American college football season
2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football Conference Southern Conference Sports Network No. 1[1] 2006 record 14–1 (7–0 Southern) Head coach Jerry Moore (18th season)Offensive coordinator Collaborative [2] Offensive scheme Multiple Spread Defensive coordinator John Wiley (16th season) Base defense 4–3 Home stadium Kidd Brewer Stadium Seasons
2006 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 1 Appalachian State $^
7
–
0
14
–
1
No. 12 Furman ^
6
–
1
8
–
4
No. 23 Wofford
5
–
2
7
–
4
The Citadel
4
–
3
5
–
6
Elon
2
–
5
5
–
6
Chattanooga
2
–
5
3
–
8
Georgia Southern
2
–
5
3
–
8
Western Carolina
0
–
7
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant
The 2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The team was coached by Jerry Moore and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina .[3]
The football team competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly I-AA, as a member of the Southern Conference .[4] North Carolina , public or private, to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championship in football.[5] Division I-AA Football Championship and repeated as FCS national champions in 2006.[6] [7]
Before the season [ ] See also: American football rules and American football strategy
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. at NC State * No. 1 L 10–2357,583 September 9 3:30 p.m. No. 12 James Madison * No. 1 W 21–1023,814 September 16 3:30 p.m. Mars Hill * No. 2 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC W 41–024,346 September 23 6:00 p.m. at Gardner–Webb * No. 2 Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC ESPNU W 41–68,490 September 30 3:30 p.m. Elon No. 2 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC W 45–2126,620 October 7 6:00 p.m. at Chattanooga No. 2 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN W 56–218,887 October 14 3:30 p.m. Wofford No. 2 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC W 14–718,758 October 21 12:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern No. 1 Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA SportSouth W 27–20 2OT 19,438 October 28 3:30 p.m. No. 8 Furman No. 1 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (Black Saturday) SportSouth W 40–724,447 November 4 3:30 p.m. The Citadel No. 1 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC W 42–1317,547 November 11 4:00 p.m. at Western Carolina No. 1 E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug )W 31–913,742 November 25 3:30 p.m. No. 13 Coastal Carolina * No. 1 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (NCAA Division I First Round ) ESPNU W 45–2816,223 December 2 4:00 p.m. No. 18 Montana State * No. 1 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) ESPN2 W 38–1715,116 December 9 4:00 p.m. No. 5 Youngstown State * No. 1 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Semifinal) ESPN W 49–2418,040 December 15 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 3 UMass * No. 1 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (NCAA Division I Championship ) ESPN2 W 28–1722,808 *Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries [ ] NC State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Appalachian State
7
0
3
0
10
NC State
9
7
7
0
23
James Madison [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
James Madison
3
0
7
0
10
Appalachian State
7
14
0
0
21
Mars Hill [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mars Hill
0
0
0
0
0
Appalachian State
13
14
7
7
41
Gardner–Webb [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Appalachian State
6
7
21
7
41
Gardner–Webb
3
0
0
3
6
Elon [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Elon
0
7
7
7
21
Appalachian State
10
21
14
0
45
Chattanooga [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Appalachian State
14
21
14
7
56
Chattanooga
0
0
14
7
21
Wofford [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wofford
0
0
7
0
7
Appalachian State
14
0
0
0
14
Georgia Southern [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT
Total
Appalachian State
0
3
7
7 3 7
27
Georgia Southern
0
7
3
7 3 0
20
Furman [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Furman
7
0
0
0
7
Appalachian State
0
14
12
14
40
The Citadel [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
The Citadel
3
0
3
7
13
Appalachian State
7
14
14
7
42
Western Carolina [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Appalachian State
3
14
7
7
31
Western Carolina
0
0
2
7
9
Coastal Carolina [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Coastal Carolina
0
0
13
15
28
Appalachian State
17
14
7
7
45
Montana State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Montana State
0
10
7
0
17
Appalachian State
14
3
7
14
38
Youngstown State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Youngstown State
0
14
3
7
24
Appalachian State
7
21
7
14
49
Massachusetts [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Appalachian State
7
7
0
14
28
Massachusetts
7
0
7
3
17
Rankings [ ]
Ranking MovementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll
Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Final
The Sports Network
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Awards and honors [ ] Southern Conference Coach of the Year (coaches and media) — Jerry Moore
Southern Conference Roy M. "Legs" Hawley Offensive Player of the Year (media) — Kevin Richardson
Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Kevin Richardson
Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Marques Murrell
Southern Conference Freshman of the Year (coaches and media) — Armanti Edwards
Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Trophy — Kerry Brown Statistics [ ] Team [ ]
ASU
Opp
Scoring
528
223
Points per Game
35.2
14.9
First Downs
319
214
Rushing
194
84
Passing
107
111
Penalty
18
19
Total Offense
6,265
4,154
Avg per Play
6.2
4.4
Avg per Game
417.7
276.9
Fumbles–Lost
34–16
27–13
Penalties–Yards
99–918
75–618
Avg per Game
61.2
41.2
ASU
Opp
Punts–Yards
56–2,075
92–3,405
Avg per Punt
37.1
37.0
Time of Possession/Game
31:01
29:54
3rd Down Conversions
82 for 188
65 for 219
4th Down Conversions
15 for 25
9 for 28
Touchdowns Scored
71
27
Field Goals–Attempts
10–14
10–26
PAT–Attempts
70–71
25–25
Attendance
184,911
108,140
Games/Avg per Game
9/20,546
5/21,628
Scores by quarter [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Opponents
32
45
73
70 3
223
Mountaineers
126
167
120
105 10
528
2006 statistics at GoASU
References [ ]
^ "Final Sports Network's 2006 FCS College Football Poll" . The Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved December 10, 2008 .^ Bowman, Tommy (February 25, 2009). "Coaching staff at ASU in place for 2009 season" . Winston-Salem Journal the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved February 28, 2009 . ^ "Appalachian State: About the University" . Appalachian State University. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2008 .^ "NCAA Sports Sponsorship" . NCAA. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved December 10, 2008 .^ "N.C. General Assembly Honors ASU Football Team" . Southern Conference. June 11, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008 .^ Mitchell, Mark (December 22, 2005). "History Made In Chattanooga" . Mountain Times . Retrieved July 27, 2009 . ^ Associated Press (December 15, 2006). "Appalachian State defeats UMass to repeat as I-AA champs" . ESPN. Retrieved December 10, 2008 .
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