2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Myrtle Beach Bowl champion
Myrtle Beach Bowl, W 56–28 vs. North Texas
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
2020 record	9–3 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Shawn Clark (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Petersen (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dale Jones (1st season in stint, 4th as DC, 24th overall season)
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 14 Coastal Carolina xy+		8	–	0					11	–	1
Appalachian State		6	–	2					9	–	3
Georgia Southern		4	–	4					8	–	5
Georgia State		4	–	4					6	–	4
Troy		3	–	4					5	–	6
West Division
No. 15 Louisiana xy+		7	–	1					10	–	1
South Alabama		3	–	5					4	–	7
Arkansas State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Texas State		2	–	6					2	–	10
Louisiana–Monroe		0	–	7					0	–	10
Championship: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (Canceled)
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers were led by first-year head coach Shawn Clark. Appalachian State played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium on the school's Boone, North Carolina, campus, and competed as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous Season[]

The Mountaineers finished the 2019 season 13–1, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place in the East Division for the second consecutive year in the Sun Belt Conference. The Mountaineers then played in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game, beating Louisiana 45–38 where named Sun Belt Conference Champions for the second consecutive year as well. The Mountaineers, finishing first overall in the Sun Belt, were invited to play in the New Orleans Bowl, their second consecutive time taking part in the annual New Orleans, Louisiana bowl game. They played UAB and won their eighth overall bowl game by the score of 31–17. For the first ever, the Mountaineers were ranked for seven weeks in the AP poll, eight in the Coaches poll, and five in the CFP poll. They finished the season ranked 19th in the AP and 18th in the Coaches.^{[1][circular reference]}

Schedule[]

Appalachian State had games scheduled against Morgan State, UMass, Wake Forest and Wisconsin, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2][3][4][5]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	12:00 p.m.	Charlotte*		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN2	W 35–20	0
September 19	3:30 p.m.	at Marshall*	No. 23	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBS	L 7–17	12,050
September 26	12:00 p.m.	Campbell*		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 52–21	350
October 22	7:30 p.m.	Arkansas State		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN	W 45–17	2,100
October 31	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe		Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPNU	W 31–13	5,493
November 7	4:00 p.m.	at Texas State		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	W 38–17	6,745
November 14	2:30 p.m.	Georgia State		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 17–13	2,100
November 21	12:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Coastal Carolina		Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN	L 23–34	5,000
November 28	8:00 p.m.	Troy		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN2	W 47–10	2,100
December 4	8:30 p.m.	No. 25 Louisiana		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN	L 21–24	2,170
December 12	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 34–26	6,228
December 21	2:30 p.m.	vs. North Texas*		Brooks Stadium Conway, SC (Myrtle Beach Bowl)	ESPN	W 56–28	5,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[6][7]

Game summaries[]

Charlotte[]

Charlotte at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 7 3 10 0 20 • Mountaineers 0 14 7 14 35 Date: September 12, 2020 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Cloudy and Rainy • Wind: Light Referee: Chris Bynum Television network: ESPN2

Scoring summary 1 4:30 CHAR Tre Harbison III 14-yard rush (Jonathan Cruz kick) (12 plays, 91 yards, 6:04) CHAR 7–0 2 12:18 APP Camerun Peoples 16-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (8 plays, 67 yards, 3:01) TIE 7–7 04:50 APP Marcus Williams 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (10 plays, 79 yards, 5:13) APP 14–7 01:52 CHAR Jonathan Cruz 23-yard field goal (7 plays, 70 yards, 2:51) APP 14–10 3 03:15 CHAR Jonathan Cruz 49-yard field goal (12 plays, 55 yards, 3:33) APP 14–13 01:51 APP Thomas Hennigan 51-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:24) APP 21–13 01:35 CHAR Aaron McAllister 97-yard kickoff returned (Jonathan Cruz kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) APP 21–20 4 10:08 APP Daetrich Harrington 4-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (14 plays, 75 yards, 6:27) APP 28–20 01:15 APP Daetrich Harrington 15-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 3:48) APP 35–20

Over/under
APP −17	59.5[8]

Statistics	Charlotte	Appalachian State
First downs	16	29
Total yards	286	512
Rushing yards	146	308
Passing yards	140	204
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	28:37	31:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing	Chris Reynolds	11/30, 140 yards, 140 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Tre Harbinson III	17 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Taylor Thompson	2 receptions, 62 yards
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	14/21, 204 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Marcus Williams Jr.	14 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Thomas Hennigan	5 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD

at Marshall[]

Appalachian State at Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total No. 23 Mountaineers 7 0 0 0 7 • Thundering Herd 7 3 7 0 17 Date: September 19, 2020 Location: Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV Game start: 3:45 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 12,050 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: 8 SSW MPH Referee: M. VanderVelde TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst), Sherree Burruss (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 12:29 MARSH Brenden Knox 2-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick) (7 plays, 51 yards, 2:31) MARSH 7–0 07:11 APP Jalen Virgil 11-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (11 plays, 85 yards, 5:18) TIE 7–7 2 02:28 MARSH Shane Ciucci 29-yard field goal (14 plays, 68 yards, 6:08) MARSH 10–7 3 04:44 MARSH Grant Wells 12-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick) (2 plays, 79 yards, 0:34) MARSH 17–7

Over/under
APP −4.5	59[9]

Statistics	Appalachian State	Marshall
First downs	26	23
Total yards	364	379
Rushing yards	96	216
Passing yards	268	163
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	28:01	31:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	22/38, 268 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	12 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Thomas Hennigan	5 receptions, 88 yards
Marshall	Passing	Grant Wells	11/25, 163 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Brandon Knox	28 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Xavier Gaines	2 receptions, 68 yards

Campbell[]

Campbell at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total Camels 7 6 0 8 21 • RV Mountaineers 7 10 21 14 52 Date: September 26, 2020 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 350 Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 0 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPN+): Harrison Battle (play–by–play) and Stan Lewter (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 04:40 CAMP Hajj-Malik Williams 1-yard rush (Isaac Riffle kick) (14 plays, 83 yards, 7:39) CAMP 7–0 00:11 APP Daetrich Harrington 17-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (10 plays, 82 yards, 4:22) TIE 7–7 2 11:30 CAMP Hajj-Malik Williams 10-yard rush (Isaac Riffle PAT failed) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:41) CAMP 13–7 03:22 APP Chandler Staton 32-yard field goal (16 plays, 54 yards, 8:01) CAMP 13–10 00:24 APP Daetrich Harrington 2-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (11 plays, 51 yards, 1:35) APP 17–13 3 10:56 APP Daetrich Harrington 40-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (9 plays, 70 yards, 4:01) APP 24–13 08:21 APP Zac Thomas 6-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (4 plays, 46 yards, 1:21) APP 31–13 05:02 APP Nate Noel 5-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (5 plays, 56 yards, 1:50) APP 38–13 4 09:10 APP Daetrich Harrington 5-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (8 plays, 96 yards, 3:58) APP 45–13 03:19 APP Jacob Huesman 8-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (9 plays, 45 yards, 4:17) APP 52–13 02:59 CAMP Austin Hite 87-yard pass from Wiley Hartley (Wiley Hartley two-point conversion rush) (1 play, 87 yards, 0:13) APP 52–21

Over/under
APP −35.5	51.5[10]

Statistics	Campbell	Appalachian State
First downs	15	31
Total yards	305	535
Rushing yards	117	404
Passing yards	188	131
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	25:40	34:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Campbell	Passing	Hajj-Malik Williams	7/19, 101 yards
	Rushing	Hajj-Malik Williams	14 carries, 44 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Austin Hite	2 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	12/18, 131 yards
	Rushing	Daetrich Harrington	32 carries, 211 yards, 4 TDs
	Receiving	Thomas Hennigan	3 receptions, 67 yards

Arkansas State[]

Arkansas State at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 7 0 10 0 17 • Mountaineers 14 17 7 7 45 Date: October 22, 2020 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes Game attendance: 2,100 Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Light Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play–by–play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Marty Smith (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 09:31 APP Christian Wells 46-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (6 plays, 85 yards, 3:06) APP 7–0 06:26 ARST Jamal Jones 8-yard rush (Blake Grupe kick) (8 plays, 77 yards, 3:05) TIE 7–7 05:05 APP Daetrich Harrington 55-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:21) APP 14–7 2 10:58 APP Mike Evans 5-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (17 plays, 88 yards, 6:27) APP 21–7 04:39 APP Chandler Staton 39-yard field goal (4 plays, −1 yards, 0:44) APP 24–7 01:04 APP Malik Williams 16-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (7 plays, 63 yards, 1:59) APP 31–7 3 09:36 ARST Blake Grupe 34-yard field goal (13 plays, 57 yards, 4:34) APP 31–10 02:08 ARST Lincoln Pare 48-yard rush (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 65 yards, 0:39) APP 31–17 00:15 APP Zac Thomas 60-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:53) APP 38–17 4 08:22 APP Christian Wells 20-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (7 plays, 56 yards, 3:33) APP 45–17

Over/under
APP −13.5	69.5[11]

Statistics	Arkansas State	Appalachian State
First downs	24	22
Total yards	368	521
Rushing yards	73	305
Passing yards	295	216
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	30:43	29:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	9/16, 178 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	5 carries, 46 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jonathan Adams Jr.	6 receptions, 134 yards
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	16/23, 216 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Daetrich Harrington	18 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Christian Wells	3 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TDs

at Louisiana–Monroe[]

Appalachian State at Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total • Mountaineers 14 7 7 3 31 Warhawks 0 7 0 6 13 Date: October 31, 2020 Location: Malone Stadium Monroe, LA Game start: 3:03 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 5,493 Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear/Sunny • Wind: NW 6 MPH Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPNU): Bill Roth (play–by–play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 05:12 APP Camerun Peoples 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (11 plays, 80 yards, 5:38) APP 7–0 03:11 APP Marcus Williams Jr. 48-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (2 plays, 54 yards, 0:40) APP 14–0 2 09:30 ULM Perry Carter 2-yard rush (Davis Hughes kick) (17 plays, 76 yards, 8:41) APP 14–7 05:24 APP Christian Wells 37-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (8 plays, 80 yards, 4:06) APP 21–7 3 12:46 APP Malik Williams 35-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (5 plays, 65 yards, 2:14) APP 28–7 4 13:13 APP Chandler Staton 38-yard field goal (10 plays, 29 yards, 4:31) APP 31–7 00:00 ULM Malik Jackson 15-yard pass from Colby Suits (10 plays, 74 yards, 2:38) APP 31–13

Over/under
APP −28.5	57.5[12]

Statistics	Appalachian State	Louisiana–Monroe
First downs	26	16
Total yards	480	222
Rushing yards	328	68
Passing yards	152	154
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	34:47	25:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	13/18, 152 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Zac Thomas	11 carries, 109 yards
	Receiving	Malik Williams	6 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Colby Suits	19/30, 134 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Isaiah Phillips	11 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Josh Pederson	2 receptions, 32 yards

at Texas State[]

Appalachian State at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total • RV Mountaineers 14 10 0 14 38 Bobcats 7 3 0 7 17 Date: November 7, 2020 Location: Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 3:05 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes Game attendance: 6,745 Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 7 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play–by–play) and Steven Foster (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 14:16 TXST Javen Banks 75-yard pass from Tyler Vitt (Seth Keller kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:44) TXST 7–0 11:08 APP Miller Gibbs 32-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (7 plays, 72 yards, 3:03) TIE 7–7 01:04 APP Brendan Harrington 49-yard interception returned (Chandler Staton kick) (3 plays, 12 yards, 0:56) APP 14–7 2 12:20 TXST Seth Keller 42-yard field goal (7 plays, 51 yards, 3:44) APP 14–10 07:09 APP Caleb Spurlin 1-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:11) APP 21–10 00:15 APP Chandler Staton 33-yard field goal (11 plays, 50 yards, 2:09) APP 24–10 4 14:16 APP Jalen Virgil 9-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (16 plays, 91 yards, 7:26) APP 31–10 11:20 TXST Marcell Barbee 14-yard pass from Tyler Vitt (Seth Keller kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:56) APP 31–17 05:59 APP Camerun Peoples 32-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (3 plays, 47 yards, 1:32) APP 38–17

Over/under
APP −21.5	58.5[13]

Statistics	Appalachian State	Texas State
First downs	22	21
Total yards	426	420
Rushing yards	258	215
Passing yards	168	205
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	32:15	27:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	18/27, 168 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Daetrich Harrington	18 carries, 113 yards
	Receiving	Miller Gibbs	3 receptions, 47 yards, 1 TD
Texas State	Passing	Tyler Vitt	21/38, 205 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Jahmyl Jeter	11 carries, 135 yards
	Receiving	Javen Banks	4 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD

Georgia State[]

Georgia State at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 3 0 3 13 • RV Mountaineers 3 0 7 7 17 Date: November 14, 2020 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 2:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes Game attendance: 2,100 Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: Light Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN3): Harrison Battle (play–by–play) and Stan Lewter (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:17 GSU Sam Pinckney 19-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 4:43) GSU 7–0 02:53 APP Chandler Staton 21-yard field goal (12 plays, 46 yards, 5:06) GSU 7–3 2 00:11 GSU Noel Ruiz 23-yard field goal (9 plays, 64 yards, 1:28) GSU 10–3 3 00:46 APP Henry Pearson 9-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 2:34) TIE 10–10 4 12:29 GSU Noel Ruiz 32-yard field goal (9 plays, 60 yards, 3:17) GSU 13–10 04:55 APP Camerun Peoples 10-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (11 plays, 77 yards, 4:33) APP 17–13

Over/under
APP −17.5	63[14]

Statistics	Georgia State	Appalachian State
First downs	16	19
Total yards	300	310
Rushing yards	148	131
Passing yards	152	179
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	25:25	34:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	11/33, 152 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Tucker Gregg	10 carries, 85 yards
	Receiving	Sam Pinckney	4 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	16/22, 146 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	17 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malik Williams	3 receptions, 60 yards

at Coastal Carolina[]

Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Mountaineers 7 10 3 3 23 • No. 15 Chanticleers 6 3 12 13 34 Date: November 21, 2020 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 12:01 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:35 Game attendance: 5,000 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ESE, 2 MPH Referee: T. Livingston TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play–by–play), Dustin Fox (analyst), Marty Smith (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 11:40 APP Camerun Peoples 1-yard run (Chandler Staton kick) (8 plays, 70 yards, 3:20) APP 7–0 11:29 CCU Isaiah Likely 75-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi PAT failed) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:11) APP 7–6 2 10:50 CCU Massimo Biscardi 51-yard field goal (9 plays, 27 yards, 5:10) CCU 9–7 4:57 APP Chandler Staton 44-yard field goal (12 plays, 48 yards, 5:53) APP 10–9 0:09 APP Christian Wells 25-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (9 plays, 84 yards, 0:51) APP 17–9 3 14:11 CCU Grayson McCall 62-yard run (Two-point pass conversion failed) (3 plays, 65 yards, 0:49) APP 17–15 10:55 APP Chandler Staton 36-yard field goal (7 plays, 69 yards, 3:12) APP 20–15 6:21 CCU CJ Marable 19-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Two-point pass conversion failed) (10 plays, 65 yards, 4:34) CCU 21–20 4 11:47 APP Chandler Staton 45-yard field goal (10 plays, 53 yards, 5:07) APP 23–21 2:24 CCU Reese White 3-yard run (Two-point pass conversion failed) (10 plays, 49 yards, 4:35) CCU 27–23 1:20 CCU D'Jordan Strong 38-yard interception return (Massimo Biscardi kick) (4 plays, −10 yards, 1:04) CCU 34–23

Over/under
CCU −3	49

Statistics	Appalachian State	Coastal Carolina
First downs	22	16
Total yards	415	369
Rushing yards	204	189
Passing yards	211	200
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	33:50	26:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	17/29, 211 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	27 carries, 178 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malik Williams	3 receptions, 79 yards
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	12/21, 200 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Grayson McCall	14 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Isaiah Likely	3 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD

Troy[]

Troy at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 0 10 0 0 10 • Mountaineers 21 13 13 0 47 Date: November 28, 2020 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes Game attendance: 2,100 Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: Light Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN2): Bill Roth (play–by–play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:16 APP Camerun Peoples 63-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (3 plays, 72 yards, 0:50) APP 7–0 07:58 APP Malik Williams 15-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (6 plays, 71 yards, 2:21) APP 14–0 07:09 APP Steven Jones 34-yard interception returned (Chandler Staton kick) (3 plays, 6 yards, 0:49) APP 21–0 2 14:56 APP Thomas Hennigan 22-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (12 plays, 97 yards, 5:05) APP 28–0 08:36 TROY Evan Legassey 27-yard field goal (13 plays, 66 yards, 6:20) APP 28–3 05:32 APP Chandler Staton 42-yard field goal (9 plays, 35 yards, 2:58) APP 31–3 04:35 TROY Kaylon Geiger 33-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (4 plays, 85 yards, 0:57) APP 31–10 07:58 APP Chandler Staton 30-yard field goal (15 plays, 62 yards, 4:32) APP 34–10 3 06:02 APP Henry Pearson 6-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton PAT failed) (10 plays, 75 yards, 5:24) APP 40–10 00:17 APP Caleb Spurlin 2-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:58) APP 47–10

Over/under
APP –14	50.5[15]

Statistics	Troy	Appalachian State
First downs	13	26
Total yards	231	554
Rushing yards	106	275
Passing yards	125	279
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	29:39	30:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	13/20, 125 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jamontez Woods	10 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Kaylon Geiger	3 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	22/29, 279 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	10 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malik Williams	7 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD

Louisiana[]

Louisiana at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 25 Ragin' Cajuns 0 9 15 0 24 Mountaineers 7 3 0 11 21 Date: December 4, 2020 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 8:40 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Game attendance: 2,170 Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Rainy and Wet • Wind: Light Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play–by–play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Marty Smith (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 06:50 APP Nate Noel 33-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (8 plays, 50 yards, 3:34) APP 7–0 2 06:25 LA Trey Ragas 8-yard pass from Levi Lewis (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (6 plays, 49 yards, 3:14) APP 7–6 00:26 APP Chandler Staton 43-yard field goal (8 plays, 23 yards, 2:25) APP 10–6 00:00 LA Kenneth Almendares 26-yard field goal (6 plays, 46 yards, 0:26) APP 10–9 3 07:52 LA Trey Ragas 17-yard rush (Levi Lewis two-point conversion rush) (9 plays, 52 yards, 3:45) LA 17–10 00:29 LA Trey Ragas 1-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (10 plays, 74 yards, 5:43) LA 24–10 4 08:17 APP Camerun Peoples 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (14 plays, 80 yards, 7:12) LA 24–17 06:36 APP Team Safety (4 plays, -26 yards, 1:41) LA 24–19 01:46 APP Team Safety (4 plays, -27 yards, 0:23) LA 24–21

Over/under
APP –3	52.5[16]

Statistics	Louisiana	Appalachian State
First downs	18	19
Total yards	227	290
Rushing yards	126	198
Passing yards	101	92
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	24:17	35:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	8/23, 101 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Elijah Mitchell	12 carries, 95 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Williams	2 receptions, 39 yards
Appalachain State	Passing	Zac Thomas	10/21, 92 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	21 carries, 99 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Thomas Hennigan	4 receptions, 44 yards

at Georgia Southern[]

Appalachian State at Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total • Mountaineers 0 7 10 17 34 Eagles 7 10 0 9 26 Date: December 12, 2020 Location: Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA Game start: 6:05 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes Game attendance: 6,228 Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Danny Waugh (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 01:59 GASO David Spaulding 28-yard interception returned (Alex Raynor kick) (2 plays, 3 yards, 0:40) GASO 7–0 2 09:22 GASO Justin Tomlin 14-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (11 plays, 72 yards, 5:38) GASO 14–0 01:55 APP Jalen Virgil 16-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (17 plays, 65 yards, 7:27) GASO 14–7 00:00 GASO Alex Raynor 33-yard field goal (7 plays, 50 yards, 1:10) GASO 17–7 3 10:44 APP Thomas Hennigan 9-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (10 plays, 72 yards, 4:10) GASO 17–14 04:20 APP Chandler Staton 33-yard field goal (8 plays, 41 yards, 4:07) TIE 17–17 4 14:51 GASO Alex Raynor 47-yard field goal (10 plays, 46 yards, 4:29) GASO 20–17 14:36 APP Jalen Virgil 100-yard kickoff returned (Chandler Staton kick) 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) APP 24–20 12:51 APP Nate Noel 70-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (1 play, 70 yards, 0:12) APP 31–20 05:23 GASO Dexter Carter Jr. 78-yard pass from Miller Mosley (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (2 plays, 85 yards, 0:34) APP 31–26 02:44 APP Chandler Staton 37-yard field goal (7 plays, 55 yards, 2:39) APP 34–26

Over/under
APP –9	45[17]

Statistics	Appalachian State	Georgia Southern
First downs	17	16
Total yards	381	349
Rushing yards	173	204
Passing yards	208	145
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	34:52	25:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	18/29, 208 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Nate Noel	13 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Thomas Hennigan	8 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD
Georgia Southern	Passing	Miller Mosley	5/14, 122 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Justin Tomlin	6 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dexter Carter Jr.	1 reception, 78 yards, 1 TD

vs. North Texas (Myrtle Beach Bowl)[]

North Texas vs. Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 0 14 7 7 28 • Moutaineers 14 21 7 14 56 Date: December 21, 2020 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 2:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 39 minutes Game attendance: 5,000 Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 6 MPH Referee: Luke Richmond TV announcers (ESPN): Courtney Lyle (play–by–play), Eric Mac Lain, (analyst), Marty Smith, and Ryan McGee (sideline reporters)

Scoring summary 1 10:54 APP Henry Pearson 22-yard pass from Malik Williams (Chandler Staton kick) (4 plays, 73 yards, 1:13) APP 7–0 03:07 APP Camerun Peoples 3-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (12 plays, 90 yards, 5:05) APP 14–0 2 13:41 UNT Loronzo Thompson 16-yard pass from Kason Martin (Ethan Mooney kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 4:26) APP 14–7 06:04 APP Henry Parson 11-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (5 plays, 59 yards, 1:48) APP 21–7 02:29 APP Marcus Williams 70-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (1 play, 70 yards, 0:13) APP 28–7 00:27 UNT Oscar Adaway III 4-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 2:02) APP 28–14 00:11 APP Camerun Peoples 64-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (1 play, 64 yards, 0:16) APP 35–14 3 06:14 UNT Austin Ogunmakin 34-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (11 plays, 74 yards, 4:08) APP 35–21 02:58 APP Camerun Peoples 62-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (1 play, 62 yards, 0:11) APP 42–21 4 14:16 APP Camerun Peoples 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (4 plays, 79 yards, 1:19) APP 49–21 09:03 APP Camerun Peoples 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (5 plays, 20 yards, 2:47) APP 56–21 06:12 UNT Loronzo Thompson 7-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 2:51) APP 56–28

Over/under
APP –19.5	63.5[18]

Statistics	North Texas	Appalachian State
First downs	30	22
Total yards	497	636
Rushing yards	230	500
Passing yards	267	136
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	31:54	28:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Jason Bean	21/36, 251 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tre Siggers	17 carries, 120 yards
	Receiving	Austin Ogunmakin	7 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	8/16, 114 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	22 carries, 317 yards, 5 TDs
	Receiving	Henry Pearson	3 receptions, 47 yards, 2 TDs

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	RV	RV*	23	RV
Coaches	RV	RV*	23	RV
CFP	Not released															Not released

Players drafted into the NFL[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
5	178	Shemar Jean-Charles	CB	Green Bay Packers

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