV. 12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE* 2:00 p.m. 3 ASU players are on a major preseason award watch list, including the Biletnikoff, Lombardi and Rimington. Nov. 19 at Middle Tennessee* (TV) TBA 3 ASU players have already earned their degree -- Tom Caslaw, Demario Davis and Derek Lawson. DEC. 3 TROY* 2:00 p.m. 4 stascal categories in which Ryan Aplin already ranks among the top 10 players in school history. *SBC game ^Homecoming All Times Central 4 offensive linemen on the current ASU roster that transferred to ASU as part of its 2011 signing class. 5 preseason All-Sun Belt Conference selecons -- the most since 2009. 2011 MEMPHIS SCHEDULE 5.5 career rushing yards per aempt by Derek Lawson -- the fourth highest in school history. Sept. 3 No. 20 Mississippi State L, 14-59 6 home games are on ASU’s 2011 schedule -- the most since 2007. Sept. 10 at Arkansas State 6:00 p.m. 6 consecuve victories in home openers at ASU Stadium by the Red Wolves. Sept. 17 Austin Peay 6:00 p.m. 9 offensive school records broken by the ASU offense last season under then OC Hugh Freeze. Sept. 24 SMU* 11:00 a.m. 13 consecuve games A-State has recorded at least 300 yards of offense -- a school record. Oct. 1 at Middle Tennessee 6:00 p.m. 10 recepons needed by Dwayne Frampton to e the 10th most in school history. Oct. 8 at Rice* 11:30 a.m. 16 players were named All-Sun Belt Conference by at least one preseason publicaon. Oct. 15 East Carolina* 6:00 p.m. 26 seniors are on the ASU roster, including 12 redshirt seniors. Oct. 22 at Tulane* 2:30 p.m. 35 current ASU players named to the latest SBC Commissioner’s List or Academic Honor Roll. Oct. 29 at UCF* 3:00 p.m. 34 recepons needed by Allen Muse to e the 10th most in school history. Nov. 12 UAB* 3:15 p.m. 55 all-me meengs between ASU and Memphis, the most among any opponent in ASU history. Nov. 17 Marshall* 7:00 p.m. 57 redshirt players on the current ASU roster. Nov. 26 at Southern Miss* 3:00 p.m. 97 A-State football kicked off its 97th season in 2011. *Conference USA game All Times Central 146 kickoff return yards needed by Rod Hall to become the ninth player in school history to post 1,000 yards. RADIO: 546 rushing yards needed by Derek Lawson to become the 12th player in school history to record 2,000. EAB Sports Radio Network 994 career receiving yards by Taylor Stockemer -- the most among current players on the ASU roster. KFIN, 107.9 FM (Flagship) Matt Stolz (play-by-play), Bill Keedy (analyst) TELEVISION: ESPN3.com ARKANSAS STATE GAME WEEK MEDIA SCHEDULE Tom Hart (play-by-play) Monday, Sept. 5..............Sun Belt weekly teleconference begins at 10:30 a.m. (Coach Freeze @ 10:44 a.m.). Chuck Cecil (analyst) 1:00 p.m. press conference with head coach Hugh Freeze (ASU Football Facility, 3rd floor). Sun Belt Conference television highlight/interview package available on FTP. 2011 ASU TELEVISION SCHEDULE: Tuesday, Sept. 6...............3:30 p.m. practice open to the media until 4:00 with player and coach interviews Sept. 3 at Illinois . Big Ten Network available between 3:00-3:30 on prearranged basis. Contact ASU Sports Information to set up interviews. Sept. 10 vs. Memphis . ESPN3 Wednesday, Sept. 7 .........3:30 p.m. practice open to the media until 4:00 with player and coach interviews Sept. 17 at Virginia Tech . Fox Sports Net available between 3:00-3:30 on prearranged basis. Contact ASU Sports Information to set up interviews. Sept. 24 vs. UCA. KATV-7 Thursday, Sept. 8 .............3:30 p.m. practice open to the media until 4:00 with player and coach interviews Oct. 1 at Western Kentucky . Sun Belt Network available between 3:00-3:30 on prearranged basis. Contact ASU Sports Information to set up interviews. Oct. 18 vs. Florida International . ESPN2 Friday, Sept. 9.....................................................................................Closed practice. No player availability. Nov. 19 at Middle Tennessee . ESPN3 Saturday, Sept. 10...............................................Game Day. Coaches and players available after the game. Sunday, Sept. 11.............................Closed practice. Contact ASU Sports Information to arrange interviews. 2011 Arkansas State Football 1 AStateRedWolves.com 2011 ARKANSAS STATE FOOTBALL NOTES: vs. MEMPHIS, SEPT. 10 2011 SUN BELT STANDINGS coming a 25-point halime deficit. ASU also hosted Memphis in 2004 and set the ASU Stadium record for Conference Overall HEAD-to-HEAD aendance with 30,427 fans on hand. While the Red Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Wolves’ 2011 game against Memphis will conclude a FIU 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 four-year home-and-home series, a new two-year Arkansas State 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 home-and-home series with the Tigers guarantees that Troy 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 ASU’s oldest rivalry game will connue through at least Middle Tennessee 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 2013. ULM 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Florida Atlantic 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 A-STATE vs. CONFERENCE USA: Memphis was actually Arkansas State Memphis UL Lafayette 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 the last Conference USA opponent that A-State played 0-1 . .Record . .0-1 WKU 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 when the two teams met in 2008. Arkansas State holds 15.0 . Points Avg. .14.0 North Texas 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 a 26-45-5 record all-time against current members of 350.0 . Total Off. Avg. .338.0 the league. Versus current C-USA members, the Red 60.0 . .Rushing Avg. . .164.0 2011 PRESEASON ALLSUN BELT Wolves are 21-28-5 against Memphis, 1-1 against SMU 290.0 . Passing Avg. .174.0 OFFENSE and 2-9 against Southern Miss. The other C-USA teams 43% . 3rd-Down Pct. .36% Corey Robinson (Troy, So., QB) the Red Wolves have faced are UCF (0-1), East Carolina 0% . .4th-Down Pct. . .50% Lance Dunbar (NT, Sr., RB) (0-2), UAB (0-2) and Tulsa (2-2). 24:17 . .TOP/game . .37:16 Bobby Rainey (WKU, Sr., RB) 473.0 . Total Offense Allowed Avg. .645.0 Dwayne Frampton (ASU, Sr., WR) ON THIS DATE: Arkansas State has played just four 202.0 . Rush Yards Allowed Avg. .309.0 T.Y. Hilton (FIU, Sr., WR) times on Sept. 10 and holds 2-2 record in those games, 271.0 . Pass Yards Allowed Avg. .336.0 Luther Ambrose (ULM, Sr., WR) winning its first two before dropping the last two.