2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers were led by sixth-year head coach Scott Satterfield and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium. They competed as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to be co-champions of the East Division with Troy. Due to their head-to-head win over Troy, they represented the East Division in the inaugural Sun Belt Championship Game where they defeated West Division champion Louisiana to become Sun Belt Champions for the third consecutive year and first time outright. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated Middle Tennessee.

2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Sun Belt champion Sun Belt East Division co-champion New Orleans Bowl champion
Sun Belt Championship Game, W 30–19 vs. Louisiana
New Orleans Bowl, W 45–13 vs. Middle Tennessee
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
2018 record	11–2 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Scott Satterfield (6th season) Mark Ivey (interim)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Ponce (passing game; 6th season) Shawn Clark (running game; 3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bryan Brown (1st season)
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2018 Sun Belt Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Appalachian State xy$		7	–	1					11	–	2
Troy x		7	–	1					10	–	3
Georgia Southern		6	–	2					10	–	3
Coastal Carolina		2	–	6					5	–	7
Georgia State		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Louisiana xy		5	–	3					7	–	7
Arkansas State x		5	–	3					8	–	5
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	4					6	–	6
South Alabama		2	–	6					3	–	9
Texas State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Appalachian State 30, Louisiana 19
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

On December 3, head coach Scott Satterfield resigned to become the head coach at Louisville.[1] He finished at Appalachian State with a six year record of 51–24. Defensive line coach Mark Ivey led the Mountaineers in the New Orleans Bowl.[2]

On December 13, Appalachian State hired North Carolina State offensive coordinator Eliah Drinkwitz as their new head coach.[3]

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2017 season 9–4, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to earn a share of the Sun Belt championship for the second consecutive year.[4] They received an invite to the Dollar General Bowl where they defeated Toledo for the second consecutive year in a bowl game.[5][6]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Maxwell Award[7]	Jalin Moore	RB	SR
Doak Walker Award[8]	Jalin Moore	RB	SR
John Mackey Award[9]	Collin Reed	TE	JR
Jim Thorpe Award[10]	Clifton Duck	DB	JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[11]	Tae Hayes	CB	SR
Wuerffel Trophy[12]	MyQuon Stout	DL	SR

Sun Belt coaches poll

On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Mountaineers predicted to finish as champions of the East Division.[13]

East Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Appalachian State	46 (6)
2	Troy	44 (4)
3	Georgia State	26
4	Georgia Southern	22
5	Coastal Carolina	12

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

The Mountaineers had seven players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.[14] Defensive back Clifton Duck was selected as the preseason defensive player of the year.

Offense 1st team Jalin Moore – RB Collin Reed – TE Victor Johnson – OL

Defense 1st team Anthony Flory – LB Clifton Duck – DB 2nd team Myquon Stout – DL Tae Hayes – DB

Recruiting

The Mountaineers signed 24 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kaleb Dawson S	Moultrie, Georgia	Colquitt County	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 28, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Zareon Hayes OLB	Dillon, South Carolina	Dillon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 11, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Richard Tucker WR	Inman, South Carolina	Chapman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Jun 14, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Tyler Bird OLB	Dallas, Georgia	North Paulding	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jun 19, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Michael Price CB	Stockbridge, Georgia	Stockbridge	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 22, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Logan Doublin OLB	Largo, Florida	Largo	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 24, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Trey Ross TE	Randleman, North Carolina	Randleman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Jul 10, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Christopher Washington ILB	Newberry, Florida	Newberry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jul 28, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Brock Mattison OLB	Buford, Georgia	Buford	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 25, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Hansky Paillant DE	Hollywood, Florida	Miramar	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 25, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Trey Cobb DE	Waycross, Georgia	Ware County	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 25, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Nick Hampton DE	Anderson, South Carolina	Westside	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 25, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Luke Burnette TE	Monroe, North Carolina	Sun Valley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	Sep 25, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Stephon Brown QB	Kernersville, North Carolina	R. B. Glenn	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Sep 25, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jordon Earle OG	West Palm Beach, Florida	Forest Hill Community	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	292 lb (132 kg)	Sep 25, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Cooper Hodges OT	Glen St. Mary, Florida	Baker County Senior	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Sep 25, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Braden Collins WR	Knoxville, Tennessee	Farragut	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Sep 25, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Jay Person ILB	Cleveland, Tennessee	Bradley Central	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 11, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
A. J. Beach CB	Milledgeville, Georgia	Georgia Military College	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 30, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Henry Pearson TE	Paramus, New Jersey	Paramus Catholic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Dec 15, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Anderson Hardy OT	Raleigh, North Carolina	Jesse O. Sanderson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Harrison Taylor OLB	McDonough, Georgia	Eagle's Landing Christian Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Camerun Peoples RB	Lineville, Alabama	Clay Central	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Josh Headlee OT	Boone, North Carolina	Watauga	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 111
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Appalachian StateFootball commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

Roster

2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Zeb Speir Sr WR 2 Corey Sutton So RB, WR 3 Darrynton Evans So WR 4 Dominique Heath  Sr WR 5 Thomas Hennigan So RB 6 Camerun Peoples Fr QB 7 Jacob Huesman So QB 8 Stephon Brown Fr QB 9 Jackson Gibbs  Fr QB 10 Tanner Wilson  Fr WR 11 Jalen Virgil So QB 12 Zac Thomas So QB 13 Peyton Derrick  Fr WR 14 Malik Williams So WR 15 Mock Adams Jr WR 17 Trevion McCollum  So WR 18 Brad Absher Sr RB 19 Daetrich Harrington So WR 20 A'Darius Purifoy So WR 21 Dysaun Razzak Fr RB 22 D'Andre Hicks  Fr RB 25 Jalin Moore Sr RB 26 Marcus Williams, Jr. So RB 27 DeMarcus Harper So RB 34 Nakendrick Clark Jr TE 35 Miller Gibbs Fr OL 51 Baer Hunter So OL 52 Tobias Edge−Campbell Sr OL 55 Matt Williams So OL 56 Nate Haskins So OL 58 Ryan Neuzil So OL 60 Noah Hannon So OL 62 Weston Gillespie So OL 63 Ivan Reyes So OL 64 Will Hardin So OL 65 Gage Blackston  Fr OL 67 Logan Wright So OL 70 Cooper Hodges Fr OL 73 Cole Garrison So OL 74 Anderson Hardy Fr OL 75 Victor Johnson Jr OL 77 Josh Headlee Fr OL 78 Chandler Greer Sr OL 79 Luke Burnette Fr WR 80 A. J. Hall Fr WR 81 Braden Collins Fr WR 82 Richard Tucker Fr WR 83 Jake Henry  Fr TE 84 Mike Evans Jr TE 84 Joe Hartung  Fr WR 85 Michael Queen So TE 80 Trey Ross Fr TE 87 Collin Reed Jr TE 88 Henry Pearson Fr TE 89 Devin Papenheim  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 4 Clifton Duck Jr DB 6 Desmond Franklin Jr DB 7 Josh Thomas Jr DB 8 Shemar Jean-Charles So DB 9 Austin Exford Sr LB 10 Tim Frizzell So DB 11 Jeremy Level So DB 12 Steven Jones  Fr DB 13 Kaiden Smith So DB 16 Shaun Jolly  Fr DB 17 Tae Hayes Sr DB 19 Mike Price Fr LB 20 Noel Cook Jr DB 21 Ryan Huff  Fr LB 22 Jace Frisbee  Fr LB 24 Akeem Davis-Gaither Jr DB 25 Kaleb Dawson Fr LB 26 Matthew McQuinn  Fr DB 27 A. J. Beach Jr LB 28 Jay Person Fr LB 29 Devonte Harrison So LB 30 Zareon Hayes Fr LB 31 Nick Hampton Fr LB 33 Jordan Mitchell Fr DL 36 Brock Mattison Fr LB 37 Tanner Ellenberger  Fr DB 39 Zion Madden Fr LB 40 Logan Doublin Fr DL 42 Harrison Taylor Fr DL 43 Hansky Paillant Fr LB 44 Anthony Flory Sr LB 45 Trey Cobb Fr DL 46 Chris Washington Fr DL 47 Okon Godwin Sr DL 48 Demetrius Taylor So LB 49 Blythe Hall So LB 50 Keaton Forbes Fr LB 51 Tyler Bird Fr LB 52 D'Marco Jackson  Fr DL 54 Jermaine McDaniel Jr.  Fr DL 57 Elijah Diarrassouba So LB 59 Jordan Fehr Jr DL 66 Will Israel  Fr DL 68 Brody Barrett Jr DL 88 Cameron Pack So DL 89 Dorian Pickett Fr DL 90 Chris Willis So DL 91 Tommy Dawkins So DL 92 MyQuon Stout Sr DL 94 Josh Houser Jr DL 95 George Blackstock  Fr DL 96 Markell Clark So DL 97 Caleb Spurlin So DL 98 E. J. Scott Jr DL 99 Jordon Earle Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 29 John Gliarmis Fr P 30 Clayton Howell  Fr P 39 Xavier Subotsch So K 41 Michael Rubino Jr LS 53 Max Durshlag Fr K 91 Chandler Staton So LS 93 Elias McMurry Sr	Head coach Scott Satterfield Coordinators/assistant coaches Bryan Brown (Defensive Coordinator / Cornerbacks) Shawn Clark (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line) Dale Jones (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers) Frank Ponce (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks) Mark Ivey (Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line) Nic Cardwell (Tight Ends) Greg Gasparato (Safeties) Stu Holt (Running Backs / Special Teams) D. J. Smith (Outside Linebackers) Justin Watts (Wide Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 17, 2018

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	BTN	L 38–45 ^OT	105,232
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at Charlotte*		Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN+	W 45–9	19,151
September 15	3:30 p.m.	Southern Miss*		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	Cancelled [lower-alpha 1]
September 22	3:30 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 72–7	21,084
September 29	3:30 p.m.	South Alabama		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 52–7	25,862
October 9	8:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State		Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN2	W 35–9	21,421
October 20	3:30 p.m.	Louisiana		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 27–17	27,082
October 25	7:30 p.m.	at Georgia Southern	No. 25	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 14–34	19,252
November 3	5:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina		Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 23–7	13,004
November 10	4:00 p.m.	at Texas State		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 38–7	11,482
November 17	2:30 p.m.	Georgia State		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 45–17	22,315
November 24	2:30 p.m.	Troy		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 21–10	20,410
December 1	Noon	Louisiana		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (Sun Belt Championship Game)	ESPN	W 30–19	14,963
December 15	9:00 p.m.	vs. Middle Tennessee*		Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–13	23,942
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

1. This game was canceled because of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

at Penn State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Appalachian State at Penn State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Appalachian State	10	0	0	28	0	38
No. 10 Penn State	7	3	14	14	7	45

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 1
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); cloudy, humid
• Game attendance: 105,232
• Referee: Mark Kluczynski
• TV announcers (Big Ten Network): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington
• ESPN Box Score GoPSUsports.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter PSU – Trace McSorley, 12-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 12:02 (PSU 7–0) APP – Darrynton Evans, 100-yard kickoff return, Chandler Staton kick good, 11:48 (TIE 7–7) APP – Staton, 38-yard field goal, 4:10 (ASU 10–7) Second quarter PSU – Pinegar, 32-yard field goal, 0:12 (TIE 10–10) Third quarter PSU – McSorley, 10-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 9:41 (PSU 17–10) PSU – Ricky Slade, 27-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 2:41 (PSU 24–10) Fourth quarter APP – Malik Williams, 17-yard TD pass from Zac Thomas, Staton kick good, 13:39 (PSU 24–17) PSU – Miles Sanders, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 11:17 (PSU 31–17) APP – Williams, 24-yard TD pass from Thomas, Staton kick good, 7:40 (PSU 31–24) APP – Thomas, 1-yard TD run, Staton kick good, 6:03 (TIE 31–31) APP – Jalin Moore, 16-yard TD run, Staton kick good, 1:47 (APP 38–31) PSU – K.J. Hamler, 15-yard TD pass from McSorley, Pinegar kick good, 0:42 (TIE 38–38) Overtime PSU – Sanders, 4-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, (PSU 45–38) Top passers APP – Zac Thomas – 25/38, 270 yards, 2 TD, INT PSU – Trace McSorley – 20/35, 229 yards, TD Top rushers APP – Jalin Moore – 18 carries, 88 yards, TD PSU – Miles Sanders – 19 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD Top receivers APP – Corey Sutton – 6 receptions, 87 yards APP – Malik Williams – 4 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD PSU – K.J. Hamler – 3 receptions, 67 yards, TD PSU – Juwan Johnson – 6 receptions, 67 yards Top defenders APP – Anthony Flory – 10 tackles PSU – Jan Johnson – 11 tackles

at Charlotte

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Appalachian State at Charlotte – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
App State	10	14	7	14	45
Charlotte	0	9	0	0	9

at Jerry Richardson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

• Date: September 8
• Game time: 6:04 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C); Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 19,151
• Referee: Stephen LaManti
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Bobby Rosinski, Jay Sonnhalter, Libby Clark
• AppStateSports.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter APP – Chandler Staton, 31-yard field goal, 10:25 (APP 3–0) APP – Zac Thomas, 5-yard TD run, (Chandler Staton kick), 1:03 (APP 10–0) Second quarter CHL – Jonathan Cruz, 46-yard field goal, 9:05 (APP 10–3) APP – Corey Sutton, 27-yard TD pass from Zac Thomas, (Chandler Staton kick), 6:46 (APP 17–3) CHL – Jonathan Cruz, 54-yard field goal, 1:37 (APP 17–6) APP – Dominique Heath, 7-yard TD pass from Zac Thomas, (Chandler Staton kick), 0:43 (APP 24–6) CHL – Jonathan Cruz, 48-yard field goal, 0:08 (APP 24–9) Third quarter APP – Thomas Hennigan, 59-yard punt return for TD, (Chandler Staton kick), 6:01 (APP 31–9) Fourth quarter APP – Corey Sutton, 90-yard TD pass from Zac Thomas, (Chandler Staton kick), 14:45 (APP 38–9) APP – Austin Exford, 0-yard fumble return for TD, (Chandler Staton kick), 9:28 (APP 45–9) Top passers APP – Zac Thomas – 14/14, 295 yards, 3 TD CHL – Chris Reynolds – 12/22, 108 yards, INT Top rushers APP – Jalin Moore – 11 carries, 38 yards CHL – Benny Lemay – 7 carries, 35 yards Top receivers APP – Corey Sutton – 3 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD CHL – Victor Tucker – 4 receptions, 33 yards Top defenders APP – Akeem Davis-Gaither – 8 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL) APP – Desmond Franklin – 3 tackles, interception CHL – Ben DeLuca – 11 tackles, fumble recovery

Gardner–Webb

Gardner–Webb at Appalachian State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gardner–Webb	7	0	0	0	7
App State	28	24	14	6	72

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

• Date: September 22
• Game time: 3:35 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); Mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 21,084
• Referee: Marshall Lewis
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Harrison Battle, Pierre Banks
• AppStateSports.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter APP – Dominique Heath, 64-yard TD pass from Zac Thomas, (Chandler Staton kick), 14:00 (APP 0–7) APP - Steven Jones, 0-yard blocked punt return for a TD, (Chandler Staton kick), 11:53 (APP 0–14) GWU – Jonathan Blackmon, 14-yard TD Pass from Jordan Smith, (Tre' Jackson kick), 7:55 (APP 7–14) APP – Jalin Moore, 1-yard TD run, (Chandler Staton kick), 2:32 (APP 7–21) APP – Jalin Moore, 81-yard TD run, (Chandler Staton kick), 0:08 (APP 7–28) Second quarter APP – Darrynton Evans, 9-yard TD run, (Chandler Staton kick), 14:06 (APP 7–35) APP - Clifton Duck, 62-yard punt return for a TD, (Chandler Staton kick), 12:42 (APP 7–42) APP – Zac Thomas, 12-yard TD run, (Chandler Staton kick), 9:50 (APP 7–49) APP – Chandler Staton, 33-yard field goal, 0:00 (APP 7–52) Third quarter APP – Dominique Heath, 19-yard TD pass from Peyton Derrick, (Michael Rubino kick), 7:18 (APP 7–59) APP – Peyton Derrick, 3-yard TD run, (Michael Rubino kick), 0:42 (APP 7–66) Fourth quarter APP – D'Andre Hicks, 73-yard TD run, (Michael Rubino kick failed), 3:13 (APP 7–72) Top passers GWU – Jordan Smith – 13/27, 117 yards, TD, 2 INT APP – Zac Thomas – 11/15, 185 yards, 1 TD APP – Peyton Derrick – 7/7, 68 yards, TD Top rushers GWU – Jaylen Myers – 7 carries, 15 yards APP – D'Andre Hicks – 11 carries, 150 yards, TD APP – Jalin Moore – 8 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD Top receivers GWU – Jonathan Blackmon – 9 receptions, 57 yards, TD APP – Dominique Heath – 4 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD Top defenders GWU – A. J. Keene – 7 tackles APP – Desmond Franklin – tackle, interception APP – Kaiden Smith – tackle, interception

South Alabama

South Alabama at Appalachian State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
South Alabama	7	0	0	0	7
App State	21	21	3	7	52

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

• Date: September 29
• Game time: 3:35 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 25,862
• Referee: Kyle Olson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Harrison Battle, Pierre Banks
• AppStateSports.com AppStateSports.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter APP – Zac Thomas, 54-yard TD run, (Chandler Staton kick), 13:11 (APP 0–7) USA - Kawaan Baker, 2-yard TD run, (Gavin Patterson kick), 6:12 (TIE 7–7) APP – Jalin Moore, 7-yard TD run, (Chandler Staton kick), 5:37 (APP 7–14) APP – Zac Thomas, 7-yard TD run, (Chandler Staton kick), 3:10 (APP 7–21) Second quarter APP - Corey Sutton, 2-yard TD pass from Zac Thomas, (Chandler Staton kick), 12:22 (APP 7–28) APP – Jalin Moore, 2-yard TD run, (Chandler Staton kick), 4:45 (APP 7–35) APP – Marcus Williams, 27-yard TD pass from Zac Thomas, (Chandler Staton kick), 2:41 (APP 7–42) Third quarter APP – Chandler Staton, 23-yard field goal, 0:46 (APP 7–45) Fourth quarter APP – Collin Reed, 3-yard TD pass from Peyton Derrick, (Chandler Staton kick), 3:04 (APP 7–52) Top passers USA – Evan Orth – 20/33, 225 yards, INT APP – Zac Thomas – 8/18, 146 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers USA – Tra Minter – 9 carries, 44 yards APP – Jalin Moore – 19 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD Top receivers USA – Kawaan Baker – 4 receptions, 89 yards APP – Thomas Hennigan – 4 receptions, 65 yards APP – Corey Sutton – 2 receptions, 46 yards, TD Top defenders USA – Nigel Lawrence – 7 tackles APP – Akeem Davis-Gaither – 8 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL) APP – Tae Hayes – 4 tackles, interception

at Arkansas State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	L, 27–40

Appalachian State at Arkansas State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
App State	0	21	7	7	35
Arkansas State	3	6	0	0	9

at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR

• Date: October 9
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 21,421
• Referee: Ted Pitts
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Chris Cotter, Rocky Boiman
• AppStateSports.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter A-ST – Blake Grupe 31 yard field goal, 9:39 (A-ST 0–3) Second quarter A-ST – Blake Grupe 47 yard field goal, 12:54 (A-ST 0–6) APP – Jalin Moore 27 yard TD run (Chandler Staton Extra Point), 11:13 (APP 7–6) A-ST – Blake Grupe 33 yard field goal, 4:37 (A-ST 7–9) APP – Corey Sutton 25 yard TD pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton Extra Point), 2:57 (APP 14–9) APP – Darrynton Evans 1 yard TD run (Chandler Staton Extra Point), 0:45 (APP 21–9) Third quarter APP – Collin Reed 3 yard TD pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton Extra Point), 2:52 (APP 28–9) Fourth quarter APP – Zac Thomas 62 yard TD run (Chandler Staton Extra Point), 6:09 (APP 35–9) Top passers APP – Zac Thomas – 12/27, 144 yards, 2 TD A-ST – Justice Hansen – 25/40, 209 yards, 3 INT Top rushers APP – Darrynton Evans – 16 carries, 115 yards, TD APP – Zac Thomas – 6 carries, 76 yards, TD A-ST – Marcel Murray – 11 carries, 37 yards Top receivers APP – Jalen Virgil – 2 receptions, 47 yards APP – Corey Sutton – 1 receptions, 25 yards, TD A-ST – Kirk Merritt – 9 receptions, 73 yards Top defenders APP – Akeem Davis-Gaither – 14 tackles APP – Jordan Fehr – 14 tackles, sack A-ST – Tajhe Chambers – 10 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)

Louisiana

Louisiana at Appalachian State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana	7	3	0	7	17
App State	7	10	7	3	27

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

• Date: October 20
• Game time: 3:35 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 27,082
• Referee: Kyle Olson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Harrison Battle, Pierre Banks
• AppStateSports.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter APP – Darrynton Evans 2 yard TD run (Chandler Staton Extra Point), 3:46 (APP 0–7) LA – Elijah Mitchell 38 yard TD pass from Levi Lewis (Kyle Pfau Extra Point), 0:41 (TIE 7–7) Second quarter APP – Chandler Staton, 40 yard field goal, 13:10 (APP 7–10) LA – Kyle Pfau, 43 yard field goal, 9:02 (TIE 10–10) APP – Darrynton Evans 20 yard TD pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton Extra Point), 2:11 (APP 10–17) Third quarter APP – Marcus Williams 6 yard TD run (Chandler Staton Extra Point), 14:01 (APP 10–24) Fourth quarter APP – Chandler Staton, 29 yard field goal, 2:46 (APP 10–27) LA – Trey Ragas 27 yard TD run (Kyle Pfau Extra Point), 1:03 (APP 17–27) Top passers LA – Andre Nunez – 14/23, 108 yards APP – Zac Thomas – 10/20, 106 yards, TD, INT Top rushers LA – Trey Ragas – 18 carries, 81 yards, TD APP – Darrynton Evans – 26 carries, 183 yards, TD Top receivers LA – Ryheem Malone – 3 receptions, 47 yards LA – Elijah Mitchell – 2 receptions, 47 yards, TD APP – Dominique Heath – 3 receptions, 20 yards APP – Henry Pearson – 2 receptions, 38 yards Top defenders LA – Corey Turner – 11 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL) APP – Akeem Davis-Gaither – 15 tackles, sack, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL) APP – Noel Cook – 13 tackles, sack, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL)

at Georgia Southern

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–13–1	2017	W, 27–6

Appalachian State at Georgia Southern – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 App State	0	7	0	7	14
Georgia Southern	0	17	10	7	34

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Georgia

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 7:32 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); light mist
• Game attendance: 19,252
• Referee: Marshall Lewis
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Doug Sherman, Roddy Jones
• AppStateSports.com Game Notes AppStateSports.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter Second quarter GS – Darion Anderson 57 yard TD pass from Shai Werts (Tyler Bass Extra Point), 14:37 (GS 0–7) APP – Marcus Williams Jr. 1 yard TD run (Chandler Staton Extra Point), 12:11 (TIE 7–7) GS – Wesley Fields 10 yard TD run (Tyler Bass Extra Point), 9:53 (GS 7–14) GS – Tyler Bass 42 yard field goal, 4:45 (GS 7–17) Third quarter GS – Shai Werts 47 yard TD run (Tyler Bass Extra Point), 10:05 (GS 7–24) GS – Tyler Bass 43 yard field goal, 1:34 (GS 7–27) Fourth quarter GS – Wesley Fields 18 yard TD run (Tyler Bass Extra Point), 3:28 (GS 7–34) APP – Malik Williams 4 yard TD pass from Jacob Huesman (Chandler Staton Extra Point), 0:10 (GS 14–34) Top passers APP – Jacob Huesman – 8/14, 67 yards, TD, 2 INT GS – Shai Werts – 1/3, 57 yards, TD Top rushers APP – Darrynton Evans – 16 carries, 63 yards GS – Shai Werts – 14 carries, 129 yards, TD GS – Wesley Fields – 18 carries, 98 yards, 2 TD Top receivers APP – Corey Sutton – 4 receptions, 64 yards GS – Darion Anderson – 1 reception, 57 yards, TD Top defenders APP – Anthony Flory – 10 tackles, tackle-for-loss (TFL) GS – Kenderick Duncan – 5 tackles, forced fumble, interception GS – Kindle Vildor – 2 tackles, 2 interceptions

at Coastal Carolina

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2017	W, 37–29

Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
App State	7	7	0	9	23
Coastal Carolina	7	0	0	0	7

at Brooks Stadium, Conway, South Carolina

• Date: November 3
• Game time: 5:05 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 13,004
• Referee: Ted Pitts
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jeff McCarragher, Nate Ross
• AppStateSports.com Box Score AppStateSports.com Game Notes

Game information

First quarter APP – Darrynton Evans 26 yard TD run (Chandler Staton kick), 10:16 (APP 7–0) CCU – Derambez Drinkard 60 yard interception return (Massimo Biscardi kick), 5:57 (TIED 7–7) Second quarter APP – Corey Sutton 33 yard TD pass from Jacob Huesman (Chandler Staton kick), 1:40 (APP 14–7) Third quarter Fourth quarter APP – TEAM safety, 11:33 (APP 16–7) APP – Marcus Williams 1 yard TD run (Chandler Staton kick), 9:54 (APP 23–7) Top passers APP – Jacob Huesman – 9/19, 127 yards, TD, 2 INT CCU – Fred Payton – 10/16, 79 yards, INT Top rushers APP – Darrynton Evans – 27 carries, 159 yards, TD APP – Marcus Williams – 19 carries, 103 yards, TD CCU – Kilton Anderson – 3 carries, 22 yards Top receivers APP – Dominique Heath – 4 receptions, 55 yards CCU – Malcolm Williams – 5 receptions, 32 yards Top defenders APP – Jordan Fehr – 8 tackles, 3 sacks, 3.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL) CCU – Teddy Gallagher – 14 tackles, sack, tackle-for-loss (TFL)

at Texas State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2017	W, 20–13

Appalachian State at Texas State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
App State	7	14	7	10	38
Texas State	0	0	7	0	7

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, Texas

• Date: November 10
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); cloudy
• Game attendance: 11,482
• Referee: Jeremy Parker
• TV announcers (ESPN3): David Saltzman, Steve Foster, Megan Birdsong
• AppStateSports.com Box Score AppStateSports.com Game Notes

Game information

First quarter APP – Dominique Heath 8 yard TD pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick), 12:04 (APP 7–0) Second quarter APP – Collin Reed 1 yard TD pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick), 14:14 (APP 14–0) APP – Darrynton Evans 1 yard TD run (Chandler Staton kick), 1:20 (APP 21–0) Third quarter APP – Darrynton Evans 79 yard TD run (Chandler Staton kick), 14:36 (APP 28–0) TXST – Keenen Brown 6 yard TD pass from Tyler Vitt (Chris Kessler kick), 8:00 (APP 28–7) Fourth quarter APP – Chandler Staton 29 yard field goal, 14:50 (APP 31–7) APP – Camerun Peoples 9 yard TD run (Chandler Staton kick), 2:01 (APP 38–7) Top passers APP – Zac Thomas – 25/36, 247 yards, 2 TD TXST – Tyler Vitt – 17/28, 106 yards, TD, INT Top rushers APP – Darrynton Evans – 9 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD TXST – Caleb Twyford – 11 carries, 35 yards Top receivers APP – Jalen Virgil – 5 receptions, 51 yards APP – Dominique Heath – 4 receptions, 38 yards, TD TXST – Keenen Brown – 7 receptions, 44 yards, TD Top defenders APP – Jordan Fehr – 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL TXST – Nikolas Daniels – 13 tackles, 0.5 TFL

Georgia State

Georgia State at Appalachian State– Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia State	7	0	3	7	17
App State	14	3	14	14	45

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

• Date: November 17
• Game time: 2:35 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); clear, sunny
• Game attendance: 22,315
• Referee: Ted Pitts
• TV: ESPN+
• AppStateSports.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter GSU – Tamir Jones 7 yard TD pass from Dan Ellington (Brandon Wright kick), 10:17 (GSU 7–0) APP – Corey Sutton 39 yard TD pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick), 8:54 (TIED 7–7) APP – Henry Pearson 10 yard TD pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick), 3:16 (APP 7–14) Second quarter APP – Chandler Staton 23 yard field goal, 0:11 (APP 7–17) Third quarter APP – Zac Thomas 1 yard TD run (Chandler Staton kick), 9:16 (APP 7–24) APP – Desmond Franklin 26 yard interception return (Chandler Staton kick), 1:20 (APP 7–31) GSU – Brandon Wright 52 yard field goal, 2:42 (APP 10–31) Fourth quarter APP – Dominique Heath 21 yard TD pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick), 14:18 (APP 10–38) APP – Darrynton Evans 56 yard TD run (Chandler Staton kick), 12:04 (APP 10–45) GSU – Demarcus Kirk 3 yard TD run (Brandon Wright kick), 8:20 (APP 17–45) Top passers GSU – Dan Ellington – 10/21, 132 yards, TD, 2 INT APP – Zac Thomas – 20/24, 282 yards, 3 TD Top rushers GSU – Dan Ellington – 19 carries, 113 yards APP – Darrynton Evans – 15 carries, 127 yards, TD Top receivers GSU – Penny Hart – 2 receptions, 50 yards APP – Corey Sutton – 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD Top defenders GSU – Chris Bacon – 7 tackles APP – Desmond Franklin – 3 tackles, 2 INT

Troy

Troy at Appalachian State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Troy	0	3	7	0	10
App State	7	14	0	0	21

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

• Date: November 24
• Game time: 2:35 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C); mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 20,410
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV: ESPN+
• AppStateSports.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter APP – Corey Sutton 16 yard TD pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick), 5:50 (APP 0–7) Second quarter APP – Corey Sutton 15 yard TD pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick), 13:42 (APP 0–14) APP – Zac Thomas 10 yard TD run (Chandler Staton kick), 11:09 (APP 0–21) TROY – Tyler Sumpter 26 yard field goal, 7:51 (APP 3–21) Third quarter TROY – Deondre Douglas 21 yard TD pass from Sawyer Smith (Tyler Sumpter kick), 9:21 (APP 10–21) Fourth quarter Top passers TROY – Sawyer Smith – 17/34, 160 yards, TD, 2 INT APP – Zac Thomas – 12/24, 113 yards, 2 TD Top rushers TROY – B.J. Smith – 15 carries, 53 yards APP – Darrynton Evans – 20 carries, 108 yards Top receivers TROY – Deondre Douglas – 6 receptions, 69 yards, TD APP – Corey Sutton – 5 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD Top defenders TROY – Tron Folsom – 11 tackles, 1.5 TFL APP – Akeem Davis-Gaither – 14 tackles, 2 TFL APP – Jordan Fehr – 8 tackles, sack

Louisiana (Sun Belt Championship Game)

Louisiana at Appalachian State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana	3	3	10	3	19
App State	7	7	6	10	30

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

• Date: December 1
• Game time: 12:03 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C); rainy
• Game attendance: 14,963
• Referee: Ted Pitts
• TV: ESPN
• AppStateSports.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter LA – Kyle Pfau 37 yard field goal, 10:13 (LA 3–0) APP – Marcus Williams 1 yard TD run (Chandler Staton kick), 9:56 (APP 3–7) Second quarter LA – Kyle Pfau 45 yard field goal, 8:17 (APP 6–7) APP – Zac Thomas 25 yard TD run (Chandler Staton kick), 3:17 (APP 6–14) Third quarter APP – Chandler Staton 42 yard field goal, 12:19 (APP 6–17) LA – Andre Nunez 8 yard TD run (Kyle Pfau kick), 10:34 (APP 13–17) LA – Kyle Pfau 23 yard field goal, 5:00 (APP 16–17) APP – Chandler Staton 42 yard field goal, 0:00 (APP 16–20) Fourth quarter APP – Zac Thomas 35 yard TD run (Chandler Staton kick), 11:43 (APP 16–27) LA – Kyle Pfau 24 yard field goal, 6:01 (APP 19–27) APP – Chandler Staton 43 yard field goal, 2:09 (APP 19–30) Top passers LA – Andre Nunez – 10/21, 85 yards, 2 INT APP – Zac Thomas – 6/13, 75 yards Top rushers LA – Trey Ragas – 16 carries, 101 yards APP – Darrynton Evans – 17 carries, 111 yards Top receivers LA – J. Bradley – 4 receptions, 41 yards APP – Corey Sutton – 2 receptions, 23 yards APP – Collin Reed – 2 receptions, 23 yards Top defenders LA – J. Middleton – 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL APP – Anthony Flory – 11 tackles, QBH APP – Tae Hayes – 9 tackles, INT

vs. Middle Tennessee (New Orleans Bowl)

Middle Tennessee vs Appalachian State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee	3	3	7	0	13
App State	0	24	14	7	45

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: December 15
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Indoors
• Game attendance: 23,942
• TV: ESPN

Game information

First quarter MTSU - Crews Holt 24-yard field goal, 5:15 (MTSU 3-0) Second quarter APP - Chandler Staton 22-yard field goal, 13:48 (TIE 3-3) APP - Thomas Hennigan 30-yard TD pass from Malik Williams, Staton kick good, 10:06 (APP 10-3) APP - Zac Thomas 8-yard TD pass from Williams, Staton kick good, 6:38 (APP 17-3) APP - Henry Pearson 1-yard TD pass from Thomas, 0:45 (APP 24-3) MTSU - Holt 33-yard field goal, 0:00 (APP 24-6) Third quarter APP - Corey Sutton 17-yard TD pass from Thomas, Staton kick good, 11:06 (APP 31-6) APP - Camerun Peoples 63-yard TD run, Staton kick good, 8:01 (APP 38-6) MTSU - Isiah Upton 43-yard TD pass from Brent Stockstill, Holt kick good, 5:56 (APP 38-13) Fourth quarter APP – Sutton 11-yard TD pass from Thomas, Staton kick good, 13:06 (APP 45-13) Top passers MTSU - Brent Stockstill - 25/37, 330 yards, TD, 2 INT APP – Zac Thomas – 15/24, 177 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers MTSU - Chaton Mobley - 10 carries, 45 yards APP – Darrynton Evans – 14 carries, 108 yards Top receivers MTSU - Gatlin Casey - 6 receptions, 64 yards APP – Corey Sutton – 8 receptions, 78 yards, 2 TD

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	25	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

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