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Time: 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT)

Network: ESPN Location: New Orleans

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome

App State in the National Rankings:

College Football Playoff: No. 20

AP: No. 20 (355 voting points)

Coaches: No. 20 (375 voting points)

Series: First meeting

App State in bowls: 4-0 (1-0 in New Orleans)

UAB

BLAZERS(9-4 overall)C-USA runner-up

Head Coach: Bill Clark Record: 34-18/4th year

#20 App State

MOUNTAINEERS(12-1 overall)Sun Belt champion

Head Coach: Shawn Clark Record: 0-0/1st game

APP STATE COACHING STAFF On the sideline:Shawn Clark, head coach/OLGreg Gasparato, safetiesCharlie Harbison, assoc HC/CBsErik Link, special teamsD.J. Smith, outside linebackersAnwar Stewart, defensive linePat Washington, WRsJustin Watts, tight ends

In the booth:Ted Roof, DC/ILBsGarrett Riley, running backsCole Cook, grad assistantGrant Kurzner, grad assistantWes Smith, grad assistant

APP STATE STATISTICAL LEADERSPASSINGZac Thomas | #12 | Jr. | Trussville, Ala.2019: 212-for-335 passing, 2,576 yards, 26 TDs, 6 INTs

RUSHINGDarrynton Evans | #3 | Jr. | Oak Hill, Fla.2019: 236 attempts, 1,323 yards, 17 TDs (23 total)

RECEIVINGThomas Hennigan | #5 | Jr. | Greensboro, N.C.2019: 58 catches, 723 yards, 4 TDs

DEFENSEAkeem Davis-Gaither | #24 | Sr. | Thomasville, N.C.2019: 95 tackles, 14.0 TFLs, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT, 1 FG BLK

at South Carolina Saturday, Nov. 9 Columbia, S.C. W, 20-15 ESPN2

at Georgia State* Saturday, Nov. 16 Atlanta, Ga. W, 56-27 ESPNU

TEXAS STATE* Saturday, Nov. 23 BOONE, N.C. W, 35-13 ESPN+

APP STATE STORYLINES• App State will wrap up a record-setting season with its fifth straight bowl appearance and a second

straight trip to the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. The Mountaineers improved their FBS bowl record to 4-0 with a 45-13 win against Middle Tennessee in last year’s game, and they’ll again arrive at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome as the Sun Belt champion facing the Conference USA runner-up.

• App State named Shawn Clark the program’s 22nd head coach on Dec. 13. An App State alum who played on the Mountaineers’ offensive line from 1994-98 and returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach in 2016, Clark served as the offensive play-caller in last year’s high-scoring bowl win as the program went through a head coaching transition from Scott Satterfield to Eliah Drinkwitz.

• App State, which wasn’t postseason eligible during its FCS-to-FBS transition year in 2014, is the only program to post a 4-0 bowl record in its first four eligible seasons. Only Marshall has made more consecutive bowl appearances after jumping to the FBS ranks (six), but it lost its 1997 bowl debut.

• App State, Clemson (ACC) and Oklahoma (Big 12) are the only FBS programs that have won at least four straight league titles. The Mountaineers are 2-for-2 at hosting and winning Sun Belt title games.

• Since the 2015 season began, App State is No. 5 nationally in win percentage (81.5) and tied for No. 5 in total wins with its 53-12 record. The win total trails only Clemson (68-4), Alabama (65-6), Ohio State (61-6) and Oklahoma (58-9) during that time. Georgia is 53-15 in the same span.

• App State will attempt to improve its record to 19-1 over the last 20 games. The only FBS teams with at least 18 wins in the last 19 games are App State (18-1), Clemson (19-0) and Ohio State (19-0).

• App State is the first FBS program from North Carolina and the first Sun Belt program with a 12-win season. Counting this year, it is responsible for three of the four 11-win seasons in Sun Belt history.

• App State is ranked No. 20 in all three major Top 25 polls. Among ranked G5 teams, App State is the only one with two wins over P5 teams (both on road) and four wins over ESPN FPI top-45 teams.

• App State ranks among the FBS leaders in fourth-down conversion percentage (No. 2 at 11-for-14, 78.6), defensive TDs (No. 2, five), blocked kicks (No. 2, five), fewest fumbles lost (No. 3, three) and fewest turnovers committed (No. 3, nine).

EAST TENNESSEE ST. Saturday, Aug. 31 BOONE, N.C. W, 42-7 ESPN+

at North Carolina Saturday, Sept. 21 Chapel Hill, N.C. W, 34-31 RSN

COASTAL CAROLINA* Saturday, Sept. 28 BOONE, N.C. W, 56-37 ESPN+

at Louisiana* Wednesday, Oct. 9 Lafayette, La. W, 17-7 ESPN2

ULM* Saturday, Oct. 19 BOONE, N.C. W, 52-7 ESPN+

at South Alabama* Saturday, Oct. 26 Mobile, Ala. W, 30-3 ESPNU

GEORGIA SOUTHERN* Thursday, Oct. 31 BOONE, N.C. L, 24-21 ESPNU

at Troy* Friday, Nov. 29 Troy, Ala. W, 48-13 ESPN+

CHARLOTTE Saturday, Sept. 7 BOONE, N.C. W, 56-41 ESPN+

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GAME 14 Date: Saturday,

Dec. 21, 2019

Sun Belt Championship Saturday, Dec. 7 vs. Louisiana in Boone W, 45-38 ESPN

New Orleans Bowl Saturday, Dec. 21 vs. UAB 9 p.m. ET ESPN

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BRET STRELOW Communications Director Secondary Football Contact Email: strelowb@appstate.edu Cell phone: 828-963-3069

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Mailing Address App State Strategic Communications 6048 Appalachian Athletics Center 425 Jack Branch Drive Boone, NC 28608

Practices not designated as “open to media” will be closed. All practices are closed to the public.

Media members must communicate their plans for attendance and submit interview requests to Joey Jones or Bret Strelow.

Media attending practice are forbidden from reporting (e.g. tweeting, blogging, etc.) on anything until after the post-practice interviews have been conducted. This includes media who leave practice early.

Videographers, photographers and reporters taking videos with their smart phones must shoot individual drills only and use tight shots with no formations revealed.

Head coach Shawn Clark and select App State players (traditionally two offensive players and two defensive players for home games) will be made available for a post-game press conference at the same field-level location as Thursday’s media day.

A member of the App State Strategic Communications staff will take interview requests during the second half.

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

SUNDAY

• Practice closed (No interviews)

MONDAY

• Practice closed (No interviews)

TUESDAY

• Travel to New Orleans

• Select interviews upon arrival at team hotel

WEDNESDAY

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THURSDAY

• Superdome practice open to media (11-11:40 a.m. CT)

• Media day interviews, 12-12:30 p.m. CT

• Mountaineer Talk, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at hotel (no interviews)

FRIDAY

• Practice closed (No interviews)

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STORYLINES (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)• App State has a football program known for firsts. Listed chronologically, it is the: · First FCS team to defeat a nationally ranked FBS team (34-32 vs. No. 5 Michigan in 2007)· First FCS team to receive votes in the AP Top 25 poll (2007)· First team to win three straight NCAA Division I-AA (FCS) national titles (2005-07)· First team to win a bowl game in each of its first two years of FBS bowl eligibility (2015-16)· First team to win a bowl game in each of its first three years of FBS bowl eligibility (2015-17)· First team to win a bowl game in each of its first four years of FBS bowl eligibility (2015-18)· First team to host and win a Sun Belt Championship Game (2018)· First Sun Belt team to be ranked in the Top 25 on multiple occasions (2018, 2019)· First Sun Belt team to win as a Top 25 team (2019)· First Sun Belt team to be ranked in the Top 25 in consecutive weeks (2019)· First Sun Belt team to be ranked in the Top 20 (2019)· First Sun Belt team to start a season 7-0 (2019)· First Sun Belt team to defeat two Power Five teams in one season (2019)· First Sun Belt team to receive a College Football Playoff in-season ranking (2019)· First Sun Belt team to win 11 games in a regular season (2019)· First Sun Belt team to finish a season with a 6-0 road record (2019)· First FBS team from North Carolina or the Sun Belt to win 12 games in a season (2019)

• The 2019 and 1995 App State teams are the only ones in school history with 11 regular-season wins. Head coach Shawn Clark was a standout offensive lineman on the 1995 team, and special assistant to the head coach Lance Ware was the long snapper for the 1995 team.

• App State will be playing its school-record seventh nationally televised game in 2019, and it will be the Mountaineers’ second straight game on ESPN. They are 8-4 on ESPN and 30-9 on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU.

• App State is 43-7 in 50 games against Sun Belt teams since joining the league in 2014.

• App State ranks No. 2 among G5 teams in per-game scoring margin for the season (19.2, behind just UCF’s 20.2). It is No. 1 among G5 teams and No. 9 overall in per-game scoring margin against FBS teams (17.8).

• Going back to its first FBS season, when App State ended the year with a six-game winning streak, the Mountaineers are 59-12 in their last 71 games.

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• Conference championships in football, wrestling, women’s XC and women’s tennis, along with a men’s cross country title in 2019• 2019 WBI Champions• 4th in Bubas Cup (highest finish since joining Sun Belt Conference)• 67 all-conference selections• 3.16 cumulative GPA (school record) for student-athletes after the 2017-18 year• 3.0 GPA for 14 straight semesters• 14 of 18 teams achieved a team single-year APR score of 1,000 from NCAA• 2 Academic All-Americans• 61 student-athletes graduated during the 2018-19 year• More than 10,500 hours in the community by App State student-athletes ranked sixth-most in the nation by Helper Helper

APP STATE ATHLETICS IN 2018-19

Fourteen App State alums participated in NFL training camps or have been on rosters this fall. Steve Wilks is Cleveland’s defensive coordinator.

RONALD BLAIR | DL | San Francisco 49ers*PARKER COLLINS | OL | Carolina PanthersCLIFTON DUCK | CB | Chicago BearsAUSTIN EXFORD | S | Houston Texans^COLBY GOSSETT | OL | Cleveland Browns^TAE HAYES | CB | Jacksonville Jaguars*A.J. HOWARD | DB | Cleveland BrownsDANIEL KILGORE | OL | Miami Dolphins*KENDALL LAMM | OL | Cleveland Browns*SAM MARTIN | P/KO | Detroit Lions*DOUG MIDDLETON | S | Jacksonville Jaguars^JALIN MOORE | RB | New York Jets+BRIAN QUICK | WR | Washington RedskinsMYQUON STOUT | DL | New York Jets

* On Active Roster^ On Practice Squad+ Reserve/Non-Football Injury List

APPS IN THE NFL

• APP STATE ranked No. 18 in Kiplinger’s 2019 list of Best Values in Public Colleges.• APP STATE placed No. 3 among southern universities in the Top Public Regional Universities category via the 2018 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings.• APP STATE has placed among the top 15 public and private southern universities since the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings were first published in 1986.• BOONE, N.C. ranked No. 15 overall (and No. 1 among Group of Five Conference program towns/cities) on the Top 100 College Football Towns of America Countdown.• APP STATE’S notable alums include country music stars Luke Combs and Eric Church, as well as author Stephen Dubner.

APP STATE AT A GLANCE

STORYLINES (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2)• App State led the nation with six road wins as part of an FBS-best 6-0 road record in 2019. Counting

road and neutral games, the Mountaineers have won nine straight games away from Boone.

• With road wins against the likes of bowl-eligible North Carolina, a 10-win Louisiana team and South Carolina, App State put up the best road record since Western Michigan went 6-0 en route to a Cotton Bowl berth at the end of the 2016 season.

• Twice, an App State player has accomplished something that’s a first for any FBS player this millennium. At UNC, Demetrius Taylor earned national defensive player of the week honors by becoming the first player in the 2000s with 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble return for a TD and an interception in the same game. Against Charlotte, Darrynton Evans became the first FBS player since 1999 to rush for at least 200 yards, score three rushing TDs and return a kickoff for a TD in the same game.

• App State will be playing its seventh game this season with a Top 25 ranking in the AP poll, its eighth game with a Top 25 ranking in the Amway Coaches Poll and its fifth straight game with a Top 25 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings. It has received votes in 19 straight weeks of the AP poll.

• App State was one of the last nine unbeaten FBS teams and one of the last two unbeaten G5 teams.

• With wins at North Carolina (34-31) and South Carolina (20-15), App State became just the seventh Group of Five team since the Sun Belt was formed in 2001 to post two Power Five road wins in the same season. The six previous teams were 2013 Northern Illinois, 2013 East Carolina, 2009 Houston, 2009 TCU, 2001 Bowling Green and 2001 BYU.

OFFENSE• With 62 offensive TDs and seven non-offensive TDs, App State has 69 total TDs this season, tying the

Sun Belt record also held by the 2015 Arkansas State team. The total is tied for sixth nationally in 2019.

• App State is 22-3 in 25 career starts from junior quarterback Zac Thomas, who threw four touchdown passes apiece in recent wins against Georgia State and Troy. He’s totaled 33 TDs and six INTs this year.

• Zac Thomas was named the MVP of last year’s New Orleans Bowl. He threw three touchdown passes, caught an 8-yard TD pass (from WR Malik Williams) and totaled 213 yards of offense.

• Darrynton Evans has 23 total TDs (17 rushing, five receiving, one via a kickoff return), and the Sun Belt record for single-season TDs is 24 by Middle Tennessee’s Dwone Hicks in 2001. Evans’ total ranks second in App State history behind the 31 from Kevin Richardson in a 14-1 FCS title season in 2006.

• App State’s Darrynton Evans (2019), Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey (2015) and ECU’s Chris Johnson (2007) are the only FBS players this millennium with at least 1,300 rushing yards, five touchdown receptions and a kickoff return for a score in a single season.

• One of the nation’s top all-around players, Darrynton Evans ranks fifth nationally in points per game (10.6), 11th in all-purpose yards per game (146.3), No. 23 in rushing yards per game (101.8), No. 31 in kick return average (24.1) and tied for No. 3 in runs of 50-plus yards (four). He’s one of four players nationally with at least 23 overall TDs, behind only Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor, who has 26.

• The Sun Belt awards an MVP belt to the top title game performer, and Darrynton Evans won the belt in both 2018 (218 all-purpose yards) and 2019 (162 all-purpose yards, three first-quarter TDs).

• Darrynton Evans secured his second straight 1,000-yard rushing season last month, making it eight straight years that App State has had a 1,000-yard back. Only Boise State’s streak of 10 is longer.

• With 1,323 rushing yards this season and 1,187 last year, Darrynton Evans is one of seven players in App State history with back-to-back seasons of 1,000 yards rushing. He is ninth in school history with 2,727 career rushing yards and needs 192 yards to pass Ritchie Melchor (2,918) for eighth place.

• After ranking in the top 25 in rushing yards per game and fewest sacks allowed in each of the last five years, the 2019 team is 17th in rushing yards per game (229.2) and No. 19 in fewest sacks allowed (17).

• All five of App State’s starting offensive linemen received All-Sun Belt recognition. The group includes LT Victor Johnson, LG Ryan Neuzil, C Noah Hannon, RG Baer Hunter and RT Cooper Hodges.

• App State has two receivers with at least 50 catches for the first time since 2013. Thomas Hennigan leads the way with a career-high 58, Malik Williams has a career-high 52 and Corey Sutton put up 41 in just nine games before suffering a season-ending injury on Nov. 23.

• In last year’s New Orleans Bowl, WR Malik Williams had trick-play touchdown passes of 30 and 8 yards.

• Thomas Hennigan recorded career highs in receptions and receiving yards by halftime in an 11-catch, 140-yard effort in the regular-season finale against Troy.

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MOST WINS SINCE 2015 (FBS)

1. Clemson 68-4 (.944)2. Alabama 65-6 (.915)3. Ohio State 61-6 (.910)4. Oklahoma 58-9 (.866)5. App State 53-12 (.815) Georgia 53-15 (.779)7. Boise State 52-14 (.788) Wisconsin 52-15 (.776)9. LSU 49-14 (.778)10. Penn State 48-17 (.739) San Diego State 48-18 (.727)

1. App State 53-12 (.815)2. Boise State 52-14 (.788)3. San Diego State 48-18 (.727)4. Memphis 47-19 (.712)5. Toledo 43-21 (.672) Temple 43-23 (.651)

App State Sun BeltClemson ACCOklahoma Big 12

1. App State 60-17 (.779)2. Arkansas State 46-30 (.605) 3. Troy 43-32 (.573)4. Georgia Southern 42-32 (.568)5. Louisiana 41-36 (.532)

1. App State 43-7 (.860)2. Arkansas State 36-12 (.750)3. Georgia Southern 31-17 (.646) Louisiana 31-19 (.620)5. Troy 29-19 (.604)

1. San Diego State 882. App State 863. Alabama 844. Utah 835. Iowa 80 Wisconsin 80

1. Boise State 102. App State 8* Ohio State 8*

* Denotes has increased streak in 2019

Boise State’s top rusher has 979 yards going into its bowl game

2019 TEAM STATS COMPARISON

APP STATE OPPONENTS CATEGORY UAB OPPONENTS 512 263 Points 307 271 39.4 20.2 Points Per Game 23.6 20.8 559-2,979 452-1,771 Rushing Attempts-Yards 525-2,071 437-1,394 229.2 136.2 Rushing Yards Per Game 159.3 107.2 5.3 3.9 Yards Per Rush 3.9 3.2 2,682 2,596 Passing Yards 2,517 2,429 206.3 199.7 Passing Yards Per Game 193.6 186.8 218-345-6 231-421-13 Pass Completions-Attempts-INTs 170-304-19 204-395-7 435.5 335.9 Total Offense Per Game 352.9 294.1 8-3 18-8 Fumbles-Lost 13-6 27-13 84-769 80-588 Penalties-Yards 93-916 69-613 10-15 12-18 Field Goals Made-Attempted 18-22 12-14 64-42.5 80-42.3 Punts-Avg. 64-41.4 75-43.0

SUN BELT OVERALL WINS SINCE ‘14

W-L VS. SUN BELT TEAMS SINCE ‘14

MOST WINS SINCE 2015 (G5)

4+ LEAGUE TITLES IN A ROW

DEFENSIVE INTS SINCE 2015

YEARS STRAIGHT WITH 1K RUSHER

STORYLINES (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3)DEFENSE• App State is tied for No. 4 nationally with a three-and-out percentage of 39.9 (65 in 163 drives) and

is No. 5 nationally at 5.0 three-and-outs per game. The only teams with higher percentages are Clemson (47.8), Ohio State (42.1) and Auburn (40.6). Clemson averages 6.00 per game, followed by Ohio State (5.31), Auburn (5.25), TCU (5.25) and App State.

• App State is No. 2 nationally (behind just San Diego State) with 86 INTs since the start of 2015, and sophomore cornerback Shaun Jolly has been named a second-team All-American by the PFF College site. His five interceptions rank seventh nationally and tied for first in the Sun Belt. With interception returns for touchdowns against Coastal Carolina and Georgia State, he is tied with five other players for the FBS lead in pick-6 TDs.

• App State is tied for No. 2 nationally with four pick-6s, behind just the five from Louisiana Tech. It had one at South Carolina, where Nicholas Ross’ 20-yard return for a TD gave App State a 13-6 lead in the 20-15 win, and one in the Sun Belt Championship Game. Josh Thomas’ 16-yard return gave the Mountaineers a 42-17 lead in the third quarter.

• Senior Bowl invitee Akeem Davis-Gaither has 95 tackles, including double-figure totals in road wins at UNC and Louisiana to go along with a career-high 16 in the Oct. 31 game against Georgia Southern. He intercepted a second-half pass and blocked a game-ending field goal in the 34-31 win in Chapel Hill, had 2.5 tackles for loss among his 11 stops at Louisiana on Oct. 9 and had 2.5 tackles for loss with one sack, two PBUs and a forced holding penalty on the game’s final play in the victory at South Carolina. He then added 10 tackles in the Sun Belt Championship Game win vs. Louisiana.

• Senior linebacker Jordan Fehr had a career-high 16 tackles in the win at UNC and 12 more tackles (with one sack) in the win at South Carolina. He has a team-leading 98 tackles and, with a 3.77 GPA, was a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy (the nation’s top scholar-athlete).

• Demetrius Taylor has 7.0 sacks, 13.0 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, eight QB hurries, four PBUs, one blocked punt, one blocked FG, one INT, one fumble return for a TD and 41 tackles this year.

• Senior DT E.J. Scott, a third-team All-Sun Belt pick, was named to PFF College’s National Defensive Team of the Week after recording the first two sacks of his career and deflecting a pass that led to an INT on Nov. 23. Scott played one year of D2 football, transferred to App State with no guarantee of being on the team, participated in a walk-on tryout in 2016, joined the team in the spring of 2017 and received a scholarship this February. He also had a huge forced fumble/recovery on Louisiana’s first drive in the Sun Belt Championship Game.

• Of App State’s top six defensive linemen, four began their college careers as walk-ons. E.J. Scott (starting DT), George Blackstock (second-string DT), Caleb Spurlin (second-string DE) and Tommy Dawkins (second-string DE) are now all on scholarship for the Mountaineers.

• In its last seven regular-season wins, App State held each opponent below its season scoring average while allowing a combined 85 points against teams that were averaging 44.4 (Louisiana), 30.3 (ULM), 16.3 (South Alabama), 27.2 (South Carolina), 36.0 (Georgia State), 18.7 (Texas State) and Troy (35.7). The Mountaineers led 42-17 in the third quarter of a 45-38 win vs. Louisiana on Dec. 7.

• App State has allowed a combined 776 rushing yards in its last eight wins (or 97.0 yards per win), and that includes two games against a Louisiana team that has averaged more than 300 rushing yards per game in its 10 wins. It held Louisiana to 123 to start the strong run on Oct. 9, ULM to 111, South Alabama to 87, USC to just 21, Georgia State to 186 (compared to its 274.7 average going in), Texas State to 54, Troy to 35 and Louisiana to 159 in the Sun Belt Championship Game rematch.

• In four of App State’s last six regular-season Sun Belt games, its opponent voluntarily replaced its starting QB for a non-injury reason. That occurred in lopsided wins against ULM, South Alabama, Georgia State and Troy.

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East DivisionTeam League OverallApp State 7-1 12-1Georgia Southern 5-3 7-5Georgia State 4-4 7-5Troy 3-5 5-7Coastal Carolina 2-6 5-7

West DivisionTeam League OverallLouisiana 7-1 10-3Arkansas State 5-3 7-5ULM 4-4 5-7Texas State 2-6 3-9South Alabama 1-7 2-10

App State’s Record in ... August 1-0September 3-0October 3-1November 4-0December 1-0App State’s Conference Record ...At home 3-1On the road 4-0App State’s Non-League Record ...At home 2-0On the road 2-0App State’s Record in Games ...Decided by 1-3 points 1-14-7 points 2-0 8-10 points 1-011-19 points 2-020-29 points 3-030+ points 3-0App State’s Record When Scoring ...10 or fewer points 0-011-19 points 1-020-29 points 1-130+ points 10-0App State’s Record When Allowing ...10 or fewer points 4-011-19 points 3-020-29 points 1-130+ points 4-0App State’s Record in Games ...During the day 8-0At night 4-1Scoring first 6-0Opponent scores first 6-1Leading after 1st quarter 9-0Trailing after 1st quarter 2-1Tied after 1st quarter 1-0Leading at halftime 11-0Trailing at halftime 0-1Tied at Half 1-0Leading after 3rd quarter 12-0Trailing after 3rd quarter 0-1Tied after 3rd quarter 0-0App State’s record when ...Committing fewer turnovers 8-0Committing more turnovers 0-0Turnovers are equal 4-1

SUN BELT STANDINGS

RK TEAM REC PTS1. LSU (46) 13-0 1605 2. Ohio St. (14) 13-0 1562 3. Clemson (5) 13-0 1513 4. Oklahoma 12-1 1430 5. Georgia 11-2 1294 6. Oregon 11-2 1189 7. Florida 10-2 1172 8. Baylor 11-2 1161 9. Alabama 10-2 1092 10. Utah 11-2 1005 11. Wisconsin 10-3 988 12. Penn State 10-2 967 13. Auburn 9-3 962 14. Notre Dame 10-2 771 15. Memphis 12-1 667 16. Minnesota 10-2 654 17. Michigan 9-3 592 18. Boise State 12-1 566 19. Iowa 9-3 485 20. App State 12-1 375 21. Navy 9-2 234 22. Cincinnati 10-3 233 23. USC 8-4 189 24. Air Force 10-2 151 25. Virginia 9-4 73Others: Okla. State 64; SMU 61; Kansas State 20; Indiana 10; Louisiana 6; FAU 6; UCF 6; San Diego State 5; Tennessee 4; Kentucky 3; Iowa State 3; Arizona State 3; Virginia Tech 2; Hawaii 1; Cal 1.

AP TOP 25 AMWAY COACHES POLL

2019 TRENDS

RK TEAM REC PTS1. LSU 13-0 1,535 2. Ohio State 13-0 1,488 3. Clemson 13-0 1,441 4. Oklahoma 12-1 1,364 5. Georgia 11-2 1,241 6. Florida 10-2 1,167 7. Oregon 11-2 1,141 8. Baylor 11-2 1,039 T9. Alabama 10-2 1,011 T9. Auburn 9-3 1,011 11. Wisconsin 10-3 944 12. Utah 11-2 909 13. Penn State 10-2 888 14. Notre Dame 10-2 709 15. Memphis 12-1 675 16. Minnesota 10-2 645 17. Michigan 9-3 597 18. Boise State 12-1 500 19. Iowa 9-3 494 20. App State 12-1 355 21. Navy 9-2 246 22. USC 9-3 231 23. Cincinnati 10-3 183 24. Air Force 10-2 9725. Okla. State 8-4 70 Others receiving votes: SMU 63, Virginia 55, Kansas State 50, Texas A&M 7, Florida Atlantic 7, Arizona State 5, Iowa State 5, UCF 5, Cal 4, Washington 3.

CFP TOP 25

RK TEAM REC LW1. LSU 13-0 22. Ohio State 13-0 13. Clemson 13-0 34. Oklahoma 12-1 65. Georgia 11-2 46. Oregon 11-2 137. Baylor 11-2 78. Wisconsin 10-3 89. Florida 10-2 910. Penn State 10-2 1011. Utah 11-2 512. Auburn 9-3 1113. Alabama 10-2 1214. Michigan 9-3 1415. Notre Dame 10-2 1516. Iowa 9-3 1617. Memphis 12-1 1718. Minnesota 10-2 1819. Boise State 12-1 1920. App State 12-1 2121. Cincinnati 10-3 2022. USC 8-4 2223. Navy 9-2 2424. Virginia 9-4 2325. Okla. State 8-4 25

STORYLINES (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4)SPECIAL TEAMS• With five blocked kicks (three field goals, two blocked punts), App State is tied for No. 2 nationally

behind No. 1 Houston (six). Demetrius Taylor is tied for the FBS lead with two total blocks, and the other blocks have come from Shaun Jolly (blocked punt), Akeem Davis-Gaither (blocked FG) and George Blackstock (blocked FG).

• App State has six special teams TDs since the 2018 season began, with two this year: D’Marco Jackson returned a blocked punt and Darrynton Evans returned an onside kick vs. Charlotte.

• App State’s average of 24.4 yards per kickoff return is No. 16 nationally. App State’s career leader with three kickoff return TDs, Darrynton Evans has averaged 24.1 yards on his 16 returns, and Jalen Virgil’s 57-yard return at South Carolina contributed to his 36.5 average on four returns this season.

• Chandler Staton’s school-record and Sun Belt-record streak of consecutive PAT makes reached 148 before ending in the regular-season finale against Troy.

• Xavier Subotsch was named an All-Sun Belt second-team punter by PFF College. With a 42.5 average on 67 punts, he has put 24 punts inside the 20, had 22 punts fair-caught and delivered nine kicks of at least 50 yards, including a season-long of 67. Teams have totaled only 62 punt return yards against App State this season.

• In last year’s New Orleans Bowl, Clayton Howell punted for the first time in the closing minutes and unleashed a 60-yard punt that was downed at the 1-yard line.

Year Bowl Opponent Date City Score Att.2019 R+L Carriers New Orleans UAB Dec. 21 New Orleans TBD TBD2018 R+L Carriers New Orleans Middle Tennessee Dec. 15 New Orleans W, 45-13 23,9422017 Dollar General Toledo Dec. 23 Mobile, Ala. W, 34-0 28,7062016 Raycom Media Camellia Toledo Dec. 17 Montgomery, Ala. W, 31-28 20,5002015 Raycom Media Camellia Ohio Dec. 19 Montgomery, Ala. W, 31-29 23,010

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COACHING EXPERIENCEName: .......................Shawn ClarkBirthdate: ................Aug. 16, 1975Hometown: .............Charleston, W. Va.High School: ...........George Washington, 1994College: ....................App State, 1998 (B.S., criminal justice)Wife: .......................... Jonelle (Csora)Children: ..................Giana, BraxtonTwitter: .....................@coach_sclark

COACHING EXPERIENCE2001-02: .............................Louisville (graduate assistant)2003-08: .............................Eastern Kentucky (offensive line)2009-12: .............................Purdue (offensive line)2013-14: .............................Kent State (offensive line/run game coordinator)2015: ....................................Kent State (assistant head coach/OL/run game coordinator)2016-18: .............................App State (co-offensive coordinator/OL)2019: ....................................App State (assistant head coach/OL)2019-present: ...............App State (head coach)

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT SHAWN CLARK“Shawn is the toughest player I had the privilege to play with at App State. He’s a natural leader, and he understands what App State football stands for. I can’t think of a better person to lead us into the future.” — Daniel Jeremiah, App State QB (1998-2000) and NFL Network Analyst

“Scott did a great job, Eli did a great job, and I think Shawn will also do an excellent job. He was a terrific player and hard worker. He was a great leader for us who did a lot of special things and comes from a blue-collar, hard-working family. His mom and dad were very supportive of our program and him. I’m just happy for him and happy for his family. He coached at Purdue and has had the experience preparing offensive linemen for Big Ten ballgames. You’re talking Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State. He’s not going to be overwhelmed by compeititon. I think he’s very prepared to be a head coach.” — Jerry Moore, App State coach (1989-2012) and College Football HOF

“His experience as a leader, play-caller and recruiter will help us to continue to raise our football program to new heights.” — Doug Gillin, App State Director of Athletics

A champion as an Appalachian State player and coach, Shawn Clark has been chosen to lead App State’s championship football program.

Clark, 44, was hired on Dec. 13 to become the 22nd head football coach in App State history. His five-year contract runs through the 2024 season.

“This is the opportunity of a lifetime to be named the head football coach at my alma mater, the school that I love so much,” Clark said. “I would like to thank Chancellor Everts, the Board of Trustees and Doug Gillin for entrusting me with this great responsibility. I am excited to

keep pushing our players to greatness on and off the field and to work with a great coaching staff to win championships. My family and I are grateful to stay in Boone and keep pushing this program to new heights.”

Clark has helped lead record-setting runs to conference titles and bowl victories, not just at App State, where he played from 1994-98 and had served as an assistant since 2016, but also in four other leagues during his two decades of college coaching experience.

Working for championship-winning programs at Louisville and Eastern Kentucky before being part of a bowl win for Big Ten member Purdue and coaching at Kent State, Clark has been a vital part of App State’s historic success in the last four seasons.

Overseeing talented, hard-working offensive lines the entire time, he followed a December 2018 coaching change involving college teammate Scott Satterfield’s departure for Louisville by excelling as an aggressive offensive play-caller in a 45-13 bowl victory against Middle Tennessee. With valuable experience at his disposal, Clark was promoted to assistant head coach before the 2019 season with Eliah Drinkwitz in his first year as a college head coach.

In each of Clark’s four seasons coaching App State’s offensive line, with the Mountaineers earning four straight Sun Belt Conference titles while compiling a 42-10 record in that span, the line has ranked in the top 25 nationally in both

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CLARK AT A GLANCE

rushing yards per game and fewest sacks allowed. The unit has been recognized by the Joe Moore Award as one of the nation’s top 15 offensive lines in each of the last two years, and all five starters on this year’s line have received All-Sun Belt Conference recognition.

An offensive lineman in college, Clark was a two-time All-American (1996 and 1998) and three-time all-conference selection (1995, 1996, 1998) for teams that went a combined 45-16 during his first five years in Boone. In fact, as a player during the 12-0 start in 1995 and a coach for the 2019 team that has set a single-season record for wins by an FBS program in the state of North Carolina, Clark has been part of the two App State teams to post 11 regular-season wins.

Clark graduated from App State with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 1998 and earned a master’s degree in education from Louisville in 2003.

Clark began his college coaching career at Louisville in 2001 and has been part of six teams that won at least nine games. The Cardinals won a Conference USA championship and bowl game during an 11-2 season in 2001, and he coached the offensive line at Eastern Kentucky from 2003-08. EKU went a combined 17-7 with back-to-back league titles and FCS playoff appearances before Clark moved on to Purdue for a stint that ran from 2009-12. A head coaching change contributed to Clark relocating to Kent State, where he coached the offensive line from 2013-15.

His wife, Jonelle, was a standout softball student-athlete at Eastern Kentucky and was inducted into EKU’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008. The Clarks have two children: a daughter, Giana, and a son, Braxton.

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GENERAL INFORMATIONName . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appalachian State UniversityLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boone, N .C .Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1899Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,108Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sun Belt (Eastern Division)Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Football Bowl SubdivisionNickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MountaineersColors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Black and GoldMascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YosefMarching Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marching MountaineersChancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr . Sheri N . Everts (Nebraska, 1980)Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Gillin (SUNY Cortland, 1991)Faculty Athletics Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rene SalinasGame Operations Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John WelchStadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kidd Brewer Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000 Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FieldTurfFootball Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 828-262-2501Ticket Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 828-262-2079Athletics Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .appstatesports .comAthletics Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @appstatesportsFootball Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @AppState_FBAthletics Instagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @appstatesportsFootball Instagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .@appstate_fbAthletics Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . facebook .com/appalachianstatemountaineersFootball Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . facebook .com/AppStateFootball

FOOTBALL HISTORYFirst Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1928All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 628-338-28 (90th season)Conference Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 North State Conference (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1931, ‘37, ‘39, ‘48, ‘50, ‘54 Southern Conference (12) . . . . 1986, ‘87, ‘91, ‘95, ‘99, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘12 Sun Belt Conference (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19NCAA Bowl Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0 Most Recent . . . 2018 New Orleans Bowl (App State 45, Middle Tennessee 13)NCAA Division I FCS Playoff Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Years . . . . . . .1986, ‘87, ‘89, ‘91, ‘92, ‘94, ‘95, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12NCAA Division I FCS National Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005, ‘06, ‘07NAIA Bowl Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1937, ‘38, ‘48, ‘49, ‘50 (2), ‘54 (2), ‘55All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Academic All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

TEAM INFORMATION2018 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-22018 Sun Belt Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1/1st (Title game win)Basic Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pro TempoBasic Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MultipleLetterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52/25 Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24/13 Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25/10 Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/2Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16/6 Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/1 Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/5 Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/2

FOOTBALL STAFFHead Coach/OL (Alma Mater) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shawn Clark (App State, 1998)Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers . . . . .Ted Roof (Georgia Tech, 1986)Associate Head Coach/Cornerbacks . . Charlie Harbison (Gardner-Webb, 1995)Safeties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Gasparato (Wofford, 2009)Special Teams Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erik Link (Drake, 2003)Running Backs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garrett Riley (Texas Tech, 2012)Outside Linebackers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D .J . Smith (App State, 2010)Defensive Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anwar Stewart (Kentucky, 2017)Wide Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Washington (Auburn, 1987)Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Justin Watts (Clemson, 2000)Director of Athletic Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff JonesSenior Assistant to the Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lance WareDirector of Player Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew BlaylockFootball Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zach Parker Offensive Quality Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kegan McDanielOffensive Quality Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Patton Defensive Quality Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anthony ShakirGraduate Assistant (Offense) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cole CookGraduate Assistant (Defense) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wes SmithGraduate Assistant (Special Teams) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant KurznerAdministrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tori SchoonoverDirector of Video Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Claiborne Student-Athlete Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reggie Hunt Student Life Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J .R . Reese

APPALACHIAN STATE COACHING STAFFTV CHART/GAMEDAY LOCATIONS

ON THE SIDELINES

SHAWN CLARKHead coach/

Offensive Line

CHARLIE HARBISONAssociate HC/Cornerbacks

D.J. SMITHOutside

Linebackers

ANWAR STEWARTDefensive Line

PAT WASHINGTONWide Receivers

JUSTIN WATTSTight Ends/

Recruiting Coord .

GREG GASPARATOSafeties

IN THE

BOOTH

GARRETT RILEYRunning Backs

TED ROOFDefensive Coord ./

Inside LBs

ERIK LINKSpecial TeamsCoordinator

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AKEEM DAVIS-GAITHER#24 | SENIOR | OLB | 6-2 | 215 | THOMASVILLE, N.C.

• Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year has accepted Reese’s Senior Bowl invitation• Rated a Top 100 draft prospect by The Athletic and the league’s Hardest Hitter by Street & Smith• Has 95 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, one INT, one blocked FG and six PBUs in 2019• Tied for No. 8 nationally among non-DBs with seven PBUs in 2018 and has added six more this season, with his five batted passes leading FBS linebackers during the regular season• PFF College credited with 23 pressures during the regular season• Named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week after posting 11

tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss, including half a sack, in the 17-7 win against a Louisiana team that was leading the country in rushing• In the 34-31 victory at UNC, recorded a third-quarter interception, blocked a field-goal attempt on the final play and had 10 tackles while playing every defensive snap• Posted a career-high 16 tackles against Georgia Southern and tied a career high of 2.5 tackles for loss in the win at South Carolina• Team-high 105 tackles last year for nation’s No. 4 scoring defense• Ranked No. 3 in the Sun Belt by averaging 9.0 tackles per game in league play last year

JORDAN FEHR#59 | SENIOR | ILB | 6-3 | 230 | CHARLOTTE, N.C.

• Preseason watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and was a Campbell Trophy semifinalist (top scholar-athlete) with a 3.77 GPA• Invited to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.• Second-team All-Sun Belt pick recorded a career-high 16 tackles during the 34-31 win at UNC, 12 more tackles in the win at South Carolina (with one sack) and has a team-high 98 tackles this year• Made the No. 33 spot overall and was No. 3 among FBS linebackers on The Athletic’s annual “Freaks List” thanks to his ability to bench press 415 pounds, run a 4.45 40-yard dash and vertically jump 40.5 inches with his 230-pound frame• Had a fumble recovery to set up a TD vs. Charlotte this season• Earned first-team All-Sun Belt accolades last year after totaling 86 tackles and a team-high 5.5 sacks• Also had 7.5 TFLs, a fumble recovery and two pass breakups for the nation’s No. 4 scoring defense (15.5 points per game allowed)• Two-time Sun Belt Player of the Week last year

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DARRYNTON EVANS#3 | JUNIOR | RB | 5-11 | 200 | OAK HILL, FLA.

• Sun Belt’s Offensive Player of Year made watch lists for Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award, Paul Hornung Award and Wuerffel Trophy• Ranks 11th nationally in all-purpose yards per game (146.3), No. 5 in points per game (10.6), No. 23 in rushing yards per game (101.8), No. 31 in kick return average (24.1) and tied for No. 3 in runs of 50-plus yards (four). He’s one of four players nationally with at least 23 overall TDs• MVP of the 2018 and 2019 Sun Belt Championship Games• Joined Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey (2015), ECU’s Chris Johnson (2007) as only FBS players this millennium with at least 1,300 rushing yards, five TD receptions and a kickoff return for a score in same year• Second straight 1,000-yard rushing season with 1,323 yards and eighth straight year App State’s had a 1,000-yard back (tied with Ohio State for second-longest streak in FBS, behind Boise State’s 10)• Has 4,480 career all-purpose yards (2,727 rushing)• 2018 Sun Belt rushing champion (1,187 yards) even though he didn’t become the primary back until Game 5 (after Jalin Moore’s injury)• Against Charlotte, became the first player this millenium to post at least 200 rushing yards (239), score three rushing touchdowns and have a kickoff return for a touchdown (45 yards) in the same game • App State career leader with three kickoff returns for TDs• Has 2,383 rushing yards, 23 rushing TDs in 22 games as primary RB• With a grade point average of 3.34, tabbed the Sun Belt’s Top Scholar by Street & Smith

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2016 Rush Yds TD Lg Rec Yds TD KR Yds TD Long APYdsODU 8 16 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16Miami 5 18 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 at Akron 3 22 0 4 1 23 0 6 154 0 41 199Georgia State 9 33 0 5 1 -7 0 0 0 0 0 26at Louisiana 12 30 0 10 2 11 0 1 18 0 18 59Idaho 4 35 0 25 0 0 0 2 51 0 33 86at Ga. Southern 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 3 66 0 26 72Texas State 4 22 0 10 0 0 0 3 43 0 19 65at Troy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 64 0 24 64ULM 1 7 0 7 1 1 0 4 43 0 14 50 at New Mex. St. 2 34 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35vs. Toledo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 124 1 94 12TOTALS 48 217 0 25 6 34 0 25 563 1 94 814

2018 Rush Yds TD Lg Rec Yds TD KR Yds TD Long APYdsat Penn State 3 9 0 6 2 10 0 3 130 1 100 149at Charlotte 6 24 0 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 27 Gardner-Webb 4 33 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33South Alabama 6 61 0 42 0 0 0 1 30 0 30 91at Arkansas State 16 115 1 57 1 1 0 1 16 0 16 132Louisiana 26 183 1 65 1 20 1 0 0 0 0 203at Ga. Southern 16 63 0 17 0 0 0 3 94 0 36 99at Coastal Caro. 27 159 1 39 1 12 0 1 35 0 35 206at Texas State 9 86 2 79 2 28 0 1 17 0 17 131Georgia State 15 127 1 56 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 137Troy 20 108 0 58 2 3 0 2 40 0 25 151 Louisiana (SBC) 17 111 0 48 0 0 0 2 107 0 97 218vs. MTSU 14 108 0 62 0 0 0 1 21 0 21 139TOTALS 179 1,187 7 79 12 87 1 15 490 1 100 1,764

2019 Rush Yds TD Lg Rec Yds TD KR Yds TD Long APYdsETSU 14 99 1 23 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 120Charlotte 19 234 3 87 1 0 0 2 65 1 45 298at UNC 19 78 3 31 0 0 0 1 19 0 19 97Coastal Carolina 15 60 2 10 1 -2 0 4 132 0 43 190at Louisiana 22 69 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69ULM 17 136 1 59 3 41 1 0 0 0 0 177at South Alabama 19 46 0 11 1 3 0 1 28 0 28 77Georgia Southern 17 76 0 19 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 83at South Carolina 23 85 0 11 2 32 0 1 41 0 41 158at Georgia State 18 131 1 32 1 1 1 1 5 0 5 137Texas State 21 154 3 47 0 0 0 3 63 0 28 217at Troy 13 82 2 52 3 27 1 1 8 0 8 117Louisiana (SBC) 19 73 1 16 2 63 2 2 26 0 20 162TOTALS 236 1,323 17 87 18 193 5 16 386 1 45 1,902

CAREER 463 2,727 24 87 36 314 6 56 1,449 3 100 4,480

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• 2018 Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year• Led Sun Belt and ranked top 20 nationally in QBR (78.8), point responsibility (16.0) and passing efficiency (152.6) in 2018• Ranked by Athlon as the No. 24 quarterback in the country and No. 5 among quarterbacks in G5 leagues• Picked by Lindy’s as the Sun Belt’s MVP, Most Accurate Passer and Strongest Arm• Unanimous preseason All-Sun Belt first-team selection• In his first career start, he helped App State take Penn State to overtime by completing 25 of 38 passes for 270 yards with two TDs and rushing for 43 yards and a score• Set a Sun Belt record with a 14-for-14 performance at Charlotte, throwing for 295 yards and three TDs• Accounted for four touchdowns and 213 yards to earn New Orleans Bowl MVP in a 45-13 Mountaineer win against Middle Tennessee• One of eight returning FBS quarterbacks to run for double-digit touchdowns last year

ZAC THOMAS#12 | JUNIOR | QB | 6-1 | 210 | TRUSSVILLE, ALA.

• On preseason watch lists for the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year, Davey O’Brien Award and Manning Award and was one of 10 finalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award• All-Sun Belt first team based on grades from the PFF College site

• 22-3 as a starter (played only one series at Georgia Southern in 2018 and missed Coastal Carolina game immediately after that)• MVP of 2018 New Orleans Bowl with three passing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown

• Career highs of 326 passing yards and 28 completions (on 34 attempts) at Troy on Nov. 29

• Five total TDs (with four passing TDs) in two different games last month: road wins against Troy and Georgia State • Accounted for 281 yards of total offense vs. North Carolina• Counselor at 2019 Manning Passing Academy, where he finished second place in passing competition

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CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2017 Comp. Att. Int. Yards TD Long Rush Yards TD Longat Georgia 3 5 0 20 0 10 1 13 0 13Savannah State 3 5 0 13 0 14 5 19 0 18Louisiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 7vs. Toledo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 6 10 0 33 0 14 8 45 0 18

2018 Comp. Att. Int. Yards TD Long Rush Yards TD Longat Penn State 25 38 1 270 2 39 15 43 1 22at Charlotte 14 14 0 295 3 90 8 29 1 9Gardner-Webb 11 15 0 185 1 64 4 8 1 14South Alabama 8 18 2 146 2 44 6 77 2 54at Arkansas St. 12 27 0 144 2 41 5 76 1 62Louisiana 10 20 1 106 1 26 5 43 0 14at Ga. Southern 1 1 0 -1 0 0 1 5 0 5at Coastal Carolina — DNP —at Texas State 25 36 0 247 2 43 11 76 0 16Georgia State 20 24 0 282 3 40 7 27 1 24Troy 12 24 0 113 2 16 11 33 1 10Louisiana (SBC) 6 13 0 75 0 34 9 59 2 35vs. MTSU 15 24 2 177 3 35 9 28 0 13 TOTALS 159 254 6 2,039 21 90 92 504 10 62

2019 Comp. Att. Int. Yards TD Long Rush Yards TD LongETSU 16 24 0 150 2 31 5 32 1 27Charlotte 14 20 0 182 3 73 10 4 0 10at North Carolina 20 29 1 224 0 43 6 57 0 50Coastal Carolina 19 23 1 246 2 55 6 10 0 7at Louisiana 11 17 0 147 0 47 15 63 2 27ULM 18 30 1 214 3 54 6 58 1 32at South Alabama 16 28 0 132 1 19 6 42 0 29Georgia Southern 25 51 0 271 3 29 5 37 0 22at South Carolina 9 15 1 105 0 24 9 -7 1 9at Georgia State 19 31 1 256 4 50 6 52 1 31Texas State 8 16 0 174 2 60 6 28 0 11at Troy 28 34 1 326 4 44 2 11 1 6Louisiana (SBC) 9 17 0 149 2 58 13 25 0 25TOTALS 212 335 6 2,576 26 73 95 412 7 50

CAREER TOTALS 377 599 12 4,645 47 90 195 961 17 62

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DEMETRIUS TAYLOR#48 | JUNIOR | DE | 6-1 | 275 | MIAMI, FLA.

• Midseason Watch List for the Ted Hendricks Award (nation’s top DE), first-team All-Sun Belt selection and was a Piesman Trophy finalist• Has 7.0 sacks, 13.0 TFLs, three forced fumbles, two blocked kicks,

one fumble recovery, one interception, eight QB hurries, four PBUs and 41 total tackles this season• In a 34-31 victory at North Carolina, became first FBS player

this millennium with 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble return for a TD and an interception in the same game

• Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the

JOSH THOMAS#7 | SENIOR | DB | 6-0 | 205 | MONTGOMERY, ALA.

• Preseason watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award• First-team All-Sun Belt by PFF College with coverage grade that was No. 2 among all Group of Five safeties during the regular season• Scored first career TD on 16-yard INT return in the Sun Belt Championship win• Has played in 55 career games• Recorded a career-high 10 tackles at South Carolina after tying a career high of eight tackles against Georgia Southern• Preseason All-Sun Belt first-team pick by Athlon, Lindy’s and PFF after earning second-team honors from PFF a year ago• Was a team captain as a junior last season and is one again as a senior• Had a 37-yard fumble return to set up a touchdown in the 52-7 win vs. ULM• Tied for the team lead with four interceptions last season• Tallied eight tackles and an interception in the Mountaineers’ 45-13 New Orleans Bowl win over Middle Tennessee last season

Week also received national defensive player of week honors from Lindy’s and Athlon

• Has blocked one punt and one field goal in 2019• Had a sack, a stop on a fourth-and-goal

rush from the one and a punt-forcing QB hurry in the Mountaineers’ 17-7 victory

at Louisiana• Set up a TD by forcing a fumble on a sack vs. Charlotte on Sept. 7, when he had 2.5 tackles for loss

• Has 13.5 sacks with 22.5 tackles for loss in 38 career games

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• For the second straight year, the Mountaineer O-line was named a top-15 FBS unit on Joe Moore Award Honor Roll• App State returned four of five starters on the offensive line in LT Victor Johnson (pictured left), LG Ryan Neuzil, C Noah Hannon and RG Baer Hunter. Cole Garrison started games at two positions last season, and redshirt freshman Cooper Hodges has started every game this season at right tackle• All five starters received All-Sun Belt honors from the league or PFF College, which gives the OL the 12th-best FBS run grade • Johnson is on watch lists for the Outland Trophy and Senior Bowl, while Hannon made the Rimington Trophy watch list• App State was top 25 nationally in both rushing yards per game and fewest sacks allowed in each of the last five years

PAVING THE WAY

SHAUN JOLLY#3 | SOPHOMORE | CB | 5-9 | 175 | STONE MOUNTAIN, GA.

• Second-team All-American by PFF College and first-team All-Sun Belt• A first-year starter, his five interceptions rank No. 7 nationally and tied for No. 1 in the Sun Belt• Has scored touchdowns on interception returns against Coastal Carolina (24 yards) and Georgia State (30 yards) to tie for No. 1 nationally with two pick-6s this season• According to PFF College, Jolly’s coverage grade of 90.9 ranks No. 2 nationally among FBS cornerbacks (behind just the 91.3 from Louisiana Tech’s Amik Robertson)• Also broke up three passes in the win at Georgia State to earn Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week honors• Has helped App State rank No. 2 nationally with 86 interceptions since the start of the 2015 season • In addition to the five INTs, has seven pass breakups, 42 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and one blocked punt this season • Blocked punt late in the first half against Charlotte was returned 16 yards by D’Marco Jackson for a touchdown that produced a 28-13 lead• Had a career-high seven tackles in the Sun Belt Championship Game and six tackles in the 34-31 win at UNC

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SPECIALISTSPos. # Player Height Weight ClassPK 91 CHANDLER STATON 5-11 190 Jr. 16 Ryker Casey 6-0 200 Fr. KO 91 CHANDLER STATON 5-11 190 Jr. 16 Ryker Casey 6-0 200 Fr.P 39 XAVIER SUBOTSCH 6-1 195 Jr. 30 Clayton Howell 6-0 195 So.LS 42 CHRISTIAN JOHNSTONE 6-3 245 Fr. 53 Jake Appling 6-3 275 Sr.H 30 CLAYTON HOWELL 6-0 195 So. 39 Xavier Subotsch 6-1 195 Jr.KR 3 DARRYNTON EVANS 5-11 200 Jr. 5 Thomas Hennigan 6-1 205 Jr. 11 Jalen Virgil 6-1 210 Jr.PR 5 THOMAS HENNIGAN 6-1 205 Jr. 14 Malik Williams 5-10 180 Jr.

OFFENSEPos. # Player Height Weight ClassLT 75 VICTOR JOHNSON 6-5 295 Sr. 73 Cole Garrison 6-4 285 Jr.LG 58 RYAN NEUZIL 6-3 285 Jr. 50 Joey Cave 6-4 300 Gr.C 60 NOAH HANNON 6-1 265 Jr. 63 Ivan Reyes 6-1 295 Sr.RG 51 BAER HUNTER 6-2 285 Jr. 55 Matt Williams 6-5 280 Sr.RT 70 COOPER HODGES 6-4 295 R-Fr. 74 Anderson Hardy 6-6 275 R-Fr.TE 87 COLLIN REED 6-4 245 Sr. 88 Henry Pearson 6-3 245 So.QB 12 ZAC THOMAS 6-1 210 Jr. 7 Jacob Huesman 6-3 205 Jr.RB 3 DARRYNTON EVANS 5-11 200 Jr. 26 Marcus Williams Jr. 5-10 205 Jr. or 4 Daetrich Harrington 6-0 195 So.WR 5 THOMAS HENNIGAN 6-1 205 Jr. 13 Keishawn Watson 5-11 185 Gr.WR 14 MALIK WILLIAMS 5-10 180 Jr. 13 Keishawn Watson 5-11 185 Gr.WR 11 JALEN VIRGIL 6-1 210 Jr. 16 Christian Wells 5-11 170 Fr.

DEFENSEPos. # Player Height Weight ClassDE 48 DEMETRIUS TAYLOR 6-1 275 Jr. 91 Tommy Dawkins 6-2 240 Jr.NT 98 E.J. SCOTT 6-3 275 Sr. 95 George Blackstock 6-1 260 So.DE 57 ELIJAH DIARRASSOUBA 6-1 255 Jr. 97 Caleb Spurlin 5-10 260 Jr.OLB 20 NOEL COOK 6-0 215 Sr. 31 Nick Hampton 6-3 210 R-Fr.ILB 59 JORDAN FEHR 6-3 230 Sr. 51 Tyler Bird 6-2 220 So. or 40 Logan Doublin 6-0 220 So.ILB 52 D’MARCO JACKSON 6-1 220 So. or 45 TREY COBB 6-2 220 So.OLB 24 AKEEM DAVIS-GAITHER 6-2 215 Sr. 28 KeSean Brown 6-2 210 Fr. or 29 Brendan Harrington 6-1 215 Fr.CB 8 SHEMAR JEAN-CHARLES 5-11 180 Jr. 12 Steven Jones 5-10 180 So.FS 6 DESMOND FRANKLIN 6-0 205 Sr. 13 Kaiden Smith 6-1 200 Jr. SS 7 JOSH THOMAS 6-0 205 Sr. 26 Nicholas Ross 5-11 175 Fr.CB 3 SHAUN JOLLY 5-9 175 So. 2 Willie Edwards 6-1 190 Gr.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEAppalachian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . app-uh-LATCH-in

KeSean (Brown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KEE-shawn

Noel (Cook) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NOLE

Dashaun (Davis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .duh-SHAWN

(Elijah) Diarrassouba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . deer-uh-SUE-buh

(Logan) Doublin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DUB-lin

Darrynton (Evans) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DARE-un-ton

(Jordan) Fehr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FAIR

(Tim) Frizzell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . frih-ZELL

(Akeem) Davis-Gaither . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GAY-thur

Daetrich (Harrington) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAY-trick

(Jourdan) Heilig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HIGH-ligg

(Lyle) Hiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HIRES

(Jacob) Huesman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HUGHES-man

(Ricky) Kofoed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KOE-fode

(Ryan) Neuzil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEWS-ull

(Hansky) Paillant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HANNE-ski PAY-lant

Dysaun Razzak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DY-sahn ruh-ZAHK

(Chandler) Staton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STAY-ton

(Xavier) Subotsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . suh-BOTCH

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ALPHABETICALNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.22 Anderson, Raykwon RB 5-9 180 Fr.53 Appling, Jake LS 6-3 275 Sr.15 Baldwin-Griffin, David QB 6-4 230 Fr.51 Bird, Tyler ILB 6-2 220 So.95 Blackstock, George DL 6-1 260 So.65 Blackston, Gage OL 6-4 275 So.28 Brown, KeSean OLB 6-2 210 Fr.15 Caldwell, Tre DB 5-10 185 Fr.16 Casey, Ryker K 6-0 200 Fr.50 Cave, Joey OL 6-4 300 Gr.96 Clark, Markell DL 6-0 275 Jr.27 Clark, Nakendrick RB 5-9 195 Jr.45 Cobb, Trey ILB 6-2 220 So.20 Cook, Noel OLB 6-0 215 Sr.58 Daley, Grant ILB 6-2 210 Fr.17 Davis, Dashaun WR 5-9 160 Fr.24 Davis-Gaither, Akeem OLB 6-2 215 Sr.91 Dawkins, Tommy DL 6-2 240 Jr.25 Dawson, Kaleb DB 5-11 190 R-Fr.57 Diarrassouba, Elijah DL 6-1 255 Jr.40 Doublin, Logan ILB 6-0 220 So.72 Dowdy, Larry OL 6-4 265 Fr.99 Earle, Jordon DL 6-2 295 R-Fr.2 Edwards, Willie DB 6-1 190 Gr.89 Eighmy, Chase WR 6-2 205 R-Fr.37 Ellenberger, Tanner OLB 6-3 225 So.3 Evans, Darrynton RB 5-11 200 Jr.18 Evans, Mike TE 6-3 240 Jr.59 Fehr, Jordan ILB 6-3 230 Sr.6 Franklin, Desmond DB 6-0 205 Sr.22 Frisbee, Jace OLB 6-2 210 So.10 Frizzell, Tim OLB 6-1 230 Jr.73 Garrison, Cole OL 6-4 285 Jr.9 Gibbs, Jackson QB 6-1 195 So.81 Gibbs, Miller TE 6-4 220 R-Fr.29 Gliarmis, John K 5-8 155 R-Fr.39 Greene, Jackson DB 5-11 180 Fr.47 Guentensberger, Colin LB 6-0 200 Fr.80 Hall, AJ WR 6-1 200 R-Fr.49 Hall, Blythe ILB 6-2 210 Jr.31 Hampton, Nick OLB 6-3 210 R-Fr.60 Hannon, Noah OL 6-1 265 Jr.64 Hardin, Will OL 6-2 300 Sr.74 Hardy, Anderson OL 6-6 275 R-Fr.41 Harper, Reed LS 5-11 200 Fr.29 Harrington, Brendan OLB 6-1 215 Fr.4 Harrington, Daetrich RB 6-0 195 So.69 Hartung, Joe OL 6-3 270 So.30 Hayes, Zareon DL 6-1 235 R-Fr.77 Headlee, Josh OL 6-4 285 R-Fr.34 Heilig, Jourdan ILB 6-2 215 Fr.79 Henderson, Sammy OL 6-5 275 Fr.5 Hennigan, Thomas WR 6-1 205 Jr.83 Henry, Jake WR 5-11 180 So.54 Hiers, Lyle OL 6-5 280 Fr.70 Hodges, Cooper OL 6-4 295 R-Fr.20 Horton, Sean WR 6-1 185 Fr.

NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School (Previous College)2 Willie Edwards DB 6-1 190 Gr. Wichita, Kan./Wichita East (Illinois State)2 Corey Sutton WR 6-3 200 Jr. Cornelius, N.C./Mallard Creek (Kansas State)3 Darrynton Evans RB 5-11 200 Jr. Oak Hill, Fla./New Smyrna Beach3 Shaun Jolly DB 5-9 175 So. Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson4 Daetrich Harrington RB 6-0 195 So. Douglasville, Ga./Alexander5 Thomas Hennigan WR 6-1 205 Jr. Greensboro, N.C./Northwest Guilford6 Desmond Franklin DB 6-0 205 Sr. Inverness, Fla./Citrus6 Camerun Peoples RB 6-2 210 R-Fr. Lineville, Ala./Clay Central7 Jacob Huesman QB 6-3 205 Jr. Bradenton, Fla./Braden River7 Josh Thomas DB 6-0 205 Sr. Montgomery, Ala./Montgomery Academy8 Shemar Jean-Charles DB 5-11 180 Jr. Miramar, Fla./Miramar9 Jackson Gibbs QB 6-1 195 So. Davidson, N.C./Hough (UCLA)10 Tim Frizzell OLB 6-1 230 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn./Hardin Valley Academy10 Tanner Wilson QB 6-2 225 So. Reidsville, N.C./Reidsville11 Jeremy Level DB 6-1 210 Jr. Greensboro, N.C./Page11 Jalen Virgil WR 6-1 210 Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga./Mountain View12 Steven Jones DB 5-10 180 So. Rockingham, N.C./Richmond Senior12 Zac Thomas QB 6-1 210 Jr. Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville13 Kaiden Smith DB 6-1 200 Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga./Mountain View13 Keishawn Watson WR 5-11 185 Gr. Wheaton, Ill./Warrenville South (W. Michigan)14 Bailey Watts DB 6-1 180 Fr. Franklin, N.C./Franklin14 Malik Williams WR 5-10 180 Jr. Chester, S.C./Chester Senior15 David Baldwin-Griffin QB 6-4 230 Fr. Compton, Calif./IMG Academy15 Tre Caldwell DB 5-10 185 Fr. Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford16 Ryker Casey K 6-0 200 Fr. New Smyrna Beach, Fla./New Smyrna Beach16 Christian Wells WR 5-11 170 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./University School17 Dashaun Davis WR 5-9 160 Fr. Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach18 Mike Evans TE 6-3 240 Jr. Jacksonville, N.C./White Oak (Lenoir-Rhyne)18 Milan Tucker DB 5-11 170 Fr. Lehigh Acres, Fla./Fort Myers19 Mike Price DB 5-10 190 R-Fr. Stockbridge, Ga./Stockbridge20 Noel Cook OLB 6-0 215 Sr. Reidsville, N.C./Reidsville20 Sean Horton WR 6-1 185 Fr. Holly Springs, N.C./Middle Creek21 Ryan Huff DB 6-1 200 So. Athens, Ga./Cedar Shoals21 Dysaun Razzak WR 5-7 155 R-Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C./Glenn22 Raykwon Anderson RB 5-9 180 Fr. Folkston, Ga./Charlton County22 Jace Frisbee OLB 6-2 210 So. Brevard, N.C./Brevard24 Akeem Davis-Gaither OLB 6-2 215 Sr. Thomasville, N.C./Thomasville24 Ben Williams RB 5-10 185 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian25 Kaleb Dawson DB 5-11 190 R-Fr. Moultrie, Ga./Colquitt County26 Nicholas Ross DB 5-11 175 Fr. Kennesaw, Ga./Kell26 Marcus Williams Jr. RB 5-10 205 Jr. Rocky Mount, N.C./Southwest Edgecombe27 Nakendrick Clark RB 5-9 195 Jr. Statesville, N.C./Statesville (Louisburg College)27 Matthew McQuinn ILB 6-0 210 So. Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers28 KeSean Brown OLB 6-2 210 Fr. Bamberg, S.C./Bamberg-Ehrhardt29 John Gliarmis K 5-8 155 R-Fr. Wilson, N.C./Fike29 Brendan Harrington OLB 6-1 215 Fr. Pittsboro, N.C./Northwood30 Zareon Hayes DL 6-1 235 R-Fr. Dillon, S.C./Dillon30 Clayton Howell P 6-0 195 So. High Point, N.C./High Point Central31 Nick Hampton OLB 6-3 210 R-Fr. Anderson, S.C./Westside33 Jordan Mitchell ILB 6-0 225 R-Fr. Beulaville, N.C./East Duplin34 Jourdan Heilig ILB 6-2 215 Fr. Concord, N.C./Concord35 Emmanuel Jenkins DB 6-2 185 Fr. Canton, Ga./Sequoyah35 Elijah Johnson WR 5-11 175 Fr. Cornelius, N.C./Hough37 Tanner Ellenberger OLB 6-3 225 So. Brevard, N.C./Brevard39 Xavier Subotsch P 6-1 195 Jr. Melbourne, Australia/Haileyburg39 Jackson Greene DB 5-11 180 Fr. Boone, N.C./Watauga40 Logan Doublin ILB 6-0 220 So. Clearwater, Fla./Largo41 Reed Harper LS 5-11 200 Fr. Clemmons, N.C./West Forsyth

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ALPHABETICALNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.30 Howell, Clayton P 6-0 195 So.7 Huesman, Jacob QB 6-3 205 Jr.21 Huff, Ryan DB 6-1 200 So.51 Hunter, Baer OL 6-2 285 Jr.66 Israel, Will DL 6-2 235 So.52 Jackson, D’Marco ILB 6-1 220 So.8 Jean-Charles, Shemar DB 5-11 180 Jr.35 Jenkins, Emmanuel DB 6-2 185 Fr.35 Johnson, Elijah WR 5-11 175 Fr.75 Johnson, Victor OL 6-5 295 Sr.68 Johnston, Greg DL 6-3 275 So.42 Johnstone, Christian LS 6-3 245 Fr.3 Jolly, Shaun DB 5-9 175 So.12 Jones, Steven DB 5-10 180 So.84 Kofoed, Ricky TE 6-3 205 Fr.11 Level, Jeremy DB 6-1 210 Jr.78 McFarland, Craig OL 6-6 280 Fr.27 McQuinn, Matthew ILB 6-0 210 So.33 Mitchell, Jordan ILB 6-0 225 R-Fr.45 Montgomery, Gabe RB 5-8 205 So.58 Neuzil, Ryan OL 6-3 285 Jr.76 Pack, Cameron OL 6-5 250 Sr.43 Paillant, Hansky DL 6-2 240 R-Fr.88 Pearson, Henry TE 6-3 245 So.6 Peoples, Camerun RB 6-2 210 R-Fr.89 Pickett, Dorian DL 6-2 235 R-Fr.19 Price, Mike DB 5-10 190 R-Fr.85 Queen, Michael WR 6-1 200 Jr.21 Razzak, Dysaun WR 5-7 155 R-Fr.87 Reed, Collin TE 6-4 245 Sr.63 Reyes, Ivan OL 6-1 295 Sr.44 Roof, T.D. LB 5-11 220 Jr.26 Ross, Nicholas DB 5-11 175 Fr.86 Ross, Trey TE 6-3 230 R-Fr.98 Scott, E.J. DL 6-3 275 Sr.13 Smith, Kaiden DB 6-1 200 Jr.94 Smith, Luke DL 6-1 270 Fr.97 Spurlin, Caleb DL 5-10 260 Jr.91 Staton, Chandler K 5-11 190 Jr.39 Subotsch, Xavier P 6-1 195 Jr.2 Sutton, Corey WR 6-3 200 Jr.48 Taylor, Demetrius DL 6-1 275 Jr.7 Thomas, Josh DB 6-0 205 Sr.12 Thomas, Zac QB 6-1 210 Jr.18 Tucker, Milan DB 5-11 170 Fr.82 Tucker, Richard WR 6-0 180 R-Fr.11 Virgil, Jalen WR 6-1 210 Jr.46 Washington, Chris DL 5-11 270 R-Fr.13 Watson, Keishawn WR 5-11 185 Gr.14 Watts, Bailey DB 6-1 180 Fr.16 Wells, Christian WR 5-11 170 Fr.26 Williams Jr., Marcus RB 5-10 205 Jr.24 Williams, Ben RB 5-10 185 Fr.14 Williams, Malik WR 5-10 180 Jr.55 Williams, Matt OL 6-5 280 Sr.90 Willis, Chris DL 6-2 260 Jr.10 Wilson, Tanner QB 6-2 225 So.67 Wright, Logan OL 6-4 305 Sr.

NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School (Previous College)42 Christian Johnstone LS 6-3 245 Fr. Loganville, Ga./Archer43 Hansky Paillant DL 6-2 240 R-Fr. Sunrise, Fla./Miramar44 T.D. Roof LB 5-11 220 Jr. Buford, Ga./Buford (Indiana)45 Trey Cobb ILB 6-2 220 So. Waycross, Ga./Ware County45 Gabe Montgomery RB 5-8 205 So. Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day (Butler)46 Chris Washington DL 5-11 270 R-Fr. Newberry, Fla./Newberry47 Colin Guentensberger LB 6-0 200 Fr. Hillsborough, N.C./Orange48 Demetrius Taylor DL 6-1 275 Jr. Miami, Fla./Northwestern49 Blythe Hall ILB 6-2 210 Jr. Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford50 Joey Cave OL 6-4 300 Gr. Knoxville, Tenn./Hardin Valley (Tennessee)51 Tyler Bird ILB 6-2 220 So. Acworth, Ga./North Paulding51 Baer Hunter OL 6-2 285 Jr. Clemmons, N.C./West Forsyth52 D’Marco Jackson ILB 6-1 220 So. Spartanburg, S.C./Broome53 Jake Appling LS 6-3 275 Sr. Shelby, N.C./Shelby54 Lyle Hiers OL 6-5 280 Fr. Lake Wales, Fla./Lake Wales 55 Matt Williams OL 6-5 280 Sr. Lehigh Acres, Fla./Lehigh57 Elijah Diarrassouba DL 6-1 255 Jr. Greensboro, N.C./Page58 Grant Daley ILB 6-2 210 Fr. Wilmington, N.C./New Hanover58 Ryan Neuzil OL 6-3 285 Jr. Bradenton, Fla./Braden River59 Jordan Fehr ILB 6-3 230 Sr. Charlotte, N.C./Providence60 Noah Hannon OL 6-1 265 Jr. Greer, S.C./Greer63 Ivan Reyes OL 6-1 295 Sr. Hickory, N.C./St. Stephens64 Will Hardin OL 6-2 300 Sr. Greensboro, N.C./Page65 Gage Blackston OL 6-4 275 So. Savannah, Ga./Benedictine Military66 Will Israel DL 6-2 235 So. Asheville, N.C./A.C. Reynolds67 Logan Wright OL 6-4 305 Sr. Kernersville, N.C./East Forsyth68 Greg Johnston DL 6-3 275 So. Asheville, N.C./T.C. Roberson (Bryant)69 Joe Hartung OL 6-3 270 So. Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood70 Cooper Hodges OL 6-4 295 R-Fr. Glen St. Mary, Fla./Baker County72 Larry Dowdy OL 6-4 265 Fr. Belmont, N.C./South Point73 Cole Garrison OL 6-4 285 Jr. Pinson, Ala./Clay-Chalkville74 Anderson Hardy OL 6-6 275 R-Fr. Raleigh, N.C./Sanderson75 Victor Johnson OL 6-5 295 Sr. North Augusta, S.C./North Augusta76 Cameron Pack OL 6-4 250 Sr. Mount Airy, N.C./Mount Airy77 Josh Headlee OL 6-4 285 R-Fr. Boone, N.C./Watauga78 Craig McFarland OL 6-6 280 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz./Chaparral79 Sammy Henderson OL 6-5 275 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian80 AJ Hall WR 6-1 200 R-Fr. Kernersville, N.C./East Forsyth81 Miller Gibbs TE 6-4 220 R-Fr. Davidson, N.C./Hough82 Richard Tucker WR 6-0 180 R-Fr. Campobello, S.C./Chapman83 Jake Henry WR 5-11 180 So. Cantonment, Fla./J.M. Tate84 Ricky Kofoed TE 6-3 205 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian85 Michael Queen WR 6-1 200 Jr. Apex, N.C./Northwood86 Trey Ross TE 6-3 230 R-Fr. Sophia, N.C./Randleman87 Collin Reed TE 6-4 245 Sr. Boiling Springs, S.C./Boiling Springs88 Henry Pearson TE 6-3 245 So. Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J./Paramus Catholic89 Chase Eighmy WR 6-2 205 R-Fr. Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson (Charl. Southern)89 Dorian Pickett DL 6-2 235 R-Fr. Beulaville, N.C./East Duplin90 Chris Willis DL 6-2 260 Jr. Shelby, N.C./Crest91 Tommy Dawkins DL 6-2 240 Jr. Concord, N.C./Cox Mill91 Chandler Staton K 5-11 190 Jr. Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville94 Luke Smith DL 6-1 270 Fr. Lebanon, Tenn./Friendship Christian95 George Blackstock DL 6-1 260 So. Eden, N.C./Eden Morehead96 Markell Clark DL 6-0 275 Jr. Dacula, Ga./Spain Park97 Caleb Spurlin DL 5-10 260 Jr. Galax, Va./Galax98 E.J. Scott DL 6-3 275 Sr. Farmville, N.C./Farmville Central (Shaw)99 Jordon Earle DL 6-2 295 R-Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla./Forest Hill

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First-Team OffenseKaleb Barker, Troy (Senior, QB)Darrynton Evans, App State (Junior, RB)Tra Barnett, Georgia State (Senior, RB)Omar Bayless, Arkansas State (Senior, WR)Kirk Merritt, Arkansas State (Senior, WR)Kaylon Geiger, Troy (Junior, WR)Josh Pederson, ULM (Junior, TE)Noah Hannon, App State (Junior, OL)Victor Johnson, App State (Senior, OL)Hunter Atkinson, Georgia State (Senior, OL)Kevin Dotson, Louisiana (Senior, OL)Robert Hunt, Louisiana (Senior, OL)

Second-Team OffenseDan Ellington, Georgia State (Senior, QB)Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana (Junior, RB)Josh Johnson, ULM (Junior, RB)Thomas Hennigan, App State (Junior, WR)Corey Sutton, App State (Junior, WR)Ja’Marcus Bradley, Louisiana (Senior, WR)Aubry Payne, Georgia State (Junior, TE)Cooper Hodges, App State (Freshman, OL)Baer Hunter, App State (Junior, OL)Bobby Reynolds, ULM (Senior, OL)Aaron Brewer, Texas State (Senior, OT)J.l. Gaston, Troy (Senior, OL)

Third-Team OffenseZac Thomas, App State (Junior, QB)Raymond Calais, Louisiana (Senior, RB)Trey Ragas, Louisiana (Junior, RB)Jonathan Adams, Arkansas State (Junior, WR)Cornelius McCoy, Georgia State (Sophomore, WR)Reggie Todd, Troy (Junior, WR)Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina (Sophomore, TE)Jarrett Horst, Arkansas State (Sophomore, OL)Jacob Still, Arkansas State (Junior, OL)Trey Carter, Coastal Carolina (Junior, OL)Shamarious Gilmore, Georgia State (Junior, OL)Kirk Kelley, Troy (Senior, OL)

First-Team DefenseDemetrius Taylor, App State (Junior, DL)William Bradley-King, Arkansas State (Junior, DL)Tarron Jackson, Coastal Carolina (Junior, DL)Raymond Johnson III, Ga. Southern (Junior, DL)Akeem Davis-Gaither, App State (Senior, LB)Bryan London II, Texas State (Senior, LB)Carlton Martial, Troy (Sophomore, LB)Shaun Jolly, App State (Sophomore, DB)Darreon Jackson, Arkansas State (Senior, DB)Kindle Vildor, Georgia Southern (Senior, DB)Corey Straughter, ULM (Junior, DB)Will Sunderland, Troy (Senior, DB)

Second-Team DefenseKevin Thurmon, Arkansas State (Senior, DL)Zi’Yon Hill, Louisiana (Sophomore, DL)Jeffery Whatley, South Alabama (Senior, DL)Will Choloh, Troy (Sophomore, DL)Jordan Fehr, App State (Senior, LB)Rashad Byrd, Georgia Southern (Junior, LB)Joe Dillon, Louisiana (Junior, LB)Cortez Sisco, ULM (Senior, LB)Josh Thomas, App State (Senior, DB)B.J. Edmonds, Arkansas State (Senior, DB)Chandler Kryst, Coastal Carolina (Senior, DB)Michael Jacquet III, Louisiana (Senior, DB)

Third-Team DefenseE.J. Scott, App State (Senior, DL)C.J. Brewer, Coastal Carolina (Junior, DL)Sterling Johnson, Coastal Carolina (Senior, DL)Donald Louis, ULM (Senior, DL)Marcus Webb, Troy (Senior, DL)Tajhea Chambers, Arkansas State (Junior, LB)Teddy Gallagher, Coastal Carolina (Junior, LB)Nikolas Daniels, Texas State (Senior, LB)Desmond Franklin, App State (Senior, DB)Monquavion Brinson, Ga. Southern (Senior, DB)Kenderick Duncan Jr., Ga. Southern (Sophomore, DB)Travis Reed, South Alabama (Senior, DB)

First-Team Special TeamsBlake Grupe, Arkansas State (Sophomore, K)Cody Grace, Arkansas State (Senior, P)Raymond Calais, Louisiana (Senior, RS)Tra Minter, South Alabama (Senior, AP)

Second-Team Special TeamsTyler Bass, Georgia Southern (Senior, K)Rhys Byrns, Louisiana (Sophomore, P)Darrynton Evans, App State (Junior, AP)Darrynton Evans, App State (Junior, RS)

Third-Team Special TeamsStevie Artigue, Louisiana (Senior, K)Tyler Sumpter, Troy (Junior, P)Reggie Todd, Troy (Junior, RS)Raymond Calais, Louisiana (Senior, AP)

2019 ALL-SUN BELT TEAMS

Player of the Year: Omar Bayless, Arkansas StateOffensive Player of the Year: Darrynton Evans, App StateDefensive Player of the Year: Akeem Davis-Gaither, App StateNewcomer of the Year: Kaylon Geiger, TroyFreshman of the Year: Layne Hatcher, Arkansas StateCoach of the Year: Billy Napier, Louisiana

2019 ALL-SUN BELT AWARDSBOONE, N.C. — With senior linebacker

Akeem Davis-Gaither winning Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year and running back Darrynton Evans being named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year, App State led the way in the All-Sun Belt football awards announced by the league.

 The 20th-ranked Mountaineers (12-1) had a league-leading six selections among the first-team offensive and defensive players. They also led the league with 21 total selections counting the three all-conference teams plus honorable mentions.

Offensive linemen Victor Johnson and Noah Hannon joined Evans on the first-team offense. Defensive lineman Demetrius Taylor and defensive back Shaun Jolly made the first-team defense alongside Davis-Gaither. It was the third straight first-team honor for Johnson.

The second-team picks from App State were linebacker Jordan Fehr, safety Josh Thomas, receiver Thomas Hennigan, receiver Corey Sutton, offensive lineman Baer Hunter, offensive lineman Cooper Hodges, Evans as an all-purpose back and Evans also as a return specialist.

App State had three third-team selections in quarterback Zac Thomas, defensive back Desmond Franklin and defensive lineman E.J. Scott. Offensive lineman Ryan Neuzil, linebacker Noel Cook, receiver Malik Williams and running back Marcus Williams Jr. received honorable mention.

A day earlier, the grade-based PFF College site named its All-Sun Belt teams and gave first-team recognition to nine App State players: Zac Thomas, Evans, Hodges, Hannon, Neuzil, Davis-Gaither, Jolly, Josh Thomas and Franklin.

Honors for Davis-Gaither, Evans Highlight Sun Belt Awards

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TEAM• No. 25 in nation (The Preseason Athletic 130)• No. 4 Group of Five team (USA Today)

NOEL COOK | LB• Second-team All-Sun Belt (Phil Steele)

AKEEM DAVIS-GAITHER | LB• Bednarik Award watch list• Butkus Award watch list• Reese’s Senior Bowl watch list• First-team All-Sun Belt (League, Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, Street & Smith)• Sun Belt’s “Hardest Hitter” (Street & Smith)• Sun Belt’s No. 4 NFL Talent (Lindy’s)

ELIJAH DIARRASSOUBA | DE• Fourth-team All-Sun Belt (Phil Steele)

DARRYNTON EVANS | RB• Maxwell Award watch list• Doak Walker Award watch list• Paul Hornung Award watch list• Wuerffel Trophy watch list• Nation’s No. 21 running back (Sporting News)• Nation’s No. 28 running back (Athlon)• First-team All-Sun Belt (League, Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, Street & Smith)• Sun Belt’s “Top Scholar” (Street & Smith)

JORDAN FEHR | LB• Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list• Reese’s Senior Bowl watch list• First-team All-Sun Belt (League, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, Street & Smith)• No. 33 on The Athletic’s “Freaks List”

DESMOND FRANKLIN | DB• Jim Thorpe Award watch list

• First-team All-Sun Belt (League, Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, PFF, Street & Smith)• Sun Belt’s No. 6 NFL Talent (Lindy’s)

NOAH HANNON | OL• Rimington Trophy watch list• First-team All-Sun Belt (League, Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, PFF, Street & Smith)• Sun Belt’s “Best Interview” by Street and Smith

THOMAS HENNIGAN | WR• Third-team All-Sun Belt (Athlon, Phil Steele)

CLAYTON HOWELL | P• Fourth-team All-Sun Belt (Phil Steele)

BAER HUNTER | OL• Second-team All-Sun Belt (PFF)

VICTOR JOHNSON | OL• Outland Trophy watch list• Reese’s Senior Bowl watch list• First-team All-Sun Belt (League, Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, Street & Smith)• Sun Belt’s “Best Pass Blocker” (Lindy’s)• Sun Belt’s No. 3 NFL Talent (Lindy’s)

RYAN NEUZIL | OL• Second-team All-Sun Belt (PFF)

CAMERUN PEOPLES | RB• Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year (Lindy’s)

COLLIN REED | TE• John Mackey Award watch list• First-team All-Sun Belt (Lindy’s, Phil Steele)

CHANDLER STATON | K• Fourth-team All-Sun Belt (Phil Steele)

COREY SUTTON | WR• First-team All-Sun Belt (League, Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, PFF, Street & Smith)• Sun Belt’s “Most Dangerous Deep Threat” (Lindy’s)• Sun Belt’s No. 9 NFL Talent (Lindy’s)

DEMETRIUS TAYLOR | DE• Fourth-team All-Sun Belt (Athlon)

JOSH THOMAS | DB• Jim Thorpe Award watch list• First-team All-Sun Belt (Athlon, Lindy’s, PFF)

ZAC THOMAS | QB• Maxwell Award watch list• Walter Camp Player of the Year watch list• Davey O’Brien Award watch list• Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list• Manning Award watch list• CFPA National Performer of the Year watch list• Nation’s No. 24 quarterback (Athlon)• First-team All-Sun Belt (League, Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, PFF, Street & Smith)• Sun Belt MVP (Lindy’s)• Sun Belt’s “Most Accurate Passer” (Lindy’s)• Sun Belt’s “Strongest Arm” (Lindy’s)• Sun Belt’s “Best Passing QB” (Street & Smith)• Heisman Hopeful (Street & Smith)• “10 Group of Five ... Heisman contenders” (ESPN.com)

JALEN VIRGIL | WR• No. 15 on The Athletic’s “Freaks List”• Sun Belt’s “Fastest Receiver” (Street & Smith)

MALIK WILLIAMS | WR• Second-team All-Sun Belt (PFF)

MARCUS WILLIAMS JR. | RB• Fourth-team All-Sun Belt (Athlon)

NATIONAL RECOGNITION:SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICANCB Shaun Jolly (PFF College)

REESE’S SENIOR BOWL INVITEEOLB Akeem Davis-Gaither

NFLPA COLLEGIATE BOWL INVITEESLB Jordan Fehr, OT Victor Johnson

THE ATHLETIC’S TOP 100 DRAFT PROSPECTSOLB Akeem Davis-Gaither

WILLIAM CAMPBELL TROPHYLB Jordan Fehr (semifinalist)

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICTLB Jordan Fehr, OL Cole Garrison, S Kaiden Smith

JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARDQB Zac Thomas (one of 10 finalists) 9/21: DE Demetrius TaylorNational Defensive Player of the Week (Bronko Nagurski, Lindy’s, Athlon)

9/7: RB Darrynton EvansESPN Helmet StickerKirk Herbstreit’s Top 5 Performing PlayersAnthony Becht’s Top 5 CFB BallersBleacher Report’s Impressive Performances

9/28: RB Darrynton EvansPaul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Week 5)

11/16: WR Corey SuttonAnthony Becht’s Top 5 CFB Ballers

11/29: QB Zac ThomasManning Award “Star of the Week” Nominee

PFF COLLEGE WEEKLY FBS TEAMS:9/7: RB Darrynton Evans11/16: CB Shaun Jolly11/23: DT E.J. Scott12/7: OT Victor Johnson

BROYLES AWARD NOMINEEDC Ted Roof (nation’s top assistant coach)

JOE MOORE AWARD TOP 15 IN THE NATIONApp State’s offensive line (honorable mention)

TED HENDRICKS WATCH LIST DE Demetrius Taylor (nation’s top DE)

PIESMAN TROPHY FINALISTDE Demetrius Taylor (for TD vs. North Carolina)

BURLSWORTH TROPHY NOMINEEOLB Noel Cook (players who began as walk-ons)

FWAA FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN TEAM MIDSEASON WATCH LISTOL Cooper Hodges (R-Fr.)

CFPA MIDSEASON WATCH LISTQB Zac Thomas (National Performer of the Year)

CONFERENCE RECOGNITIONSUN BELT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK9/7: RB Darrynton Evans (Offense)9/21: DE Demetrius Taylor (Defense)10/9: LB Akeem Davis-Gaither (Defense) QB Zac Thomas (Offense)11/16: CB Shaun Jolly (Defense)11/29: QB Zac Thomas (Offense)

OTHER NOTABLES (COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS)11/9: S Nicholas Ross (Defense)

PFF COLLEGE WEEKLY SUN BELT TEAMS:8/31: LB Akeem Davis-Gaither, RB Darrynton Evans, OT Cooper Hodges

9/7: RB Darrynton Evans, DT E.J. Scott, DE Demetrius Taylor, LB Akeem Davis Gaither

9/21: DE Demetrius Taylor, OT Cooper Hodges, C Noah Hannon

9/28: OG Ryan Neuzil

10/9: OG Baer Hunter, OT Cooper Hodges, WR Thomas Hennigan, QB Zac Thomas, LB Akeem Davis-Gaither, CB Shemar Jean-Charles

10/19: CB Shaun Jolly

10/26: WR Thomas Hennigan, C Noah Hannon, OG Ryan Neuzil , OT Victor Johnson, S Desmond Franklin, CB Shemar Jean-Charles

10/31: LB Akeem Davis-Gaither

11/9: ED Nick Hampton, LB D’Marco Jackson, S Desmond Franklin, S Josh Thomas, OG Baer Hunter

11/16: CB Shaun Jolly, CB Shemar Jean-Charles, WR Corey Sutton, RB Darrynton Evans

11/23: DT E.J. Scott, DE Demetrius Taylor, S Josh Thomas, RB Darrynton Evans

11/29: QB Zac Thomas, WR Thomas Hennigan, CB Shaun Jolly, S Desmond Franklin, EDGE Nick Hampton

2019 REGULAR SEASON HONORS

2019 PRESEASON HONORS

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APP STATE RECORD AT KIDD BREWER STADIUM SINCE 2003: 98-18

In addition to boasting one of the most picturesque settings for college football with Appalachian State’s beautiful, modern

campus and the natural beauty of the High Country serving as a backdrop, Kidd Brewer Stadium also stakes claim to being one of the toughest venues in the nation. Through its 57th season in the venerable stadium, which opened as Conrad Stadium on Sept. 15, 1962, App State boasts a 252-76-5 all-time record at home, including victories in 98 of its last 116 home games. App State led the FCS in regular-season attendance in each of its final seven seasons at that level. It led the FBS Sun Belt Conference in home football attendance in 2016 and 2017. Thanks to philanthropic funding through A Mountaineer Impact, Kidd Brewer Stadium received major enhancements in 2017. The video board display increased to three times the size of the previous board with 2,500 square feet to feature 13HD technology from Daktronics. It measures 50 feet high by 90 feet wide for the overall scoreboard, with the new LED display measuring more than 37 feet high by 67 feet wide. In 2018, the athletics complex that comprises Kidd Brewer Stadium and the surrounding facilities was renamed the Mark E. Ricks Athletics Complex. Kidd Brewer Stadium’s official capacity was 16,650 in 2007, but several expansion projects, including construction of the 120,000-square-foot Ricks Center, have almost doubled the capacity. Conrad Stadium opened in honor of former University trustee and R.J. Reynolds executive William J. Conrad.

KIDD BREWER STADIUM QUICK FACTSFirst Game: ............Sept. 15, 1962 vs. Emory and HenryFirst Day Game: ...................Oct. 13, 1962 vs. CatawbaFirst Win: .................. Applachian 27, Elon 12 (9/29/62)First Loss: ....... Emory & Henry 6, Appalachian 3 (9/15/62)First Tie: .......Appalachian 21, Catawba 21 (10/13/62)Games Played: ................................................................332App State’s Overall Record: ............... 252-76-5 (.767)Most Games Played in a Season: ...........9 (2006, ‘07)Most Wins in a Season: ...................................... 9 (2006)Most Losses in a Season: ...................... 4 (1979, 2013)Most Consecutive Wins: ........................... 30 (2003-07)Most Wins in a 2-Year Span: .................... 17 (2006-07)Most Wins in a 3-Year Span: ............24 (‘05-07, ‘06-08)Most Games Vs One Opponent: ..26 vs. W. CarolinaMost Wins Vs One Opponent: .......19 vs. W. CarolinaDifferent Opponents at KBS: ..................................... 75App State’s Record in August: ..................................3-0App State’s Record in September:.....................77-23App State’s Record in October: ....................... 88-31-5App State’s Record in November: ......................73-16App State’s Record in December: .........................11-6App State’s Record in Night Games: ............. 43-18-1

Year Won Lost Tied Pct.2003 5 0 0 1.0002004 6 0 0 1.0002005 7 0 0 1.0002006 9 0 0 1.0002007 8 1 0 .8892008 7 1 0 .8752009 6 1 0 .8572010 7 1 0 .875 2011 6 1 0 .857 2012 4 3 0 .5712013 2 4 0 .333

FBS SEASONS

Year Won Lost Tied Pct.2014 4 2 0 .6672015 5 1 0 .8332016 5 1 0 .8332017 5 1 0 .8332018 6 0 0 1.0002019 6 1 0 .857FBS 31 6 0 .838All-Time 252 76 5 .767

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NORTH END ZONE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULED FOR 2020 COMPLETIONVISIT MOUNTAINEERIMPACT.COM FOR THE LATEST UPDATES

The North End Zone project will transform the north end zone of Kidd Brewer Stadium into 80,000-100,000 square feet of space designed to accommodate various athletics

and academic uses. The $50 million facility will replace the 47-year-old Owens Field House, which was approximately 34,500 square feet. It will include athletic training, hydrotherapy and locker rooms, and nutrition science research areas, as well as conference and con-tinuing education training space, medical office space, dining facilities, a team store and ticketing office, approximately 1,000 premium seats and offices for coaches and athletics staff. DPR Construction is the Construction Manager at Risk and was awarded the pre-construction services contract.

Doug Middleton, a former All-Sun Belt standout who has played for two NFL teams, received his master’s degree in public administration from App State in May 2018.

Country music star Luke Combs, who attended App State, poses with Yosef on the field during the 2017 home finale against Louisiana.

Country music star Eric Church, who also attended App State, participated in the pregame coin toss before the 2016 home game against Miami.

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STARTING LINEUPSOFFENSE LT LG C RG RT WR WR WR/TE TE QB RB ETSU Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Virgil Hennigan Pearson^ Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans Charlotte Garrison Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Virgil Hennigan Williams Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans North Carolina Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Sutton Hennigan Williams Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans Coastal Carolina Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Sutton Hennigan Pearson^ Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans Louisiana Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges M. Evans* Hennigan Pearson* Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans ULM Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Sutton Hennigan Pearson^ Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans South Alabama Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Sutton Hennigan Williams Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans Ga. Southern Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Sutton Hennigan Williams Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans South Carolina Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Sutton Hennigan Pearson^ Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans Georgia State Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Sutton Hennigan Pearson^ Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans Texas State Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Sutton Hennigan Williams Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans Troy Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Watson Hennigan Williams Pearson Z. Thomas D. Evans Louisiana (SBC) Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Virgil Hennigan Williams Pearson Z. Thomas D. Evans UAB (Bowl) ^ - Two TEs * Three TEs, One WR DEFENSE DE NT DE OLB ILB ILB OLB SS FS CB CB ETSU Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Cobb Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles Charlotte Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Cobb Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles North Carolina Dawkins Scott Diarrassouba Cook Cobb Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles Coastal Carolina Taylor Blackstock Diarrassouba Cook Cobb Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Huff Jones Jean-Charles Louisiana Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Jackson Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Huff Jolly Jones ULM Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Jackson Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles South Alabama Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Cobb Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-CharlesGa. Southern Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Cobb Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-CharlesSouth Carolina Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Jackson Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles Georgia State Taylor Scott Spurlin Cook Cobb Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles Texas State Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Cobb Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-CharlesTroy Taylor Blackstock Ross* Hampton* Jackson Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-CharlesLouisiana (SBC) Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Jackson Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles UAB (Bowl) * Nickel package with third safety (Ross) among five DBs, two traditional linemen and four linebackers, including one edge rusher (Hampton)

CAREER GAMES/STARTSPlayer Career Starts Games (In a Row)Josh Thomas 55 29 (26)Akeem Davis-Gaither 54 29 (26)Victor Johnson 51 50 (11)Desmond Franklin 49 32 (8) Collin Reed 46 25 Noel Cook 44 26 (25)Jordan Fehr 42 26 (26)Noah Hannon 39 39 (39)Thomas Hennigan 39 39 (39)Caleb Spurlin 39 1Xavier Subotsch 39 —Jalen Virgil 39 4 (1)Malik Williams 39 16 (3) Darrynton Evans 38 21 (14) Demetrius Taylor 38 12 (10)Baer Hunter 37 25 (19) Shemar Jean-Charles 37 12 (8) Cole Garrison 37 3Elijah Diarrassouba 36 24 (1) Tim Frizzell 36 1Kaiden Smith 36 —Chandler Staton 34 —Ryan Neuzil 33 31 (31)Marcus Williams Jr. 33 4E.J. Scott 32 11 (1)Zac Thomas 29 25 (19)

2019 BREAKDOWNGAME-BY-GAME LEADERS OPPONENT RUSHING PASSING RECEIVING ALL-PURPOSE TACKLES ETSU Evans (99) Thomas (150) Hennigan (79) Evans (120) Franklin/ADG (7) Charlotte Evans (234) Thomas (182) Virgil (86) Evans (298) Davis-Gaither (9) North Carolina Evans (78) Thomas (224) Hennigan (90) Evans (97) Fehr (16) Coastal Carolina Harrington (71) Thomas (246) Hennigan (89) Evans (190) Davis-Gaither (8) Louisiana Evans (69) Thomas (147) Sutton (58) Evans (69) Davis-Gaither (11) ULM Evans (136) Thomas (214) Sutton (75) Evans (177) Cook (8) South Alabama Anderson (99) Thomas (132) Hennigan (58) Anderson (99) Cook/Fehr (7) Ga. Southern Evans (76) Thomas (271) Williams (89) Williams (92) Davis-Gaither (16) South Carolina Evans (85) Thomas (105) Sutton (38) Evans (158) Fehr (12) Georgia State Evans (131) Thomas (256) Sutton (173) Sutton (173) Fehr (10) Texas State Evans (154) Thomas (174) Hennigan (70) Evans (217) Fehr/Thomas (7) Troy Evans (82) Thomas (326) Hennigan (140) Hennigan (144) Hampton (8) Louisiana (SBC) Harrington (89) Thomas (149) Hennigan (50) Evans (162) Davis-Gaither (10)

MISCELLANEOUS INFO OPPONENT COIN TOSS CHOICE 1ST SERIES OPPONENT LENGTH HELMETS TOPS PANTSETSU App State Defers Punt Punt 3:00 Black Black BlackCharlotte Charlotte Defers TD Punt 3:50 White White WhiteUNC App State Defers FG TD 3:18 Black White BlackCoastal App State Defers TD TD 5:27 Gold (Yosef ) Black BlackLouisiana App State Defers Punt Punt 3:00 Gold White GoldULM ULM Accepts TD TD 3:05 Black Gold BlackS. Alabama S. Alabama Defers Punt Punt 2:57 Black White BlackGa. So. Ga. Southern Defers Punt Punt 3:20 Black (Silver) Black BlackSo. Carolina App State Defers FG FG 3:35 Gold White GoldGa. State Ga. State Accepts Punt Punt 3:24 Black White WhiteTexas State App State Defers TD Punt 2:57 Gold Black GoldTroy Troy Accepts TD FG 3:05 White White BlackLouisiana Louisiana Defers TD TO (fumble) 3:37 Black Black Black

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APPALACHIAN STATE Opp. Qtr Clock Scoring Play Plays Yds TimeETSU 1st 2:58 Thomas 1 yd run 13 84 4:59ETSU 2nd 6:06 Williams 6 yd pass from Thomas 7 48 2:27ETSU 3rd 11:35 Evans 13 yd run 11 75 3:25ETSU 3rd 0:51 Hennigan 31 yd pass from Thomas 8 75 3:44ETSU 4th 9:34 Virgil 15 yd run 10 67 4:40ETSU 4th 5:52 Wells 17 yd pass from Huesman 4 40 2:13UNCC 1st 14:43 Evans 87 yd run 1 87 0:17UNCC 1st 2:46 Hennigan 5 yd pass from Thomas 11 49 4:53UNCC 2nd 1:14 Virgil 10 yd pass from Thomas 1 10 0:05UNCC 2nd 0:39 Jackson, D. 16 yd punt return UNCC 3rd 8:05 Evans 3 yd run 11 75 4:05UNCC 3rd 3:00 Virgil 73 yd pass from Thomas 5 99 2:36UNCC 4th 7:14 Evans 68 yd run 3 75 1:06UNCC 4th 3:10 Evans 45 yd kickoff return UNC 1st 11:06 Staton 31 yd field goal 8 51 3:37UNC 1st 4:42 Staton 43 yd field goal 10 54 4:40UNC 1st 3:39 Taylor 20 yd fumble recovery UNC 2nd 12:29 Evans 5 yd run 4 26 1:10UNC 2nd 2:56 Evans 2 yd run 10 79 3:56UNC 3rd 2:11 Evans 3 yd run 5 75 2:07CCU 1st 7:36 Evans, D. 8 yd run 8 65 2:20CCU 1st 6:27 Reed 11 yd pass from Thomas 3 58 0:50CCU 2nd 9:15 Evans, D. 1 yd run 13 64 6:01CCU 2nd 1:59 Williams, Marc. 1 yd run 4 77 1:44CCU 2nd 0:45 Sutton 15 yd pass from Thomas 3 29 0:36CCU 3rd 8:33 Harrington, D. 22 yd run 5 43 1:28CCU 4th 11:59 Jolly 24 yd interception CCU 4th 3:55 Williams, Marc. 2 yd run 10 39 6:20UL 1st 5:05 Thomas 7 run 7 95 2:58UL 3rd 5:26 Staton 40 yd field goal 11 52 4:52UL 4th 1:55 Thomas 7 run 19 97 10:11ULM 1st 10:28 Evans, D. 59 yd run 3 75 0:41ULM 1st 4:46 Hennigan 6 yd pass from Thomas 12 76 3:57ULM 1st 1:19 Thomas 1 yd run 5 24 1:51ULM 2nd 11:14 Staton 27 yd field goal 10 75 3:46ULM 2nd 1:19 Reed 1 yd pass from Thomas 8 64 2:21ULM 3rd 9:06 Evans, D. 15 yd pass from Thomas 12 75 5:54ULM 4th 12:21 Williams, Marc. 1 yd run 8 31 3:49ULM 4th 6:56 Virgil 56 yd pass from Huesman 2 58 0:45USA 1st 7:06 Hennigan 19 yd pass from Thomas 5 44 2:30USA 2nd 12:15 Staton, C. 19 yd field goal 8 12 3:35USA 2nd 1:09 Staton, C. 34 yd field goal 11 40 4:09USA 3rd 8:03 Williams, Marc. 3 yd run 4 62 1:26USA 3rd 3:45 Staton, C. 46 yd field goal 6 41 2:21USA 4th 4:48 Anderson 67 yd run 2 69 0:55GS 2nd 0:06 Williams 15 yd pass from Thomas 10 92 1:42GS 4th 8:22 Sutton 10 yd pass from Thomas 8 67 2:16GS 4th 4:47 Sutton 9 yd pass from Thomas 8 65 1:18SC 1st 5:10 Staton, C. 40 yd field goal 10 32 3:41SC 2nd 8:29 Staton, C. 47 yd field goal 10 38 4:12SC 2nd 1:51 Ross 20 interception return SC 3rd 7:10 Thomas 1 yd run 7 39 3:58GSU 1st 5:13 Sutton 12 yd pass from Thomas 8 89 3:07GSU 1st 0:09 Sutton 20 yd pass from Thomas 5 75 1:29GSU 2nd 6:20 Thomas 3 yd run 10 55 4:44GSU 2nd 2:18 Jolly 30 yd interception return GSU 2nd 0:22 Evans, D. 1 yd pass from Thomas 5 48 0:33GSU 3rd 5:58 Evans, D. 29 yd run 4 73 1:43GSU 4th 14:55 Sutton 24 yd pass from Thomas 7 51 3:30GSU 4th 11:04 Anderson, R. 5 yd run 4 62 2:05TXST 1st 7:09 Sutton 45 yd pass from Thomas 7 87 3:25TXST 2nd 1:00 Watson 19 yd pass from Thomas 4 59 2:25TXST 3rd 5:32 Evans, D. 13 yd run 4 29 2:20TXST 3rd 0:00 Evans, D. 10 yd run 6 67 2:33TXST 4th 6:26 Evans, D. 13 yd run 12 86 6:52TROY 1st 10:10 Virgil 44 yd pass from Thomas 5 63 1:51TROY 1st 6:25 Evans, D. 52 yd run 5 71 2:09TROY 1st 5:37 Thomas 5 yd run 2 8 0:31TROY 2nd 12:40 Williams 8 yd pass from Thomas 8 75 3:33TROY 2nd 8:49 Evans, D. 9 yd run 7 56 2:29TROY 3rd 9:14 Williams 6 yd pass from Thomas 12 75 5:46TROY 4th 14:54 Evans, D. 25 yd pass from Thomas 4 37 1:36UL 1st 13:02 Evans, D. 58 yd pass from Thomas 6 75 1:58UL 1st 9:38 Evans, D. 8 yd run 5 47 2:00UL 1st 1:43 Evans, D. 5 yd pass from Thomas 14 76 6:42UL 2nd 13:27 Williams Jr. 29 yd run 5 75 1:58UL 2nd 4:13 Harrington 25 yd run 9 75 3:54UL 3rd 5:57 Thomas, J. 16 yd interception return UL 4th 8:12 Staton 35 yd field goal 8 43 4:41

OPPONENTS Opp. Qtr Clock Scoring Play Plays Yds TimeETSU 3rd 4:35 Adkins 5 yd pass from Mitchell 12 86 6:56UNCC 1st 07:50 LeMay, Benny 3 yd run 6 75 3:12UNCC 2nd 13:16 LeMay, Benny 58 yd run 3 62 0:56UNCC 3rd 12:10 Dollar 24 yd pass from Reynolds 6 75 2:50UNCC 3rd 1:00 LeMay 5 yd pass from Reynolds 4 75 2:00UNCC 4th 8:20 Tucker 23 yd pass from Reynolds 8 85 4:38UNCC 4th 3:17 Tucker 27 yd pass from Reynolds 8 80 3:50UNC 1st 14:43 Newsome 21 yd pass from Howell 1 21 0:17UNC 2nd 6:57 Ruggles 25 yd field goal 15 61 5:27UNC 2nd 0:01 Carter 11 yd pass from Howell 9 75 2:55UNC 3rd 4:18 Tucker 12 yd pass from Howell 15 98 5:45UNC 4th 3:01 Howell 2 yd run 8 80 2:31CCU 1st 10:01 Payton, F. 6 yd run 10 75 4:59CCU 1st 0:23 Marable, CJ 42 yd run 3 70 1:16CCU 2nd 3:52 Likely 14 yd pass from Payton 11 75 5:23CCU 3rd 1:56 Biscardi, M. 32 yd field goal 11 60 6:37CCU 3rd 0:49 Payton, F. 11 yd run 3 15 0:45CCU 4th 0:27 Miller 14 yd pass from Payton 9 75 3:28UL 2nd 0:08 Ralston 14 yd pass from Lewis 10 94 3:55ULM 1st 11:09 White, Kayin 1 yd run 12 82 3:51USA 4th 5:43 Onate, Frankie 37 yd field goal 12 53 3:38GS 1st 4:03 Kennedy III 2 yd run 7 50 3:33GS 2nd 11:45 Bass 49 yd field goal 8 40 3:30GS 3rd 13:22 Kennedy III 68 yd run 3 75 1:38GS 3rd 10:35 Werts 55 yd run 2 58 1:19SC 1st 8:51 White 41 yd field goal 15 52 6:09SC 1st 1:22 White 25 yd field goal 8 60 3:48SC 3rd 11:08 White 50 yd field goal 4 3 1:22SC 4th 2:58 Edwards 23 yd pass from Hilinski 12 78 2:03GSU 1st 8:20 Gentry 4 yd pass from Ellington 9 84 3:01GSU 1st 2:21 Coates 67 yd run 3 81 1:07GSU 1st 1:38 Bacon 34 yd interception return GSU 4th 5:35 Gregg 20 yd run 3 63 1:01TXST 2nd 12:43 Rowland, Joshua 48 yd FG 4 -1 1:35TXST 2nd 0:03 Banks 53 yd pass from Vitt 3 65 0:54TXST 3rd 9:05 Rowland, Joshua 48 yd FG 10 26 4:30TROY 1st 12:0 Sumpter 26 yd FG 8 65 2:59TROY 1st 1:13 Billingsley 1 yd run 9 75 4:24TROY 2nd 5:33 Sumpter 39 yd FG 11 53 3:16UL 1st 0:25 LeBlanc 37 yd pass from Lewis 5 71 1:12UL 2nd 8:13 Mitchell 1 yd pass from Lewis 11 76 5:08UL 2nd 0:03 Artigue 53 yd field goal 7 37 1:06UL 3rd 2:41 Bradley 2 yd pass from Lewis 8 63 3:09UL 4th 4:18 Mitchell 1 yd run 13 76 3:42UL 4th 1:19 LeBlanc 38 yd pass from Lewis 6 64 1:09

2019 SCORING DRIVES

(PERMANENT: JOSH THOMAS, VICTOR JOHNSON, JORDAN FEHR)ETSU: Thomas, Fehr, Collin Reed, Akeem Davis-Gaither Charlotte: Thomas, Fehr, Johnson, E.J. Scott UNC: Thomas, Fehr, Johnson, Noel Cook Coastal: Thomas, Fehr, Johnson, Ivan Reyes Louisiana: Thomas, Fehr, Johnson, Akeem Davis-Gaither ULM: Thomas, Fehr, Johnson, Desmond Franklin South Alabama: Thomas, Fehr, Johnson, Keishawn Watson Georgia Southern: Thomas, Fehr, Johnson, Akeem Davis-Gaither South Carolina: Thomas, Fehr, Johnson, Collin Reed Georgia State: Thomas, Fehr, Johnson, Joey Cave Texas State: Thomas, Fehr, Johnson, Willie Edwards Troy: Thomas, Fehr, Johnson, Zac Thomas Louisiana (SBC): Thomas, Fehr, Johnson, Akeem Davis-Gaither UAB (Bowl):

2019 APP STATE CAPTAINS

2019 APP STATE FOOTBALL

Appalachian State Game Results (as of Dec 07, 2019)

All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend

Aug 31, 2019 ETSU W 42-7 1-0 0-0 3:00 25147

Sep 07, 2019 CHARLOTTE W 56-41 2-0 0-0 3:50 29182

Sep 21, 2019 at North Carolina W 34-31 3-0 0-0 3:18 50500

*Sep 28, 2019 COASTAL CAROLINA W 56-37 4-0 1-0 5:27 25055

*Oct 09, 2019 at Louisiana W 17-7 5-0 2-0 3:00 21012

*Oct 19, 2019 ULM W 52-7 6-0 3-0 3:05 27717

*Oct 26, 2019 at South Alabama W 30-3 7-0 4-0 2:57 17969

*Oct 31, 2019 GEORGIA SOUTHERN L 21-24 7-1 4-1 3:20 18796

Nov 09, 2019 at South Carolina W 20-15 8-1 4-1 3:35 80849

*Nov 16, 2019 at Georgia State W 56-27 9-1 5-1 3:24 17908

*Nov 23, 2019 TEXAS STATE W 35-13 10-1 6-1 2:57 22125

*Nov 29, 2019 at Troy W 48-13 11-1 7-1 3:05 18989

Dec 07, 2019 LOUISIANA W 45-38 12-1 7-1 3:37 18618

2019 APP STATE FOOTBALL

Appalachian State Overall Team Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2019)

All games

Team Statistics APP OPP

SCORING 512 263

Points Per Game 39.4 20.2

Points Off Turnovers 87 19

FIRST DOWNS 275 238

R u s h i n g 142 92

P a s s i n g 118 120

P e n a l t y 15 26

RUSHING YARDAGE 2979 1771

Yards gained rushing 3253 2150

Yards lost rushing 274 379

Rushing Attempts 559 452

Average Per Rush 5.3 3.9

Average Per Game 229.2 136.2

TDs Rushing 34 14

PASSING YARDAGE 2682 2596

C o m p - A t t - I n t 218-345-6 231-421-13

Average Per Pass 7.8 6.2

Average Per Catch 12.3 11.2

Average Per Game 206.3 199.7

TDs Passing 28 18

TOTAL OFFENSE 5661 4367

Total Plays 904 873

Average Per Play 6.3 5.0

Average Per Game 435.5 335.9

KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 23-562 47-889

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 22-216 17-62

INT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-139 6-87

KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.4 18.9

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 9.8 3.6

INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.7 14.5

FUMBLES-LOST 8-3 18-8

PENALTIES-Yards 84-769 80-588

Average Per Game 59.2 45.2

PUNTS-Yards 64-2722 80-3382

Average Per Punt 42.5 42.3

Net punt average 39.7 38.1

KICKOFFS-Yards 91-5267 55-3110

Average Per Kick 57.9 56.5

Net kick average 40.4 35.9

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 1 1 2 8 : 4 8

3RD-DOWN Conversions 86/186 59/188

3rd-Down Pct 46% 31%

4TH-DOWN Conversions 11/14 13/23

4th-Down Pct 79% 57%

SACKS BY-Yards 30-208 17-106

MISC YARDS 11 0

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 69 33

FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 10-15 12-18

ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-3

RED-ZONE SCORES (53-58) 91% (26-31) 84%

RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (46-58) 79% (20-31) 65%

PAT-ATTEMPTS (68-69) 99% (27-29) 93%

ATTENDANCE 166640 207227

Games/Avg Per Game 7/23806 6/34538

Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

Appalachian State 148 145 104 115 0 512

Opponents 85 57 65 56 0 263

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Appalachian State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2019)

All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

Evans, D. 13-13 236 1400 77 1323 5.6 17 87 101.8

Williams, Marc. 13-0 107 616 18 598 5.6 5 35 46.0

Thomas, Zac 13-13 95 556 144 412 4.3 7 50 31.7

Harrington, D. 7 - 0 47 294 1 293 6.2 2 25 41.9

Anderson, R. 9 - 0 33 231 8 223 6.8 2 67 24.8

Clark, N. 9 - 0 11 47 4 43 3.9 0 12 4.8

Virgil, Jalen 13-4 10 49 7 42 4.2 1 21 3.2

Peoples, C. 1 - 0 3 23 0 23 7.7 0 17 23.0

Montgomery, G. 2 - 0 4 16 0 16 4.0 0 7 8.0

Williams, Malik 13-7 4 12 0 12 3.0 0 7 0.9

Hennigan, T. 13-13 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.3

Huesman, Jacob 5 - 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0.2

Gibbs, Jackson 3 - 0 2 4 6 -2 -1.0 0 4 -0.7

TEAM 4 - 0 5 0 9 -9 -1.8 0 0 -2.2

Total 13 559 3253 274 2979 5.3 34 87 229.2

Opponents 13 452 2150 379 1771 3.9 14 68 136.2

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

Thomas, Zac 13-13 149.91 212-335-6 63.3 2576 26 73 198.2

Huesman, Jacob 5 - 0 276.11 5-7-0 71.4 92 2 56 18.4

Anderson, R. 9 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Williams, Malik 13-7 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Evans, D. 13-13 217.60 1-1-0 100.0 14 0 14 1.1

Total 13 151.79 218-345-6 63.2 2682 28 73 206.3

Opponents 13 114.60 231-421-13 54.9 2596 18 53 199.7

Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g

Hennigan, T. 13-13 58 723 12.5 4 60 55.6

Williams, Malik 13-7 52 579 11.1 4 43 44.5

Sutton, Corey 9 - 7 41 601 14.7 7 54 66.8

Virgil, Jalen 13-4 21 321 15.3 4 73 24.7

Evans, D. 13-13 18 193 10.7 5 58 14.8

Watson, K. 13-1 9 104 11.6 1 19 8.0

Pearson, Henry 13-8 8 75 9.4 0 16 5.8

Reed, Collin 12-11 6 56 9.3 2 22 4.7

Wells, C. 3 - 0 2 21 10.5 1 17 7.0

Anderson, R. 9 - 0 2 0 0.0 0 2 0.0

Williams, Marc. 13-0 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.5

Hodges, Cooper 13-13 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.2

Total 13 218 2682 12.3 28 73 206.3

Opponents 13 231 2596 11.2 18 53 199.7

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

Hennigan, T. 20 157 7.8 0 25

Williams, Malik 1 33 33.0 0 33

Jolly, Shaun 1 10 10.0 0 0

Jackson, D. 0 16 0.0 1 16

Total 22 216 9.8 1 33

Opponents 17 62 3.6 0 15

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

Jolly, Shaun 5 54 10.8 2 30

Franklin, D. 1 20 20.0 0 20

Taylor, D. 1 19 19.0 0 19

Davis-Gaither 1 0 0.0 0 0

Ross, Nicholas 1 20 20.0 1 20

Thomas, Josh 1 16 16.0 1 16

Fehr, Jordan 1 0 0.0 0 0

Cook, Noel 1 10 10.0 0 10

Edwards, Willie 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total 13 139 10.7 4 30

Opponents 6 87 14.5 1 35

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

Evans, D. 16 386 24.1 1 45

Virgil, Jalen 4 146 36.5 0 57

Hennigan, T. 2 28 14.0 0 17

Pearson, Henry 1 2 2.0 0 2

Total 23 562 24.4 1 57

Opponents 47 889 18.9 0 75

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg

Dawson, Kaleb 1 8 8.0 0 8

Franklin, D. 1 2 2.0 0 2

Taylor, D. 1 20 20.0 1 20

Thomas, Josh 1 37 37.0 0 37

Total 4 67 16.8 1 37

Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

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Appalachian State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2019)

All games

PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

Evans, D. 23 - - - - - - - 138

Staton, C. - 10-15 68-69 - - - - - 98

Sutton, Corey 7 - - - - - - - 42

Thomas, Zac 7 - - - - - - - 42

Williams, Marc. 5 - - - - - - - 30

Virgil, Jalen 5 - - - - - - - 30

Williams, Malik 4 - - - - - - - 24

Hennigan, T. 4 - - - - - - - 24

Anderson, R. 2 - - - - - - - 12

Harrington, D. 2 - - - - - - - 12

Jolly, Shaun 2 - - - - - - - 12

Reed, Collin 2 - - - - - - - 12

Wells, C. 1 - - - - - - - 6

Thomas, Josh 1 - - - - - - - 6

Watson, K. 1 - - - - - - - 6

Ross, Nicholas 1 - - - - - - - 6

Taylor, D. 1 - - - - - - - 6

Jackson, D. 1 - - - - - - - 6

Total 69 10-15 68-69 - - - - - 512

Opponents 33 12-18 27-29 - 1 1-4 - - 263

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

Thomas, Zac 13 430 412 2576 2988 229.8

Evans, D. 13 237 1323 14 1337 102.8

Williams, Marc. 13 107 598 0 598 46.0

Harrington, D. 7 47 293 0 293 41.9

Anderson, R. 9 34 223 0 223 24.8

Huesman, Jacob 5 8 1 92 93 18.6

Clark, N. 9 11 43 0 43 4.8

Virgil, Jalen 13 10 42 0 42 3.2

Peoples, C. 1 3 23 0 23 23.0

Montgomery, G. 2 4 16 0 16 8.0

Williams, Malik 13 5 12 0 12 0.9

Hennigan, T. 13 1 4 0 4 0.3

Gibbs, Jackson 3 2 -2 0 -2 -0.7

TEAM 4 5 -9 0 -9 -2.2

Total 13 904 2979 2682 5661 435.5

Opponents 13 873 1771 2596 4367 335.9

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk

Staton, C. 10-15 66.7 1-1 1-3 3-5 5-6 0-0 47 0

FG Sequence Appalachian State Opponents

ETSU - -

Charlotte 31 -

North Carolina (31),(43) (25),56

Coastal Carolina - (32)

Louisiana (40) 42

ULM (27) -

South Alabama 37,(19),(34),(46) 32,(37)

Georgia Southern 29 (49),41

South Carolina (40),(47) (41),(25),(50)

Georgia State 41 -

Texas State 24 (48),(48)

Troy - (26),(39)

Louisiana (35) 39,(53),52

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

Subotsch, X. 64 2722 42.5 67 6 22 24 9 0

Total 64 2722 42.5 67 6 22 24 9 0

Opponents 80 3382 42.3 61 6 31 19 16 2

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln

Staton, C. 91 5267 57.9 28 3

Total 91 5267 57.9 28 3 18.9 40.4 24

Opponents 55 3110 56.5 23 2 24.4 35.9 29

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Appalachian State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2019)

All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

Evans, D. 13 1323 193 0 386 0 1902 146.3

Hennigan, T. 13 4 723 157 28 0 912 70.2

Williams, Malik 13 12 579 33 0 0 624 48.0

Williams, Marc. 13 598 7 0 0 0 605 46.5

Sutton, Corey 9 0 601 0 0 0 601 66.8

Virgil, Jalen 13 42 321 0 146 0 509 39.2

Thomas, Zac 13 412 0 0 0 0 412 31.7

Harrington, D. 7 293 0 0 0 0 293 41.9

Anderson, R. 9 223 0 0 0 0 223 24.8

Watson, K. 13 0 104 0 0 0 104 8.0

Pearson, Henry 13 0 75 0 2 0 77 5.9

Jolly, Shaun 13 0 0 10 0 54 64 4.9

Reed, Collin 12 0 56 0 0 0 56 4.7

Clark, N. 9 43 0 0 0 0 43 4.8

Peoples, C. 1 23 0 0 0 0 23 23.0

Wells, C. 3 0 21 0 0 0 21 7.0

Ross, Nicholas 13 0 0 0 0 20 20 1.5

Franklin, D. 12 0 0 0 0 20 20 1.7

Taylor, D. 13 0 0 0 0 19 19 1.5

Montgomery, G. 2 16 0 0 0 0 16 8.0

Jackson, D. 13 0 0 16 0 0 16 1.2

Thomas, Josh 13 0 0 0 0 16 16 1.2

Cook, Noel 13 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.8

Hodges, Cooper 13 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.2

Huesman, Jacob 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.2

Gibbs, Jackson 3 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.7

TEAM 4 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -2.2

Total 13 2979 2682 216 562 139 6578 506.0

Opponents 13 1771 2596 62 889 87 5405 415.8

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Appalachian State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2019)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf

59 Fehr, Jordan 13-13 43 55 98 8.0-32 2.5-21 1-0 3 3 1-0 . . .

24 Davis-Gaither 13-13 43 52 95 14.0-55 4.5-27 1-0 6 6 . . 1 .

7 Thomas, Josh 13-13 50 22 72 2.0-7 . 1-16 3 . 1-37 . . .

20 Cook, Noel 13-12 26 42 68 5.5-27 2.5-13 1-10 . 2 . 1 . .

52 Jackson, D. 13-5 29 25 54 6.5-25 3.0-19 . 2 . . . . .

6 Franklin, D. 12-11 25 24 49 1.0-1 . 1-20 9 . 1-2 . . .

45 Cobb, Trey 13-8 24 23 47 3.0-7 0.5-4 . 1 2 . . . .

3J Jolly, Shaun 13-12 27 15 42 3.5-9 . 5-54 7 . . . 1 .

8 Jean-Charles, S 13-12 28 13 41 . . . 9 1 . 1 . .

48 Taylor, D. 13-12 16 25 41 13.0-92 7.0-74 1-19 4 8 1-20 3 2 .

95 Blackstock, G. 13-2 11 22 33 2.0-12 2.0-12 . . 4 . 1 1 .

98 Scott, E.J. 13-11 16 10 26 6.5-24 2.0-8 . 2 3 1-0 1 . .

97 Spurlin, Caleb 13-1 9 17 26 1.5-1 . . 1 . . . . .

2R Ross, Nicholas 13-1 13 12 25 . . 1-20 3 1 . . . .

31 Hampton, Nick 13-1 10 13 23 5.5-27 4.5-23 . . 8 . 1 . .

21 Huff, Ryan 12-2 9 11 20 1.0-5 . . . 1 . . . .

57 Diarrassouba, E 12-11 7 11 18 2.5-12 0.5-3 . . 2 1-0 . . .

9D Dawkins, T. 12-1 7 8 15 1.5-5 1.0-4 . . . . . . .

1S Smith, Kaiden 13-0 8 7 15 . . . 2 . . . . .

51 Bird, Tyler 13-1 7 8 15 . . . 1 . . . . .

28 Brown, KeSean 13-0 6 6 12 . . . . . . . . .

19 Price, Mike 13-0 6 5 11 . . . . . . . . .

34 Heilig, Jourdan 12-0 2 7 9 . . . . . . . . .

10 Frizzell, Tim 12-0 2 6 8 . . . . 1 . . . .

40 Doublin, Logan 11-0 3 5 8 1.0-1 . . . . 1-0 . . .

29 Harrington, B. 10-0 6 2 8 . . . . . . . . .

1J Jones, Steven 12-1 6 1 7 . . . . . . 1 . .

25 Dawson, Kaleb 8-0 5 . 5 . . . 1 . 1-8 . . .

2M McQuinn, M. 5-0 4 1 5 . . . . . . 1 . .

2E Edwards, Willie 4-0 3 . 3 . . 1-0 . . . . . .

33 Mitchell, J. 12-0 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .

1T Tucker, Milan 3-0 2 . 2 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .

1L Level, Jeremy 1-0 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .

43 Paillant, H. 7-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . 1 . .

91 Staton, C. 13-0 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .

17 Davis, Dashaun 2-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

5 Hennigan, T. 13-13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

3 Evans, D. 13-13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

3H Hayes, Zareon 4-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

13 Watson, K. 13-1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

26 Williams, Marc. 13-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

60 Hannon, Noah 13-13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

58 Neuzil, Ryan 13-13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

46 Washington, C. 5-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

42 Johnstone, C. 13-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

99 Earle, Jordon 5-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 13 459 462 921 79-344 30-208 13-139 55 42 8-67 11 5 .

Opponents 13 506 396 902 74-249 17-106 6-87 44 20 3-0 4 . .

2019 APP STATE FOOTBALL

Appalachian State Team Game-by-Game (as of Dec 07, 2019)

All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot

Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off

Aug 31 ETSU 41 277 3 27 17 167 3 31 17-25-0 167 3 31 0 0 0 0 3 48 0 33 444

Sep 07 CHARLOTTE 39 276 3 87 14 182 3 73 14-20-0 182 3 73 3 109 1 45 2 40 1 16 458

Sep 21 at North Carolina 35 161 3 50 20 224 0 43 20-29-1 224 0 43 1 19 0 19 0 0 0 0 385

Sep 28 COASTAL CAROLINA 40 184 5 22 19 246 2 55 19-24-1 246 2 55 5 149 0 43 2 37 0 25 430

Oct 09 at Louisiana 53 196 2 27 11 147 0 47 11-17-0 147 0 47 1 11 0 11 1 -1 0 0 343

Oct 19 ULM 52 302 3 59 19 270 4 56 19-32-1 270 4 56 0 0 0 0 2 14 0 14 572

Oct 26 at South Alabama 45 313 2 67 16 132 1 19 16-28-0 132 1 19 2 53 0 28 2 39 0 20 445

Oct 31 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 30 152 0 22 25 271 3 29 25-51-0 271 3 29 0 0 0 0 3 -4 0 1 423

Nov 09 at South Carolina 41 97 1 11 9 105 0 24 9-16-1 105 0 24 3 117 0 57 1 4 0 4 202

Nov 16 at Georgia State 46 280 3 32 21 273 4 50 21-34-1 273 4 50 1 5 0 0 4 34 0 17 553

Nov 23 TEXAS STATE 49 280 3 47 9 188 2 60 9-17-0 188 2 60 3 63 0 28 2 5 0 6 468

Nov 29 at Troy 37 194 3 52 29 328 4 44 29-35-1 328 4 44 2 10 0 8 0 0 0 0 522

Dec 07 LOUISIANA 51 267 3 29 9 149 2 58 9-17-0 149 2 58 2 26 0 20 0 0 0 0 416

Appalachian State 559 2979 34 87 218 2682 28 73 218-345-6 2682 28 73 23 562 1 57 22 216 1 33 5661

Opponents 452 1771 14 68 231 2596 18 53 231-421-13 2596 18 53 47 889 0 75 17 62 0 15 4367

Games: 13 • Avg/rush: 5.3 • Avg/catch: 12.3 • Pass effic: 151.79 • KR avg: 24.4 • PR avg: 9.8 • All purpose avg/game: 506.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 435.5

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off

Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts

Aug 31 ETSU 35 44 79 10.0-33 2.0-6 2 1-8 0-0 2 4 0 6-6 0 0 0 0 42

Sep 07 CHARLOTTE 38 40 78 10.0-46 4.0-26 1 1-0 1-0 5 0 1 8-8 0 0 0 7 56

Sep 21 at North Carolina 47 46 93 4.0-24 3.0-21 2 1-20 2-19 2 2 1 4-4 0 0 0 14 34

Sep 28 COASTAL CAROLINA 28 46 74 4.0-18 2.0-14 2 0-0 1-24 1 3 1 8-8 0 0 0 7 56

Oct 09 at Louisiana 33 34 67 6.0-33 3.0-22 0 0-0 0-0 4 2 1 2-2 0 0 0 0 17

Oct 19 ULM 31 24 55 4.0-9 1.0-4 1 1-37 2-0 1 5 0 7-7 0 0 0 7 52

Oct 26 at South Alabama 30 34 64 7.0-27 3.0-15 0 1-0 0-0 4 1 1 3-3 0 0 0 3 30

Oct 31 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 25 58 83 4.0-6 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21

Nov 09 at South Carolina 44 28 72 8.0-33 3.0-24 1 0-0 1-20 3 11 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 20

Nov 16 at Georgia State 37 8 45 4.0-16 1.0-8 0 1-0 2-30 2 8 0 8-8 0 0 0 14 56

Nov 23 TEXAS STATE 33 26 59 7.0-37 3.0-20 0 0-0 1-10 4 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 7 35

Nov 29 at Troy 36 30 66 7.0-29 4.0-23 0 0-0 2-20 3 10 0 6-7 0 0 0 7 48

Dec 07 LOUISIANA 42 44 86 4.0-33 1.0-25 2 2-2 1-16 10 4 0 6-6 0 0 0 14 45

Appalachian State 459 462 921 79.0-344 30.0-208 11 8-67 13-139 42 55 5 68-69 0 0 0 87 512

Opponents 506 396 902 74.0-249 17.0-106 4 3-0 6-87 20 44 0 27-29 0 1 0 19 263

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs

Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob

Aug 31 ETSU 3 133 44.3 54 0 0 2 1 2 0-0 0 0 7 433 61.9 3 0

Sep 07 CHARLOTTE 5 215 43.0 48 0 0 2 0 1 0-1 0 0 9 552 61.3 3 1

Sep 21 at North Carolina 5 248 49.6 58 0 2 0 3 1 2-2 43 0 7 375 53.6 1 0

Sep 28 COASTAL CAROLINA 3 115 38.3 41 0 0 2 0 3 0-0 0 0 9 563 62.6 8 0

Oct 09 at Louisiana 6 246 41.0 51 0 0 0 1 1 1-1 40 0 4 244 61.0 0 0

Oct 19 ULM 4 193 48.2 67 0 2 0 1 2 1-1 27 0 9 517 57.4 2 1

Oct 26 at South Alabama 6 230 38.3 49 0 2 1 0 1 3-4 46 0 7 437 62.4 4 0

Oct 31 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 7 270 38.6 47 0 0 3 0 1 0-1 0 0 3 163 54.3 1 1

Nov 09 at South Carolina 7 316 45.1 57 0 0 4 2 3 2-2 47 0 5 248 49.6 0 0

Nov 16 at Georgia State 7 276 39.4 47 0 0 4 0 3 0-1 0 0 9 451 50.1 3 0

Nov 23 TEXAS STATE 4 164 41.0 45 0 0 1 0 1 0-1 0 0 6 356 59.3 1 0

Nov 29 at Troy 3 141 47.0 53 0 0 2 1 3 0-0 0 0 8 453 56.6 2 0

Dec 07 LOUISIANA 4 175 43.8 47 0 0 1 0 2 1-1 35 0 8 475 59.4 0 0

Appalachian State 64 2722 42.5 67 0 6 22 9 24 10-15 47 0 91 5267 57.9 28 3

Opponents 80 3382 42.3 61 2 6 31 16 19 12-18 53 3 55 3110 56.5 23 2

2019 APP STATE FOOTBALL

Appalachian State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Dec 07, 2019)

All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot

Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off

Aug 31 ETSU 37 131 0 19 17 161 1 30 17-27-0 161 1 30 4 80 0 32 1 0 0 0 292

Sep 07 CHARLOTTE 40 230 2 68 20 296 4 36 20-31-1 296 4 36 5 89 0 22 2 -14 0 0 526

Sep 21 at North Carolina 40 146 1 21 27 323 3 24 27-42-2 323 3 24 5 129 0 75 1 5 0 5 469

Sep 28 COASTAL CAROLINA 35 153 3 42 20 240 2 26 20-31-1 240 2 26 1 -4 0 10 0 0 0 0 393

Oct 09 at Louisiana 33 123 0 22 13 131 1 21 13-24-0 131 1 21 4 109 0 32 3 26 0 14 254

Oct 19 ULM 29 111 1 18 11 102 0 29 11-27-2 102 0 29 5 69 0 15 0 0 0 0 213

Oct 26 at South Alabama 38 87 0 14 6 52 0 30 6-19-0 52 0 30 3 59 0 21 1 4 0 4 139

Oct 31 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 56 335 3 68 1 16 0 16 1-4-0 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 15 351

Nov 09 at South Carolina 27 21 0 9 32 325 1 29 32-58-1 325 1 29 4 52 0 22 1 -1 0 0 346

Nov 16 at Georgia State 31 186 2 67 15 138 1 34 15-32-2 138 1 34 1 9 0 9 1 0 0 0 324

Nov 23 TEXAS STATE 25 54 0 14 18 154 1 53 18-34-1 154 1 53 5 103 0 33 3 27 0 15 208

Nov 29 at Troy 23 35 1 22 27 304 0 35 27-46-2 304 0 35 3 46 0 19 0 0 0 0 339

Dec 07 LOUISIANA 38 159 1 31 24 354 4 43 24-46-1 354 4 43 7 148 0 37 3 0 0 1 513

Opponents 452 1771 14 68 231 2596 18 53 231-421-13 2596 18 53 47 889 0 75 17 62 0 15 4367

Appalachian State 559 2979 34 87 218 2682 28 73 218-345-6 2682 28 73 23 562 1 57 22 216 1 33 5661

Games: 13 • Avg/rush: 3.9 • Avg/catch: 11.2 • Pass effic: 114.60 • KR avg: 18.9 • PR avg: 3.6 • All purpose avg/game: 415.8 • Total offense avg/gm: 335.9

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off

Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts

Aug 31 ETSU 38 34 72 3.0-6 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7

Sep 07 CHARLOTTE 32 28 60 6.0-29 3.0-21 0 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 3-4 0 1 0 0 41

Sep 21 at North Carolina 38 28 66 7.0-24 2.0-13 0 0-0 1-2 2 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 31

Sep 28 COASTAL CAROLINA 37 40 77 6.0-15 1.0-6 0 0-0 1-35 2 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 6 37

Oct 09 at Louisiana 46 32 78 5.0-32 2.0-23 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7

Oct 19 ULM 45 32 77 4.0-8 0.0-0 2 1-0 1-0 2 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7

Oct 26 at South Alabama 41 22 63 7.0-21 2.0-7 0 0-0 0-0 5 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3

Oct 31 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 36 22 58 6.0-17 1.0-2 0 0-0 0-0 2 10 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24

Nov 09 at South Carolina 42 20 62 8.0-36 2.0-17 0 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 15

Nov 16 at Georgia State 53 12 65 7.0-11 1.0-1 0 0-0 1-34 1 6 0 3-4 0 0 0 7 27

Nov 23 TEXAS STATE 28 48 76 6.0-14 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 3 13

Nov 29 at Troy 41 36 77 4.0-12 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-15 0 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 13

Dec 07 LOUISIANA 29 42 71 5.0-24 3.0-16 1 1-0 0-0 1 5 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 38

Opponents 506 396 902 74.0-249 17.0-106 4 3-0 6-87 20 44 0 27-29 0 1 0 19 263

Appalachian State 459 462 921 79.0-344 30.0-208 11 8-67 13-139 42 55 5 68-69 0 0 0 87 512

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs

Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob

Aug 31 ETSU 6 263 43.8 53 0 1 1 2 2 0-0 0 0 2 130 65.0 2 0

Sep 07 CHARLOTTE 5 212 42.4 59 1 1 1 2 1 0-0 0 0 6 355 59.2 3 0

Sep 21 at North Carolina 4 171 42.8 58 0 1 2 1 1 1-2 25 1 6 318 53.0 2 1

Sep 28 COASTAL CAROLINA 5 175 35.0 45 1 0 1 0 0 1-1 32 0 6 346 57.7 1 0

Oct 09 at Louisiana 6 296 49.3 61 0 1 1 4 4 0-1 0 1 2 115 57.5 1 0

Oct 19 ULM 10 438 43.8 51 0 1 5 1 1 0-0 0 0 2 130 65.0 2 0

Oct 26 at South Alabama 10 382 38.2 51 0 0 6 1 0 1-2 37 1 2 120 60.0 0 0

Oct 31 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 6 232 38.7 44 0 0 1 0 4 1-2 49 0 5 285 57.0 4 0

Nov 09 at South Carolina 5 262 52.4 59 0 1 1 3 2 3-3 50 0 5 291 58.2 1 0

Nov 16 at Georgia State 9 379 42.1 61 0 0 5 2 2 0-0 0 0 5 294 58.8 3 0

Nov 23 TEXAS STATE 7 291 41.6 48 0 0 3 0 2 2-2 48 0 4 253 63.2 1 0

Nov 29 at Troy 4 148 37.0 49 0 0 2 0 0 2-2 39 0 4 153 38.2 0 0

Dec 07 LOUISIANA 3 133 44.3 49 0 0 2 0 0 1-3 53 0 6 320 53.3 3 1

Opponents 80 3382 42.3 61 2 6 31 16 19 12-18 53 3 55 3110 56.5 23 2

Appalachian State 64 2722 42.5 67 0 6 22 9 24 10-15 47 0 91 5267 57.9 28 3

2019 APP STATE FOOTBALL

Appalachian State Game Superlatives (as of Dec 07, 2019)

All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 23 Evans, D. at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

Yards Rushing 234 Evans, D. vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

TD Rushes 3 Evans, D. vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

3 Evans, D. at North Carolina (Sep 21, 2019)

3 Evans, D. vs Texas State (Nov 23, 2019)

Long Rush 87 Evans, D. vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

Pass attempts 51 Thomas, Zac vs Georgia Southern (Oct 31, 2019)

Pass completions 28 Thomas, Zac at Troy (Nov 29, 2019)

Yards Passing 326 Thomas, Zac at Troy (Nov 29, 2019)

TD Passes 4 Thomas, Zac at Georgia State (Nov 16, 2019)

4 Thomas, Zac at Troy (Nov 29, 2019)

Long Pass 73 Thomas, Zac vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

Receptions 11 Hennigan, T. at Troy (Nov 29, 2019)

Yards Receiving 173 Sutton, Corey at Georgia State (Nov 16, 2019)

TD Receptions 3 Sutton, Corey at Georgia State (Nov 16, 2019)

Long Reception 73 Virgil, Jalen vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

Field Goals 3 Staton, C. at South Alabama (Oct 26, 2019)

Long Field Goal 47 Staton, C. at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

Punts 7 Subotsch, X. vs Georgia Southern (Oct 31, 2019)

7 Subotsch, X. at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

7 Subotsch, X. at Georgia State (Nov 16, 2019)

Punting Avg 49.6 Subotsch, X. at North Carolina (Sep 21, 2019)

Long Punt 67 Subotsch, X. vs ULM (Oct 19, 2019)

Punts inside 20 3 Subotsch, X. vs Coastal Carolina (Sep 28, 2019)

3 Subotsch, X. at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

3 Subotsch, X. at Georgia State (Nov 16, 2019)

3 Subotsch, X. at Troy (Nov 29, 2019)

Long Punt Return 33 Williams, Malik vs ETSU (Aug 31, 2019)

Long Kickoff Return 57 Virgil, Jalen at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

Tackles 16 Fehr, Jordan at North Carolina (Sep 21, 2019)

16 Davis-Gaither vs Georgia Southern (Oct 31, 2019)

Sacks 2.5 Taylor, D. at North Carolina (Sep 21, 2019)

Tackles For Loss 2.5 Cook, Noel vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

2.5 Taylor, D. vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

2.5 Taylor, D. at North Carolina (Sep 21, 2019)

2.5 Davis-Gaither at Louisiana (Oct 09, 2019)

2.5 Davis-Gaither at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

Interceptions 2 Jolly, Shaun at Georgia State (Nov 16, 2019)

2019 APP STATE FOOTBALL

Appalachian State Game Superlatives (as of Dec 07, 2019)

All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 53 at Louisiana (Oct 09, 2019)

Yards Rushing 313 at South Alabama (Oct 26, 2019)

Yards Per Rush 7.1 vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

TD Rushes 5 vs Coastal Carolina (Sep 28, 2019)

Pass attempts 51 vs Georgia Southern (Oct 31, 2019)

Pass completions 29 at Troy (Nov 29, 2019)

Yards Passing 328 at Troy (Nov 29, 2019)

Yards Per Pass 11.1 vs Texas State (Nov 23, 2019)

TD Passes 4 vs ULM (Oct 19, 2019)

4 at Georgia State (Nov 16, 2019)

4 at Troy (Nov 29, 2019)

Total Plays 84 vs ULM (Oct 19, 2019)

Total Offense 572 vs ULM (Oct 19, 2019)

Yards Per Play 7.8 vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

Points 56 vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

56 vs Coastal Carolina (Sep 28, 2019)

56 at Georgia State (Nov 16, 2019)

Sacks By 4 vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

4 at Troy (Nov 29, 2019)

First Downs 27 vs ULM (Oct 19, 2019)

27 at Troy (Nov 29, 2019)

Penalties 13 vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

Penalty Yards 148 vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

Turnovers 2 vs ULM (Oct 19, 2019)

Interceptions By 2 at North Carolina (Sep 21, 2019)

2 vs ULM (Oct 19, 2019)

2 at Georgia State (Nov 16, 2019)

2 at Troy (Nov 29, 2019)

Punts 7 vs Georgia Southern (Oct 31, 2019)

7 at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

7 at Georgia State (Nov 16, 2019)

Punting Avg 49.6 at North Carolina (Sep 21, 2019)

Long Punt 67 vs ULM (Oct 19, 2019)

Punts inside 20 3 vs Coastal Carolina (Sep 28, 2019)

3 at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

3 at Georgia State (Nov 16, 2019)

3 at Troy (Nov 29, 2019)

Long Punt Return 33 vs ETSU (Aug 31, 2019)

2019 APP STATE FOOTBALL

Appalachian State Game Superlatives (as of Dec 07, 2019)

All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 23 Minter, Tra, at South Alabama (Oct 26, 2019)

Yards Rushing 145 W. Kennedy III, vs Georgia Southern (Oct 31, 2019)

TD Rushes 2 LEMAY, Benny, vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

2 Payton, F., vs Coastal Carolina (Sep 28, 2019)

2 W. Kennedy III, vs Georgia Southern (Oct 31, 2019)

Long Rush 68 FINGER, Ishod, vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

68 W. Kennedy III, vs Georgia Southern (Oct 31, 2019)

Pass attempts 57 Ryan Hilinski, at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

Pass completions 32 Ryan Hilinski, at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

Yards Passing 354 Lewis, Levi, vs Louisiana (Dec 07, 2019)

TD Passes 4 REYNOLDS, Chris, vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

4 Lewis, Levi, vs Louisiana (Dec 07, 2019)

Long Pass 53 Vitt,Tyler, vs Texas State (Nov 23, 2019)

Receptions 9 Bryan Edwards, at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

Yards Receiving 119 ELDER, M., vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

TD Receptions 2 TUCKER, Victor, vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

2 LeBlanc, Peter, vs Louisiana (Dec 07, 2019)

Long Reception 53 Banks,Javen, vs Texas State (Nov 23, 2019)

Field Goals 3 Parker White, at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

Long Field Goal 53 Artigue, Stevie, vs Louisiana (Dec 07, 2019)

Punts 10 Brooks, Jack, at South Alabama (Oct 26, 2019)

Punting Avg 53.0 BOWLER, Connor, vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

Long Punt 61 Byrns, Rhys, at Louisiana (Oct 09, 2019)

61 Wright, Brandon, at Georgia State (Nov 16, 2019)

Punts inside 20 4 Byrns, Rhys, at Louisiana (Oct 09, 2019)

4 A. Beck II, vs Georgia Southern (Oct 31, 2019)

Long Punt Return 15 W. Kennedy III, vs Georgia Southern (Oct 31, 2019)

15 White,Hutch, vs Texas State (Nov 23, 2019)

Long Kickoff Return 75 Carter, M, at North Carolina (Sep 21, 2019)

Tackles 13 Martial, C., at Troy (Nov 29, 2019)

13 Boudreaux, Jacq, vs Louisiana (Dec 07, 2019)

Sacks 2.0 HIGHSMITH, Alex, vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

Tackles For Loss 3.0 Sherrod Greene, at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

Interceptions 1 Wolfolk, M, at North Carolina (Sep 21, 2019)

1 Claybourne, M., vs Coastal Carolina (Sep 28, 2019)

1 Oliver, Jordan, vs ULM (Oct 19, 2019)

1 Ernest Jones, at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

1 Bacon, Chris, at Georgia State (Nov 16, 2019)

1 Nixon, Kyle, at Troy (Nov 29, 2019)

2019 APP STATE FOOTBALL

Appalachian State Game Superlatives (as of Dec 07, 2019)

All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 56 vs Georgia Southern (Oct 31, 2019)

Yards Rushing 335 vs Georgia Southern (Oct 31, 2019)

Yards Per Rush 6.0 at Georgia State (Nov 16, 2019)

TD Rushes 3 vs Coastal Carolina (Sep 28, 2019)

3 vs Georgia Southern (Oct 31, 2019)

Pass attempts 58 at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

Pass completions 32 at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

Yards Passing 354 vs Louisiana (Dec 07, 2019)

Yards Per Pass 9.5 vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

TD Passes 4 vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

4 vs Louisiana (Dec 07, 2019)

Total Plays 85 at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

Total Offense 526 vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

Yards Per Play 7.4 vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

Points 41 vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

Sacks By 3 vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

3 vs Louisiana (Dec 07, 2019)

First Downs 31 vs Louisiana (Dec 07, 2019)

Penalties 11 vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

Penalty Yards 80 vs Charlotte (Sep 07, 2019)

Turnovers 3 at North Carolina (Sep 21, 2019)

3 vs ULM (Oct 19, 2019)

3 at Georgia State (Nov 16, 2019)

3 vs Louisiana (Dec 07, 2019)

Interceptions By 1 at North Carolina (Sep 21, 2019)

1 vs Coastal Carolina (Sep 28, 2019)

1 vs ULM (Oct 19, 2019)

1 at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

1 at Georgia State (Nov 16, 2019)

1 at Troy (Nov 29, 2019)

Punts 10 vs ULM (Oct 19, 2019)

10 at South Alabama (Oct 26, 2019)

Punting Avg 52.4 at South Carolina (Nov 09, 2019)

Long Punt 61 at Louisiana (Oct 09, 2019)

61 at Georgia State (Nov 16, 2019)

Punts inside 20 4 at Louisiana (Oct 09, 2019)

4 vs Georgia Southern (Oct 31, 2019)

Long Punt Return 15 vs Georgia Southern (Oct 31, 2019)

15 vs Texas State (Nov 23, 2019)

2019 APP STATE FOOTBALL

Appalachian State Red-Zone Results (as of Dec 07, 2019)

All games

Appalachian State Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game

Aug 31, 2019 ETSU W 42-7 6 6 42 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 07, 2019 CHARLOTTE W 56-41 4 3 21 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 21, 2019 at North Carolina W 34-31 4 4 24 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 28, 2019 COASTAL CAROLINA W 56-37 6 6 42 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 09, 2019 at Louisiana W 17-7 2 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 19, 2019 ULM W 52-7 6 6 38 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 26, 2019 at South Alabama W 30-3 6 5 23 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 31, 2019 GEORGIA SOUTHERN L 21-24 4 3 21 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Nov 09, 2019 at South Carolina W 20-15 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nov 16, 2019 at Georgia State W 56-27 5 5 35 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nov 23, 2019 TEXAS STATE W 35-13 5 4 28 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Nov 29, 2019 at Troy W 48-13 5 4 28 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Dec 07, 2019 LOUISIANA W 45-38 3 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 58 53 343 46 25 21 7 4 0 1 0 0 0

53 of 58 (91.4%)

Opponents Inside Appalachian State Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game

Aug 31, 2019 ETSU W 42-7 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 07, 2019 CHARLOTTE W 56-41 4 3 20 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Sep 21, 2019 at North Carolina W 34-31 4 4 24 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 28, 2019 COASTAL CAROLINA W 56-37 5 5 30 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 09, 2019 at Louisiana W 17-7 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Oct 19, 2019 ULM W 52-7 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 26, 2019 at South Alabama W 30-3 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 31, 2019 GEORGIA SOUTHERN L 21-24 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nov 09, 2019 at South Carolina W 20-15 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

Nov 16, 2019 at Georgia State W 56-27 2 2 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nov 23, 2019 TEXAS STATE W 35-13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nov 29, 2019 at Troy W 48-13 3 3 13 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dec 07, 2019 LOUISIANA W 45-38 4 3 21 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 31 26 155 20 9 11 6 2 1 1 0 1 0

26 of 31 (83.9%)

2019 APP STATE FOOTBALL

Appalachian State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2019)

All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime

Aug 31, 2019 ETSU W 42-7 6-10 60.0 2-3 66.7 0-2 0.0 3-3 100.0 1-2 50.0

Sep 07, 2019 CHARLOTTE W 56-41 6-13 46.2 1-3 33.3 0-4 0.0 3-3 100.0 2-3 66.7

Sep 21, 2019 at North Carolina W 34-31 7-15 46.7 3-5 60.0 2-3 66.7 0-2 0.0 2-5 40.0

Sep 28, 2019 COASTAL CAROLINA W 56-37 7-12 58.3 3-4 75.0 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3

Oct 09, 2019 at Louisiana W 17-7 7-16 43.8 1-2 50.0 2-4 50.0 2-5 40.0 2-5 40.0

Oct 19, 2019 ULM W 52-7 13-18 72.2 3-3 100.0 4-6 66.7 3-4 75.0 3-5 60.0

Oct 26, 2019 at South Alabama W 30-3 6-17 35.3 3-6 50.0 2-6 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0

Oct 31, 2019 GEORGIA SOUTHERN L 21-24 6-17 35.3 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 2-4 50.0 2-6 33.3

Nov 09, 2019 at South Carolina W 20-15 2-13 15.4 0-2 0.0 2-6 33.3 0-2 0.0 0-3 0.0

Nov 16, 2019 at Georgia State W 56-27 5-15 33.3 2-6 33.3 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 2-3 66.7

Nov 23, 2019 TEXAS STATE W 35-13 6-14 42.9 2-3 66.7 0-3 0.0 1-3 33.3 3-5 60.0

Nov 29, 2019 at Troy W 48-13 10-13 76.9 2-2 100.0 5-5 100.0 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0

Dec 07, 2019 LOUISIANA W 45-38 5-13 38.5 3-5 60.0 2-3 66.7 0-2 0.0 0-3 0.0

Appalachian State 86-186 46.2 26-48 54.2 23-52 44.2 19-40 47.5 18-46 39.1 0-0 0.0

Opponents 59-188 31.4 15-44 34.1 17-53 32.1 14-43 32.6 13-48 27.1 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime

Aug 31, 2019 ETSU W 42-7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0

Sep 07, 2019 CHARLOTTE W 56-41 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Sep 21, 2019 at North Carolina W 34-31 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Sep 28, 2019 COASTAL CAROLINA W 56-37 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0

Oct 09, 2019 at Louisiana W 17-7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0

Oct 19, 2019 ULM W 52-7 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Oct 26, 2019 at South Alabama W 30-3 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Oct 31, 2019 GEORGIA SOUTHERN L 21-24 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0

Nov 09, 2019 at South Carolina W 20-15 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Nov 16, 2019 at Georgia State W 56-27 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Nov 23, 2019 TEXAS STATE W 35-13 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Nov 29, 2019 at Troy W 48-13 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Dec 07, 2019 LOUISIANA W 45-38 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0

Appalachian State 11-14 78.6 4-4 100.0 3-4 75.0 0-0 0.0 4-6 66.7 0-0 0.0

Opponents 13-23 56.5 1-2 50.0 2-4 50.0 3-5 60.0 7-12 58.3 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime

Aug 31, 2019 ETSU W 42-7 26:22 6:01 5:40 7:09 7:32

Sep 07, 2019 CHARLOTTE W 56-41 26:06 7:48 6:25 7:41 4:12

Sep 21, 2019 at North Carolina W 34-31 29:29 9:29 5:44 6:21 7:55

Sep 28, 2019 COASTAL CAROLINA W 56-37 28:09 6:21 8:14 5:49 7:45

Oct 09, 2019 at Louisiana W 17-7 34:38 7:55 6:41 7:43 12:19

Oct 19, 2019 ULM W 52-7 35:12 6:29 9:27 9:29 9:47

Oct 26, 2019 at South Alabama W 30-3 34:36 10:29 9:34 6:35 7:58

Oct 31, 2019 GEORGIA SOUTHERN L 21-24 26:31 6:48 6:02 6:40 7:01

Nov 09, 2019 at South Carolina W 20-15 29:50 5:03 9:40 8:07 7:00

Nov 16, 2019 at Georgia State W 56-27 36:50 7:36 9:07 9:41 10:26

Nov 23, 2019 TEXAS STATE W 35-13 33:05 5:47 8:22 7:24 11:32

Nov 29, 2019 at Troy W 48-13 34:30 5:44 10:08 10:51 7:47

Dec 07, 2019 LOUISIANA W 45-38 30:11 11:05 5:58 5:05 8:03

Appalachian State Total 405:29 96:35 101:02 98:35 109:17 0:00

Avg. 31:11 7:25 7:46 7:35 8:24 0:00

Opponents Total 374:23 98:25 93:58 96:25 85:35 0:00

Avg. 28:47 7:34 7:13 7:25 6:35 0:00

2019 APP STATE FOOTBALL

Appalachian State Passing Game-by-Game (as of Dec 07, 2019)

All games

#12 Thomas, Zac Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic

ETSU 16 24 0 66.7 150 2 31 0-0 146.67

Charlotte 14 20 0 70.0 182 3 73 3-21 195.94

North Carolina 20 29 1 69.0 224 0 43 2-13 126.95

Coastal Carolina 19 23 1 82.6 246 2 55 1-6 192.45

Louisiana 11 17 0 64.7 147 0 47 2-23 137.34

ULM 18 30 1 60.0 214 3 54 0-0 146.25

South Alabama 16 28 0 57.1 132 1 19 2-7 108.53

Georgia Southern 25 51 0 49.0 271 3 29 1-2 113.07

South Carolina 9 15 1 60.0 105 0 24 2-17 105.47

Georgia State 19 31 1 61.3 256 4 50 1-1 166.79

Texas State 8 16 0 50.0 174 2 60 0-0 182.60

Troy 28 34 1 82.4 326 4 44 0-0 195.84

Louisiana 9 17 0 52.9 149 2 58 3-16 165.39

TOTALS 212 335 6 63.3 2576 26 73 17-106 149.91

#7H Huesman, Jacob Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic

ETSU 1 1 0 100.0 17 1 17 0-0 572.80

Coastal Carolina 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00

ULM 1 2 0 50.0 56 1 56 0-0 450.20

Georgia State 2 2 0 100.0 17 0 13 0-0 171.40

Troy 1 1 0 100.0 2 0 2 0-0 116.80

TOTALS 5 7 0 71.4 92 2 56 0-0 276.11

#3 Evans, D. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic

Texas State 1 1 0 100.0 14 0 14 0-0 217.60

TOTALS 1 1 0 100.0 14 0 14 0-0 217.60

#22 Anderson, R. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic

Georgia State 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00

TOTALS 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00

#14 Williams, Malik Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic

South Carolina 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00

TOTALS 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00

2019 APP STATE FOOTBALL

Appalachian State Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Dec 16, 2019)

All games

RUSHING No-Yds/TD ETSU CLT NC CCU LA ULM USA GS SC GSU TXST TROY LA

Evans, D. 236-1323/17 14-99/1 19-234/3 19-78/3 15-60/2 22-69/0 17-136/1 19-46/0 17-76/0 23-85/0 18-131/1 21-154/3 13-82/2 19-73/1

Williams, Marcus 107-598/5 7-41/0 3-16/0 4-11/0 8-43/2 7-17/0 16-79/1 11-94/1 5-30/0 7-19/0 9-51/0 15-78/0 7-41/0 8-78/1

Thomas, Zac 95-412/7 5-32/1 10-4/0 6-57/0 6-10/0 15-63/2 6-58/1 6-42/0 5-37/0 9--7/1 6-52/1 6-28/0 2-11/1 13-25/0

Harrington, D. 47-293/2 6-48/0 5-26/0 6-15/0 11-71/1 5-18/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 5-26/0 9-89/1

Anderson, R. 33-223/2 - DNP DNP DNP 3-30/0 3-6/0 4-99/1 1-6/0 1-0/0 10-48/1 7-20/0 4-14/0 DNP

Clark, N. 11-43/0 3-14/0 DNP DNP - - 5-13/0 1-6/0 DNP - - - 2-10/0 DNP

Virgil, Jalen 10-42/1 2-13/1 - - - - - 3-32/0 1-0/0 1-0/0 - - 2-2/0 1--5/0

Peoples, C. 3-23/0 3-23/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Montgomery, G. 4-16/0 1-7/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 3-9/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Williams, Malik 4-12/0 - - - - - 1-0/0 - 1-3/0 - 1-2/0 - - 1-7/0

Hennigan, T. 1-4/0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1-4/0 -

Huesman, Jacob 1-1/0 - DNP DNP - DNP 1-1/0 DNP DNP DNP - DNP - DNP

Gibbs, Jackson 2--2/0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1--6/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-4/0 DNP

TEAM WR 5--9/0 DNP 2--4/0 - DNP 1--1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 2--4/0 DNP DNP DNP

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD ETSU CLT NC CCU LA ULM USA GS SC GSU TXST TROY LA

Hennigan, T. 58-723/4 7-79/1 3-17/1 6-90/0 5-89/0 4-30/0 2-11/1 6-58/1 6-75/0 - 2-14/0 2-70/0 11-140/0 4-50/0

Sutton, Corey 41-601/7 DNP DNP 7-58/0 5-76/1 2-58/0 5-75/0 3-11/0 6-67/2 3-38/0 8-173/3 2-45/1 DNP DNP

Williams, Malik 52-579/4 1-6/1 6-73/0 6-78/0 6-75/0 4-45/0 3-35/0 3-37/0 8-90/1 1-6/0 6-45/0 1-28/0 6-42/2 1-19/0

Virgil, Jalen 21-321/4 2-10/0 3-86/2 1--2/0 1--3/0 - 1-56/1 - 2-21/0 - 2-23/0 3-26/0 5-95/1 1-9/0

Evans, D. 18-193/5 2-21/0 1-0/0 - 1--2/0 - 3-41/1 1-3/0 2-7/0 2-32/0 1-1/1 - 3-27/1 2-63/2

Watson, K. 9-104/1 2-22/0 1-6/0 - - - 1-14/0 1-10/0 - - 1-13/0 1-19/1 2-20/0 -

Pearson, Henry 8-75/0 2-12/0 - - - 1-14/0 2-30/0 - - 1-9/0 - - 1-2/0 1-8/0

Reed, Collin 6-56/2 - - - 1-11/1 - 1-1/1 2-13/0 1-9/0 1-22/0 - - DNP -

Wells, C. 2-21/1 1-17/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-4/0 DNP - DNP

Williams, Marc. 1-7/0 - - - - - 1-7/0 - - - - - - -

Anderson, R. 2-0/0 - DNP DNP DNP - - - - 1--2/0 - - 1-2/0 DNP

2019 APP STATE FOOTBALL

Appalachian State Total Tackles Game-by-Game (as of Dec 16, 2019) All

games

Total Tackles UA-A Total ETSU CLT NC CCU LA ULM USA GS SC GSU TXST TROY LA

Fehr, Jordan 43-55 98 1 - 4 4 - 4 7 - 9 2 - 4 2 - 3 2 - 0 2 - 5 1 - 7 6 - 6 6 - 4 5 - 2 1 - 3 4 - 4

Davis-Gaither 43-52 95 1 - 6 5 - 4 5 - 5 2 - 6 5 - 6 1 - 0 3 - 2 6 - 1 0 4 - 3 2 - 0 2 - 4 3 - 0 4 - 6

Thomas, Josh 50-22 72 4 - 1 5 - 3 2 - 0 3 - 4 3 - 2 2 - 0 3 - 2 5 - 3 9 - 1 5 - 0 5 - 2 1 - 2 3 - 2

Cook, Noel 26-42 68 1 - 4 3 - 3 5 - 2 1 - 5 1 - 7 3 - 5 4 - 3 1 - 4 1 - 1 3 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 2 1 - 3

Jackson, D. 29-25 54 2 - 4 0 - 1 0 - 1 4 - 3 4 - 2 2 - 2 2 - 0 3 - 6 3 - 1 4 - 0 3 - 2 1 - 2 1 - 1

Franklin, D. 25-24 49 3 - 4 1 - 1 1 - 4 D N P - 4 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 6 0 - 2 4 - 0 1 - 1 3 - 2 7 - 1

Cobb, Trey 24-23 47 2 - 1 4 - 2 2 - 4 3 - 2 3 - 3 0 - 2 1 - 2 0 - 1 3 - 2 2 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 4

Jolly, Shaun 27-15 42 5 - 1 3 - 1 5 - 1 1 - 2 1 - 0 - 0 - 4 1 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 3 3 - 0 5 - 2

Jean-Charles, S 28-13 41 1 - 3 1 - 2 2 - 0 2 - 1 2 - 1 0 - 3 2 - 1 1 - 0 6 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 0 7 - 1

Taylor, D. 16-25 41 1 - 1 2 - 1 2 - 2 1 - 3 2 - 2 0 - 1 1 - 2 1 - 7 3 - 2 - 1 - 0 1 - 2 1 - 2

Blackstock, G. 11-22 33 0 - 5 1 - 3 1 - 5 - 0 - 2 2 - 0 3 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 - 1 2 - 1 - -

Spurlin, Caleb 9-17 26 2 - 1 1 - 2 0 - 2 0 - 3 2 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 2 1 - 3 0 - 2 2 - 0 - - 1 - 0

Scott, E.J. 16-10 26 2 - 0 - - - 1 - 0 3 - 0 1 - 2 1 - 1 2 - 0 2 - 1 2 - 1 - 2 - 5

Ross, Nicholas 13-12 25 - 0 - 1 1 - 2 0 - 3 1 - 1 1 - 0 2 - 0 - 2 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 3 1 - 2

Hampton, Nick 10-13 23 1 - 2 1 - 2 0 - 1 - - 2 - 2 - 0 - 1 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 5 - 3 0 - 1

Huff, Ryan 9-11 20 3 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 1 1 - 6 - 0 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - - D N P 0 - 1

Diarrassouba, E 7-11 18 1 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 0 - 1 1 - 4 - D N P - 0 - 1 1 - 0

Smith, Kaiden 8-7 15 1 - 0 - 3 - 2 0 - 1 0 - 2 - - - - 2 - 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2

Dawkins, T. 7-8 15 1 - 1 1 - 3 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 0 D N P - - 1 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 1

Bird, Tyler 7-8 15 - 2 - 2 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 0 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 1

Brown, KeSean 6-6 12 1 - 2 0 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 - - 1 - 1 -

Price, Mike 6-5 11 0 - 1 1 - 1 2 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 1 - 0 0 - 1 - - 1 - 0 -

Heilig, Jourdan 2-7 9 - D N P - - - - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 3

Frizzell, Tim 2-6 8 0 - 1 - - 0 - 1 - D N P - - - - 1 - 1 0 - 2 1 - 1

Doublin, Logan 3-5 8 - - 0 - 2 D N P D N P - - - - 1 - 0 0 - 2 2 - 1 -

Harrington, B. 6-2 8 0 - 1 1 - 1 - - 2 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 0 - D N P - D N P - D N P

Jones, Steven 6-1 7 1 - 0 D N P 1 - 0 2 - 0 - - - - - - - 2 - 1 -

McQuinn, M. 4-1 5 D N P - D N P 1 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 0 0 - 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P

Dawson, Kaleb 5-0 5 - D N P - 3 - 0 D N P 1 - 0 - - 1 - 0 - D N P D N P D N P

Mitchell, J. 1-2 3 - - D N P - - 0 - 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 -

Edwards, Willie 3-0 3 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 -

Paillant, H. 1-1 2 1 - 1 - D N P - D N P - D N P D N P D N P - - - D N P

Staton, C. 0-2 2 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1

Tucker, Milan 2-0 2 D N P D N P 1 - 0 D N P D N P 1 - 0 - D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P

Level, Jeremy 0-2 2 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P 0 - 2 D N P

Watson, K. 0-1 1 - - - - - - 0 - 1 - - - - - -

Evans, D. 0-1 1 - - - - - - - - 0 - 1 - - - -

Hayes, Zareon 0-1 1 - 0 - 1 - D N P D N P - D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P

Davis, Dashaun 1-0 1 - D N P 1 - 0 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P

Earle, Jordon 0-1 1 D N P D N P D N P - 0 - 1 - - D N P D N P - D N P D N P D N P

Johnstone, C. 1-0 1 - - - - 1 - 0 - - - - - - - -

Hannon, Noah 0-1 1 - - - - - - - - 0 - 1 - - - -

Washington, C. 0-1 1 - D N P D N P - D N P - D N P D N P D N P D N P - 0 - 1 D N P

Neuzil, Ryan 0-1 1 - - - - - - - - 0 - 1 - - - -

Williams, Marc. 1-0 1 - - - 1 - 0 - - - - - - - - -

Hennigan, T. 1-0 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 0 -

2019 APP STATE FOOTBALL

Appalachian State Sacks Game-by-Game (as of Dec 16, 2019) All games

SACKS UA-A Total ETSU CLT NC CCU LA ULM USA GS SC GSU TXST TROY LA

Taylor, D. 6-2 7.0 - 1.0-6 2.5-17 - 1.0-12 0.5-2 - - - - 1.0-12 - 1.0-25

Hampton, Nick 3-3 4.5 0.5-1 1.5-11 - - - 0.5-2 - - 1.0-8 - - 1.0-1 -

Davis-Gaither 3-3 4.5 - 1.0-7 - 1.0-8 0.5-4 - - - 1.0-6 - - 1.0-2 -

Jackson, D. 3-0 3.0 - - - - - - 1.0-1 - - 1.0-8 - 1.0-10 -

Cook, Noel 1-3 2.5 - 0.5-2 - 0.5-3 0.5-1 - 1.0-7 - - - - - -

Fehr, Jordan 2-1 2.5 - - - - 0.5-1 - - - 1.0-10 - - 1.0-10 -

Scott, E.J. 2-0 2.0 - - - - - - - - - - 2.0-8 - -

Blackstock, G. 1-2 2.0 0.5-1 - - - 0.5-4 - 1.0-7 - - - - - -

Dawkins, T. 1-0 1.0 1.0-4 - - - - - - DNP - - - - -

Diarrassouba, E 0-1 0.5 - - - 0.5-3 - - - - - DNP - - -

Cobb, Trey 0-1 0.5 - - 0.5-4 - - - - - - - - - -

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GAME 1 FINALETSU 0 0 7 0 — 7APP STATE 7 7 14 14 — 42

App State Opens Year With Win In Drinkwitz’s DebutBOONE, N.C. — Junior quarterback Zac Thomas accounted for three

touchdowns, including two through the air to Malik Williams and Thomas Hennigan, as Appalachian State won 42-7 against visiting East Tennessee State in the FBS head coaching debut for Eliah Drinkwitz.

 On the day App State celebrated the 30th anniversary of Hall of Fame coach Jerry Moore’s arrival in Boone, Drinkwitz picked up his first victory in his first game since being hired in December 2018.

Starting a season at home in Boone for the first time since 2015, the Mountaineers increased their lead to 21-0 on the opening drive of the third quarter against the FCS-level Buccaneers.

“When you win, it’s a lot of fun,” said Drinkwitz, who is also App State’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. “There were a couple times I was sitting back there talking, and I forgot that I needed to be watching the defense. It was different. I had a couple of times that I needed to lock in and flip over to defense to make sure I was on top of that. When I was a seventh-grade coach, I coached both offense and defense, so I never had to switch over the headsets, but this was a little bit different.”

 Darrynton Evans and receiver Jalen Virgil joined Thomas in rushing for one touchdown apiece, and Jacob Huesman threw a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to true freshman Christian Wells.

Hennigan made a career-high seven catches for 79 yards to lead the offense, and Evans rushed 14 times for 99 yards as the Mountaineers totaled 277 yards on the ground. Thomas completed 16 of his 24 passes for 150 yards.

 Defensively, the Mountaineers allowed just a third-quarter touch-down and 292 total yards. Desmond Franklin tied Akeem Davis-Gaither for the team lead with seven tackles apiece, Shaun Jolly had six tackles in his first career start at cornerback and defensive tackle E.J. Scott produced two big stops behind the line of scrimmage.

ETSU

Rushing Att. Yds TDHolmes 19 68 0Lewis 6 30 0Twitty 2 21 0Thrasher 3 12 0Spagnoletti 1 8 0Mitchell 2 0 0Saylors 3 0 0McGue 1 -8 0Totals 37 131 0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDThrasher 4-6-0 29 0Mitchell 12-19-0 117 1Lewis 1-2-0 15 0Totals 17-27-0 161 1

Receiving No. Yds TDRichburg 4 77 0Coffee 5 24 0Adkins 3 21 1McGue 1 15 0Spagnoletti 1 13 0Couch 1 11 0Holmes 2 0 0Totals 17 161 1

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv. Plays Time Score APP 1st 2:58 Thomas, Zac 1 yd run  Staton kick 13-84 4:59 7-0 APP 2nd 6:06 Williams 6 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 7-48 2:27 14-0 APP 3rd 11:35 Evans, D. 13 yd run  Staton kick 11-75 3:25 21-0 ETSU 3rd 4:35 Adkins 5 yd pass from Mitchell Keltner kick 12-86 6:56 21-7 APP 3rd 0:51 Hennigan 31 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 8-75 3:44 28-7 APP 4th 9:34 Virgil 15 yd run Staton kick 10-67 4:40 35-7 APP 4th 5:52 Wells 17 yd pass from Huesman Staton kick 4-40 2:13 42-7

Aug. 31 - Kidd Brewer Stadium - Boone, N.C. - 25,147

TEAM TOTALS ETSU APP FIRST DOWNSTotal 17 25Rushing 8 13Passing 7 11Penalty 2 1RUSHINGTotal (Net) 131 277Attempts 37 41Avg. Per Rush 3.5 6.8Rushing TDs 0 3Yds. Gained 157 283Yds. Lost 26 6PASSINGTotal (Net) 161 167Comp.-Att.-Int. 17-27-0 17-25-0Avg. / Att. 6.0 6.7Avg. / Comp. 9.5 9.8TDs 1 3TOTAL OFFENSEYards 292 444Plays 64 66Avg. / Play 4.6 6.7Fumbles - Lost 3-1 0-0Penalties - Yds. 7-60 5-58PUNTINGPunts - Yds. 6-263 3-133Avg. / Punt 43.8 44.3Inside 20 2 250+ Yds. 2 1Touchbacks 1 0Fair Catch 1 2KICKOFFSTotal - Yds. 2-130 7-433Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 65.0 61.9Touchbacks 2 3RETURNSPunt: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-0-0 3-48-0Punt: Avg. / Return 0.0 16.0Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 4-80-0 0-0-0Kickoff: Avg. / Return 20.0 0INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 1-8-0MISCELLANEOUSMisc. Yards 0 0Poss. Time 33:38 26:223rd. Down Conv. 6 of 15 6 of 104th. Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 1-1 6-6Sacks: Total - Yds. 0-0 2-6PAT: Total - Made 1-1 6-6Field Goals: Total - Made 0-0 0-0

Appalachian State increased its home winning streak to 11 games, a total that ranks fourth among the nation’s Group of Five programs. The total ranks in the top 10 for all FBS programs, and Clemson is the FBS leader at 26.

The Mountaineers’ seven-game winning streak is tied for the nation’s third-longest with Ohio State, behind Clemson (16) and Army (10). App State won its first home game of a season for the sixth straight year, and App State is 13-0 in its last 13 season openers played at home dating back to 1974. App State scored touchdowns on all six of its trips inside the red zone. App State had 11 true freshmen make their college debuts: Christian Wells, Dashaun Davis, Raykwon Anderson, Ben Williams, Nicholas Ross, KeSean Brown, Brendan Harrington, Jourdan Heilig, Christian Johnstone, Lyle Hiers and Craig McFarland. Johnstone was the starting long snapper, Harrington and Ross covered the game-opening kickoff and Wells had a fourth-quarter touchdown catch.

App State has held its opponents to less than 20 points in each of its last nine home games. That run includes the last two home games of 2017, all six home games in 2018 and the 2019 opener. Senior defensive tackle E.J. Scott, junior cornerback Shemar Jean-Charles, junior defensive end Demetrius Taylor, sophomore cornerback Shaun Jolly and sophomore inside linebacker Trey Cobb made their first career starts for App State’s defense.

Redshirt freshman offensive lineman Cooper Hodges started as App State’s right tackle in his first career game appearance.

STAT LEADERSAPP STATE

Rushing Att. Yds TDD. Evans 14 99 1D. Harrington 6 48 0Williams Jr. 7 41 0Z. Thomas 5 32 1Peoples 3 23 0Clark 3 14 0Virgil 2 15 1Montgomery 1 7 0Totals 41 277 3

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDZ. Thomas 16-24-0 150 2Huesman 1-1-0 17 1Totals 17-25-0 167 3

Receiving No. Yds TDHennigan 7 79 1Watson 2 22 0D. Evans 2 21 0Wells 1 17 1Pearson 2 12 0Virgil 2 10 0Mal. Williams 1 6 1Totals 17 167 3

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GAME NOTES

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GAME 2 FINALCharlotte 6 7 15 13 — 41APP STATE 14 14 14 14 — 56

Evans Provides Repeated Answers In Win Vs. 49ersBOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State ended the first half even more

impressively than the Mountaineers began it, resulting in some helpful separation during a 56-41 victory against Charlotte.

 They needed every bit of it, with Darrynton Evans answering each big second-half play from the 49ers.

“Any win is a good win,” coach Eliah Drinkwitz said. “I’m really proud of some guys stepping up and making some individual great plays.”

 In a White Out game that drew 29,182 fans to The Rock, Evans rushed for a career-high 234 yards and totaled four touchdowns, including an 87-yard run on the first play from scrimmage and a 68-yard touchdown run after Charlotte had cut its deficit to 42-34 midway through the fourth quarter. The 49ers scored again on a 27-yard touchdown pass with 3:17 remaining, but Evans fielded the onside kick and sprinted 45 yards untouched for his school-record third touchdown via a kickoff return in his career.

Shaun Jolly’s first career interception sealed the victory for App State.Evans finished with 298 all-purpose yards and became the first player

in this millenium with at least 200 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns and a kick return for a touchdown in the same game.

 In addition to Evans’ heroics, Zac Thomas had three TD passes, including scoring connections of 10 and 73 yards with Jalen Virgil.

Big plays on defense and special teams turned a one-point lead into a 28-13 advantage at the break. Demetrius Taylor’s forced fumble on a sack led to Jordan Fehr’s fumble recovery at the Charlotte 10, and Thomas threw a touchdown pass to Virgil on the next play. 

After using three timeouts while the App State defense forced a three-and-out punt, Jolly used his right hand to block the kick. D’Marco Jackson scooped up the loose ball at the Charlotte 16 and raced down the left sideline to score his first career touchdown with 39 seconds left.

CHARLOTTE

Rushing Att. Yds TDLeMay 14 118 2Finger 5 75 0Reynolds 15 35 0McAllister 4 9 0Team 1 -2 0Dollar 1 -5 0Totals 40 230 2

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDReynolds 20-31-1 296 4Totals 20-31-1 296 4

Receiving No. Yds TDElder 7 119 0Tucker 6 90 2Dollar 4 53 1LeMay 3 34 1Totals 20 296 4

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv. Plays Time Score APP 1st 14:43 Evans, D. 87 yd run Staton kick 1-87 0:17 7-0 UNCC 1st 7:50 LeMay, Benny 3 yd run Kick failed 6-75 3:12 7-6 APP 1st 2:46 Hennigan 5 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 11-49 4:53 14-6 UNCC 2nd 13:16 LeMay, Benny 58 yd run Cruz kick 3-62 0:56 14-13 APP 2nd 1:14 Virgil 10 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 1-10 0:05 21-13 APP 2nd 0:39 Jackson, D. 16 yd punt return Staton kick 28-13 UNCC 3rd 12:10 Dollar 24 yd pass from Reynolds Cruz kick 6-75 2:50 28-20 APP 3rd 8:05 Evans, D. 3 yd run Staton kick 11-75 4:05 35-20 APP 3rd 3:00 Virgil 73 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 5-99 2:36 42-20 UNCC 3rd 1:00 LeMay 5 yd pass from Reynolds Reynolds pass 4-75 2:00 42-28 UNCC 4th 8:20 Tucker 23 yd pass from Reynolds Pass failed 8-85 4:38 42-34 APP 4th 7:14 Evans, D. 68 yd run Staton kick 3-75 1:06 49-34 UNCC 4th 3:17 Tucker 27 yd pass from Reynolds Cruz kick 8-80 3:50 49-41 APP 4th 3:10 Evans, D. 45 yd kickoff return Staton kick 56-41

Sept. 7 - Kidd Brewer Stadium - Boone, N.C. - 29,182

TEAM TOTALS CHARLOTTE APP FIRST DOWNSTotal 24 16Rushing 7 9Passing 12 5Penalty 5 2RUSHINGTotal (Net) 230 276Attempts 40 39Avg. Per Rush 5.8 7.1Rushing TDs 2 3Yds. Gained 284 309Yds. Lost 54 33PASSINGTotal (Net) 296 182Comp.-Att.-Int. 20-31-1 14-20-0Avg. / Att. 9.5 9.1Avg. / Comp. 14.8 13.0TDs 4 3TOTAL OFFENSEYards 526 458Plays 71 59Avg. / Play 7.4 7.8Fumbles - Lost 1-1 0-0Penalties - Yds. 11-80 13-148PUNTINGPunts - Yds. 5-212 5-215Avg. / Punt 42.4 43.0Inside 20 1 150+ Yds. 2 0Touchbacks 1 0Fair Catch 1 2KICKOFFSTotal - Yds. 7-265 9-552Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 37.9 61.3Touchbacks 3 3RETURNSPunt: Total - Yds. - TDs 2--14-0 2-40-1Punt: Avg. / Return -7.0 20.0Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 5-89-0 3-109-1Kickoff: Avg. / Return 17.8 36.3INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 1-0-0Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0MISCELLANEOUSMisc. Yards 0 0Poss. Time 33:54 26:063rd. Down Conv. 4 of 12 6 of 134th. Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 3-4 3-4Sacks: Total - Yds. 3-21 4-26PAT: Total - Made 3-4 8-8Field Goals: Total - Made 0-0 0-1

The 56-41 win against Charlotte tied for the fifth-most total points in an App State game, topped only by a 115-0 win against Piedmont in 1936, a 59-56 loss to Chattanooga in 2004 (115 points), a 79-35 win against Western Carolina in 2007 (114 points) and a 55-48 loss to Liberty in 2014 (103 total points). There were also a combined 97 points in a 52-45 loss at ULM in 2017. 

The 98 points scored by App State in the first two games are its most since 1936.

Appalachian State extended its winning streak to eight games dating back to last year, tied with Ohio State for second-longest in the nation behind Clemson’s 17.

The Mountaineers’ 12-game winning streak at Kidd Brewer Stadium is tied for the nation’s eighth-longest home winning streak.

App State improved to 94-17 in its last 111 home games dating back to 2003 and 27-5 at home as an FBS program.   Darrynton Evans is now in sole possession of first place in App State history with three kickoff returns for a touchdown in his career. Jimmy Watkins had both of his two TDs in 2000. Evans scored on a 94-yard kickoff return in the Camellia Bowl as a true freshman in 2016 and had a 100-yard kickoff return for a TD against Penn State in the 2018 opener. Darrynton Evans posted a career-high 298 all-purpose yards with 234 rushing yards and 64 kick return yards. His previous high of 218 all-purpose yards occurred in last year’s Sun Belt Championship Game, where he had 111 rushing yards and 107 kick return yards. App State had held nine straight home opponents to less than 20 points.

STAT LEADERSAPP STATE

Rushing Att. Yds TDD. Evans 19 241 3Harrington 5 26 0Williams Jr. 3 16 0Thomas 10 4 0Team 2 -4 0Totals 39 276 3

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDZ. Thomas 14-20-0 182 3Totals 14-20-0 182 3

Receiving No. Yds TDMal. Williams 6 73 0Virgil 3 86 2Hennigan 3 17 1Watson 1 6 0D. Evans 1 0 0Totals 14 182 3

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GAME 3 FINALAPP STATE 13 14 7 0 — 34North Carolina 7 10 7 7 — 31

Mountaineers Claim Historic Victory in Chapel HillCHAPEL HILL, N.C. — What a time for a Black and Gold breakthrough.The kick is blocked — again.National defensive player of the week Demetrius Taylor forced two

turnovers to help Appalachian State build a first-half lead on the road, and Darrynton Evans rushed for three TDs as the Mountaineers won 34-31 against in-state ACC program North Carolina.

The Tar Heels reached App State’s 39-yard line with five seconds left, and Akeem Davis-Gaither pushed through a gap in the line to tip a 56-yard attempt at a field goal as time expired. 

The second-ever football meeting between the two schools and first since 1940 drew a spirited, sold-out crowd to Kenan Stadium, and the Mountaineers posted their first win against a Power Five conference team since the historic upset of Michigan in 2007.

Taylor led App State’s defense by recording 2.5 sacks, forcing two fumbles, turning a post-sack recovery into a 20-yard fumble return for a touchdown and setting up another touchdown with an interception. Jordan Fehr set a career high with 16 tackles, and six reserve defensive backs performed well under pressure throughout the fourth quarter on an extremely hot afternoon in Chapel Hill.

Evans’ three rushing touchdowns contributed to his 78 yards on the ground, and Zac Thomas accounted for 281 yards of total offense.

UNC (2-2) scored with one second left in the first half and again in the third quarter to turn a 27-10 deficit into a 27-24 nailbiter, but the Mountaineers responded immediately to the Tar Heels’ long TD march with a 75-yard touchdown drive that included Thomas’ 31-yard pass to Thomas Hennigan and a 43-yard connection with Malik Williams.

UNC pulled within 34-31 on a short TD run with 3:01 remaining and got one last possession starting from its 20 with 30 seconds left. A 24-yard completion into App State territory set up a long-shot kick try.

APP STATE

Rushing Att. Yds TDD. Evans 19 78 3Thomas 6 57 0Harrington 6 15 0Williams Jr. 4 11 0Totals 35 161 3

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDThomas 20-29-1 224 0Totals 20-29-1 224 0

Receiving No. Yds TDSutton 7 58 0Hennigan 6 90 0Mal. Williams 6 78 0Virgil 1 -2 0Totals 20 224 0

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv. Plays Time Score UNC 1st 14:43 Newsome 21 yd pass from Howell Ruggles kick 1-21 0:17 0-7 APP 1st 11:06 Staton 31 yd field goal 8-51 3:37 3-7 APP 1st 4:42 Staton 43 yd field goal 10-54 4:40 6-7 APP 1st 3:39 Taylor 20 yd fumble recovery Staton kick 13-7 APP 2nd 12:29 Evans 5 yd run Staton kick 4-26 1:10 20-7 UNC 2nd 6:57 Ruggles 25 yd field goal 15-61 5:27 20-10 APP 2nd 2:56 Evans 2 yd run Staton kick 10-79 3:56 27-10 UNC 2nd 0:01 Carter 11 yd pass from Howell Ruggles kick 9-75 2:55 27-17 UNC 3rd 4:18 Tucker 12 yd pass from Howell Ruggles kick 15-98 5:45 27-24 APP 3rd 2:11 Evans,D. 3 yd run Staton kick 5-75 2:07 34-24 UNC 4th 3:01 Howell, S 2 yd run Ruggles kick 8-80 2:31 34-31

Sept. 21 - Kenan Stadium - Chapel Hill, N.C. - 50,500

TEAM TOTALS APP UNC FIRST DOWNSTotal 16 29Rushing 7 10Passing 8 17Penalty 1 2RUSHINGTotal (Net) 161 146Attempts 35 40Avg. Per Rush 4.6 3.7Rushing TDs 3 1Yds. Gained 183 171Yds. Lost 22 25PASSINGTotal (Net) 224 323Comp.-Att.-Int. 20-29-1 27-42-2Avg. / Att. 7.7 7.7Avg. / Comp. 11.2 12.0TDs 0 3TOTAL OFFENSEYards 385 469Plays 64 82Avg. / Play 6.0 5.7Fumbles - Lost 0-0 2-1Penalties - Yds. 6-50 5-40PUNTINGPunts - Yds. 5-248 4-171Avg. / Punt 49.6 42.8Inside 20 1 150+ Yds. 3 1Touchbacks 2 1Fair Catch 0 2KICKOFFSTotal - Yds. 7-375 6-318Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 53.6 53.0Touchbacks 1 2RETURNSPunt: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 1-5-0Punt: Avg. / Return 0 5.0Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-19-0 5-129-0Kickoff: Avg. / Return 19.0 25.8INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-19-0 1-2-0Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-20-1 0-0-0MISCELLANEOUSMisc. Yards 0 0Poss. Time 29:29 30:313rd. Down Conv. 7 of 15 7 of 164th. Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 2Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 4-4 4-4Sacks: Total - Yds. 3-21 2-13PAT: Total - Made 4-4 4-4Field Goals: Total - Made 2-2 1-2

App State recorded its eighth victory against an ACC program and their first since beating Wake Forest 20-16 in 2000.

App State’s nine-game winning streak is the nation’s third-longest active streak behind Clemson (19) and Ohio State (10). With its 44th win since the 2015 season, App State is tied with Boise State for most wins among Group of Five teams during that span. App State won its 13th straight game with Zac Thomas as its primary quarterback.

App State head coach Eliah Drinkwitz was part of a win against North Carolina for the fourth straight year. NC State went 3-0 overall and 2-0 in Chapel Hill with Drinkwitz as the Wolfpack’s offensive coordinator from 2016-18.

Zac Thomas had a 50-yard run, giving him three runs of at least 50 yards in 19 career games and seven runs of at least 20 yards.

Demetrius Taylor’s 20-yard fumble return for a touchdown was App State’s first fumble “return” for a TD since Austin Exford fell on an end-zone fumble at Charlotte in 2018. The last distance-covering fumble return for a touchdown by a defensive player was Devan Stringer’s 77-yard return against Old Dominion in 2015.

Senior outside linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither recorded his first career interception.

Young cornerbacks Steven Jones, Mike Price and Milan Tucker (true freshman), as well as reserve safeties Ryan Huff, Kaiden Smith and Nicholas Ross (true freshman), played key roles on App State’s defense to help maintain a fourth-quarter lead.

STAT LEADERSNORTH CAROLINA

Rushing Att. Yds TDJ. Williams 16 94 0Howell 11 24 1Carter 8 17 0A. Williams 3 5 0Groves 1 5 0Ruder 1 1 0Totals 40 146 1

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDHowell 27-41-2 323 3Team 0-1-0 0 0Totals 27-42-2 323 3

Receiving No. Yds TDNewsome 6 88 1Corrales 6 84 0Brown 4 51 0Groves 4 37 0Tucker 3 34 1J. Williams 2 11 0Carter 1 11 1A. Williams 1 7 0Totals 27 323 3

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GAME 4 FINALCoastal Carolina 14 7 9 7 — 37APP STATE 14 21 7 14 — 56

App State Puts Up Big Numbers In Sun Belt OpenerBOONE, N.C. — Sandwiched around nearby lightning strikes,

Appalachian State put up plenty of offensive fireworks to win its Sun Belt Conference opener.

 Zac Thomas had two touchdown passes while throwing for 246 yards and App State’s three primary running backs accounted for a combined five rushing touchdowns in a 56-37 home win against Coastal Carolina on Saturday. The sold-out game at Kidd Brewer Stadium featured a two-hour, three-minute weather delay late in the first quarter.

“I thought our guys handled the adversity well,” head coach Eliah Drinkwitz said. “We also had the factor of where we spent a lot of energy against UNC, so to be able to come back and sustain that energy for as long as we did today made me real proud of our guys.”

Thomas ended up completing 19 of his 23 pass attempts against the league’s top-ranked defense, and walk-on Matthew McQuinn delivered a huge forced fumble on special teams to help the Mountaineers turn a tie game late in the first half into a 42-21 lead in the third quarter.

The Chanticleers (3-2, 0-1) had cut their deficit to 42-30 late in the third quarter before cornerback Shaun Jolly returned his second career interception 24 yards for a touchdown with 11:59 remaining to help clinch the win.

Akeem Davis-Gaither had a sack among his team-leaading eight tackles for App State’s defense, which had three first-time starters, and Demetrius Taylor followed up a starring performance against UNC with a batted down pass, one stop behind the line of scrimmage, a partially blocked punt and a career-high-tying four tackles.

 Daetrich Harrington rushed for one touchdown and a team-high 71 yards on 11 carries, Darrynton Evans scored twice while adding 60 rushing yards and Marcus Williams Jr. had two rushing TDs.

COASTAL CAROLINA

Rushing Att. Yds TDMarable 16 95 1Payton 12 37 2Hairston 3 14 0White 4 7 0Totals 35 153 3

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDPayton 20-31-1 240 2Totals 20-31-1 240 2

Receiving No. Yds TDHeiligh 6 85 0Miller 3 36 1Likely 3 35 1Marable 2 28 0Williams 2 24 0Holmes 2 12 0Bell 1 16 0Collins 1 4 0Totals 20 240 2

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv. Plays Time Score CCU 1st 10:01 Payton, F. 6 yd run Biscardi kick 10-75 4:59 0-7 APP 1st 7:36 Evans, D. 8 yd run Staton kick 8-65 2:20 7-7 APP 1st 6:27 Reed 11 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 3-58 0:50 14-7 CCU 1st 0:23 Marable, CJ 42 yd run Biscardi kick 3-70 1:16 14-14 APP 2nd 9:15 Evans, D. 1 yd run Staton kick 13-64 6:01 21-14 CCU 2nd 3:52 Likely 14 yd pass from Payton, F. Biscardi kick 11-75 5:23 21-21 APP 2nd 1:59 Williams, Marc. 1 yd run Staton kick 4-77 1:44 28-21 APP 2nd 0:45 Sutton 15 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 3-29 0:36 35-21 APP 3rd 8:33 Harrington, D. 22 yd run Staton kick 5-43 1:28 42-21 CCU 3rd 1:56 Biscardi, M. 32 yd field goal 11-60 6:37 42-24 CCU 3rd 0:49 Payton, F. 11 yd run Pass failed 3-15 0:45 42-30 APP 4th 11:59 Jolly, Shaun 24 yd interception Staton kick 49-30 APP 4th 3:55 Williams, Marc. 2 yd run Staton kick 10-39 6:20 56-30 CCU 4th 0:27 Miller 14 yd pass from Payton Biscardi kick 9-75 3:28 56-37

Sept. 28 - Kidd Brewer Stadium - Boone, N.C. - 25,055

TEAM TOTALS CCU APP FIRST DOWNSTotal 21 20Rushing 7 9Passing 13 10Penalty 1 1RUSHINGTotal (Net) 153 184Attempts 35 40Avg. Per Rush 4.4 4.6Rushing TDs 3 5Yds. Gained 171 194Yds. Lost 18 10PASSINGTotal (Net) 240 246Comp.-Att.-Int. 20-31-1 19-24-1Avg. / Att. 7.7 10.3Avg. / Comp. 12.0 12.9TDs 2 2TOTAL OFFENSEYards 393 430Plays 66 64Avg. / Play 6.0 6.7Fumbles - Lost 2-0 0-0Penalties - Yds. 10-75 7-74PUNTINGPunts - Yds. 5-175 3-115Avg. / Punt 35.0 38.3Inside 20 0 350+ Yds. 0 0Touchbacks 0 0Fair Catch 1 2KICKOFFSTotal - Yds. 6-346 9-563Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 57.7 62.6Touchbacks 1 8RETURNSPunt: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 2-37-0Punt: Avg. / Return 0 18.5Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 1--4-0 5-149-0Kickoff: Avg. / Return -4.0 29.8INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-35-0 1-24-1Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0MISCELLANEOUSMisc. Yards 0 0Poss. Time 31:51 28:093rd. Down Conv. 5 of 13 7 of 124th. Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 2Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 5-5 6-6Sacks: Total - Yds. 1-6 2-14PAT: Total - Made 4-4 8-8Field Goals: Total - Made 1-1 0-0

Appalachian State improved to 28-5 at Kidd Brewer Stadium as an FBS program and is now 35-6 in Sun Belt league games. It is 35-4 in its last 39 games in Sun Belt play and 36-4 in its last 40 games against Sun Belt programs — counting the 2018 league championship game. App State’s 10-game winning streak is the nation’s third-longest active streak behind Clemson (20) and Ohio State (11). It’s the Mountaineers’ first double-digit win streak since the 2009 team followed an 0-2 start with 11 consecutive victories. Starting with 1:39 remaining in the first quarter, there was a two-hour, three-minute weather delay based on lightning in the area, ranging from 4:14 p.m. to 6:17 p.m. The last weather delay for an App State home game occurred during the 2014 home opener against Campbell.

The Mountaineers improved to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in FBS matchups against Coastal Carolina, with the game having the biggest margin of victory since the Chanticleers joined App State in the Sun Belt. The Mountaineers won 37-29 in 2017 and 23-6 last season.

App State moved ahead 28-21 with 1:59 left before halftime, and a personal foul on the extra point allowed the Mountaineers to kick off from midfield. Matthew McQuinn forced a fumble on a return to the 17-yard line, and a Coastal Carolina player came out of the pile with possession at the 3. After a quick three-and-out, App State went ahead 35-21 with 45 seconds left in the half.

Darrynton Evans finished with four kickoff returns for 132 yards, the second-highest yardage total of his career, topped only by his 154 yards on six returns against Akron as a freshman in 2016.

STAT LEADERSAPP STATE

Rushing Att. Yds TDHarrington 11 71 1D. Evans 15 60 2Marc. Williams 8 43 2Thomas 6 10 0Totals 40 184 5

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDThomas 19-23-1 246 2Huesman 0-1-0 0 0Totals 19-24-1 246 0

Receiving No. Yds TDWilliams 6 75 0Hennigan 5 89 0Sutton 5 76 1Reed 1 11 1D. Evans 1 -2 0Virgil 1 -3 0Totals 19 246 2

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GAME 5 FINALAPP STATE 7 0 3 7 — 17Louisiana 0 7 0 0 — 7

App State Wins Defensive Slugfest at LouisianaLAFAYETTE, La. — Appalachian State remained undefeated by

showing its grit and putting together a timely, clock-consuming touchdown drive to cap a defensive slugfest.

 In a nationally televised matchup of two of the nation’s high-est-scoring teams, the Mountaineers pulled out a 17-7 victory at Louisiana.

App State (5-0, 2-0 Sun Belt) held a three-point lead when it regained possession at its 3-yard line with 12:06 remaining. Two fourth-down conversions prolonged a 19-play, 97-yard touchdown drive that took 10 minutes, 11 seconds off the clock — the program’s longest scoring drive since it moved up to the FBS level.

 Zac Thomas scored his second touchdown of the night when he made a leaping high-step into the end zone to end a 7-yard bootleg keeper around left end with 1:55 remaining, and the Mountaineers could begin celebrating when a fourth-down pass from the Ragin’ Cajuns (4-2, 1-1) fell incomplete in the final minute.

 “That drive said a lot about our offense, and we owe it all to our defense,” Thomas said. “They played lights-out, and we owed it to them for keeping us in the game. That was our payback to them for a great job that they did.”

With Thomas’ first 7-yard touchdown run giving App State an early lead and Chandler Staton’s 40-yard field goal breaking a third-quarter tie, the Mountaineers held Louisiana more the 37 points below its scoring average.

 The lengthy fourth-quarter drive continued thanks to Thomas’ 4-yard strike to Thomas Hennigan on a fourth-and-4 pass from the UL 38. The Mountaineers then faced a fourth-and-5 situation from the Louisiana 25 with less than three minutes left, and Corey Sutton drew a penalty for pass interference near the end zone to extend the series.

 “We’re always going to attack success,” App State head coach Eliah Drinkwitz said. “We’re never going to fear failure. I knew if I put the ball in our best players’ hands, we were going to get it done.”

App State totaled 196 rushing yards, or 73 more than Louisiana, which was averaging 314.0 rushing yards per game entering the ESPN2 contest.

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Rushing Att. Yds TDD. Evans 22 69 0Thomas 15 63 2Anderson 3 30 0Harrington 5 18 0Williams Jr. 7 17 0Team 1 -1 0Totals 53 196 2

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDThomas 11-17-0 147 0Totals 11-17-0 147 0

Receiving No. Yds TDWilliams 4 45 0Hennigan 4 30 0Sutton 2 58 0Pearson 1 14 0Totals 11 147 0

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv. Plays Time Score APP 1st 5:05 Thomas 7 yd run Staton kick 7-95 2:58 7-0 UL 2nd 0:08 Ralston 14 yd pass from Lewis Artigue kick 10-94 3:55 7-7 APP 3rd 5:26 Staton 40 yd field goal 11-63 4:52 10-7 APP 4th 1:55 Thomas 7 yd run Staton kick 19-97 10:11 17-7

Oct. 9 - Cajun Field - Lafayette, La. - 21,012

TEAM TOTALS APP UL FIRST DOWNSTotal 21 16Rushing 12 6Passing 8 8Penalty 1 2RUSHINGTotal (Net) 196 123Attempts 53 33Avg. Per Rush 3.7 3.7Rushing TDs 2 0Yds. Gained 229 154Yds. Lost 33 31PASSINGTotal (Net) 147 131Comp.-Att.-Int. 11-17-0 13-24-0Avg. / Att. 8.6 5.5Avg. / Comp. 13.4 10.1TDs 0 1TOTAL OFFENSEYards 343 254Plays 70 57Avg. / Play 4.9 4.5Fumbles - Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties - Yds. 3-42 4-30PUNTINGPunts - Yds. 6-246 6-296Avg. / Punt 41.0 49.3Inside 20 1 450+ Yds. 1 4Touchbacks 0 1Fair Catch 0 1KICKOFFSTotal - Yds. 4-244 2-115Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 61.0 57.5Touchbacks 0 1RETURNSPunt: Total - Yds. - TDs 1--1-0 3-26-0Punt: Avg. / Return -1.0 8.7Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-11-0 4-109-0Kickoff: Avg. / Return 11.0 27.3INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0MISCELLANEOUSMisc. Yards 11 0Poss. Time 34:38 25:223rd. Down Conv. 7 of 16 4 of 134th. Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 2Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 2-2 1-2Sacks: Total - Yds. 3-22 2-23PAT: Total - Made 2-2 1-1Field Goals: Total - Made 1-1 0-1

Akeem Davis-Gaither led App State’s defense with 11 tackles, including 2.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage, and Noel Cook added eight stops. Defensive end Demetrius Taylor had a sack, a fourth-down stop on a goalline stand and a quarterback hurry to force a three-and-out.

Louisiana moved into field goal range early in the third quarter before George Blackstock blocked the 42-yard attempt, which was returned 11 yards by Josh Thomas.

After Chandler Staton’s tiebreaking field goal, the defense allowed a total of 7 yards on nine plays while forcing three straight three-and-outs.

App State extended its winning streak to 11 games, which is the nation’s third-longest active streak behind Clemson (20) and Ohio State (12).

The Mountaineers moved their all-time record against the Ragin Cajuns to 7-0, including a 3-0 mark in Lafayette.

App State improved to 36-6 in Sun Belt Conference play (and 36-4 in its last 40 games in league play).  The Mountaineers improved to 17-4 in Sun Belt road games.

Since 2015, App State improved to 16-0 in games in which it had more than a week to prepare. LSU is second in the country with a 10-0 record in those situations since 2015, and the 16-0 record doesn’t include App State’s four bowl wins.

With a 19-play, 97-yard TD drive that lasted 10 minutes, 11 seconds, it was App State’s first 10-minute scoring drive since the Mountaineers moved up to the FBS level in 2014. Previously, the longest scoring drive by time as an FBS program lasted 8:49 — a 15-play, 93-yard TD drive against Idaho in 2015.

STAT LEADERSLOUISIANA

Rushing Att. Yds TDMitchell 13 68 0Calais 9 47 0Ragas 7 24 0Lewis 4 -16 0Totals 33 123 0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDLewis 13-24-0 131 1Totals 13-24-0 131 1

Receiving No. Yds TDJackson 5 68 0Mitchell 2 10 0Bradley 1 15 0Ralston 1 14 1Ragas 1 12 0Bell 1 11 0LeBlanc 1 3 0Gossett 1 -2 0Totals 13 131 1

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GAME 6 FINALULM 7 0 0 0 — 7#24 APP STATE 21 10 7 14 — 52

No. 24 App State Reaches 3-0 in Sun Belt with WinBOONE, N.C. — In a matchup of division leaders, No. 24 App State

rolled to its first win as a ranked FBS team. The league-leading Mountaineers became the lone Sun Belt team

without a conference loss following their 52-7 home victory against ULM on a homecoming Saturday.

After the Warhawks posted a touchdown on the game’s opening possession, App State (6-0, 3-0) scored the next 52 points, including 31 straight to take a 24-point lead into the break of their 250th win in Kidd Brewer Stadium.

The run of points began with Darrynton Evans rushing for a 59-yard touchdown on his team’s third play from scrimmage.

“We were well aware that no Sun Belt football team has ever been ranked for two straight weeks in the history of the conference,” App State head coach Eliah Drinkwitz said, “so we were motivated to write our own history and to always compete to do it better than it’s been done before.”

With a strong effort from the offensive line, the Mountaineers put up 572 total yards, including 302 on the ground.

Defensively, they limited standout quarterback Caleb Evans to 75 passing yards and held high-scoring ULM (3-4 2-1) to 213 total yards, including only 121 yards after its game-opening touchdown drive. After throwing for 61 yards on the opening drive, Evans completed five of his final 13 attempts for 14 yards before he was replaced in the third quarter by Colby Suits, who went 2-for-8 for 27 yards. 

Josh Thomas had a big fumble return to set up a score, Shaun Jolly intercepted a pass for the third time this season and Jordan Fehr added his first interception of the season.

ULM

Rushing Att. Yds TDJohnson 13 77 0Evans 5 22 0Vaughn 2 4 0Holmes 5 4 0Suits 3 3 0White 1 1 1Totals 29 111 1

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDEvans 9-19-1 75 0Suits 2-8-1 27 0Totals 11-27-2 102 0

Receiving No. Yds TDJackson 2 33 0McCray 2 29 0Pederson 2 6 0Jackson 2 2 0White 1 15 0Lamm 1 11 0Carter 1 6 0Totals 11 102 0

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv. Plays Time Score ULM 1st 11:09 White, Kayin 1 yd run Porter kick 12-82 3:51 0-7 APP 1st 10:28 Evans, D. 59 yd run Staton kick 3-75 0:41 7-7 APP 1st 4:46 Hennigan 6 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 12-76 3:57 14-7 APP 1st 1:19 Thomas, Zac 1 yd run Staton kick 5-24 1:51 21-7 APP 2nd 11:14 Staton 27 yd field goal 10-75 3:46 24-7 APP 2nd 1:19 Reed 1 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 8-64 2:21 31-7 APP 3rd 9:06 Evans 15 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 12-75 5:54 38-7 APP 4th 12:21 Williams, Marc. 1 yd run Staton kick 8-31 3:49 45-7 APP 4th 6:56 Virgil 56 yd pass from Huesman Staton kick 2-58 0:45 52-7

Oct. 19 - Kidd Brewer Stadium - Boone, N.C. - 27,717

TEAM TOTALS ULM APP FIRST DOWNSTotal 9 27Rushing 4 14Passing 4 12Penalty 1 1RUSHINGTotal (Net) 111 302Attempts 29 52Avg. Per Rush 3.8 5.8Rushing TDs 1 3Yds. Gained 118 309Yds. Lost 7 7PASSINGTotal (Net) 102 270Comp.-Att.-Int. 11-27-2 19-32-1Avg. / Att. 3.8 8.4Avg. / Comp. 9.3 14.2TDs 0 4TOTAL OFFENSEYards 213 572Plays 56 84Avg. / Play 3.8 6.8Fumbles - Lost 1-1 3-1Penalties - Yds. 9-66 5-34PUNTINGPunts - Yds. 10-438 4-193Avg. / Punt 43.8 48.2Inside 20 1 250+ Yds. 1 1Touchbacks 1 2Fair Catch 5 0KICKOFFSTotal - Yds. 2-130 9-517Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 65.0 57.4Touchbacks 2 2RETURNSPunt: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 2-14-0Punt: Avg. / Return 0 7.0Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 5-69-0 0-0-0Kickoff: Avg. / Return 13.8 0INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-0-0 2-0-0Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 1-37-0MISCELLANEOUSMisc. Yards 0 0Poss. Time 24:48 35:123rd. Down Conv. 2 of 13 13 of 184th. Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 1-1 6-6Sacks: Total - Yds. 0-0 1-4PAT: Total - Made 1-1 7-7Field Goals: Total - Made 0-0 1-1

App State became the first Sun Belt team to win a game as a ranked team. Troy started 8-1 to reach No. 25 in 2016 but lost 35-3 against Arkansas State the following week, and App State’s 5-1 start to earn a ranking of No. 25 in 2018 was followed by a 34-14 loss in which Zac Thomas suffered a game-ending injury on the first series at Georgia Southern. App State won its 16th straight game with Zac Thomas as the team’s primary quarterback. App State’s 12-game winning streak tied for the second-longest winning streak in program history, matching App State’s 12-0 start to the 1995 season. The Mountaineers won 17 straight games to end the 2006 season and begin the 2007 season. App State became 5-for-5 in becoming bowl-eligible as a postseason-eligible FBS program. The 45-point margin of victory tied for App State’s second-highest margin in a Sun Belt win, matching a 52-7 win against South Alabama in 2018 and a 59-14 win at ULM in 2015. The top margin is 49 points from a 63-14 win against Louisiana in the 2017 home finale. App State picked up its 250th win in Kidd Brewer Stadium, improving its home record to 250-75-5 since the stadium opened in 1962. From the first quarter of the last ULM game in 2017 to the second quarter of Saturday’s game against ULM, App State running backs had a streak of no fumbles that covered 777 carries for 4,694 yards. That streak involved four-plus games to end 2017, all 13 games in 2018 and five-plus games in 2019, or 22 straight full games without a running back fumble.

STAT LEADERSAPP STATE

Rushing Att. Yds TDEvans 17 136 1Williams Jr. 16 79 1Thomas 6 58 1Clark 5 13 0Montgomery 3 9 0Anderson 3 6 0Huesman 1 1 0Mal. Williams 1 0 0Totals 52 302 3

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDThomas 18-30-1 214 3Huesman 1-2-0 56 1Totals 19-32-1 270 4

Receiving No. Yds TDSutton 5 75 0D. Evans 3 41 1Mal. Williams 3 35 0Pearson 2 30 0Hennigan 2 11 1Virgil 1 56 1Watson 1 14 0Williams Jr. 1 7 0Reed 1 1 1Totals 19 270 4

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GAME 7 FINAL#21 APP STATE 7 6 10 7 — 30South Alabama 0 0 0 3 — 3

Dominant Effort on ‘D’ Leads App State Past Jags MOBILE, Ala. — Ranked and still unbeaten, No. 21 App State didn’t

let a pregame storm rain on its nationally televised parade. After warming up in a downpour at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, the

Mountaineers shut down South Alabama’s offense in a 30-3 victory that kept them alone atop the Sun Belt Conference standings.

Elijah Diarrassouba recovered a fumble, Demetrius Taylor blocked a field goal and the Mountaineers (7-0, 4-0) recorded three sacks as they limited the Jaguars to 139 yards of total offense — the second-smallest total against App State in a Sun Belt game. 

“I thought our defense played unbelievable today and held them in check all game,” App State coach Eliah Drinkwitz said. “It really allowed us offensively to kind of find ourselves. We struggled converting third downs and really didn’t play solid enough offensively, but we played well enough to win and we’ll be on to the next one.”

 With 13 straight wins, the Mountaineers have the nation’s third-longest active streak, and it’s the second-longest streak in program history. 

Late in the third quarter Saturday, while holding a 23-0 lead on ESPNU, App State’s defense had allowed just 43 yards on 32 plays from South Alabama (1-7, 0-4).

The Mountaineers officially recorded 10 three-and-outs on defense, but 10 times in the first 11 chances and 12 times overall App State needed three plays or less to force a punting situation or turnover once South Alabama’s offense took the field. A roughing-the-punter penalty officially wiped out one three-and-out stand, but the Jaguars had to punt again three plays later.

Offensively, App State’s Marcus Williams Jr. scored once while rushing for 94 yards on 11 carries, and true freshman Raykwon Anderson came in late to add 99 yards on four carries thanks to a 67-yard touchdown. Zac Thomas’ 132 passing yards included a 19-yard touchdown to Thomas Hennigan, who had six catches, and Malik Williams had three early third-down conversions.

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Rushing Att. Yds TDAnderson 4 99 1Williams Jr. 11 94 1D. Evans 19 46 0Thomas 6 42 0Virgil 3 32 0Clark 1 6 0Gibbs 1 -6 0Totals 45 313 2

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDThomas 16-28-0 132 1Totals 16-28-0 132 1

Receiving No. Yds TDHennigan 6 58 1Williams 3 37 0Sutton 3 11 0Reed 2 13 0Watson 1 10 0D. Evans 1 3 0Totals 16 132 1

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv. Plays Time Score APP 1st 7:06 Hennigan 19 pass from Thomas Staton kick 5-44 2:30 7-0 APP 2nd 12:15 Staton, C. 19 yd field goal 8-12 3:35 10-0 APP 2nd 1:09 Staton, C. 34 yd field goal 11-40 4:09 13-0 APP 3rd 8:03 Williams, Marc. 3 yd run Staton kick 4-62 1:26 20-0 APP 3rd 3:45 Staton, C. 46 yd field goal 6-41 2:21 23-0 USA 4th 5:43 Onate, Frankie 37 yd field goal 12-53 3:38 23-3 APP 4th 4:48 Anderson, R. 67 yd run Staton kick 2-69 0:55 30-3

Oct. 26 - Ladd-Peebles Stadium - Mobile, Ala. - 17,969

TEAM TOTALS APP USA FIRST DOWNSTotal 21 10Rushing 13 7Passing 7 1Penalty 1 2RUSHINGTotal (Net) 313 87Attempts 45 38Avg. Per Rush 7.0 2.3Rushing TDs 2 0Yds. Gained 337 125Yds. Lost 24 38PASSINGTotal (Net) 132 52Comp.-Att.-Int. 16-28-0 6-19-0Avg. / Att. 4.7 2.7Avg. / Comp. 8.3 8.7TDs 1 0TOTAL OFFENSEYards 445 139Plays 73 57Avg. / Play 6.1 2.4Fumbles - Lost 1-0 2-1Penalties - Yds. 10-85 4-30PUNTINGPunts - Yds. 6-230 10-382Avg. / Punt 38.3 38.2Inside 20 1 050+ Yds. 0 1Touchbacks 2 0Fair Catch 1 6KICKOFFSTotal - Yds. 7-437 2-120Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 62.4 60.0Touchbacks 4 0RETURNSPunt: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-39-0 1-4-0Punt: Avg. / Return 19.5 4.0Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-53-0 3-59-0Kickoff: Avg. / Return 26.5 19.7INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0MISCELLANEOUSMisc. Yards 0 0Poss. Time 34:36 25:243rd. Down Conv. 6 of 17 1 of 154th. Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 5-6 1-2Sacks: Total - Yds. 3-15 2-7PAT: Total - Made 3-3 0-0Field Goals: Total - Made 3-4 1-2

The Mountaineers improved to 4-0 in league play for the fourth time in the last five seasons. App State improved its record to 38-6 in league play since joining the Sun Belt Conference in 2014. It is 38-4 in its last 42 league games (after an 0-2 start) and 39-4 in its last 43 games against Sun Belt teams — counting the 2018 Sun Belt Championship Game against Louisiana. Since joining the league, App State is now 18-4 in Sun Belt road games. In that time, the Mountaineers are 22-11 overall on the road. The only teams with more road wins since 2014 entering the weekend were Oklahoma (24), Clemson (24), Ohio State (23) and Boise State (23). The 7-0 start is the Mountaineers’ best since winning eight straight to begin the 2010 season, when they were still competing at the FCS level. The Mountaineers’ defense allowed three points and 139 yards to the Jaguars. It’s the fewest points allowed since a 34-0 win over Toledo in the 2017 Dollar General Bowl (also at Ladd-Peebles Stadium) and the fewest yards allowed since a 54-7 win over Savannah State (114) in 2017. It was the fewest points allowed to a Sun Belt opponent since a 24-0 win vs. Louisiana in 2016 and fewest yards allowed in a league game since 2014 vs. Georgia State (62). App State has given up its fewest points in a three-game stretch (17) since allowing 16 in 2015 wins vs. Old Dominion (49-0), Wyoming (31-13) and Georgia State (37-3). It’s the best three-game Sun Belt stretch for the Mountaineer defense, which last gave up fewer than 17 points in three straight league games in 1998 as a member of the Southern Conference.

STAT LEADERSSOUTH ALABAMA

Rushing Att. Yds TDMinter 23 94 0Wilson 3 5 0Miller 1 2 0Davis 1 0 0Trotter 6 -1 0Baker 2 -6 0Johnson 2 -7 0Totals 38 87 0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDJohnson 3-11-0 9 0Trotter 3-8-0 43 0Totals 6-19-0 52 0

Receiving No. Yds TDSutherland 1 30 0Miller 1 7 0Baker 1 6 0Davis 1 5 0Minter 1 2 0Tolbert 1 2 0Totals 6 52 0

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GAME 8 FINALGa. Southern 7 3 14 0 — 24#20 APP STATE 0 7 0 14 — 21

Fourth-Quarter Comeback Falls Short for App State BOONE, N.C. — A windy and spooky Halloween night included plenty

of rain, flurries of snow and a rare home setback for App State. The first-place and 20th-ranked Mountaineers became the last

Sun Belt team to suffer a league loss in 2019, as Georgia Southern used two long touchdown runs early in the second half to gain separation before holding on for a 24-21 victory.

 App State receiver Corey Sutton’s touchdown catches with 8:22 and 4:47 remaining cut the deficit from 17 points to three, and the Mountaineers had possession twice in the final four minutes. A fourth-and-4 pass from midfield fell incomplete to end one series with 2:16 left, and App State got the ball back at its 16 with 1:10 remaining but no timeouts at their disposal.

 The game ended with a completion and multi-lateral effort near midfield.

 “We’ll move forward,” App State coach Eliah Drinkwitz said. “It’s all about being 1-0 and all about those things we preach when we win. We have to keep preaching them when things don’t go in our favor, and we have to keep believing in them. That’s what our team will do.”

 Thursday’s result ended a 14-game home winning streak for App State, which had won its last 16 home games against Sun Belt competition since a midweek loss to Arkansas State in 2015.

 Akeem Davis-Gaither led App State with 16 tackles, and Zac Thomas completed 25 of his 51 pass attempts for 271 yards and three touchdowns with wind gusts topping 40 mph at The Rock. Malik Williams (eight catches), Sutton (six catches) and Thomas Hennigan (six catches) all had between 67 and 89 receiving yards.

 Zac Thomas needed less than two minutes late in the second quarter to direct a 10-play, 92-yard TD drive, which ended on Williams’ 15-yard touchdown pass with just six seconds left in the half, but Georgia Southern quickly turned a 10-7 lead into a 24-7 advantage thanks to Wesley Kennedy III’s 68-yard TD run and Shai Werts’ 55-yard touchdown run in the first five minutes of the third quarter.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN

Rushing Att. Yds TDKennedy 13 145 2Werts 13 83 1King 21 69 0LaRoche 7 38 0Murray 1 2 0Totals 56 335 3

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDWerts 1-4-0 16 0Totals 1-4-0 16 0

Receiving No. Yds TDMichaud 1 16 0Totals 1 16 0

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv. Plays Time Score GS 1st 4:03 Kennedy III 2 yd run Bass kick 7-50 3:33 0-7 GS 2nd 11:45 Bass 49 yd field goal 8-40 3:30 0-10 APP 2nd 0:06 Williams 15 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 10-92 1:42 7-10 GS 3rd 13:22 Kennedy III 68 yd run Bass kick 3-75 1:38 7-17 GS 3rd 10:35 Werts 55 yd run Bass kick 2-58 1:19 7-24 APP 4th 8:22 Sutton 10 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 8-67 2:16 14-24 APP 4th 4:47 Sutton 9 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 8-65 1:18 21-24

Oct. 31 - Kidd Brewer Stadium - Boone, N.C. - 18,796

TEAM TOTALS GS APP FIRST DOWNSTotal 15 23Rushing 13 8Passing 1 14Penalty 1 1RUSHINGTotal (Net) 335 152Attempts 56 30Avg. Per Rush 6.0 5.1Rushing TDs 3 0Yds. Gained 343 167Yds. Lost 8 15PASSINGTotal (Net) 16 271Comp.-Att.-Int. 1-4-0 25-51-0Avg. / Att. 4.0 5.3Avg. / Comp. 16.0 10.8TDs 0 3TOTAL OFFENSEYards 351 423Plays 60 81Avg. / Play 5.8 5.2Fumbles - Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties - Yds. 2-20 4-43PUNTINGPunts - Yds. 6-232 7-270Avg. / Punt 38.7 38.6Inside 20 4 150+ Yds. 0 0Touchbacks 0 0Fair Catch 1 3KICKOFFSTotal - Yds. 5-285 3-163Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 57.0 54.3Touchbacks 4 1RETURNSPunt: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-15-0 3-(-4)-0Punt: Avg. / Return 15.0 -1.3Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0Kickoff: Avg. / Return 0 0INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0MISCELLANEOUSMisc. Yards 0 0Poss. Time 33:29 26:313rd. Down Conv. 5 of 14 6 of 174th. Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 2Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 1-1 3-4Sacks: Total - Yds. 1-2 0-0PAT: Total - Made 3-3 3-3Field Goals: Total - Made 1-2 0-1

The loss snaps App State’s 13-game win streak that was the third-longest active streak in the country behind Clemson (23) and Ohio State (14). It was the Mountaineers’ first loss since Oct. 25 at Georgia Southern last year. The team went 370 days between losses. This was App State’s first home loss since Sept. 23, 2017, a 20-19 defeat to Wake Forest. It snapped a 14-game home winning streak that entered the week tied for seventh-best in the FBS. Despite playing in conditions with wind gusts exceeding 40 mph, Zac Thomas threw for a season-high 271 yards. It’s the third-highest total of his career, behind 295 yards at Charlotte and 282 yards against Georgia State last season. Zac Thomas had a game with three TD passes and no interceptions for the second time this season (also Charlotte) and the fourth time in his career. Malik Williams set career highs in catches (eight) and receiving yards (89) while catching a second-quarter touchdown. His previous highs were six catches (three times) and 78 yards (at North Carolina earlier this season). Corey Sutton had two receiving TDs in a game for the first time this season after doing it three times last season. With 13 career touchdown catches, he’s now tied for ninth place in school history. Senior OLB Akeem Davis-Gaither set a career high with 16 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs. His previous career high was 15 in a regular season win over Louisiana last year. Senior captain and strong safety Josh Thomas played his 50th career game.

STAT LEADERSAPP STATE

Rushing Att. Yds TDD. Evans 17 76 0Thomas 5 37 0Williams Jr. 5 30 0Anderson 1 6 0Williams 1 3 0Virgil 1 0 0Totals 30 152 0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDThomas 25-51-0 271 3Totals 25-51-0 271 3

Receiving No. Yds TDWilliams 8 90 1Hennigan 6 75 0Sutton 6 67 2Virgil 2 21 0D. Evans 2 7 0Reed 1 9 0Hodges 0 2 0Totals 25 271 3

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GAME 9 FINALAPP STATE 3 10 7 0 — 20South Carolina 6 0 3 6 — 15

App State Posts Another P5 Win At South Carolina COLUMBIA, S.C. — Forty-four years after he helped App State beat

South Carolina for the first time, Tommy Sofield stood in Williams-Brice Stadium and called for the Mountaineers to force a Gamecock turnover.

 Moments later, true freshman Nicholas Ross returned a second-quarter interception for a tiebreaking touchdown.

 Make that two dramatic wins against the SEC program. And a locker room celebration that included Sofield holding a commemorative ball. 

 Becoming just the seventh Group of Five team since the Sun Belt was formed in 2001 to post two Power Five road wins in the same season, App State escaped Columbia with a 20-15 victory in front of 80,849 fans and an ESPN2 audience.

“I’m just proud of the focus and effort our guys played with,” head coach Eliah Drinkwitz said “I’m proud of the way they battled all game.”

After cutting into a 20-9 deficit on a touchdown with 2:58 left, South Carolina regained possession and faced a fourth-and-15 from the App State 35 with 19 seconds left. Ryan Hilinski completed a pass for 26 yards to the 9 before spiking the ball with nine seconds remaining.

 Nick Hampton forced a holding penalty on a pass rush as George Blackstock batted down the throw, leading to a snap from the 19 with six seconds left. The Gamecocks committed holding against Akeem Davis-Gaither on a pass that didn’t connect at the back of the end zone, leading to a frenzied celebration from the Mountaineers.

App State’s 34-31 win at North Carolina earlier in 2019 was its first victory against a Power Five team since the historic 2007 upset of Mich-igan, and now the Mountaineers have back-to-back wins against P5 teams. They will head to Georgia State next weekend at 8-1 overall and a league-leading 4-1 in the Sun Belt, with one fewer conference loss than the Panthers and fellow East Division foe Georgia Southern.

Jordan Fehr (12 tackles), Hampton and Davis-Gaither had important sacks to lead a defense that posted 11 pass breakups and limited South Carolina to 21 rushing yards on 27 attempts.

APP STATE

Rushing Att. Yds TDD. Evans 23 85 0Williams Jr. 7 19 0Virgil 1 0 0Anderson 1 0 0Thomas 9 -7 1Totals 41 97 1

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDThomas 9-15-1 105 0Williams 0-1-0 0 0Totals 9-16-1 105 0

Receiving No. Yds TDSutton 3 38 0D. Evans 2 32 0Reed 1 22 0Pearson 1 9 0Williams 1 6 0Anderson 1 -2 0Totals 9 105 0

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv. Plays Time Score SC 1st 1:22 White 25 yd field goal 8-60 3:48 0-3 APP 1st 5:10 Staton, C. 40 yd field goal 10-32 3:41 3-3 SC 1st 1:22 White 25 yd field goal 8-60 3:48 3-6 APP 2nd 8:29 Staton, C. 47 yd field goal 10-38 4:12 6-6 APP 2nd 1:51 Ross 20 interception return Staton kick 13-6 SC 3rd 11:08 White 50 yd field goal 4-3 1:22 13-9 APP 3rd 7:10 Thomas 1 yd run Staton kick 7-39 3:58 20-9 SC 4th 2:58 Edwards 23 yd pass from Hilinski Pass failed 12-78 2:03 20-15

Nov. 9 - Williams-Brice Stadium - Columbia, S.C. - 80,849

TEAM TOTALS APP SC FIRST DOWNSTotal 11 22Rushing 7 3Passing 4 15Penalty 0 4RUSHINGTotal (Net) 97 21Attempts 41 27Avg. Per Rush 2.4 0.8Rushing TDs 1 0Yds. Gained 134 54Yds. Lost 37 33PASSINGTotal (Net) 105 325Comp.-Att.-Int. 9-16-1 32-58-1Avg. / Att. 6.6 5.6Avg. / Comp. 11.7 10.2TDs 0 1TOTAL OFFENSEYards 202 346Plays 57 85Avg. / Play 3.5 4.1Fumbles - Lost 0-0 2-0Penalties - Yds. 8-46 8-50PUNTINGPunts - Yds. 7-316 5-262Avg. / Punt 45.1 52.4Inside 20 3 250+ Yds. 2 3Touchbacks 0 1Fair Catch 4 1KICKOFFSTotal - Yds. 5-248 5-291Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 49.6 58.2Touchbacks 0 1RETURNSPunt: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-4-0 1--1-0Punt: Avg. / Return 4.0 -1.0Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 3-117-0 4-52-0Kickoff: Avg. / Return 39.0 13.0INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-20-1 1-1-0Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0MISCELLANEOUSMisc. Yards 0 0Poss. Time 29:50 30:103rd. Down Conv. 2 of 13 4 of 184th. Down Conversions 1 of 1 4 of 5Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 2-2 1-2Sacks: Total - Yds. 3-24 2-17PAT: Total - Made 2-2 0-0Field Goals: Total - Made 2-2 3-3

App State is the first Sun Belt team to win eight of its first nine games of the season since Troy in 2016. App State claimed its first win over a team in the SEC at the time of the game. (The Mountaineers beat the Gamecocks 39-34 in 1975 when South Carolina was an independent) App State is the first Sun Belt team with two P5 wins in a season.

The Mountaineers are the first team to win nonconference road games at ACC and SEC schools in the same season since Houston in 1999. App State is the first G5 team with two P5 road wins in a season since 2013, when ECU won at UNC and NC State and Northern Illinois took down Iowa and Purdue on the road. Since the Sun Belt was established in 2001, App State is the seventh G5 team with two P5 road wins in the same season. In addition to ECU and Northern Illinois in 2013, the other four are 2009 Houston (Oklahoma State, Mississippi State), 2009 TCU (Virginia, Clemson), 2001 Bowling Green (Missouri, Northwestern) and 2001 BYU (Cal, Mississippi State) The Mountaineers are the first team to win road games at North Carolina and South Carolina in the same season since Clemson in 1991. App State gave South Carolina its first home nonconference loss since 2017 (Clemson) and first to a team not named Clemson since 2015 vs. The Citadel. Since 2015, counting bowl games but not season openers, App State improved to 22-0 in games in which it had more than a week to prepare. App State improved to 11-1 in games on ESPN2.

STAT LEADERSSOUTH CAROLINA

Rushing Att. Yds TDJoyner 3 14 0Dowdle 14 9 0Fenwick 4 9 0Harris 1 2 0Hilinski 5 -13 0Totals 27 21 0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDHilinski 32-57-1 325 1Team 0-1-0 0 0Totals 32-58-1 325 1

Receiving No. Yds TDEdwards 9 90 1Dowdle 5 67 0Markway 5 43 0Legette 5 42 0Adkins 2 33 0Joyner 2 17 0Dawkins 2 11 0Terrell 1 11 0Urich 1 11 0Totals 32 325 1

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GAME 10 FINAL#25 APP STATE 14 21 7 14 — 56Georgia State 21 0 0 6 — 27

App State Overcomes Adversity, Rolls to Road Win ATLANTA, Ga. — Facing a two-score deficit after a momentum-swinging

touchdown on the road, App State swung back and kept landing punches.The first-place Mountaineers, ranked No. 24 in the Coaches Poll and

No. 25 by the College Football Playoff committee, responded to the early adversity by scoring seven consecutive touchdowns en route to a 56-27 victory against Georgia State.

 A defensive touchdown gave the Panthers a 21-7 lead late in the first quarter, but App State (9-1, 5-1) accounted for the next 49 points, with the first 28 producing a 35-21 halftime advantage.

“It’s about staying in the fight,” App State head coach Eliah Drinkwitz said. “Every play has a life of its own.”

 During the 49-0 run, the Mountaineers’ defense forced seven three-and-outs in nine possessions, and one of the other two possessions in that stretch ended with Shaun Jolly’s second interception.

Jolly’s second pick followed his tiebreaking interception return for a touchdown late in the first half, and Corey Sutton’s three receiving touchdowns were part of a career-high 173 yards on eight catches.

 Zac Thomas threw for 256 yards with four touchdowns through the air and one with his legs, while Darrynton Evans surpassed 1,000 rushing yards for the second straight season thanks to a 131-yard night.

 Over the final three quarters, the Mountaineers limited Georgia State (6-4, 3-3) to 33 rushing yards on 18 attempts and 140 offensive yards on 42 plays. Jordan Fehr finished with 10 tackles, and the cornerback tandem of Jolly and Shemar Jean-Charles combined for six PBUs.

App State’s four-touchdown run over the last 15:09 of the first half closed with Jolly’s 30-yard interception return for a score with 2:18 left in the half and another Jolly interception that set up Thomas’ 1-yard touchdown pass to Evans with 22 seconds remaining before the break.

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Rushing Att. Yds TDD. Evans 18 131 1Thomas 6 52 1Williams Jr. 9 51 0Anderson 10 48 1Williams 1 2 0Team 2 -4 0Totals 46 280 3

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDThomas 19-31-1 256 4Huesman 2-2-0 17 0Anderson 0-1-0 0 0Totals 21-34-1 273 4

Receiving No. Yds TDSutton 8 173 3Williams 6 45 0Virgil 2 23 0Hennigan 2 14 0Watson 1 13 0Wells 1 4 0D. Evans 1 1 1Totals 21 273 4

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv. Plays Time Score GSU 1st 8:20 Gentry 4 yd pass from Ellington Wright kick 9-84 3:01 0-7 APP 1st 5:13 Sutton 12 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 8-89 3:07 7-7 GSU 1st 2:21 Coates 67 yd run Wright kick 3-81 1:07 7-14 GSU 1st 1:38 Bacon 34 yd interception return Wright kick 7-21 APP 1st 0:09 Sutton 20 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 5-75 1:29 14-21 APP 2nd 6:20 Thomas 3 yd run Staton kick 10-55 4:44 21-21 APP 2nd 2:18 Jolly 30 yd interception return Staton kick 28-21 APP 2nd 0:22 Evans, D. 1 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 5-48 0:33 35-21 APP 3rd 5:58 Evans, D. 29 yd run Staton kick 4-73 1:43 42-21 APP 4th 14:55 Sutton 24 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 7-51 3:30 49-21 APP 4th 11:04 Anderson 5 yd run Staton kick 4-62 2:05 56-21 GSU 4th 5:35 Gregg 20 yd run kick failed 3-63 1:01 56-27

Nov. 16 - Georgia State Stadium - Atlanta, Ga. - 17,908

TEAM TOTALS APP GSU FIRST DOWNSTotal 25 13Rushing 12 7Passing 12 5Penalty 1 1RUSHINGTotal (Net) 280 186Attempts 46 31Avg. Per Rush 6.1 6.0Rushing TDs 3 2Yds. Gained 292 211Yds. Lost 12 25PASSINGTotal (Net) 273 138Comp.-Att.-Int. 21-34-1 15-32-2Avg. / Att. 8.0 4.3Avg. / Comp. 13.0 9.2TDs 4 1TOTAL OFFENSEYards 553 324Plays 80 63Avg. / Play 6.9 5.1Fumbles - Lost 1-0 2-1Penalties - Yds. 3-35 2-20PUNTINGPunts - Yds. 7-276 9-379Avg. / Punt 39.4 42.1Inside 20 3 250+ Yds. 0 2Touchbacks 0 0Fair Catch 4 5KICKOFFSTotal - Yds. 9-451 5-294Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 50.1 58.8Touchbacks 3 3RETURNSPunt: Total - Yds. - TDs 4-34-0 1-0-0Punt: Avg. / Return 8.5 0.0Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-5-0 1-9-0Kickoff: Avg. / Return 5.0 9.0INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-30-1 1-34-1Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0MISCELLANEOUSMisc. Yards 0 0Poss. Time 36:50 23:103rd. Down Conv. 5 of 15 4 of 154th. Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 5-5 2-2Sacks: Total - Yds. 1-8 1-1PAT: Total - Made 8-8 3-4Field Goals: Total - Made 0-1 0-0

App State became the first Sun Belt team to ever start a season 9-1 since the league was established as an FBS member in 2001. App State became one of six teams with nine or more wins in each of the last five seasons. The others are Alabama, Boise State, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma. Since the 2015 season began, App State is No. 5 nationally in win percentage (80.6) and tied for No. 6 in total wins with a 50-12 record. The win total trails only Clemson (66-4), Alabama (64-5), Ohio State (58-6), Oklahoma (55-9) and Georgia (51-14). Wisconsin is 50-14 during the same span. App State improved to 39-7 in league play since joining the Sun Belt in 2014. It is 39-5 in its last 44 league games (after an 0-2 start) and 40-5 in its last 45 games against Sun Belt teams — counting the inaugural Sun Belt Championship Game against Louisiana in 2018.  Since moving up to the FBS level in 2014, App State improved to 24-11 on the road, putting the program in a tie for third place nationally (with Ohio State and Boise State) for the most road wins in that span. Clemson and Oklahoma have 25. App State improved to 19-4 in Sun Belt road games. Darrynton Evans surpassed 1,000 rushing yards for the second straight season. App State’s produced a 1,000-yard back for the eighth straight season, a streak that is tied for second nationally behind the 10 straight from Boise State. Zac Thomas threw for 256 yards with a career-high four touchdowns through the air and one with his legs. The five total touchdowns were also a career high.

STAT LEADERSGEORGIA STATE

Rushing Att. Yds TDCoates 7 97 1Barnett 17 90 0Gregg 2 20 1Brown 1 1 0Ellington 2 -7 0Team 2 -15 0Totals 31 186 2

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDEllington 12-27-2 88 1Brown 3-5-0 50 0Totals 15-32-2 138 1

Receiving No. Yds TDGentry 4 32 1McCoy 3 22 0Barnett 3 3 0Thompson 1 34 0Payne 1 25 0Marshall 1 12 0Ifedi 1 6 0Grier 1 4 0Totals 15 138 1

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GAME 11 FINALTexas State 0 10 3 0 — 13#24 APP STATE 7 7 14 7 — 35

App State Clinches Division Title On Senior Day BOONE, N.C. — App State’s Senior Day streak continued thanks to a

second-half surge on a rainy, division-clinching afternoon at The Rock. Darrynton Evans’ three touchdown runs after halftime allowed the

24th-ranked Mountaineers to break free from a close game and claim a 35-13 victory against Sun Belt foe Texas State. Senior linebacker Noel Cook made a key interception against the Bobcats for the second straight year, and his third-quarter pick followed a pass deflection from senior defensive tackle E.J. Scott, who recorded two sacks.

The win for App State (10-1, 6-1 Sun Belt) and Georgia Southern’s loss at Arkansas State means the Mountaineers clinched the East Division title and a spot in the Sun Belt Championship Game. With a win at Troy in the regular-season finale, they’d host the championship game in Boone against West Division champ Louisiana.

Evans rushed for 154 yards and Zac Thomas threw two touchdown passes to lead the offense for App State, which won on Senior Day at Kidd Brewer Stadium for the 22nd straight year. Seventeen players were honored before the game, and the fifth-year quintet of Johnson, Akeem Davis-Gaither, Desmond Franklin, Collin Reed and Josh Thomas improved their career records to 51-12 overall, 35-5 against Sun Belt programs and 26-4 at home.

 In addition to being No. 24 in the College Football Playoff rankings, the league-leading Mountaineers are No. 22 in the Amway Coaches Poll and No. 23 in the AP Top 25.

“It’s always good to win on Senior Day,” App State coach Eliah Drink-witz said. “It took us a little bit to get going. Noel Cook’s interception in the third quarter was a huge momentum boost for our team. We were able to capitalize there and finish it off. I’m proud of the way our guys fought and hung in there.”

Texas State (3-8, 2-5) used a 48-yard field goal to cut its second-half deficit to 14-13 before Evans scored on runs of 13 and 10 yards in the final six minutes of the third quarter. He added a 13-yard TD run with 6:26 remaining as App State finished with a 468-208 advantage in total offense.

TEXAS STATE

Rushing Att. Yds TDBrown Jr. 8 35 0Twyford 6 20 0Vitt 8 15 0Taylor 1 2 0White 1 -6 0Team 1 -12 0Totals 25 54 0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDVitt 18-34-1 154 1Totals 18-34-1 154 1

Receiving No. Yds TDBanks 5 82 1Haydel 5 25 0Hays 3 31 0White 2 21 0Twyford 2 -10 0Hilts 1 5 0Totals 18 154 1

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv. Plays Time Score APP 1st 7:09 Sutton 45 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 7-87 3:25 7-0 TXST 2nd 12:43 Rowland 48 yd FG 4-(-1) 1:35 7-3 APP 2nd 1:00 Watson 19 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 4-59 2:25 14-3 TXST 2nd 0:03 Banks 53 yd pass from Vitt Rowland kick 3-65 0:54 14-10 TXST 3rd 9:05 Rowland 48 yd FG 10-26 4:30 14-13 APP 3rd 5:32 Evans, D. 13 yd run Staton kick 4-29 2:20 21-13 APP 3rd 0:00 Evans, D. 10 yd run Staton kick 6-67 2:33 28-13 APP 4th 6:26 Evans, D. 13 yd run Staton kick 12-86 6:52 35-13

Nov. 23 - Kidd Brewer Stadium - Boone, N.C. - 22,215

TEAM TOTALS TXST APP FIRST DOWNSTotal 11 23Rushing 5 13Passing 6 6Penalty 0 4RUSHINGTotal (Net) 54 280Attempts 25 49Avg. Per Rush 2.2 5.7Rushing TDs 0 3Yds. Gained 93 297Yds. Lost 39 17PASSINGTotal (Net) 154 188Comp.-Att.-Int. 18-34-1 9-17-0Avg. / Att. 4.5 11.1Avg. / Comp. 8.6 20.9TDs 1 2TOTAL OFFENSEYards 208 468Plays 59 66Avg. / Play 3.5 7.1Fumbles - Lost 1-0 1-1Penalties - Yds. 9-76 5-40PUNTINGPunts - Yds. 7-291 4-164Avg. / Punt 41.6 41.0Inside 20 2 150+ Yds. 0 0Touchbacks 0 0Fair Catch 3 1KICKOFFSTotal - Yds. 4-253 6-356Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 63.3 59.3Touchbacks 1 1RETURNSPunt: Total - Yds. - TDs 3-27-0 2-5-0Punt: Avg. / Return 9.0 2.5Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 5-103-0 3-63-0Kickoff: Avg. / Return 20.6 21.0INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 1-10-0Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0MISCELLANEOUSMisc. Yards 0 0Poss. Time 26:47 33:053rd. Down Conv. 4 of 15 6 of 144th. Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 1Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 0-0 4-5Sacks: Total - Yds. 0-0 3-20PAT: Total - Made 1-1 5-5Field Goals: Total - Made 2-2 0-1

App State won on Senior Day at Kidd Brewer Stadium for the 22nd straight year. After a 25-19 home loss to Liberty in the 1997 finale, App State won its last 16 Senior Day games as an FCS program, with six of them coming vs. Western Carolina. The Mountaineers have won FBS regular-season home finales against Idaho (2014), Louisiana (2015, 2017), ULM (2016), Troy (2018) and Texas State (2019). App State became the first Sun Belt team to ever start a season 10-1 since the league was established as an FBS member in 2001. The Mountaineers have reached double-figure wins three times in their last five FBS seasons, joining 11-2 marks in 2018 and 2015.  App State improved to 40-7 in league play since joining the Sun Belt in 2014. It moved to 40-5 in its last 45 league games (after an 0-2 start) and 41-5 in its last 46 games against Sun Belt teams — counting the inaugural Sun Belt Championship Game against Louisiana in 2018. App State improved its series record against Texas State to 5-0, including 3-0 in Boone and 4-0 as Sun Belt counterparts. Corey Sutton scored on a 45-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to put him in a tie for fifth place in App State history with 17 career touch-down receptions. Dexter Jackson had 17 from 2004-07.

Darrynton Evans had three rushing touchdowns in a game for the third time in 2019. He also posted three against Charlotte and North Carolina. Senior defensive tackle and former walk-on E.J. Scott recorded the first two sacks of his career on Senior Day. Demetrius Taylor had a first-half sack to give him 6.0 this season and 12.5 in 36 career games.

STAT LEADERSAPP STATE

Rushing Att. Yds TDD. Evans 21 154 3Williams Jr. 15 78 0Thomas 6 28 0Anderson 7 5 0Totals 49 280 3

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDThomas 8-16-0 174 2D. Evans 1-1-0 14 0Totals 9-17-0 188 2

Receiving No. Yds TDVirgil 3 26 0Hennigan 2 70 0Sutton 2 45 1Williams 1 28 0Watson 1 19 1Totals 9 188 2

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GAME 12 FINAL#25 APP STATE 20 14 7 7 — 48Troy 10 3 0 0 — 13

App State Goes 6-0 on Road, Will Host Title GameTROY, Ala. — An unblemished road record secured, App State turns its

attention to hosting another Sun Belt Championship Game. Zac Thomas threw for a career-high 326 yards while accounting for

five touchdowns, including four through the air, as the 25th-ranked Mountaineers won 48-13 at Troy. As the East Division winner with the head-to-head tiebreaker against West Division winner Louisiana, App State (11-1, 7-1) will face the Ragin’ Cajuns (9-2, 6-1) in Boone next weekend in a title-game rematch that begins at noon and airs on ESPN.

“We came out and just played really fast and started fast,” head coach Eliah Drinkwitz said. “We knew we wanted to come out and set the tone of the game and send a message that we were here to play.”

App State clinched its first perfect road record since 1995 by converting its first 10 third-down chances, recording four sacks and intercepting two passes against the Trojans (5-7, 3-5).

 The Mountaineers’ 6-0 road record includes the most wins for any of the seven teams nationally without a road loss, and they’re the first FBS team to go 6-0 on the road since Western Michigan in 2016.

App State also tied the Sun Belt record for single-season victories, as it has accounted for three of the four 11-win seasons in league history. 

In addition to the big night for Thomas, who completed 28 of his 34 pass attempts, Darrynton Evans’ three touchdowns pushed his season total to 20. Thomas Hennigan set career highs with 11 catches for 140 yards, Malik Williams caught two touchdown passes and Jalen Virgil scored a long touchdown as part of his 95 receiving yards.

Defensively, Nick Hampton produced one of the four sacks against Sun Belt passing leader Kaleb Barker while amassing a team-high eight tackles, and Desmond Franklin’s interception return created a short field for App State’s third touchdown.

APP STATE

Rushing Att. Yds TDD. Evans 13 82 2Williams Jr. 7 41 0Harrington 5 26 0Anderson 4 14 0Thomas 2 11 1Clark 2 10 0Gibbs 1 4 0Hennigan 1 4 0Virgil 1 2 0Totals 37 194 3

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDThomas 28-34-1 326 4Huesman 1-1-0 2 0Totals 29-35-1 328 4

Receiving No. Yds TDHennigan 11 140 0Mal. Williams 6 42 2Virgil 5 95 1D. Evans 3 27 1Watson 2 20 0Anderson 1 2 0Pearson 1 2 0Totals 29 328 4

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv. Plays Time Score TROY 1st 12:01 Sumpter, Tyler 26 yd field goal 8-65 2:59 0-3 APP 1st 10:10 Virgil 44 yd pass from Thomas Kick failed 5-63 1:51 6-3 APP 1st 6:25 Evans, D. 52 yd run Staton kick 5-71 2:09 13-3 APP 1st 5:37 Thomas, Zac 5 yd run Staton kick 2-8 0:31 20-3 TROY 1st 1:13 Billingsley, DK 1 yd run Sumpter kick 9-75 4:24 20-10 APP 2nd 12:40 Williams 8 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 8-75 3:33 27-10 APP 2nd 8:49 Evans, D. 9 yd run Staton kick 7-56 2:29 34-10 TROY 2nd 5:33 Sumpter, Tyler 39 yd field goal 11-53 3:16 34-13 APP 3rd 9:14 Williams 6 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 12-75 5:46 41-13 APP 4th 14:54 Evans, D. 25 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 4-37 1:36 48-13

Nov. 29 - Veterans Memorial Stadium - Troy, Ala.- 18,989

TEAM TOTALS APP TROYFIRST DOWNSTotal 27 20Rushing 9 3Passing 17 15Penalty 1 2RUSHINGTotal (Net) 194 35Attempts 37 23Avg. Per Rush 5.2 1.5Rushing TDs 3 1Yds. Gained 203 75Yds. Lost 9 40PASSINGTotal (Net) 328 304Comp.-Att.-Int. 29-35-1 27-46-2Avg. / Att. 9.4 6.6Avg. / Comp. 11.3 11.3TDs 4 0TOTAL OFFENSEYards 522 339Plays 72 69Avg. / Play 7.2 4.9Fumbles - Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties - Yds. 9-75 4-20PUNTINGPunts - Yds. 3-141 4-148Avg. / Punt 47.0 37.0Inside 20 3 050+ Yds. 1 0Touchbacks 0 0Fair Catch 2 2KICKOFFSTotal - Yds. 8-453 4-153Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 56.6 38.3Touchbacks 2 0RETURNSPunt: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0Punt: Avg. / Return 0 0Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-10-0 3-46-0Kickoff: Avg. / Return 5.0 15.3INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-20-0 1-15-0Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0MISCELLANEOUSMisc. Yards 0 0Poss. Time 34:30 25:303rd. Down Conv. 10 of 13 5 of 154th. Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 3Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 4-5 3-3Sacks: Total - Yds. 4-23 0-0PAT: Total - Made 6-7 1-1Field Goals: Total - Made 0-0 2-2

With two games remaining, App State tied the Sun Belt Conference record for single-season wins and is responsible for three of the four 11-win seasons in league history. The others are 2015 App State (11-2), 2017 Troy (11-2) and 2018 App State (11-2). Finishing with a 6-0 road record in 2019, App State clinched its first per-fect road record since the 1995 team had six road victories (including one at Wake Forest) during a 12-0 start. That team lost to Stephen F. Austin at home in the second round of the FCS playoffs.

The 2019 and 1995 teams are the only ones in school history with 11 regular-season wins. Before 1995, the last App State team to go unbeaten on the road was the 1950 team that was 5-0 with a pair of postseason, neutral site “bowl” losses. The Mountaineers were also unbeaten and untied on the road in 1947 (5-0), 1938 (4-0) and 1937 (4-0). With 82 rushing yards, junior back Darrynton Evans increased his career total to 2,654 rushing yards and moved into the top 10 in school history. Zac Thomas threw for a career-high 326 yards, topping his previous high of 295 from a 2018 win at Charlotte. He also set a career high with his 28 completions, three more than a total he had posted three previous times. Thomas Hennigan recorded career highs in receptions and receiving yards by halftime in an 11-catch, 140-yard effort. His previous highs were seven catches (against ETSU in the 2019 opener) and 99 receiving yards (in the regular-season finale against Louisiana in 2017).

Willie Edwards recorded his first career interception in the fourth quarter.

STAT LEADERSTROY

Rushing Att. Yds TDWoods 4 22 0Billingsley 5 14 1Barker 10 9 0Woolfork 3 6 0Team 1 -16 0Totals 23 35 1

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDBarker 24-41-1 281 0Young 3-5-1 23 0Totals 27-46-2 304 0

Receiving No. Yds TDTodd 5 82 0McClain 4 58 0Billingsley 4 48 0Eafford 3 37 0Clark 3 30 0Geiger 3 27 0Woolfork 3 8 0Whittemore 2 14 0Totals 27 304 0

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GAME 13 (SUN BELT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME) FINALLouisiana 7 10 7 14 — 38#21 APP STATE 21 14 7 3 — 45

No. 21 App State Secures 4th Straight League TitleBOONE, N.C. — Another Ring Game at The Rock. And a repeat champion.App State claimed its fourth straight league title and celebrated a

Sun Belt Championship Game victory on its home field for the second straight year thanks to a 45-38 win against Louisiana.

 Three early touchdowns from belt-winning MVP Darrynton Evans gave the 21st-ranked Mountaineers a 21-0 lead late in the first quarter, and captain Josh Thomas’ first career interception return for a touchdown accounted for one of three turnovers forced by a senior on App State’s defense. The Mountaineers led 42-17 late in the third quarter and maintained at least a 14-point lead until the Ragin’ Cajuns cut into a 45-31 deficit on a touchdown pass with 1:19 remaining. 

By prevailing in the first-ever matchup of Sun Belt teams with double-digit wins, App State (12-1) became the first FBS program from the state of North Carolina and the first Sun Belt program to post a 12-win season.

 Evans added a second MVP belt to his collection with 162 all-purpose yards against the Ragin’ Cajuns (10-3) and the three scores (58-yard catch, 8-yard run, 5-yard catch) that increased his season total to 23.

Zac Thomas’ two TD throws contributed to his 174 total yards, including 143 through the air, and the Mountaineers got scoring runs of 25-plus yards from both Marcus Williams Jr. (78 rushing yards) and Daetrich Harrington (team-high 89 yards) as they rushed for 267 yards as a team.

Defensively, in addition to Josh Thomas’ pick-six, E.J. Scott recovered his own forced fumble to trigger the early outburst and Desmond Franklin recovered a fumble forced by Noel Cook. Akeem Davis-Gaither recorded a team-high 10 tackles and Demetrius Taylor added his seventh sack of the season. 

LOUISIANA

Rushing Att. Yds TDMitchell 18 85 1Calais 8 49 0Ragas 5 19 0Lewis 7 6 0Totals 38 159 1

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDLewis 24-46-1 354 4Totals 24-46-1 354 4

Receiving No. Yds TDBradley 5 58 1Jackson 4 80 0LeBlanc 3 118 2Williams 3 39 0Ralston 3 16 0Gossett 2 19 0Pauley 1 14 0Johnson 1 8 0Mitchell 1 1 1Bell 1 1 0Totals 24 354 4

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv. Plays Time Score APP 1st 13:02 Evans, D. 58 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 6-75 1:58 7-0 APP 1st 9:38 Evans, D. 8 yd run Staton kick 5-47 2:00 14-0 APP 1st 1:43 Evans, D. 5 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 14-76 6:42 21-0 UL 1st 0:25 LeBlanc 37 yd pass from Lewis Artigue kick 5-71 1:12 21-7 APP 2nd 13:27 Williams Jr. 29 yd run Staton kick 5-75 1:58 28-7 UL 2nd 8:13 Mitchell 1 yd pass from Lewis Artigue kick 11-76 5:08 28-14 APP 2nd 4:13 Harrington 25 yd run Staton kick 9-75 3:54 35-14 UL 2nd 0:03 Artigue 53 yd field goal 7-37 1:06 35-17 APP 3rd 5:57 Thomas, J. 16 yd INT return Staton kick 42-17 UL 3rd 2:41 Bradley 2 yd pass from Lewis Artigue kick 8-63 3:09 42-24 APP 4th 8:12 Staton 35 yd field goal 8-43 4:41 45-24 UL 4th 4:18 Mitchell 1 yd run Artigue kick 13-76 3:42 45-31 UL 4th 1:19 LeBlanc 38 yd pass from Lewis Artigue kick 6-64 1:09 45-38

Dec. 7 - Kidd Brewer Stadium - Boone, N.C. - 18,618

TEAM TOTALS UL APPFIRST DOWNSTotal 31 20Rushing 12 16Passing 16 4Penalty 3 0RUSHINGTotal (Net) 159 267Attempts 38 51Avg. Per Rush 4.2 5.2Rushing TDs 1 3Yds. Gained 194 316Yds. Lost 35 49PASSINGTotal (Net) 354 149Comp.-Att.-Int. 24-46-1 9-17-0Avg. / Att. 7.7 8.8Avg. / Comp. 14.8 16.6TDs 4 2TOTAL OFFENSEYards 513 416Plays 84 68Avg. / Play 6.1 6.1Fumbles - Lost 2-2 1-1Penalties - Yds. 5-21 6-39PUNTINGPunts - Yds. 3-133 4-175Avg. / Punt 44.3 43.8Inside 20 0 250+ Yds. 0 0Touchbacks 0 0Fair Catch 2 1KICKOFFSTotal - Yds. 6-320 8-475Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 53.3 59.4Touchbacks 3 0RETURNSPunt: Total - Yds. - TDs 3-0-0 0-0-0Punt: Avg. / Return 0.0 0Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 7-148-0 2-26-0Kickoff: Avg. / Return 21.1 13.0INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 1-16-1Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 1-2-0MISCELLANEOUSMisc. Yards 0 0Poss. Time 29:49 30:113rd. Down Conv. 8 of 14 5 of 134th. Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 3Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 3-4 3-3Sacks: Total - Yds. 3-16 1-25PAT: Total - Made 5-5 6-6Field Goals: Total - Made 1-3 1-1

App State won a Sun Belt Conference title for the fourth straight year and is 2-for-2 in winning the Sun Belt Championship Game. Oklahoma won its fourth straight Big 12 title, and the only other FBS program with four straight titles at this point is Clemson, which won its fifth straight ACC title. App State became the first in-state FBS program or Sun Belt program to post a 12-win season. Of the 10 instances of an in-state program winning 11 games in a season, App State is responsible for three of them (in the Mountaineers’ six FBS seasons). App State is responsible for three of the four 11-win seasons in Sun Belt history. App State posted its G5-leading fourth win this season against a team ranked in the top 45 of ESPN’s FPI (Football Power Index). It’s the only ranked G5 team with two wins over P5 teams (both on the road) or three road wins over ESPN FPI top 50 teams. App State is 43-7 in its 50 games against Sun Belt teams, and it improved to 8-0 in the series with Louisiana. Since the 2015 season began, App State is No. 5 nationally in win percentage (81.5) and tied for No. 5 in total wins with its 53-12 record. The win total trails only Clemson (68-4), Alabama (65-6), Ohio State (61-6) and Oklahoma (60-9), with Georgia sitting at 53-15. App State fifth-year seniors Akeem Davis-Gaither, Desmond Franklin, Victor Johnson, Collin Reed and Josh Thomas finished their careers at The Rock with a 27-4 home record. App State increased its season total to 69 touchdowns to tie the Sun Belt’s single-season record. Arkansas State also had 69 in 2015.

STAT LEADERSAPP STATE

Rushing Att. Yds TDHarrington 9 89 1Williams Jr. 8 78 1D. Evans 19 73 1Thomas 13 25 0Williams 1 7 0Virgil 1 -5 0Totals 51 267 3

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TDThomas 9-17-0 149 2Totals 9-17-0 149 2

Receiving No. Yds TDHennigan 4 50 0D. Evans 2 63 2Williams 1 19 0Virgil 1 9 0Pearson 1 8 0Totals 9 149 2

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RAYKWON ANDERSONRushes .................................... 10 (at Georgia State – 19)Rushing yards .........................99 (at So. Alabama – 19)Long rush .................................67 (at So. Alabama – 19)

GEORGE BLACKSTOCKTackles ..............................................7 (Ga. Southern - 19)Tackles for loss .......................1.0 (at So. Alabama – 19)Sacks .........................................1.0 (at So. Alabama – 19)Forced Fumbles .............................................1 (ULM – 19)

TREY COBBTackles ............................6 (at UNC – 19, Charlotte - 19)Tackles for loss .......................................... 1.0 (ETSU – 19)Sacks ........................................................ 0.5 (at UNC – 19)

NOEL COOKTackles ................................................. 13 (Louisiana – 18)Tackles for loss ..................................2.5 (Charlotte – 19)Sacks .......... 1.0 (Louisiana – 18, at So. Alabama – 19)Interceptions .....1 (Texas State - 19, Texas State - 18)

AKEEM DAVIS-GAITHERTackles ........................................... 16 (Ga. Southern - 19)Tackles for loss ...........2.5 (at Louisiana - 19, at SC - 19)Sacks .................................................... 1.0 (Multiple times)Pass breakups ..................................2 (ETSU – 19, SC - 19)Interceptions ................................................1 (at UNC – 19)

TOMMY DAWKINSTackles .................................................... 4 (Charlotte – 19)Tackles for loss .......................................... 1.5 (ETSU – 19)Sacks ............................................................ 1.0 (ETSU – 19)

ELIJAH DIARRASSOUBATackles ..............................................5 (Ga. Southern - 19)Tackles for loss .................. 1.0 (ETSU & Charlotte – 19)Sacks ..............................................................1.0 (Troy – 18)Fumble Recoveries ............ 1 (at South Alabama – 19)

LOGAN DOUBLINTackles .............................. 8 (at Georgia Southern – 18)

DARRYNTON EVANSRushes ............................... 27 (at Coastal Carolina – 18)Rushing yards ................................. 234 (Charlotte – 19)Rushing TDs ....3 (Texas State, Charlotte & UNC – 19)Long rush ............................................87 (Charlotte – 19)Receptions ......................................................3 (ULM – 19)Receiving yards ........................63 (Louisiana, SBC - 19) Receiving TDs ..............................2 (Louisiana, SBC - 19)Kickoff returns .......................................6 (at Akron – 16)Kickoff return yards .........................154 (at Akron – 16)Long kickoff return ................100 (at Penn State – 18)Kickoff return TDs ....................................1 (Three times)All-purpose yards .......................... 298 (Charlotte – 19)

JORDAN FEHRTackles ................................. 16 (at North Carolina – 19)Tackles for loss ............... 3.5 (at Coastal Carolina – 18)Sacks ................................. 3.0 (at Coastal Carolina – 18)Interceptions ................. 1 (at Georgia – 17, ULM – 19)

DESMOND FRANKLINTackles .........................................................9 (at ULM – 17)Interceptions ................................2 (Georgia State – 18)Pass breakups .............................................4 (at Troy - 19)

NICK HAMPTONTackles ...........................................................8 (at Troy - 19)Tackles for loss ........................................2.0 (at Troy - 19)Sacks ....................................................1.5 (Charlotte – 19)

DAETRICH HARRINGTONRushes ................................................. 17 (Louisiana – 17)Rushing yards .................................118 (Louisiana – 17)Rushing TDs ..........................................1 (Multiple times)Long rush ..........................................35 (Two times – 17)

THOMAS HENNIGANReceptions ............................................... 11 (at Troy – 19)Receiving yards ....................................140 (at Troy – 19)TD receptions .......................................4 (Louisiana – 17)Long reception ..............................60 (Texas State – 19)Interceptions ................................................... 1 (Troy –18)Punt returns ..............................4 (Savannah State – 17)Punt return yards .........................55 (at Charlotte – 18)Long punt return .........................59 (at Charlotte – 18)Punt return TDs .............................. 1 (at Charlotte – 18)All-purpose yards ................................144 (at Troy – 19)

CLAYTON HOWELLPunts .......................................8 (at Arkansas State – 18)Long punt ............................ 62 (at Arkansas State – 18)Inside the 20 ...... 2 (at Penn State – 18, UL/SBC – 18)

JACOB HUESMANPass completions ..............9 (at Coastal Carolina – 18)Pass attempts .................. 19 (at Coastal Carolina – 18)Passing yards .................127 (at Coastal Carolina – 18)Long pass ..................................................... 56 (ULM – 19)Passing TDs ................................................. 1 (Four times)

RYAN HUFFTackles .......................................7 (Coastal Carolina – 19)Tackles for loss ..................................1.5 (Charlotte – 18)Sacks ....................................................0.5 (Charlotte – 18)

D’MARCO JACKSONTackles ..............................................9 (Ga. Southern - 19)Tackles for loss .................................1.0 (Multiple times)Sacks ...................................................1.0 (Multiple times)

SHEMAR JEAN-CHARLESTackles ...........................................8 (Louisiana, SBC - 19)Pass breakups ..........................3 (at Georgia State - 19)Forced fumbles ............................................1 (ETSU – 19)

SHAUN JOLLYTackles ...........................................7 (Louisiana, SBC - 19)Tackles for loss .................................. 1.0 (Multiple times)Interceptions ............................2 (at Georgia State - 19)Pass breakups ..........................3 (at Georgia State - 19)

HENRY PEARSONReceptions .............. 3 (at Charlotte – 18, Ga. State – 18)Receiving yards ............................50 (at Charlotte – 18)TD receptions ..... 1 (Ga. State – 18, Middle Tenn. – 18)Longest reception ........................... 26 (Louisiana – 18)

MIKE PRICETackles .........................................................3 (at UNC – 19)

COLLIN REEDReceptions .................................................. 4 (at ULL – 16)Receiving yards ..................106 (Savannah State – 17)TD receptions ...........................2 (Savannah State – 17)Long reception ..................... 68 (Savannah State – 17)

NICHOLAS ROSSTackles ...........................................................5 (at Troy - 19)Interceptions ......................... 1 (at South Carolina - 19)

E.J. SCOTTTackles ...........................................7 (Louisiana, SBC - 19)Sacks .................................................2.0 (Texas State - 19)Tackles for loss ......... 2.0 (Texas State - 19, ETSU – 19)

KAIDEN SMITHTackles .........................................................6 (at UNC – 19)Tackles for loss .......................1.0 (Gardner-Webb – 18)Interceptions ............................. 1 (Gardner-Webb – 18)

CALEB SPURLINTackles .....................4 (at Arkansas State – 18, GS - 19)Tackles for loss ..................... 1.5 (Savannah State – 17)Sacks ..........1.0 (Louisiana - 18, Savannah State – 17)

CHANDLER STATONField Goals .........3 (at So. Alabama - 19, UL/SBC – 18)Long .....................................53 (Georgia Southern – 17)PATs ....................................8/8 (CCU - 19, Charlotte - 19)

XAVIER SUBOTSCHPunts ..............................................................8 (Two times)Long punt ..................................................... 67 (ULM – 19)Inside the 20 .................................. 4 (Wake Forest – 17)

COREY SUTTONReceptions ............. 8 (Middle Tenn. – 18, at GSU - 19)Receiving yards ...................173 (at Georgia State -19)TD receptions ...........................3 (at Georgia State - 19)Long reception ............................90 (at Charlotte – 18)

DEMETRIUS TAYLORTackles ..............................................8 (Ga. Southern - 19)Tackles for loss ...............2.5 (Charlotte & at UNC – 19)Sacks ........................................................ 2.5 (at UNC – 19)Forced Fumbles ........................................2 (at UNC – 19)Fumble Recoveries ..................................1 (at UNC – 19)Interceptions .............................................1 (at UNC – 19) JOSH THOMASTackles ........................................10 (South Carolina - 19)Interceptions ...................................................1 (Six times)Fumble Recoveries .......................................1 (ULM – 19)

ZAC THOMASPass completions ................................... 28 (at Troy – 19)Pass attempts .............................. 51 (Ga. Southern - 19)Passing yards .........................................326 (at Troy – 19)Passing TDs .......4 (at Georgia State - 19, at Troy - 19)Long pass .......................................90 (at Charlotte – 18)Rushes ..........................................15 (at Penn State – 18)Rushing yards ........................77 (South Alabama – 18)Rushing TDs ..........................................2 (Multiple times)Long rush ............................ 62 (at Arkansas State – 18)Total offense ..........................................337 (at Troy – 19)

JALEN VIRGILReceptions .................................................5 (Three times)Receiving yards .................................. 186 (Coastal – 17)TD receptions .............2 (Coastal – 17, Charlotte – 19)Long reception ......................................83 (Coastal – 17)Rushes .................................... 3 (at South Alabama - 19)Rushing yards ....................32 (at South Alabama - 19)Rushing TDs ...................................................1 (ETSU – 19)Long rush ............................21 (at South Alabama - 19)Long kickoff return ................57 (South Carolina - 19)

KEISHAWN WATSON (WESTERN MICH. 2015-18)Receptions ....................................... 6 (Three times – 17)Receiving yards .................................93 (Ball State – 17)TD receptions ...............................................2 (Two times)Long reception ..................................52 (Ball State – 17)

MALIK WILLIAMSReceptions ......................................8 (Ga. Southern - 19)Receiving yards .......................... 90 (Ga. Southern - 19)TD receptions ........2 (at Penn State – 18, at Troy - 19)Long reception ...................................... 43 (at UNC – 19)Pass completions ............... 2 (Middle Tennessee – 18)Pass attempts ...................... 2 (Middle Tennessee – 18)Passing yards .....................38 (Middle Tennessee – 18)Passing TDs .......................... 2 (Middle Tennessee – 18)Long pass ...........................30 (Middle Tennessee – 18)

MARCUS WILLIAMS JR.Rushes .................................28 (Georgia Southern – 17)Rushing yards ................ 130 (Georgia Southern – 17)Rushing TDs ..................... 2 (Coastal - 19, Coastal – 17)Long rush ...............................................34 (Coastal – 17)Receptions ................................................... 1 (Four times)Receiving yards .....................................34 (UL/SBC – 18)Receiving TDs ........................... 1 (South Alabama – 18)Long reception ......................................34 (UL/SBC – 18)

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LAST TIME IT HAPPENEDTEAM STATS APPALACHIAN STATE OPPONENTScored 40-49 Points 12/7/19, Louisiana, SBC (45) 9/7/19, Charlotte (41)Scored 50-59 Points 11/16/19, Georgia State (56) 11/4/17, ULM (52)Scored 60-69 Points 12/2/17, Louisiana (63) 9/3/11, Virginia Tech (66)Scored 70-79 Points 9/22/18, Gardner-Webb (72) 10/7/78, Chattanooga (72)Recorded a Safety 11/3/18, Coastal Carolina 12/19/15, OhioRecorded a Shutout 12/23/17, Toledo (34-0) 11/5/05, LSU (24-0)Rushed for 400+ Yards 9/22/18, Gardner-Webb (432) 9/25/14, Georgia Southern (408)Rushed for 300-399 Yards 10/26/19, South Alabama (313) 10/31/19, Georgia Southern (335)Rushed for Less Than 50 Yards 12/3/11, Maine (3) 11/29/19, Troy (35)Passed for 400+ Yards 10/21/17, Coastal Carolina (472) 11/9/13, Georgia (441)Passed for 300-399 Yards 11/29/19, Troy (328) 12/7/19, Louisiana, SBC (354)Passed for Less Than 50 Yards 12/4/10, Western Illinois (47) 10/31/19, Georgia Southern (16)Gained Over 500 Yards Total Offense 11/29/19, Troy (522) 9/7/19, Charlotte (526)Gained Less Than 100 Yards Total Offense 9/7/91, Clemson (84) 11/1/14, Georgia State (62)Recorded 25 or More First Downs 11/29/19, Georgia State (27) 12/7/19, Louisiana, SBC (31)Was Penalized 100 Yards 10/26/19 (10-for-121), South Alabama 9/9/17, (9-for-104) Savannah StateCommitted No Penalties 11/17/18, Georgia State Records incompleteDefense Intercepted Three Passes 10/9/18, Arkansas State (3) 10/25/18, Georgia Southern (4)Overcame Halftime Deficit to Win 10/21/17, Coastal Carolina 9/1/16, Tennessee (Trailed 19-17 before winning 37-29) (App led 13-3 at half, Tenn. won 20-13 in OT)Trailed After Three Quarters, Rallied to Win 10/14/17, Idaho 11/4/17, ULM (Trailed 20-7 before winning 23-20) (Appalachian led 38-35 before losing 52-45)Won Game on Final Offensive Play 12/19/15, Ohio 10/28/17, UMass (Zach Matics 23 yd. field goal as time expired) (Logan Laurent 36-yd field goal in OT)Won Game on Final Defensive Play 10/12/02, Furman Never Accomplished (Josh Jeffries PAT Interception, Derrick Black 96-Yd Return)

INDIVIDUAL STATS APPALACHIAN STATE OPPONENT75+ Yard Run 9/7/19, Darrynton Evans vs. Charlotte (87) 10/28/17, Marquis Young, UMass (95)100-199 Yards Rushing, Game 11/23/19, Darrynton Evans vs. Texas State (154) 10/31/19, William Kennedy III, Ga. Southern (145)Two Players 100+ Rush Yards 11/3/18, Darrynton Evans (159), Marcus Williams (103), CCU Never Accomplished200+ Yards Rushing, Game 9/7/19, Darrynton Evans vs. Charlotte (234) 10/3/15, Brian Hill, Wyoming (208)Three Rushing TDs, Game 11/23/19, Darrynton Evans vs. Texas State (3) 11/3/12, William Banks, Georgia Southern (3)Four Rushing TDs, Game 10/30/09, Armanti Edwards at Furman (4) 10/2/04, Terrell Harris, Texas State (4)80+ Yard Pass Completion 9/8/18, Zac Thomas to Corey Sutton, at Charlotte (90) 9/8/12, Trent McKinney to Dan Moore, Montana (87)300+ Yards Passing, Game 11/29/19, Zac Thomas, at Troy (326) 12/7/19, Levi Lewis, Louisiana, SBC (354)20 Pass Completions, Game 11/29/19, Zac Thomas, at Troy (28) 12/7/19, Levi Lewis, Louisiana, SBC (24)Four TD Passes, Game 11/29/19, Zac Thomas, at Troy (4) 12/7/19, Levi Lewis, Louisiana, SBC (4)300+ Yards Total Offense, Game 11/29/19, Zac Thomas, at Troy (337, 326 passing) 112/7/19, Levi Lewis, Louisiana, SBC (360, 354 passing)Scored Five TDs, Game 10/4/86, John Settle vs. Davidson (5) 10/13/84, Robert Surratt, Marshall (5)10 Receptions, Game 11/29/19, Thomas Hennigan, at Troy (11) 12/1/12, Tyrone Walker, Illinois State (10)100-149 Receiving Yards, Game 11/29/19, Thomas Hennigan, at Troy (140) 12/7/19, Peter LeBlanc, Louisiana, SBC (118)150+ Receiving Yards, Game 11/16/19, Corey Sutton vs. Georgia State (173) 10/11/14, Dante Shells, Liberty (164)Three Receiving TDs, Game 11/16/19, Corey Sutton vs. Georgia State (3) 8/30/14, Devin Funchess, Michigan (3)Three Sacks, Game 11/3/18, Jordan Fehr at Coastal Carolina (3.0) 9/10/16, Anthony Wilson, Old Dominion (3.0)50+ Yard Field Goal 11/9/17, Chandler Staton vs. Ga. Southern (53) 11/9/19, Parker White, South Carolina (50)Made Three Field Goals, Game 10/26/19, Chandler Staton vs. South Alabama (3) 11/9/19, Parker White, South Carolina (3)70+ Yard Punt 10/17/09, Sam Martin at Wofford (74) 11/24/18, Tyler Sumpter, Troy (75, 70)Returned Kickoff for TD 9/7/19, Darrynton Evans vs. Charlotte (45) 11/4/17, Marcus Green, at ULM (95)Returned Punt for TD 9/22/18, Clifton Duck vs. Gardner-Webb (62) 11/15/14, Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State (38)Returned Blocked Punt for TD 9/7/19, D’Marco Jackson vs. Charlotte (16) 8/30/14, Ben Gedeon, Michigan (32)Blocked a Punt 9/28/19, Demetrius Taylor vs. Coastal Carolina 11/5/16, Texas StateReturned Interception for TD 11/16/19, Shaun Jolly vs. Georgia State (30) 11/16/19, Chris Bacon, Georgia State (34)Returned Fumble for TD 9/21/19, Demetrius Taylor at UNC (20) 9/9/17, Stephen Dorsey, Savannah State (45)Blocked a Field Goal 10/26/19, Demetrius Taylor at South Alabama 9/23/17, Scotty Washington vs. Wake ForestReturned Blocked FG for TD 10/28/06, Corey Lynch vs. Furman (79) Never AccomplishedPAT Returned for Two Points 11/13/10, Troy Sanders vs. Wofford 11/25/00, Chris Archie, Troy State

NCAA Statistics

Appalachian St. - 2019-20 Football Ranking Summary thru games 12/14/2019

Statistic NationalRank

ConferenceRank

Value National Leader Value ConferenceLeader

Value

3rd Down Conversion Pct (130 ranked) 22 4 0.462 Ohio St. 0.570 Louisiana 0.481

3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (130 ranked) 14 1 0.314 Kansas St. 0.259 Appalachian St. 0.314

4th Down Conversion Pct (130 ranked) 2 2 0.786 Coastal Carolina 0.793 Coastal Carolina 0.793

4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (130 ranked) 89 6 0.565 Florida 0.222 Louisiana 0.440

Blocked Kicks (61 ranked) 2 1 5 Houston 6 Appalachian St. 5

Blocked Kicks Allowed (129 ranked) 1 1 0 29 teams tied 0 Appalachian St. 0

Blocked Punts (20 ranked) 5 1 2 Houston 5 Arkansas St.Appalachian St.

22

Blocked Punts Allowed (128 ranked) 1 1 0 77 teams tied 0 7 teams tied 0

Completion Percentage (130 ranked) 37 5 0.632 LSU 0.763 Arkansas St. 0.650

Defensive TDs (47 ranked) 2 1 5 Illinois 6 Appalachian St. 5

Fewest Penalties (130 ranked) 100 7 84 Air Force 40 Georgia St. 51

Fewest Penalties Per Game (130 ranked) 84 7 6.46 Air Force 3.33 Georgia St. 4.25

Fewest Penalty Yards (130 ranked) 105 9 769 Rice 330 Ga. Southern 468

Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (130 ranked) 89 8 59.15 Rice 27.50 Ga. Southern 39.00

First Downs Defense (130 ranked) 45 2 238 Clemson 161 Ga. Southern 223

First Downs Offense (130 ranked) 34 4 275 Ohio St. 369 Louisiana 333

Fumbles Lost (130 ranked) 3 1 3 Oregon St.San Diego St.

22

Appalachian St. 3

Fumbles Recovered (130 ranked) 50 2 8 Notre Dame 17 Ga. Southern 10

Kickoff Return Defense (130 ranked) 28 3 18.91 Akron 14.87 Louisiana 17.31

Kickoff Returns (130 ranked) 16 1 24.43 Kansas St. 29.81 Appalachian St. 24.43

Net Punting (130 ranked) 34 3 39.69 Kentucky 45.13 Arkansas St. 41.02

Passes Had Intercepted (130 ranked) 17 3 6 Ga. Southern 0 Ga. Southern 0

Passes Intercepted (127 ranked) 19 1 13 Fla. Atlantic 21 Appalachian St. 13

Passing Offense (130 ranked) 87 6 206.3 Washington St. 444.3 Troy 313.2

Passing Yards Allowed (130 ranked) 31 3 199.7 Clemson 138.5 Louisiana 193.8

Passing Yards per Completion (130 ranked) 65 6 12.30 Air Force 24.56 Arkansas St. 13.52

Punt Return Defense (130 ranked) 15 1 3.65 Minnesota -0.75 Appalachian St. 3.65

Punt Returns (130 ranked) 41 4 9.82 Alabama 24.67 Coastal Carolina 15.25

Red Zone Defense (130 ranked) 73 4 0.839 Ohio St. 0.643 Louisiana 0.718

Red Zone Offense (130 ranked) 13 1 0.914 LSU 0.969 Appalachian St. 0.914

Rushing Defense (130 ranked) 37 1 136.2 Utah 70.3 Appalachian St. 136.2

Rushing Offense (130 ranked) 17 4 229.2 Navy 363.7 Louisiana 265.3

Sacks Allowed (130 ranked) 14 2 1.31 Air Force 0.33 Louisiana 1.15

Scoring Defense (130 ranked) 22 2 20.2 Clemson 10.6 Louisiana 19.9

Scoring Offense (130 ranked) 9 1 39.4 Ohio St. 48.7 Appalachian St. 39.4

Tackles for Loss Allowed (129 ranked) 65 6 5.69 Army West Point 3.38 Louisiana 3.46

Team Passing Efficiency (130 ranked) 25 2 151.79 Air Force 203.73 Arkansas St. 160.11

Team Passing Efficiency Defense (130 ranked) 19 1 114.60 Clemson 92.81 Appalachian St. 114.60

Team Sacks (130 ranked) 54 2 2.31 SMU 4.17 Troy 2.50

Team Tackles for Loss (130 ranked) 60 4 6.1 UCF 9.3 Ga. Southern 6.5

Time of Possession (130 ranked) 37 3 31:11 Wisconsin 35:26 Coastal Carolina 33:24

Total Defense (130 ranked) 27 1 335.9 Clemson 244.7 Appalachian St. 335.9

Total Offense (130 ranked) 42 5 435.5 LSU 554.4 Louisiana 501.3

Turnover Margin (128 ranked) 8 1 0.92 Fla. Atlantic 1.54 Appalachian St. 0.92

Turnovers Gained (129 ranked) 24 1 21 Fla. Atlantic 31 Appalachian St. 21

Turnovers Lost (130 ranked) 3 1 9 Oregon St. 6 Appalachian St. 9

Winning Percentage (130 ranked) 4 1 0.923 LSUOhio St.Clemson

1.0001.0001.000

Appalachian St. 0.923

Statistic Player NationalRank

ConferenceRank

Value National Leader Value ConferenceLeader

Value

All Purpose (200 ranked) Darrynton Evans 12 2 146.31 Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma St. 180.08 Tra Minter, South Alabama 161.92

Blocked Kicks (1 ranked) Demetrius Taylor 1 1 2 16 players tied 2 Omar Bayless, Arkansas St.Demetrius Taylor, Appalachian St.

22

Combined Kick Returns (200 ranked) Darrynton Evans Thomas Hennigan Jalen Virgil

63149185

51417

386185146

Isaiah Rodgers, Massachusetts 1,415 Tra Minter, South Alabama 677

Completion Percentage (110 ranked) Zac Thomas 38 7 0.633 Joe Burrow, LSU 0.779 Layne Hatcher, Arkansas St. 0.683

Completions Per Game (100 ranked) Zac Thomas 68 7 16.31 Anthony Gordon, Washington St. 38.75 Kaleb Barker, Troy 24.92

Field Goal Percentage (110 ranked) Chandler Staton 84 7 0.667 Gabe Brkic, OklahomaJake Koehnke, Air Force

1.0001.000

Blake Grupe, Arkansas St. 0.850

Field Goals Per Game (143 ranked) Chandler Staton 99 8 0.77 Keith Duncan, Iowa 2.42 Tyler Bass, Ga. SouthernBlake Grupe, Arkansas St.

1.421.42

Forced Fumbles (19 ranked) Jake Hansen, Illinois 0.78 William Bradley-King, Arkansas St.Carlton Martial, TroyBrayden Matts, Coastal Carolina

0.250.250.25

Fumbles Recovered (27 ranked) 4 players tied 4 Traveion Webster, La.-Monroe 3

Interceptions Per Game (130 ranked) Shaun Jolly 18 3 0.4 Meiko Dotson, Fla. Atlantic 0.8 Chandler Kryst, Coastal CarolinaCorey Straughter, La.-Monroe

0.40.4

Kickoff Return TDs (10 ranked) Darrynton Evans 10 1 1 Joshua Youngblood, Kansas St. 3 4 players tied 1

Kickoff Returns (69 ranked) Darrynton Evans 29 3 24.1 Joe Reed, Virginia 34.7 Raymond Calais, Louisiana 29.4

Passes Defended (28 ranked) Luq Barcoo, San Diego St. 2.0 Corey Straughter, La.-Monroe 1.3

Passing Efficiency (110 ranked) Zac Thomas 30 3 149.9 Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama 206.9 Layne Hatcher, Arkansas St. 173.5

Passing TDs (159 ranked) Zac Thomas 21 2 26 Joe Burrow, LSU 48 Kaleb Barker, Troy 30

Passing Yards (130 ranked) Zac Thomas 57 4 2,576 Anthony Gordon, Washington St. 5,228 Kaleb Barker, Troy 3,628

Passing Yards Per Game (130 ranked) Zac Thomas 67 5 198.2 Anthony Gordon, Washington St. 435.7 Kaleb Barker, Troy 302.3

Passing Yards per Completion (110 ranked) Zac Thomas 68 4 12.15 Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma 16.37 Layne Hatcher, Arkansas St. 14.42

Points Responsible For (199 ranked) Zac Thomas Darrynton Evans Chandler Staton

1652

117

27

10

19813898

Joe Burrow, LSUJalen Hurts, Oklahoma

308308

Caleb Evans, La.-Monroe 200

Points Responsible For Per Game (200 ranked) Zac Thomas Darrynton Evans Chandler Staton

2470

151

47

14

15.210.67.5

Joe Burrow, LSUJalen Hurts, Oklahoma

23.723.7

Caleb Evans, La.-Monroe 16.7

Punt Return TDs (3 ranked) D'Marco Jackson 3 1 1 Jalen Reagor, TCUAvery Williams, Boise St.

22

D'Marco Jackson, Appalachian St.Wesley Kennedy III, Ga. SouthernKy'Jon Tyler, Coastal Carolina

111

Punt Returns (43 ranked) Thomas Hennigan 24 2 7.9 Jaylen Waddle, Alabama 24.9 B.J. Edmonds, Arkansas St. 10.8

Punting (100 ranked) Xavier Subotsch 50 4 42.5 Max Duffy, Kentucky 48.6 Cody Grace, Arkansas St. 44.4

Receiving TDs (182 ranked) Corey Sutton Darrynton Evans Thomas Hennigan Jalen Virgil Malik Williams

52126182182182

510151515

75444

Ja'Marr Chase, LSU 18 Omar Bayless, Arkansas St. 16

Receiving Yards (200 ranked) Thomas Hennigan Corey Sutton Malik Williams

98150163

61012

723601579

Ja'Marr Chase, LSU 1,498 Omar Bayless, Arkansas St. 1,473

Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Thomas Hennigan 125 7 55.6 Ja'Marr Chase, LSU 124.8 Omar Bayless, Arkansas St. 122.8

Receptions Per Game (199 ranked) Thomas Hennigan Malik Williams

99125

79

4.54.0

Devin Duvernay, Texas 8.6 Omar Bayless, Arkansas St. 7.0

Rush Yards Per Carry (166 ranked) Darrynton Evans 49 6 5.61 Travis Etienne, Clemson 8.24 Josh Johnson, La.-Monroe 6.46

Rushing TDs (171 ranked) Darrynton Evans Zac Thomas Marcus Williams Jr.

8100171

11116

1775

Levante Bellamy, Western Mich. 23 Darrynton Evans, Appalachian St. 17

Rushing Yards (200 ranked) Darrynton Evans Marcus Williams Jr.

14146

215

1,323598

Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma St. 1,936 Tra Barnett, Georgia St. 1,389

Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Darrynton Evans Marcus Williams Jr.

23174

316

101.846.0

Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma St. 161.3 Tra Barnett, Georgia St. 115.8

Sacks (148 ranked) Demetrius Taylor 74 3 0.54 Chase Young, Ohio St. 1.50 Tarron Jackson, Coastal Carolina 0.83

Scoring (197 ranked) Darrynton Evans Chandler Staton

661

15

10.67.5

Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin 12.0 Darrynton Evans, Appalachian St. 10.6

Solo Tackles (35 ranked) Evan Weaver, California 7.9 Darreon Jackson, Arkansas St. 5.8

Tackles For Loss (27 ranked) Chase Young, Ohio St. 1.9 Carlton Martial, Troy 1.5

Total Interceptions (43 ranked) Shaun Jolly 7 1 5 Meiko Dotson, Fla. Atlantic 9 Shaun Jolly, Appalachian St.Chandler Kryst, Coastal CarolinaCorey Straughter, La.-Monroe

555

Total Offense (200 ranked) Zac Thomas Darrynton Evans

64139

513

229.8102.8

Anthony Gordon, Washington St. 435.0 Kaleb Barker, Troy 313.8

Total Points Scored (148 ranked) Darrynton Evans Chandler Staton

238

14

13898

Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin 156 Darrynton Evans, Appalachian St. 138

Total Tackles (498 ranked) Jordan Fehr Akeem Davis-Gaither Josh Thomas Noel Cook

91130331398

10122226

7.57.25.55.2

Evan Weaver, California 14.4 Carlton Martial, Troy 10.5

Total Touchdowns (128 ranked) Darrynton Evans 2 1 23 Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin 26 Darrynton Evans, Appalachian St. 23

Yards per Pass Attempt (110 ranked) Zac Thomas 51 4 7.69 Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma 11.76 Layne Hatcher, Arkansas St. 9.86

Yards per Reception (200 ranked) Geraud Sanders, Air Force 25.38 Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama 19.30

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SCORING SUMMARYFIRST QUARTER 7:17 APP Taylor Lamb 21 yd run (Zach Matics kick)

SECOND QUARTER 1:31 OHIO J. Yazdani 36 yd field goal 1:23 OHIO Quentin Poling 20 yd interception return (J. Yazdani Kick) :20 APP A.J. Ouellette 7 yd run (J. Yazdani kick) THIRD QUARTER 8:06 OHIO Jovon Johnson 45 yd fumble recovery (J. Yazdani Kick) FOURTH QUARTER 13:52 APP Barrett Burns 17-yd pass from Taylor Lamb (Zach Matics kick) 13:10 APP Marcus Cox 26 yd run (Zach Matics kick) 11:56 APP Barrett Burns 8-yd pass from Taylor Lamb (Zach Matics kick) 6:06 OHIO Jovon Johnson Safety 1:47 OHIO J. Yazdani 21 yd field goal 0:00 APP Zach Matics 23 yd field goal

TEAM STATISTICS Ohio Appalachian St.First Downs 15 24Rushes—Net Yards 36-107 49-303Passing Yards 165 124Passes (Comp-Att-Int) 15-29-2 13-26-1Total Offense 272 427Fumbles—Lost 2-1 2-2Penalties—Yards 7-85 9-80 Punts—Avg 8-35.2 4-35.0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-346 4-78Interception Returns-Yards 1-20-1 2-11Fumble Returns-Yards 1-45-1 1-20Third-Down Efficiency 3 of 14 5 of 13Fourth-Down Efficiency 1 of 1 0 of 1Possession Time 30:06 29:54

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING — OHIO: Ouellette 14-45; Sprague 10-35; White 7-25; Windham 1-2; Patterson 2-2. APP: Marcus Cox 24-162; Jalin Moore 13-96; Taylor Lamb 9-51; Terrence Upshaw 2-8; TEAM 1-(-14 PASSING — OHIO: Sprague 14-28-2, 132 yds; Windham 1-1, 33 yds. APP: Taylor Lamb 13-26-1, 124 yds 2 TD

RECEIVING — OHIO: White. APP: Simms McElfresh 5-42; Barrett Burns 3-32 1 TD; Malachi Jones 2-30; Bobo Beathard 1-10; Jaylan Barbour 1-10; Ike Lewis 1-0

INTERCEPTIONS—OHIO: Poling 1-20 1 TD. APP: Latrell Gibbs 1-11, Mondo Williams 1-0

APP DEFENSIVE STATS—Tackles: Devan Stringer 4-6-10; Eric Boggs 4-5-9; Latrell Gibbs 6-1-7; Kennan Gilchrist 4-3-7; D.J. Ward 3-2-5; Doug Middleton 2-3-5; Ronald Blair 3-1-4; Teh’Ron Fuller 3-0-3; Tae Hayes 2-1-3; Caleb Fuller 1-2-3; Nate Norwood 0-3-3; A.J. Howard 1-1-2; Alex Gray 1-0-1 Austin Exford 1-0-1; Osvaldo Sombo 0-1-1; Stephen Burns 0-1-1; Tyson Fernandez 0-1-1; Terrence Upshaw 0-1-1; Anthony Flory 0-1-1; Mondo Williams 0-1-1. Forced Fumbles: Ronald Blair; Teh’Ron Fuller. Fumble Recoveries: Ronald Blair. Tackles for Loss: Eric Boggs 1.0-5; Kennan Gilchrist 1.0-5; Ronald Blair 1.0-2; Tae Hayes 1.0-7; D.J. Ward 0.5-1; Osvaldo Sombo 0.5-0 Sacks: Eric Boggs, Kennan Gilchrist. PBUs: Latrell Gibbs 3; Doug Middleton 1; Tae Hayes; Stephen Burns 1; jordan Ford 1.

APPALACHIAN STATE 7 • OHIO 07:17 TO GO • FIRST QUARTER

After failing to connect on a 39-yard attempt on the first drive for the Apps, Taylor Lamb’s 21 yard scam-per from the Ohio’s 21-yard line gave the Black and Gold a 7-0 lead in the opening period. Appalachian took advantage of an Ohio unsportsmanlike con-duct penalty that put the ball in the Bobcats’ territo-ry. That was the lone score of the first quarter while it could’ve have been a 13-0 lead. Matics, who had missed just one field goal all season going into the game, failed to connect on two attempts. The Mountaineers held a commanding 188-33 ad-vantage in total yardage through a quarter-and-a-half but, due mainly to the two errant field-goal attempts, led just 7-0.

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OHIO 17 • APPALACHIAN STATE 70:20 TO GO • SECOND QUARTER

OHIO 29 • APPALACHIAN STATE 281:47 TO GO • FOURTH QUARTER

However, the tide turned in the final 91 seconds of the half. On the first offensive play after Ohio’s field goal, OU linebacker Quentin Poling picked off Lamb and returned the interception 20 yards for a touch-down to give the Bobcats a 10-7 lead.Things went from bad to worse five plays later when Lamb mis-handled a snap and it was recovered by OU’s Tony Porter at the App State 23 yard line. Two plays after the miscue, Ohio running back A.J. Ouellette rum-bled in from seven yards out and, in the span of just 1:11, the Mountaineers’ 7-0 lead had turned into a 17-7 halftime deficit.

Appalachian State’s comeback began in earnest late in the third quarter when it started what would turn out to be an 11-play, 97-yard touchdown drive. The series was aided by an unnecessary roughness penalty on Ohio defensive back Toran Davis, who clocked wideout Dante Jones several steps after Jones was overthrown by Lamb on a third-and-sev-en play from the App State 44 yard line. Six plays later, Lamb found junior tight end Barrett Burns for a 17-yard touchdown pass that cut the deficit to 24-14.

The monstrous comeback seemed unlikely when the Mountaineers entered the final period facing a 17-point deficit but they quickly turned the tables, scoring three touchdowns in a 1:56 span and taking a 28-24 advantage barely three minutes into the quarter.After App State’s three-touchdown flurry, it was Ohio’s turn to rally, which it did with a safety and a 21-yard field goal to retake a 29-28 lead with 1:47 to go.However, sophomore quarterback Taylor Lamb calmly led the Mountaineers on a nine-play, 73-yard drive over the final 107 seconds that cul-minated with Matics’ 23-yard game-winner. Lamb accounted for 51 of the 73 yards on the game-win-ning drive, including a 32-yard run that moved Ap-palachian from its own 41 yard line all the way to the OU 27 with a minute left on the clock. The victory set a new record for victories by a team in its first season as a full-fledged member of NCAA Division I FBS (previously Division I-A) after transitioning from Division I FCS (previously I-AA) and the first team to win a bowl game in its initial season as a full-fledged FBS squad.

“I’ve been a part of football for a long, long time, but I’ve never been a part of a game like this.”— Appalachian State head coach Scott Satterfield

DEC. 19, 2015 • CRAMTON BOWL• MONTGOMERY, ALA.OHIO 29APPALACHIAN STATE 31SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 F BOBCATS 0 17 7 5 — 29MOUNTAINEERS 7 0 0 24 — 31ATTENDANCE: 23,010

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SCORING SUMMARYFIRST QUARTER8:31 APP Deltron Hopkins 16-yd pass from Taylor Lamb (Michael Rubino kick)6:59 TOLEDO Michael Roberts 15-yd pass from Logan Woodside (Jameson Vest kick)

SECOND QUARTER6:03 APP Marcus Cox 13-yd run (Michael Rubino kick)2:45 TOLEDO Kareem Hunt 26-yd run (Jameson Vest kick) THIRD QUARTER8:04 APP Taylor Lamb 13-yd run (Michael Rubino kick) 2:30 TOLEDO Cody Thompson 4-yd pass from Logan Woodside (Jameson Vest kick)2:16 APP Darrynton Evans 94-yd kickoff return (Michael Rubino kick)0:43 TOLEDO Kareem Hunt 1-yd run (Jameson Vest kick) FOURTH QUARTER5:14 APP Michael Rubino 39-yd field goal

TEAM STATISTICS Toledo Appalachian St.First Downs 14 25Rushes—Net Yards 28-127 49-297Passing Yards 247 119Passes (Comp-Att-Int) 18-26-0 14-33-0Total Offense 374 416Fumbles—Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties—Yards 7-62 2-21 Punts—Avg 7-43 6-36.5Punt Returns-Yards 1-25 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-52 3-124Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Third-Down Efficiency 4 of 12 8 of 19Fourth-Down Efficiency 0 of 0 1 of 2Possession Time 24:16 35:44 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING — TOLEDO: Hunt 22-120; Jones-Moore 3-8; Woodside 3-(-1). APP: Marcus Cox 22-143; Taylor Lamb 9-126; Jalin Moore 16-35; Ike Lewis 1-(-4); TEAM 1-(-3) PASSING — TOLEDO: Woodside 18-26-0, 247 yds, 2 TD. APP: Taylor Lamb 14-32-0, 119 yds, 1 TD

RECEIVING — TOLEDO: Jones 6-72; Thompson 5-99; Hunt 2-26; Johnson 2-22; Roberts 2-19; Swanson 1-9. APP: Ike Lewis 2-24; Deltron Hopkins 2-19; Barrett Burns 2-19; Shaedon Meadors 2-18; Marcus Cox 2-10; Dante Jones 2-9; Zy Letman 1-11; Jaquil Capel 1-9

APP DEFENSIVE STATS — Tackles: John Law 6-5-11; Kennan Gilchrist 4-5-9; Eric Boggs 2-4-6; Alex Gray 3-1-4; Clifton Duck 2-1-3; Josh Thomas 1-2-3; Nate Norwood 1-2-3; A.J. Howard1-1-2; Caleb Fuller 1-1-2; Devan Stringer 1-1-2; Tee Sims 1-1-2; Mondo Williams 1-1-2; Dezmin Reed 1-0-1; Austin Exford 1-0-1; Myquon Stout 0-1-1; Darrynton Evans 1-0-1; Akeem Davis 0-1-1. Tackles for Loss: John Law 1.0-1; Caleb Fuller 1.0-2; Tee Sims 1.0-7; Dezmin Reed 1.0-1; Myquon Stout 1.0-1. Sacks: Tee Sims, Myquon Stout.

APPALACHIAN STATE 7 • TOLEDO 08:31 TO GO • FIRST QUARTER

Appalachian State forced a three-and-out to open the Camellia Bowl, then took its opening drive and marched 72 yards for a touchdown. Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year Jalin Moore’s 11-yard run on the first play got the Mountaineers going, and Zy Letman drew a pass interference penalty on third down to prolong a drive. App State scored when Deltron Hopkins took a forward flip from Taylor Lamb and raced 16 yards around right end.

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APPALACHIAN STATE 14 • TOLEDO 76:03 TO GO • SECOND QUARTER

Toledo quickly answered Appalachian State’s first touchdown, as junior quarterback Logan Woodside connected with Corey Jones for 58 yards on the first play of the next drive, setting up a 15-yard touch-down reception by tight end Michael Roberts.

Marcus Cox eclipsed 5,000 career rushing yards on a 20-yard carry to close out the first quarter, and his 52nd career touchdown came on a 13-yard sprint around left end to give App State a 14-7 lead with just over six minutes left to play until halftime.

Woodside found Thompson again on the next drive for 58 yards to set up Hunt’s 1-yard TD leap in the last minute of the third quarter, creating the fourth and final tie at 28-all.

App State’s Michael Rubino connected on a 39-yard field goal with 5:14 remaining, and Toledo moved inside the App 10 with less than two minutes left. Senior linebacker John Law and Montgomery native Josh Thomas made a stop for no gain on a third-and-2 play from the 8 to force a field-goal attempt, and Jameson Vest pushed the 30-yarder wide right after Toledo took a delay-of-game penalty.

Cox was 2 yards shy of posting his fourth straight 1,000-yard season when he sealed the outcome with a 10-yard gain on the first play of the final series.

“It was a great college football game. When it comes down to the end like that, it takes the small things to win.”— App State head coach Scott Satterfield

DEC. 17, 2016 • CRAMTON BOWL• MONTGOMERY, ALA.APPALACHIAN STATE 31TOLEDO 28SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 F MOUNTAINEERS 7 7 14 3 — 31ROCKETS 7 7 14 0 — 28ATTENDANCE: 20,500

Toledo’s Woodside found Cody Thompson for 25 yards on a corner route that set up a 26-yard touchdown run by Kareem Hunt to knot the score at 14-14 a few min-utes before halftime.

App State, which ran twice as many plays as the Rock-ets in the opening half and outgained them 242-172, moved ahead 21-14 when Lamb capped a nine-play, 69-yard drive by racing into the end zone from 13 yards out on a fourth-and-1 play. It was part of a 126-yard rushing performance on nine carries from Lamb, who gave App State two 100-yard rushers.

APP STATE 28 • TOLEDO 212:16 TO GO • THIRD QUARTER

Toledo’s Woodside hit Thompson for a 4-yard touchdown to tie the game at 21-21 late in the third quarter, but true freshman Darrynton Evans returned the enusing kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown.

It was the first college touchdown for the 2016 graduate of New Smyrna Beach High School in Florida. He was App State’s pri-mary kickoff returner, but he also spent time at running back and wide receiver for the Mountaineers.

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SCORING SUMMARYFIRST QUARTER4:06 APP Jalin Moore 7-yd run (Chandler Staton kick)

SECOND QUARTER13:51 APP Jalin Moore 7-yd run (Chandler Staton kick)8:09 APP Chandler Staton 29-yd field goal5:52 APP Chandler Staton 23-yd field goal

THIRD QUARTER8:14 APP Jalin Moore 31-yd run (Chandler Staton kick)

FOURTH QUARTER14:54 APP Malik Williams 3-yd run (Chandler Staton kick)

TEAM STATISTICS Appalachian St. ToledoFirst Downs 23 8Rushes—Net Yards 53-327 21-22Passing Yards 131 124Passes (Comp-Att-Int) 8-17-0 16-29-3Total Offense 458 146Fumbles—Lost 1-0 2-1Penalties—Yards 4-25 5-35 Punts—Avg 3-41.0 8-42.5Punt Returns-Yards 1-(-1) 2-5Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-23 3-24Interception Returns-Yards 3-54 0-0Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Third-Down Efficiency 3 of 13 2 of 12Fourth-Down Efficiency 1 of 3 1 of 1Possession Time 35:50 24:10 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING — APP: Jalin Moore 22-125; Daetrich Harrington 9-72; Marcus Williams Jr. 9-68; Taylor Lamb 8-45; Ike Lewis 1-10; DeMarcus Harper 3-4; Malik Williams 1-3. TOLEDO: Swanson 11-44; Thompkins 2-11; Seymour 3-(-2); Woodside 5-(-31) PASSING — APP: Taylor Lamb 8-16-0, 119 yds; Malik Williams 0-1-0, 0 yds. TOLEDO: Woodside 16-29-3, 124 yds

RECEIVING — APP: Ike Lewis 4-67; Thomas Hennigan 1-29; Daetrich Harrington 1-15; Jalen Virgil 1-13; Collin Reed 1-7. TOLEDO: Swanson 3-26; Seymour 3-14; Fisher 2-29; Johnson 2-21; Thompkins 2-13; Phillips 2-(-1); Johnson 1-14; McKinley-Lewis 1-8

APP DEFENSIVE STATS — Tackles: Anthony Flory 4-4-8, Tae Hayes 2-3-5, Eric Boggs 0-5-5, Devan Stringer 2-2-4, Noel Cook 2-2-4, Caleb Fuller 2-2-4, Desmond Franklin 1-3-4, Akeem Davis-Gaither 1-3-4, A.J. Howard 2-1-3, Myquon Stout 1-2-3, Austin Exford 1-2-3, Clifton Duck 1-1-2, Okon Godwin 1-0-1, Kaiden Smith 1-0-1, Brad Absher 0-1-1, Edward Davis 0-1-1, Markell Clark 0-1-1, Tim Frizzell 0-1-1 Tackles for Loss: Caleb Fuller 3.0-12, Okon Godwin 1.0-11, Devan Stringer 1.0-10, A.J. Howard 1.0-1, Eric Boggs 0.5-4, Markell Clark 0.5-1 Sacks: Caleb Fuller 1.5-9, Devan Stringer 1.0-10, Okon Godwin 1.0-11, Eric Boggs 0.5-4 Interceptions: Anthony Flory 1-19, Desmond Franklin 1-35, Clifton Duck 1-0 Forced fumbles: Kaiden Smith Fumble recoveries: Austin Exford

APPALACHIAN STATE 7 • TOLEDO 04:06 TO GO • FIRST QUARTER

With five minutes left in the opening quarter, Toledo began its second drive at its own 38, and App State linebacker Anthony Flory intercepted Logan Woodside’s pass near midfield before returning the ball 19 yards to the Rockets’ 36.

Jalin Moore covered all 36 yards with four rushes, using back-to-back gains of 15 and 10 to set up a 7-yard touchdown that started a one-sided rematch.

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App State forced a three-and-out after its initial touchdown and responded with an eight-play, 64-yard march.

True freshman Daetrich Harrington’s 16-yard run moved the Mountaineers into Toledo ter-ritory, and senior quarterback Taylor Lamb’s 23-yard connection with Ike Lewis set up a first down from the 13. Runs of 6 and 7 yards by Moore pushed App State into the end zone once again.

After Moore’s third touchdown, the Mountaineers’ defense put up two more three-and-outs, with Caleb Fuller and Eric Boggs combining on a sack that cause the Rockets to punt from their own 13. Freshman receiver Malik Williams opened the final period by scoring on a 3-yard run in which he had the option to pass to Lamb, who was covered .

Capped by Clifton Duck’s sixth pick of the year, App State’s defense forced Woodside into the first three-interception game of his career while recording four sacks and limiting Toledo to 146 total yards — 364 below its season average.

The Mountaineers notched their second postseason shut-out in the modern era while joining Cemson and Alabama as the only FBS programs with a bowl shutout since 2010.

“These guys have put in the work. I’m just glad that they’ve been able to reap the benefits, particularly our seniors.”— App State head coach Scott Satterfield

DEC. 23, 2017 • LADD-PEEBLES STADIUM • MOBILE, ALA.APPALACHIAN STATE 34TOLEDO 0SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 F MOUNTAINEERS 7 13 7 7 — 34ROCKETS 0 0 0 0 — 0ATTENDANCE: 28,706

Another three-and-out helped by a quarterback hurry from Flory allowed App State to start its next posses-sion at its 38, and a 35-yard run by Harrington moved the ball from near midfield to Toledo’s 20.

Chandler Staton converted a 29-yard field goal, and the Mountaineers quickly regained possession thanks to Kaiden Smith’s forced fumble on a kickoff return.

Austin Exford recovered the ball at Toledo’s 14, and Staton added a 23-yard field goal with 5:52 left in the half.

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Toledo, trailing by 20, threatened to get back into the game by driving to the App State 37 on the first series of the second half.

Desmond Franklin’s interception of a deep throw near the end zone, followed by his 35-yard return, ended the Rockets’ best scoring chance. Seven plays later, Moore raced into the end zone from 31 yards out to post his third touchdown and clinch the Dollar General Bowl MVP award.

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SCORING SUMMARYFIRST QUARTER5:15 MT Crews Holt 24-yd field goalSECOND QUARTER13:48 APP Chandler Staton 22-yd field goal10:06 APP Thomas Hennigan 30-yard pass from Malik Williams (Staton kick)6:38 APP Zac Thomas 8-yard pass from Malik Williams (Staton kick)0:45 APP Henry Pearson 1-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Staton kick)0:00 MT Crews Holt 33-yd field goal THIRD QUARTER11:06 APP Corey Sutton 17-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Staton kick) 8:01 APP Camerun Peoples 63-yard run (Staton kick)5:56 MT Isiah Upton 43-yard pass from Brent Stockstill (Holt kick) FOURTH QUARTER13:06 APP Corey Sutton 11-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Staton kick)

TEAM STATISTICS Middle Tennessee Appalachian St.First Downs 24 23Rushes—Net Yards 35-62 34-233Passing Yards 330 215Passes (Comp-Att-Int) 25-37-2 17-26-2Total Offense 392 448Fumbles—Lost 0-0 2-1Penalties—Yards 12-89 8-50 Punts—Avg 3-39.3 1-60.0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-3Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 1-21Interception Returns-Yards 2-3 2-35Fumble Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0Third-Down Efficiency 5 of 13 7 of 10Fourth-Down Efficiency 0 of 2 0 of 0Possession Time 33:31 26:29 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING — MT: Mobley 10-45; Thomas 6-13; West 2-10; Dobson 3-3; Stockstill 14-(-9). APP: Evans 14-108; Peoples 3-69; Thomas 9-28; Williams Jr. 6-25; Harrington 2-3. PASSING — MT: Stockstill 25-37-2, 330 yds, 1 TD. APP: Thomas 15-24-2, 177 yards, 3 TD; Williams 2-2-0, 38 yds, 2 TD.

RECEIVING — MT: Casey 6-64; Lee 4-55; Thomas 4-51; Smith 3-39; Mobley 3-36; Upton 2-47; Marshall 2-39; West 1-(-1). APP: Sutton 8-78; Hennigan 3-45; Virgil 2-58; Williams 1-22; Thomas 1-8; Papenheim 1-3; Pearson 1-1.

APP DEFENSIVE STATS — Tackles: Davis Gaither 7-3-10; Thomas 8-0-8; Franklin 5-1-6; Cook 4-2-6; Flory 3-2-5; Hayes 4-0-4; Godwin 2-2-4; Duck 2-1-3; Spurlin 2-1-3; Exford 2-0-2; Frizzell 2-0-2; Taylor 1-1-2; Barrett 2-0-2; Stout 1-1-2; Bird 1-0-1; Hennigan 1-0-1; Cobb 1-0-1; Jackson 1-0-1; Fehr 1-0-1; Willis 1-0-1; Houser 1-0-1. Tackles for Loss: Godwin 3.0-19; Davis-Gaither 1.5-4; Cook 1.5-3; Flory 1.0-3; Taylor 1.0-6; Spurlin 1.0-1; Barrett 1.0-3; Jackson 1.0-2; Willis 1.0-4. Sacks: Godwin 2.5; Flory 1.0; Taylor 1.0; Willis 1.0; Davis-Gaither 0.5.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE 3 • APP STATE 03:22 TO GO • FIRST QUARTER

Middle Tennessee, which missed a 47-yard field goal to cap the game-opening series, followed a quick interception on App State’s first series with a 24-yard field goal. A fumble on the second play of App State’s next series gave Middle Tennessee possession at the Mountaineers’ 21, but Noel Cook’s pressure contributed to an interception by Josh Thomas at the 15 as left-handed quarterback Brent Stockstill rolled right.

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APP STATE 10 • MIDDLE TENNESSEE 310:06 TO GO • SECOND QUARTER

Zac Thomas’ 35-yard pass to Jalen Virgil ignited App State’s first scoring drive, which ended with a 22-yard field goal from Chandler Staton. Tyler Bird, D’Marco Jackson, Caleb Spurlin and Thomas Hennigan helped stuff a fourth-and-2 rush on a fake punt from the Middle Tennessee 43 a few minutes later, and Hennigan gave the Mountaineers the lead for good with a 30-yard touchdown on an accurate deep throw on a wide receiver pass from Malik Williams, the former high school quarterback.

Able to not lose a year of eligibility because he was playing in just his third game as a true freshman, running back Camerun Peoples entered the lineup to begin the next drive and gained 1 yard on his first carry before breaking free down the right sideline on his 63-yard score.

Middle Tennessee posted a third-quarter touchdown to cut into its deficit, but App State’s defense applied constant pressure to Stockstill the rest of the way, and Sutton capped the scoring on an 11-yard TD with 13:06 remaining. Chris Willis and Godwin recorded sacks on the next series, enabling App State’s coaches to play senior quarterback Zeb Speir, senior receiver Brad Absher and many other reserves in the closing minutes.

“We decided that we’d have fun with it and make sure they’d get exactly what they’ve been getting all along.”— App State interim head coach Mark Ivey

DEC. 15, 2018 • SUPERDOME • NEW ORLEANSMIDDLE TENNESSEE 13APPALACHIAN STATE 45SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 F BLUE RAIDERS 3 3 7 0 — 13MOUNTAINEERS 0 24 14 7 — 45ATTENDANCE: 23,942

Williams’ second TD throw of the game followed a Tae Hayes interception that resulted from Elijah Diarrassouba’s quarterback pressure. With another aggressive play call from Shawn Clark, Williams took a reverse handoff from running back Darrynton Evans, rolled right and lofted an 8-yard touchdown pass back to Thomas, the quarterback, in the right side of the end zone.

The only other touchdown with an App State quarterback reaching the end zone on a pass play in recent memory occurred in 2010, when DeAndre Presley was credited with a TD “reception” on a play in which he recovered his receiver’s fumble against Chattanooga and ran the final 33 yards with the ball.

APP STATE 31 • MTSU 611:06 TO GO • THIRD QUARTEREvans’ 62-yard run set up Henry Pearson’s 1-yard touchdown reception in the final minute of the half, and App State took a 24-6 lead into the break before Corey Sutton opened the third quarter with the first of his two second-half touchdown catches.

The next drive included back-to-back sacks to force a punt, with Anthony Flory, Okon Godwin and Akeem Davis-Gaither working to bring down Stockstill.

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Rushes 24 Marcus Cox, vs. Ohio (2015 Camellia Bowl) Yards rushing 162 Marcus Cox, vs. Ohio (2015 Camellia Bowl) TD rushes 3 Jalin Moore, vs. Toledo (2017 Dollar General Bowl) Long rush 63 Camerun Peoples, vs. MT (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Pass attempts 32 Taylor Lamb, vs. Toledo (2016 Camellia Bowl) Pass completions 15 Zac Thomas, vs. MT (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Yards passing 177 Zac Thomas, vs. MT (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Passing TDs 3 Zac Thomas, vs. MT (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Receptions 8 Corey Sutton, vs. MT (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Yards receiving 78 Corey Sutton, vs. MT (2018 New Orleans Bowl) TD receptions 2 Barrett Burns (2015) and Corey Sutton (2018) Long reception 35 Jalen Virgil, vs. MT (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Field goals 2 Chandler Staton, vs. Toledo (2017 Dollar General Bowl) Long field goal 39 Michael Rubino, vs. Toledo (2016 Camellia Bowl) Punts 5 Bentlee Critcher, vs. Toledo (2016 Camellia Bowl) Punting avg 60.0 Clayton Howell, vs. MT (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Long punt 60 Clayton Howell, vs. MT (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Punts inside 20 2 Bentlee Critcher, vs. Toledo (2016 Camellia Bowl) Long kick return 94 Darrynton Evans, vs. Toledo (2016 Camellia Bowl) Tackles 11 John Law, vs. Toledo (2016 Camellia Bowl) Sacks 2.5 Okon Godwin, vs. MT (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Tackles for loss 3.0 Caleb Fuller (2017) and Okon Godwin (2018) Interceptions 1 Multiple players with one apiece

APP STATE TEAM BOWL RECORDS (2015-16 CAMELLIA, 2017 DOLLAR GENERAL, 2018 NEW ORLEANS)

Points 45 vs. Middle Tennessee (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Rushes 53 vs. Toledo (2017 Dollar General Bowl) Yards Rushing 327 vs. Toledo (2017 Dollar General Bowl) TD Rushes 3 vs. Toledo (2017 Dollar General Bowl) Yard Passing 215 vs. Middle Tennessee (2018 New Orleans Bowl) TD Passes 5 vs. Middle Tennessee (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Total Offense 458 vs. Toledo (2017 Dollar General Bowl) Sacks 6 vs. Middle Tennessee (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Tackles For Loss 12 vs. Middle Tennessee (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Interceptions 3 vs. Toledo (2017 Dollar General Bowl) Fumble Recoveries 1 2015 (Camellia) and 2017 (Dollar General) Biggest comeback 17 Trailed 24-7 entering 4th vs. Ohio (2015 Camellia)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL BOWL RECORDS(2015-16 CAMELLIA, 2017 DOLLAR GENERAL, 2018 NEW ORLEANS)

Rushes 22 Kareem Hunt, Toledo (2016 Camellia Bowl) Yards rushing 120 Kareem Hunt, Toledo (2016 Camellia Bowl) TD rushes 2 Kareem Hunt, Toledo (2016 Camellia Bowl) Long rush 27 Chaton Mobley, MT (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Pass attempts 37 Brent Stockstill, MT (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Pass completions 25 Brent Stockstill, MT (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Yards passing 330 Brent Stockstill, MT (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Passing TDs 2 Logan Woodside, Toledo (2016 Camellia Bowl) Receptions 6 Corey Jones, Toledo (2016) and Gatlin Casey, MT (2018) Yards receiving 99 Cody Thompson, Toledo (2016 Camellia Bowl) TD receptions 1 Multiple players with one Long reception 58 Cody Thompson/Corey Jones, Toledo (2016 Camellia) Field goals 2 Josiah Yazdani, Ohio (2015) and Crews Holt, MT (2018) Long field goal 36 Josiah Yazdani, Ohio (2015 Camellia Bowl) Punts 8 Mitch Bonnstetter, Ohio (2015) & Bailey Flint, Toledo (2017) Punting avg 43.0 Nick Ellis, Toledo (2016 Camellia Bowl) Long punt 59 Nick Ellis, Toledo (2016 Camellia Bowl) Punts inside 20 4 Mitch Bonnstetter, Ohio (2015 Camellia Bowl) Long kick return 31 Corey Jones, Toledo (2016 Camellia Bowl) Tackles 14 Toran Davis, Ohio (2015 Camellia Bowl) Sacks 0.5 Multiple players Tackles for loss 2.5 Jovon Johnson, Ohio (2015 Camellia Bowl) Interceptions 2 Reed Blankenship, MT (2018 New Orleans Bowl)

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Points 29 Ohio (2015 Camellia Bowl) Rushes 36 Ohio (2015 Camellia Bowl) Yards Rushing 127 Toledo (2016 Camellia Bowl) TD Rushes 2 Toledo (2016 Camellia Bowl) Yards Passing 330 Middle Tennessee (2018 New Orleans Bowl) TD Passes 2 Toledo (2016 Camellia Bowl) Total Offense 392 Middle Tennessee (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Sacks 2 Ohio (2015 Camellia Bowl) Tackles For Loss 8 Ohio (2015 Camellia Bowl) Interceptions 2 Middle Tennessee (2018 New Orleans Bowl) Fumble Recoveries 2 Ohio (2015 Camellia Bowl)