JONESBORO: After a tough opening week loss on the road at Oklahoma, Arkansas State returns home to take on their annual rival, the Memphis Tigers, in a 6 p.m. game at Centennial Bank Stadium on the campus of Arkansas State.
Here are pregame notes as provided by Arkansas State University:
MEMPHIS
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
GAME 2 • SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 • 6:00 PM • CENTENNIAL BANK STADIUM • JONESBORO, ARK.
ARKANSAS STATE: Head Coach Butch Jones
Record at A-State 5-20 (3rd Season)
Career Record 89-74 (14th Season)
Record vs Memphis 0-2
MEMPHIS: Head Coach Ryan Silverfield
Record at School 22-16 (4th Season)
Career Record Same
Record vs A-State 3-0
MEDIA COVERAGE
TV: ESPN+
Play-By-Play Roger Twibell
Analyst Pete Cordelli
Sideline Darrell Greene
Live Audio: AStateRedWolves.com
Twitter: @AStateFB / @AStateGameDay
Facebook: /AStateRedWolvesFootball
Instagram: @redwolvesfb
SERIES HISTORY
Overall Memphis leads 32-24-5
In Jonesboro A-State leads 13-8-1
In Memphis, Memphis leads 24-11-4.
At Neutral Site —
Last Meeting 32-44, L (9/17/2022)
First Meeting 18-6, W (10/27/1914)
Current Streak Memphis W4
1 A-State begins its 50th season in its home stadium with Saturday’s contest against Memphis.
2 The Red Wolves have won 15 of the last 18 home openers and stand 35-14 all-time in-home openers at Centennial Bank Stadium.
3 A-State is set to play three consecutive home games in September for the first time in program
history.
4 This is the second consecutive season A-State plays all 12 games on Saturdays. From 2009-21,
A-State had 28 weeknight games on Tuesday (9), Wednesday (2), Thursday (14) and Friday (3).
5 A-State is 73-27 (.730) at home since the 2005 season. The 73 home wins since 2005 are sixth most among Group of Five programs since 2005.
6 A-State and Oklahoma are the only FBS teams with 15-plus consecutive seasons with a game-
scoring 50 or more points.
7 The A-State roster features 46 players who have played in 10+ career games at the FBS or FCS
level.
8 For the eighth time in program history, A-State meets Memphis in its home opener. The Red
Wolves are 4-3 in the seven home openers against the Tigers.
9 In the season opener, seven transfers made starts — five on offense and two on defense, while
six true freshmen appeared. In total, 21 players made their A-State debut — 12 FBS/FCS transfers, one JUCO addition and seven true-freshmen.
10 FBS and FCS transfers account for 26 percent of the A-States roster this season. Among 32 total FBS/FCS transfers on the roster, 18 were added prior to the 2023 season.
Note to Our Readers: This story was sourced in part from Arkansas State University.
