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Arkansas State Record vs Ranked Teams

Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.

Sun BeltWestCentennial Bank Stadium
Overall record
2-34
Win percentage
5.6%
Current streak
7L

AP-ranked opponent summary

All Top 25

2-34

36 games · 5.6%

Against Top 10

0-11

11 games · 0%

Against Top 5

0-5

5 games · 0%

Streaks

7L

Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 1

Record by site

SiteRecordGamesWin %
Home0-440%
Road1-30313.2%
Neutral1-01100%

Record by decade

DecadeRecordGamesWin %
2020s0-550%
2010s2-5728.6%
2000s0-990%
1990s0-10100%
1980s0-330%
1950s0-220%

Record by season

SeasonRecordGamesWin %
20250-110%
20240-220%
20220-110%
20210-110%
20190-110%
20180-110%
20161-01100%
20150-220%
20121-01100%
20110-110%
20090-220%
20080-110%
20060-110%
20040-220%
20020-110%
20000-220%
19980-110%
19970-110%
19960-110%
19950-110%
19940-220%
19930-110%
19920-220%
19900-110%
19860-110%
19820-110%
19800-110%
19580-220%

Highest-ranked wins

  1. Win over No. 25

    Troy, 2016

    35-3 · Road · Arkansas State was unranked

  2. Win over No. 25

    Kent State, 2012

    17-13 · Neutral · Arkansas State was unranked

All 36 qualifying games

SeasonResultOpponent at game timeTeam rankSite
2025L 16-24No. 14 Iowa StateUnrankedHome
2024L 7-52No. 20 Iowa StateUnrankedRoad
2024L 18-28No. 17 MichiganUnrankedRoad
2022L 12-45No. 3 Ohio StateUnrankedRoad
2021L 20-52No. 15 Coastal CarolinaUnrankedHome
2019L 0-55No. 3 GeorgiaUnrankedRoad
2018L 7-57No. 1 AlabamaUnrankedRoad
2016W 35-3No. 25 TroyUnrankedRoad
2015L 20-27No. 21 MissouriUnrankedHome
2015L 6-55No. 8 USCUnrankedRoad
2012W 17-13No. 25 Kent StateUnrankedNeutral
2011L 7-26No. 13 Virginia TechUnrankedRoad
2009L 21-24No. 13 IowaUnrankedRoad
2009L 9-38No. 22 NebraskaUnrankedRoad
2008L 0-35No. 2 AlabamaUnrankedRoad
2006L 0-27No. 6 AuburnUnrankedRoad
2004L 35-47No. 25 MemphisUnrankedHome
2004L 3-53No. 6 LSUUnrankedRoad
2002L 17-52No. 25 Ole MissUnrankedRoad
2000L 3-52No. 18 TCUUnrankedRoad
2000L 7-45No. 20 OklahomaUnrankedRoad
1998L 6-42No. 7 LSUUnrankedRoad
1997L 0-50No. 14 Virginia TechUnrankedRoad
1996L 9-58No. 19 BYUUnrankedRoad
1995L 25-63No. 25 Texas TechUnrankedRoad
1994L 3-48No. 10 Colorado StateUnrankedRoad
1994L 7-34No. 21 Virginia TechUnrankedRoad
1993L 6-44No. 8 FloridaUnrankedRoad
1992L 6-56No. 25 Mississippi StateUnrankedRoad
1992L 0-61No. 13 OklahomaUnrankedRoad
1990L 13-42No. 17 Ole MissUnrankedRoad
1986L 9-24No. 13 Mississippi StateUnrankedRoad
1982L 7-34No. 5 AlabamaUnrankedRoad
1980L 0-35No. 20 Southern MissUnrankedRoad
1958L 7-51No. 12 FloridaUnrankedRoad
1958L 0-38No. 19 Mississippi StateUnrankedRoad

Methodology and coverage

A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.