JONESBORO, Ark. (7/24/25) – The Arkansas State Athletics Department has announced its current slate of football themes, sponsors and promotional giveaway items for the 2025 Red Wolves’ football season at Centennial Bank Stadium.
 
For the third-consecutive year, and just the third time in program history, there will be a giveaway item available to fans at all six A-State home games during the season. The home schedule features two nationally-televised games and kicks off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30, against Southeast Missouri.
 
Fans are encouraged to “Paint the Vault Red” by wearing red to cap off the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce’s week-long “Paint the Town Red” festivities. The matchup with the Redhawks is being presented by Big River Steel, who will be providing cooling towels featuring the 2025 Red Wolves’ football schedule to the first 1,000 fans through Gate W2.
 
After a Sept. 6 contest in Little Rock against Arkansas, the Red Wolves return home on Saturday, Sept. 13, to take on Big 12 foe Iowa State. The game kicks off at 3:00 p.m. to accommodate an ESPN2 broadcast and is themed as a “One Pack Party.” The first 2,500 fans will receive a free A-State branded “Bang A Banner,” which is a combination fan and noisemaker, from the game’s presenting sponsor, St. Bernards.
 
The matchup with the Cyclones will also serve as Band Day, with more than 500 area high school musicians joining “The Sound of the Natural State” on Allison Field for a performance. The Sept. 13 weekend will also be Family Weekend on the A-State campus, with parents and other loved ones invited to join their students for the first-ever visit by a current Big 12 member to Centennial Bank Stadium.
 
The Red Wolves open Sun Belt Conference play at home on Saturday, Oct. 4, in a 6:00 p.m. clash with Texas State. The game will serve as Ag Day 2025, which is presented by several sponsors to help celebrate the role agriculture plays in the lives of everyone in our state.
  
In addition to the Ag Day festivities, the game with the Bobcats will also feature a recognition of seven local educators who will be receiving Extra Yard for Teachers grants for their classrooms. The A-State Letterwinners Club’s 2025 Hall of Honor inductees will also be recognized on Oct. 4.
 
Also on that evening, Arkansas State will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the school’s last undefeated football team, with members of the 1975 Tribe on-hand to commemorate their 11-0 campaign. To honor that team, the first 1,000 fans through the gates on Oct. 4 will receive a mini banner featuring the 1975 team photo and highlighting the historical accomplishments of that squad.
 
Homecoming is set for Saturday, Oct. 25, when the Red Wolves welcome in Georgia Southern for a 6:00 p.m. contest. The game is being presented by Coca-Cola, which will be providing 2,000 free pom poms when gates open that day. The 2025 A-State Homecoming Court will be introduced, and the King and Queen crowned, at halftime. The game will also include a recognition of the Arkansas State Alumni Association’s newest Distinguished Alumni award winners.
 
Heroes Day will be celebrated on Saturday, Nov. 8, when A-State returns to its home turf to take on Southern Miss. The game honors all military personnel, veterans, first responders and healthcare workers, with ticket promotions available for those groups. The A-State Army ROTC will also recognize its 2025 Hall of Heroes inductees at the game, which will also feature an in-game commissioning ceremony.
 
E.C. Barton & Company is the presenting sponsor of Heroes Day and will be providing free digital camo caps featuring a patriotic A-State logo to the first 1,000 fans.
 
Nov. 8 will also serve as Youth Sports Day, with special ticket promotions being made available to youngsters participating in programs through the Jonesboro Parks & Recreation Department as well as area schools.
 
The regular season home finale will be the Red Wolves’ second national TV broadcast at home in 2025, as ESPN will air the 6:30 p.m. matchup with Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns on Thursday, Nov. 20, presented by Hytrol.
 
It will be Fan Appreciation and Senior Night at The Vault, with the members of the football team who are playing their final home game being recognized prior to kickoff. The clash with the Cajuns will also serve as Arkansas State University Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night, with special ticket promotions available to all A-State employees.
 
Kalmer Solutions will be providing a free “Howl On Wheels” bobblehead to the first 1,000 fans through Gate W2. The bobblehead features the A-State mascot on his motorcycle, just as he leads the Red Wolves onto the field before every home contest. A select number of fans will be able to guarantee themselves one of the bobbleheads by attending the Red Wolf Walk through Dustin White Realty Tailgate City.
  
Coach Butch Jones and the A-State football team take part in Red Wolf Walk two hours and 15 minutes prior to each home game, meaning it will take place at 4:15 p.m. on Nov. 20 before the matchup with the Cajuns. 
 
A-State football season tickets, as well as tickets to the game in Little Rock on Sept. 6, can be purchased by visiting AStateRedWolves.com/Tickets or via the A-State athletics app.
 
There are a number of season ticket options available, including the Family Pack, which includes four upper east season tickets for just $170. For more information or to purchase a Family Pack, contact the Ticket Office at 870-972-2781.
 
The Athletics Department will once again be prioritizing mobile tickets, which can be purchased, managed and transferred through the A-State athletics app. Printed tickets will be available by visiting the A-State Ticket Office in First National Bank Arena or on game days at Centennial Bank Stadium’s main ticket windows. 
Mobile parking passes in all lots will be utilized this year and can be accessed in the same location as mobile tickets. Parking passes can also be transferred in the same manner as game tickets.
 
2025 A-STATE FOOTBALL GAME THEMES, PROMOS & GIVEAWAYS 
 Saturday, Aug. 30 vs. SEMO (6 p.m.) 

• THEME: Paint The Vault Red (Wear Red) 
• SPONSOR: Big River Steel 
• GIVEAWAY: A-State football schedule cooling towels (1,000 fans)  

Saturday, Sept. 13 vs. Iowa State (3 p.m.) 

• THEME: One Pack Party 
• SPONSOR: St. Bernards 
• GIVEAWAY: We Are One Pack “Bang-a-banners” (2,500 fans) 
• ADDITIONAL PROMOTIONS: Band Day, Pack Preview, A-State Family Weekend, Greek/Registered Student Organization Alumni Reunion  

Saturday, Oct. 4 vs. Texas State (6 p.m.) 

• THEME: Ag Day 
• SPONSORS: Greenway Equipment, Mid-South Ford, Farm Bureau, Farm Credit Mid-America 
• GIVEWAWAY: Commemorative banners celebrating the 1975 undefeated A-State football team (1,000 fans) 
• ADDITIONAL PROMOTIONS: 2025 Hall of Honor inductees and 1975 Football team recognition, Pack Preview and Extra Yard for Teachers recognitions  

Saturday, Oct. 25 vs. Georgia Southern (6 p.m.) 

• THEME: Homecoming 
• SPONSOR: Coca-Cola 
• GIVEAWAY: Coca-Cola Homecoming pom poms (2,000 fans) 
• ADDITIONAL PROMOTIONS: Announcement of Homecoming Court, crowning of royalty and introduction of the 2025 Distinguished Alumni honorees 

Saturday, Nov. 8 vs. Southern Miss 

• THEME: Heroes Day 
• SPONSOR: E.C. Barton & Company 
• GIVEAWAY: Digital camo cap featuring patriotic A-State logo (1,000 fans) 
• ADDITIONAL PROMOTIONS: Youth Sports Day, 2025 Hall of Heroes recognition and in-game commissioning ceremony 

Thursday, Nov. 20 vs. Louisiana (6:30 p.m.) 

• THEME: Fan Appreciation Night 
• SPONSOR: Hytrol 
• GIVEAWAY: “Howl on Wheels” bobblehead, courtesy of Kalmer Solutions (1,000 fans) 
• ADDITIONAL PROMOTIONS: Senior Night, A-State Faculty and Staff Appreciation