Arkansas State·Sun Belt

2015 — The Winning Chapter

Arkansas State's 2015 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 9-4
Final result Bowl season Lost the New Orleans Bowl
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -0.7 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
L @ USC 6-55 L vs Missouri 20-27 W vs Miss Sta 70-7 L @ Toledo 7-37 W vs Idaho 49-35 W @ Sout Ala 49-31 W vs Louisi 37-27 W vs Geor Sta 48-34 W @ App Sta 40-27 W @ UL Mon 59-21 W @ New Sta 52-28 W vs Texa Sta 55-17 L @ Loui Tec 28-47 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2015.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: Arkansas State 70, Missouri State 7. A 63-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Arkansas State 6, USC 55. A 49-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Arkansas State fell to Louisiana Tech 28-47 in the postseason.

"Wolves Up"
— Arkansas State fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What it meant

2015 is a middle chapter for Arkansas State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.