Arkansas State

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Sun Belt · Butch Jones, year 6 (27-38) · Centennial Bank Stadium · 30,382 · 16,678 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The model#129 CFB ZeitgeistSP+ #120 (-15.1) · FPI #105
The marketTCU by 20at TCU · our model 13% Arkansas State · a number, not a pick

LastW 52–7 vs West Georgia · Sat Sep 12 · Robert Stevens 1 TFL, 1 INT, 6 tackles

Nextat TCU · Sat Sep 19 · 8 pm ET · Amon G. Carter Stadium · TCU by 20 · series 0-2, lost the last 2 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Key stats — 2026 — FBS rank
Points/game
38.0
Pts allowed/game
24.5
Total yards/gm#75 / 138 · 46th pct
412.5
Rush yards/gm#62 / 138 · 55th pct
182.5
Pass yards/gm#70 / 138 · 50th pct
230.0
Yards allowed/gm#101 / 138 · 27th pct
384.5
Rush yds allowed/gm#120 / 138 · 13th pct
203.5
SacksT-#106 / 138 · 16th pct
2
InterceptionsT-#5 / 115 · 91st pct
4
3rd-down convT-#16 / 138 · 88th pct
55.6%
All 85 stats
Offense / Defense
Total yards
Team
825412.5/gm7.11/play#75 / 138 · 46th pct#45 / 70 · 36th pct#7 / 14 · 54th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
769384.5/gm6.36/play#101 / 138 · 27th pct#61 / 70 · 14th pct#11 / 14 · 25th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Rush yards
Team
365182.5/gm3.15/play#62 / 138 · 55th pct#33 / 70 · 54th pct#8 / 14 · 46th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
407203.5/gm3.36/play#120 / 138 · 13th pct#68 / 70 · 4th pct#12 / 14 · 18th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Rush carries
Team
6934.5/gmT-#84 / 138 · 38th pctT-#44 / 70 · 37th pct#9 / 14 · 39th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
7236.0/gmT-#84 / 138 · 38th pctT-#50 / 70 · 28th pct#8 / 14 · 46th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Rush TDs
Team
52.5/gmT-#35 / 138 · 70th pctT-#23 / 70 · 60th pct#6 / 14 · 61st pct#12 / 13 · 15th pct
Opp
42.0/gmT-#107 / 138 · 18th pctT-#62 / 70 · 8th pctT-#12 / 14 · 14th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Net pass yards
Team
460230.0/gm3.97/play#70 / 138 · 50th pct#45 / 70 · 36th pct#5 / 14 · 68th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
362181.0/gm2.99/play#52 / 138 · 63rd pct#37 / 70 · 48th pct#4 / 14 · 75th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Pass attempts
Team
4723.5/gmT-#110 / 138 · 20th pct#62 / 70 · 12th pct#11 / 14 · 25th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
4924.5/gmT-#25 / 138 · 80th pctT-#15 / 70 · 76th pct#3 / 14 · 82nd pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Completions
Team
3417.0/gmT-#86 / 138 · 36th pctT-#53 / 70 · 24th pctT-#7 / 14 · 46th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
3115.5/gmT-#38 / 138 · 71st pctT-#24 / 70 · 65th pctT-#4 / 14 · 71st pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Pass TDs
Team
31.5/gmT-#72 / 138 · 41st pctT-#44 / 70 · 31st pctT-#5 / 14 · 57th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
31.5/gmT-#75 / 138 · 36th pctT-#47 / 70 · 23rd pctT-#8 / 14 · 39th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Passer rating
Team
158.6158.6#40 / 115 · 66th pct#27 / 60 · 56th pct#5 / 13 · 65th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Opp
129.2129.2#54 / 91 · 41st pct#31 / 42 · 27th pct#5 / 13 · 69th pct
Interceptions thrown
Team
42.0/gmT-#3 / 138 · 97th pctT-#2 / 70 · 96th pct#1 / 14 · 96th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
42.0/gmT-#123 / 138 · 7th pctT-#65 / 70 · 5th pctT-#11 / 14 · 14th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Sacks (def)
Team
21.0/gmT-#106 / 138 · 16th pctT-#61 / 70 · 9th pctT-#10 / 14 · 18th pct#11 / 11 · 9th pct
Opp
42.0/gmT-#74 / 138 · 37th pctT-#42 / 70 · 31st pctT-#7 / 14 · 43rd pct#1 / 11 · 100th pct
Tackles for loss
Team
73.5/gmT-#111 / 138 · 16th pctT-#61 / 70 · 11th pct#13 / 14 · 11th pct#11 / 11 · 9th pct
Opp
94.5/gmT-#55 / 138 · 57th pctT-#36 / 70 · 45th pct#5 / 14 · 68th pct#1 / 11 · 100th pct
First downs
Team
4321.5/gmT-#68 / 138 · 50th pctT-#42 / 70 · 39th pct#6 / 14 · 61st pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
3718.5/gmT-#73 / 138 · 45th pctT-#48 / 70 · 29th pctT-#8 / 14 · 43rd pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
3rd-down conv
Team
105.0/gmT-#71 / 138 · 44th pctT-#42 / 70 · 35th pctT-#3 / 14 · 75th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
126.0/gmT-#91 / 138 · 30th pctT-#52 / 70 · 24th pctT-#8 / 14 · 39th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
3rd-down att
Team
189.0/gmT-#130 / 138 · 4th pctT-#65 / 70 · 6th pctT-#12 / 14 · 11th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
2412.0/gmT-#26 / 138 · 79th pctT-#11 / 70 · 83rd pct#3 / 14 · 82nd pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
4th-down conv
Team
10.5/gmT-#85 / 138 · 29th pctT-#44 / 70 · 32nd pctT-#8 / 14 · 32nd pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
10.5/gmT-#26 / 138 · 66th pctT-#15 / 70 · 61st pctT-#4 / 14 · 54th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
4th-down att
Team
10.5/gmT-#119 / 138 · 9th pctT-#55 / 70 · 14th pctT-#12 / 14 · 11th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
10.5/gmT-#3 / 138 · 92nd pctT-#2 / 70 · 92nd pctT-#1 / 14 · 86th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct
Time of possession
Team
62:3531:18/gmT-#59 / 138 · 57th pct#30 / 70 · 58th pct#5 / 14 · 68th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Opp
57:2528:42/gmT-#50 / 138 · 64th pct#30 / 70 · 58th pct#5 / 14 · 68th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct

FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs

Player stats — 2026 season
Quarterbacks
Player#GCmp/AttPctYdsY/ATDINTRateZPRQBRAdj ANY/ASack%
+0.20 EPA/play9234 / 4772.3460
#54 FBS
9.83
#60 FBS
4158.65834
Running Backs
Player#GCarYdsAvgTDLongStuff%10+%
+0.45 EPA/play5225994.02
#43 FBS
11
Receivers
Player#GRecYdsAvgTDLong
+0.75 EPA/play221012912.9128
+0.88 EPA/play32610717.8040
+1.88 EPA/play10258416.8130

2026 stat leaders · Arkansas State

through 2 games

Robert Stevens leads Arkansas State with 15 tackles through 2 games.

1. Robert Stevens LB 15 tackles
2. Joe Drew S 13 tackles
3. Elias Sherman DT 13 tackles
4. Trey Owens QB 460 passing yards
5. Chauncy Cobb WR 129 receiving yards
How They Play · 2025

Arkansas State fields a struggling pass-first, methodical, ball-control offense behind a porous defense.

Offense
20th pct EPA/play
Run/Pass
54% pass plays
Tempo
44th pct success, 19th explosiveness
Defense
22nd pct EPA allowed

Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.

The Savant Card · Arkansas State · 2025

Arkansas State reads strongest in passing epa (top 49%) and success rate (top 57%); the crux lives in rushing epa, where Arkansas State sits at the 5th percentile.

offense · strengths lead

EPA / play +0.09
20th
Success Rate +0.41
44th
Explosive Plays +1.19
19th
Rushing EPA -0.05
6th

defense · higher bar = harder to play against

EPA Allowed +0.20
22nd
Success Rate Allowed +0.44
24th
Explosive Plays Allowed +1.30
33rd
Passing EPA Allowed +0.32
28th

hidden math · special situations

Passing EPA +0.25
51st
Rushing EPA Allowed +0.13
31st
Elite · 90+Strong · 70+Average · 40-70Concern · 10-40Bottom · <10
Sources · CFBD tier-2 advanced stats · per-game production · 13 games this season · percentiles vs. up to 136 FBS peers

Home-field advantage · Arkansas State · 2018–present · FBS opponents

Arkansas State is worth +4.5 points more at home than on the road.

Middle of FBS, 59th percentile of 133 programs

51% at home, 31% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (20–19 home, 15–33 away). Interval ±4.2.

95% intervalmodel 2.3 · books ~3Weakest home edge in FBSStrongest

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge — per-team modelling was tested and did not survive scrutiny (why) — and the books use about 3. Against the closing line, Arkansas State has beaten the number by +3.3 more at home than away over 72 games — inside the ±6.9 that many games can resolve. Results here cannot tell the flat number apart from the building, and that is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.

Centennial Bank Stadium seats 30,382 and has averaged 55% full (16,710, 25 games reported). Visitors cover a median 389 miles to get here since 2018 — 64th-shortest of 135 FBS venues, inside the ordinary range. For the home side it is a home crowd more than a home town: only 6% of the 2026 roster (7 of 111 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.

Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 48 home games since 2018.

Home20–19Away15–33Edge+4.5 ±4.2Visitor trip389 mi

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Tendency driftHow this coordinator's calls have drifted since arriving.

Season by season

How Arkansas State’s current staff calls plays, year over year

Defense: Griff McCarley (2025–2026)
1st-down pass rate
2025: 48% → 2026: 42% · 5-pt range · #171 of 203 · less than most
Red-zone pass rate
2025: 46% → 2026: 30% · 16-pt range · #83 of 200 · a typical amount
RatingsWhere the public rating systems put this team.

Model Consensus

Where the Models Rank Arkansas State

CFB Zeitgeist

#129

-6.4

SP+

#120

-15.1

FPI

#105

-8.9

Elo

#102

1349

The national models put Arkansas State between 102nd and 120th nationally — CFB Zeitgeist is more skeptical, at 129th.

National rank of 138 FBS teams · 2026 season. SP+/FPI/SRS published; Elo & CFB Zeitgeist ranked by rating.

Comparable teamsPrograms built like this one — tier, prestige band, kind of fanbase, roster size. Not a stat match.

Most similar programs · Arkansas State

Reads like

Matched on how the programs are built — tier, prestige band, kind of fanbase, conference, voice and roster size — not on this season's stats. A calibration, not a prediction.

ConditionsThe weather and altitude visitors have to deal with.
Venue texture

69°F average kickoff temp; 8% of games had measurable precipitation; 7 mph average wind.

Based on 71 home games with weather data.

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