2017 The 2017 Season

Arkansas State's 2017 season (7-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-5
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ +1.6 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Nebraska 36-43 W vs Arka Blu 48-3 L @ SMU 21-44 W @ Geor Sou 43-25 W vs Coas Car 51-17 W vs Louisi 47-3 W @ New Sta 37-21 L @ Sout Ala 19-24 W vs Texa Sta 30-12 W @ UL Mon 67-50 L vs Troy 25-32 L vs Midd Ten 30-35 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2017.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2017 season's largest margin: Arkansas State 48, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3. A 45-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Arkansas State 21, SMU 44. A 23-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Arkansas State fell to Middle Tennessee 30-35 in the postseason.

"Wolves Up"
— Arkansas State fanbase voice · 2017· synthesized
What It Meant

2017 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.