2008 APPALACHIAN STATE FOOTBALL 2005 • 2006 • 2007 NCAA DIVISION I NATIONAL CHAMPIONS NO. 1 APPALACHIAN (0-0, 0-0 SOCON) NO. 7 (AP) LSU (0-0, 0-0 SEC) AT GAME 1 • AUGUST 30, 2008 • 5 P.M. EDT (4 P.M. CDT) ON THE AIR TV: ESPN Sean McDonough (play-by-play) Chris Spielman (analyst) Rob Stone (sideline reporter) RADIO: Appalachian ISP Sports Network David Jackson (play-by-play) Steve Brown (analyst) Randy Jackson (sideline reporter) Tim Sparks (scoreboard host) Ben Blevins (on-site engineer) Appalachian ISP Sports Network Affiliates WKBC-FM 97.3 North Wilkesboro, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Hickory, High Country Flagship Station of the Appalachian ISP Sports Network WATA-AM 1450.......................................................... Boone WXIT-AM 1200 ...............................Blowing Rock, Lenoir WBLO-AM 790.. High Point, Greensboro, Winston-Salem WAVO-AM 1150................................ Rock Hill, Charlotte WZGM-AM 1350.................. Black Mountain, Asheville WPWT-AM 870.......Bristol, Va./Tenn., Johnson City, Tenn. WTOE-AM 1470 ............................................... Spruce Pine WCBX-AM 900.......................................... Martinsville, Va. WCGC-AM 1270^ ............................. Gastonia, Charlotte WIST-FM 98.3^..... High Point, Greensboro, Winston-Salem WOLS-FM 106.1^.................................................Charlotte WDNC-AM 620^ .................................... Durham, Raleigh WRBZ-AM 850^ ............. Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill WLNC-AM 1300^ ............................................. Laurinburg WOHS-AM 730^ ........................................................ Shelby WLON-AM 1050^.............................................. Lincolnton WODY-AM 1160^.................................... Martinsville, Va. WHKP-AM 1450^.................................... Hendersonville WEEB-AM 990^ ................... Southern Pines, Pinehurst WPCM-AM 920^.............................. Burlington, Graham WZTK-FM 101.1^ ........................... Raleigh, Greensboro Live Internet Streaming.............................. GoASU.com ^ denotes part-time affiliate. Check local listings for availability. MATCHUP AT A GLANCE APPALACHIAN vs. LSU Boone, N.C............................................................................. Location................................................................. Baton Rouge, La. 16,600 .................................................................................. Enrollment ...................................................................................25,896 1899.........................................................................................Founded ........................................................................................ 1860 Mountaineers/Black and Gold .............................. Nickname/Colors ........................................... Tigers/Purple and Gold Southern ............................................................................. Conference...................................... Southeastern (West Division) Kidd Brewer (20,150) .............................................. Stadium (Capacity).............................................................Tiger (92,300) Jerry Moore (Baylor, 1961)............................................Head Coach .......................................... Les Miles (Michigan, 1976) 167-70 (20th season) ........................................ Coach’s Record at School......................................... 34-6 (Fourth season) 194-118-2 (27th season) ................................... Coach’s Overall Record......................................... 62-27 (Eighth season) 13-2..............................................................................2007 Overall Record ............................................................................. 12-2 5-2 (t-1st) .............................................2007 Conference Record (Final Standing) ...................................6-2 (1st - West) No. 1 (The Sports Network), No. 1 (AFCA).........National Ranking ................................. No. 6 (USA Today), No. 7 (AP) Multiple Spread.............................................................. Basic Offense............................................................................. Multiple 42.7 ............................................................................ 2007 Points Per Game ............................................................................38.6 287.4..................................................................2007 Rushing Yards Per Game ................................................................. 214.1 200.9.................................................................. 2007 Passing Yards Per Game.................................................................. 225.3 488.3..................................................................... 2007 Total Yards Per Game..................................................................... 439.4 4-3 ...................................................................................... Basic Defense .......................................................................................4-3 26.7 ...................................................................2007 Points Allowed Per Game ...................................................................19.9 193.3........................................................ 2007 Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game........................................................ 106.1 186.6......................................................... 2007 Passing Yards Allowed Per Game ........................................................ 182.7 379.9............................................................ 2007 Total Yards Allowed Per Game ........................................................... 288.8 2008 MOUNTAINEER REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME SERIES RECORD (ASU-OPP.)/NOTES Aug. 30 at LSU (ESPN) 5 p.m. (EDT) 0-1/BCS and FCS national champions square off; ASU battled tough in 24-0 loss at Death Valley in 2005 Sept. 6 Jacksonville 3:30 p.m. 0-0/ASU is 57-18-2 all-time in home openers, including 17-2 under Jerry Moore Sept. 20 at James Madison (CN8) 7 p.m. 12-3/Appalachian came away with a thrilling 28-27 decision over JMU in the first round of the ‘07 playoffs Sept. 27 Presbyterian 7 p.m. 7-9/Former North State/Carolinas Conference rivals square off for the first time in 39 years Oct. 4 The Citadel* (SportSouth) 3 p.m. 25-11/Apps are 28-8 all-time in SoCon openers and haven’t lost to The Citadel in Boone since ‘92 Oct. 11 at Samford* 3:30 p.m. (EDT) 1-1/Mountaineers have only met their new SoCon rival twice — 1969 and ‘70 Oct. 18 at Georgia Southern* (SportSouth) 3 p.m. 11-11-1/Teams have swapped thrilling victories on the other’s home field the past two seasons Oct. 25 Furman* 3:30 p.m. 14-21-3/Apps look for record fourth-straight win in series; ASU hasn’t lost to FU in Boone since ‘96 Oct. 31 Wofford* (ESPN2) 8 p.m. 14-10/ASU looks to avenge last year’s loss at Wofford before a nat’l audience on Halloween night Nov. 8 at Chattanooga* 2 p.m. 21-10/Apps make fifth trip to Finley Stadium (home of the FCS nat’l championship game) in four years Nov. 15 Elon* 3:30 p.m. 26-9-1/Mountaineers haven’t lost at home to Elon since 1964 Nov. 22 at Western Carolina* (SportSouth) 3 p.m. 53-18-1/ASU has won 21 of the last 23 Battles for the Old Mountain Jug, including last year’s 79-35 rout * denotes Southern Conference game All times are subject to change. 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2008 APPALACHIAN STATE FOOTBALL2005 • 2006 • 2007 NCAA DIVISION I NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
NO. 1 APPALACHIAN(0-0, 0-0 SoCon)
NO. 7 (AP) LSU(0-0, 0-0 SEC)
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GAME 1 • AUGUST 30, 2008 • 5 P.M. EDT (4 P.M. CDT)
ON THE AIRTV: ESPN Sean McDonough (play-by-play) Chris Spielman (analyst) Rob Stone (sideline reporter)RADIO: Appalachian ISP Sports Network David Jackson (play-by-play) Steve Brown (analyst) Randy Jackson (sideline reporter) Tim Sparks (scoreboard host) Ben Blevins (on-site engineer)
Appalachian ISP Sports Network AffiliatesWKBC-FM 97.3 North Wilkesboro, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Hickory, High CountryFlagship Station of the Appalachian ISP Sports NetworkWATA-AM 1450 .......................................................... Boone WXIT-AM 1200 ...............................Blowing Rock, Lenoir WBLO-AM 790 .. High Point, Greensboro, Winston-SalemWAVO-AM 1150 ................................ Rock Hill, Charlotte WZGM-AM 1350 .................. Black Mountain, Asheville WPWT-AM 870 .......Bristol, Va./Tenn., Johnson City, Tenn. WTOE-AM 1470 ...............................................Spruce Pine WCBX-AM 900 .......................................... Martinsville, Va. WCGC-AM 1270^ .............................Gastonia, Charlotte WIST-FM 98.3^ ..... High Point, Greensboro, Winston-SalemWOLS-FM 106.1^ .................................................Charlotte WDNC-AM 620^ ....................................Durham, Raleigh WRBZ-AM 850^ .............Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill WLNC-AM 1300^ ............................................. Laurinburg WOHS-AM 730^ ........................................................Shelby WLON-AM 1050^ ..............................................Lincolnton WODY-AM 1160^ .................................... Martinsville, Va. WHKP-AM 1450^ .................................... Hendersonville WEEB-AM 990^ ...................Southern Pines, Pinehurst WPCM-AM 920^ ..............................Burlington, Graham WZTK-FM 101.1^ ...........................Raleigh, Greensboro Live Internet Streaming .............................. GoASU.com^ denotes part-time affiliate. Check local listings for availability.
Mountaineers/Black and Gold ..............................Nickname/Colors ...........................................Tigers/Purple and Gold
Southern .............................................................................Conference ......................................Southeastern (West Division)
Jerry Moore (Baylor, 1961) ............................................Head Coach .......................................... Les Miles (Michigan, 1976)
167-70 (20th season) ........................................Coach’s Record at School.........................................34-6 (Fourth season)
194-118-2 (27th season) ...................................Coach’s Overall Record .........................................62-27 (Eighth season)
13-2 ..............................................................................2007 Overall Record .............................................................................12-2
42.7 ............................................................................2007 Points Per Game ............................................................................38.6
287.4 ..................................................................2007 Rushing Yards Per Game .................................................................214.1
200.9 .................................................................. 2007 Passing Yards Per Game ..................................................................225.3
488.3 .....................................................................2007 Total Yards Per Game .....................................................................439.4
26.7 ...................................................................2007 Points Allowed Per Game ...................................................................19.9
193.3 ........................................................ 2007 Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game ........................................................106.1
186.6 .........................................................2007 Passing Yards Allowed Per Game ........................................................182.7
379.9 ............................................................2007 Total Yards Allowed Per Game ...........................................................288.8
2008 MOUNTAINEER REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME SERIES RECORD (ASU-OPP.)/NOTES
Aug. 30 at LSU (ESPN) 5 p.m. (EDT) 0-1/BCS and FCS national champions square off; ASU battled tough in 24-0 loss at Death Valley in 2005
Sept. 6 Jacksonville 3:30 p.m. 0-0/ASU is 57-18-2 all-time in home openers, including 17-2 under Jerry Moore
Sept. 20 at James Madison (CN8) 7 p.m. 12-3/Appalachian came away with a thrilling 28-27 decision over JMU in the first round of the ‘07 playoffs
Sept. 27 Presbyterian 7 p.m. 7-9/Former North State/Carolinas Conference rivals square off for the first time in 39 years
Oct. 4 The Citadel* (SportSouth) 3 p.m. 25-11/Apps are 28-8 all-time in SoCon openers and haven’t lost to The Citadel in Boone since ‘92
Oct. 11 at Samford* 3:30 p.m. (EDT) 1-1/Mountaineers have only met their new SoCon rival twice — 1969 and ‘70
Oct. 18 at Georgia Southern* (SportSouth) 3 p.m. 11-11-1/Teams have swapped thrilling victories on the other’s home field the past two seasons
Oct. 25 Furman* 3:30 p.m. 14-21-3/Apps look for record fourth-straight win in series; ASU hasn’t lost to FU in Boone since ‘96
Oct. 31 Wofford* (ESPN2) 8 p.m. 14-10/ASU looks to avenge last year’s loss at Wofford before a nat’l audience on Halloween night
Nov. 8 at Chattanooga* 2 p.m. 21-10/Apps make fifth trip to Finley Stadium (home of the FCS nat’l championship game) in four years
Nov. 15 Elon* 3:30 p.m. 26-9-1/Mountaineers haven’t lost at home to Elon since 1964
Nov. 22 at Western Carolina* (SportSouth) 3 p.m. 53-18-1/ASU has won 21 of the last 23 Battles for the Old Mountain Jug, including last year’s 79-35 rout
* denotes Southern Conference game All times are subject to change.
TIGER STADIUM (92,300) • BATON ROUGE, LA.
2008 APPALACHIAN FOOTBALL • GAME 1 • AUG. 30, 2008 • AT LSU
2 2005, 2006, 2007 NCAA DIVISION I NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
AN APPALACHIAN WIN WOULD:• giveAppalachianitseighthwinoveranFBSopponent since Division I split into subdivi-sions in 1978.
• bejustASU’sthirdinitslastsevenseasonopeners.
• makeAppalachianthefirstprograminFCShistory with two wins over nationally ranked FBS opponents.
• beLSU’sfirstatthehandsofanFCSoppo-nent. AN APPALACHIAN LOSS WOULD:• beASU’sfifthinitslastsevenseasonopen-ers.
TACKLES UT AT TT SACKS INT.ASU Jacque Roman 49 78 127 0 0LSUKirston Pittman 32 36 68 8.0 1
THE GAME• Inanunprecedentedmatchupoflastyear’sDivision I national champions, three-time de-fending NCAA Division I (FCS) national cham-pion Appalachian State University opens the 2008 season at 2007 BCS champion LSU.
• Kickoffissetfor5p.m.ETonESPN.ASUis12-0 all-time when playing on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU and has won 13-straight nationally televised games.
• AppalachianandLSUhavecombinedtowin five of the last 10 Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision — formerly Divi-sion I-AA) and FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision — formerly Division I-A) national champion-ships (ASU in 2005, ‘06 and ‘07; LSU in ‘03 and ‘07).
• Inlastyear’sopener,Appalachianbecamethe first Division I FCS team to ever defeat a nationally ranked Division I FBS opponent when it shocked AP No. 5 Michigan, 34-32.
• ASUhasanopportunitytoequalthefeatthis week, as LSU is ranked No. 7 in the pre-season AP Top 25 college football poll.
• SincetheinceptionofDivisionIsubdivi-sions in 1978, Appalachian is 7-35-1 versus FBS/I-A opponents.
• Saturday’smeetingisthesecondall-timebetween ASU and LSU. In 2005, Appalachian trailedjust14-0goingintothefourthquarterdespite dropping a touchdown pass and having a field goal carom off an upright on separate drives in the third quarter. ASU went on to fall, 24-0, marking the last time that the Mountaineers were shut out.
• ThesetbackatLSUin2005immediatelypreceeded a six-game winning streak for Appalachian to end the season, culminat-ing with the first of ASU’s three-consecutive national titles.
• TheMountaineersare1-10all-timeversuscurrent members of the Southeastern Confer-ence. In 1975, ASU quarterback Robbie Price led the Apps to a 39-34 triumph at then-inde-pendent South Carolina.
• LSUisoneofonlyfourteamsthatASUhasever played that has won an FBS national championship. Auburn, Clemson and Michi-gan are the others. Appalachian has never played a team the year after it won an FBS national title.
• TheMountaineersreturn13startersfromlast year’s team (five offense, six defense, two specialists). The Tigers return 16 (seven of-fense, five defense, four specialists).
2007 FINAL SoCon STANDINGS SoCon OverallTeam W-L Pct. H A N Strk W-L Pct. H A N Strk
ASU VERSUS FBS OPPONENTS• SincetheinceptionofDivisionIsubdivisions in 1978, Appalachian is 7-35-1 versus FBS opponents.
• Inlastyear’sseasonopener,Appalachianbecame the first FCS team to ever defeat a nationally ranked FBS opponent when it shocked No. 5 Michigan, 34-32, in front of 109,218 fans at U-M’s famed “Big House.”
• ASU’ssixotherwinsanditslonetieversusFBS foes came against local-rival Wake Forest.
APPALACHIAN’S WINS OVER FBS OPPONENTS(since creation of Division I subdivisions in 1978)Date Opponent ResultSept. 3, 1983 at Wake Forest W, 27-25Sept. 9, 1989 at Wake Forest W, 15-10Oct. 5, 1991 at Wake Forest W, 17-3Aug. 31, 1995 at Wake Forest W, 24-22Oct. 3, 1998 at Wake Forest W, 30-27 OTAug. 31, 2000 at Wake Forest W, 20-16Sept. 1, 2007 at No. 5 Michigan W, 34-32
FBS NEAR MISSES• InadditiontoitssevenvictoresoverFBSopponents, ASU also has had its share of competitive losses to FBS squads, including two from the SEC.
• 2005 at LSU (No. 6 LSU 24, ASU 0) Appalachian trailed the JaMarcus Russell-led Tigers just 14-0 going into the fourth quarter and dropped a touchdown pass and missed a field goal on sepa- rate drives in the third period that would have cut the deficit to 14-10 heading into the final stanza. • 1999 at Auburn (AU 22, ASU 15) The Mountaineers led 15-7 late in the third period and appeared to be headed to overtime with the SEC power before Auburn marched 77 yards in 1:04 to score the winning touchdown with just 38 seconds left to play in regulation. ASU out-gained Auburn, 323-288, for the game and held AU to just 54 yards of offense in the first half.
ASU-LSU TIES• OneofASUheadcoachJerry Moore’s most prolific wins as a player came in 1960, when his Baylor Bears defeated LSU — which wasjustaseasonremovedfromits1958national title — 7-3 at Tiger Stadium. Moore was a senior wide receiver and team captain for the BU squad that went on to finish 8-3 and ranked No. 12 nationally.
• ASUstrengthandconditioningcoachJeff Dillman spent three years as a member of LSU’s strength and conditioning staff from 2003-06. In addition to his work with LSU’s 2003 BCS championship football squad, he also oversaw the strength and conditioning programs for LSU’s men’s and women’s basketball teams that both reached the Final Four in 2006.
• AppalachiandefensivebackJared Reine, a New Orleans native, played his first two years of high school football at St. Augustine H.S., where he was teammates with LSU defensive end Rahim Alem. Reine’s family was displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, forcing him to conclude his prep career with two seasons at Brookwood H.S. in suburban Atlanta (Snellville, Ga.).
• ASUdefensivelinemanAnthony Williams and LSU kicker Andrew Crutchfield were teammates at Northwest Cabarrus H.S. in Concord, N.C. Crutchfield is the only Carolinas native on LSU’s roster.
• ASUoffensivelinemanXan Thomas and LSU wide receiver Ian Harding both prepped at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia.
• LegendaryLSUcoachPaulDietzelservedas the color commentator for Appalachian football radio broadcasts for two seasons (1983 and ‘84) following his retirement from coaching and athletics administration. This yearmarksthe50thanniversaryofDietzelleading LSU to its first national title in 1958.
ASU VERSUS THE SEC• Appalachianis1-10all-timeversuscurrentmembers of the Southeastern Conference.
• NineofASU’s11all-timematchupsversuscurrent SEC programs came against South Carolina,allbeforetheGamecocksjoinedtheconference in 1992.
• TheMountaineerstoppedthen-independent USC, 39-34, on the road in 1975. For more on this game, see page 164 of the 2008 ASU media guide.
• Appalachianhasperformedwellinitsmostrecent matchups versus SEC opponents — a 22-15 loss to Auburn in 1999 and a 24-0 setback at the hands of No. 6 LSU in 2005. For more on those games, see page two.
VIEW FROM THE TOP• Forthethird-straightyear,Appalachianenters the season as the nation’s top-ranked FCS team according to both The Sports Network media poll and the American Football Coaches Association coaches’ poll.
• Appalachianreceivedatotalof121ofapossible 125 first-place votes to easily out-distance No. 2 North Dakota State in both polls.
• Comingintothe2008campaign,theMountaineers have played 42-consecutive games as a nationally ranked team.
• ASUhasbeenrankedinthetop10foreachof its past 37 contests, including No. 1 14 times.
WHEN ASU IS RANKED• Appalachianis155-62-1(.713)all-timeingames in which it is nationally ranked.
• UnderJerry Moore, ASU is 128-52 (.711) when nationally ranked. Twelve of those losses have come at the hands of FBS foes.
“APPALACHIAN STATE RULE” MAKES FCS TEAMS ELIGIBLE FOR AP POLL• Appalachian’s34-32winoverAPNo.5Michigan in last season’s opener — the first ever by an FCS team over a nationally ranked FBS team — prompted the AP to change its policy which previously allowed voters to include only FBS teams on their ballots. The new policy has been dubbed the “Appala-chian State Rule” by some.
• ThankstothenewpolicythatmakesallDivision I teams eligible to receive votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, Appalachian received votes on three occasions in 2007, including seven points in the season’s final poll, good for a tie for 34th overall.
• Saturday’smatchupisASU’sfourthversusa team ranked in the AP Top 25. Previous matchups versus nationally ranked FBS squads include last year’s win over No. 5 Michigan and losses to No. 6 LSU in 2005 and No. 19 Marshall in 2002.
NCAA DIVISION I FCS POLLSTHE SPORTS NETWORK POLL (PRESEASON)
Team (1st-place votes) ‘07 Record Pts. Prev.
1. Appalachian (97) 13-2 2,546 1
2. North Dakota State (1) 10-1 2,275 9
3. Northern Iowa 12-1 2,204 4
4. Richmond 11-3 2,162 5
5. Massachusetts 10-3 2,148 7
6. James Madison (3) 8-4 2,078 12
7. Eastern Washington 9-4 1,951 8
8. Montana 11-1 1,848 10
9. Delaware 11-4 1,747 2
10. McNeese State 11-1 1,687 11
11. Southern Illinois 12-2 1,286 3
12. Youngstown State 7-4 1,228 16
13. Wofford 9-4 1,158 6
14. Cal Poly 7-4 1,081 24
15. Elon 7-4 1,028 23
16. New Hampshire 7-5 760 14
17. Georgia Southern 7-4 656 17
18. Eastern Illinois 8-4 622 18
19. South Dakota State 7-4 547 19
20. Eastern Kentucky 9-3 487 13
21. Villanova 7-4 396 NR
22. Central Arkansas 6-5 374 NR
23. The Citadel 7-4 317 NR
24. Harvard 8-2 316 21
25. Western Illinois 6-5 299 NR
AFCA POLL (PRESEASON)
Team (1st-place votes) ‘07 Record Pts. Prev.
1. Appalachian (24) 13-2 600 1
2. North Dakota State 10-1 527 9
3. James Madison 8-4 513 7
4. Northern Iowa 12-1 508 5
5. Massachusetts 10-3 488 6
6. Richmond 11-3 456 4
7. Montana 11-1 444 12
8. Delaware 11-4 419 2
9. Eastern Washington 9-4 393 8
10. McNeese State 11-1 366 11
11. Southern Illinois 12-2 329 3
12. Youngstown State 7-4 320 17
13. Wofford 9-4 316 10
14. Cal Poly 7-4 275 NR
15. Elon 7-4 247 23
16. New Hampshire 7-5 231 14
17. Georgia Southern 7-4 185 18
18. Eastern Illinois 8-4 182 15
19. Villanova 7-4 148 NR
20. South Dakota State 7-4 135 22
21. Eastern Kentucky 9-3 105 13
22. Western Illinois 6-5 67 NR
23. The Citadel 7-4 60 NR
24. Harvard 8-2 42 20
25. Central Arkansas 6-5 41 NR
Italics denote ASU opponents
2008 APPALACHIAN FOOTBALL • GAME 1 • AUG. 30, 2008 • AT LSU
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ASU HEAD COACH JERRY MOORETHE DEAN OF SoCon COACHESWINNINGEST ACTIVE FCS HEAD COACHES (based on total career victories)
225 Bob Ford (Albany)197 Joe Taylor (Florida A&M)194 Jerry Moore (Appalachian State)194 Al Bagnoli (Penn)186 Walt Hameline (Wagner)183 Andy Talley (Villanova)182 Jimmye Laycock (William & Mary)182 Rob Ash (Montana State)163 Pete Richardson (Southern)143 Mike Ayers (Wofford)
ALL-TIME SoCon COACHING VICTORIES (based on games at SoCon institution)
167 Jerry Moore, ASU (1989-present)110 Wallace Wade, Duke (1931-41, ‘46-50)77 D.C. Walker, Wake Forest (1937-50)75 Mike Ayers, Wofford (1997-present)69 Frank Howard, Clemson (1940-52)69 Dick Sheridan, Furman (1978-85)68 H.C. Byrd, Maryland (1921-34)66 Jimmy Satterfield, Furman (1986-93)66 Bob Waters, Western Carolina (1977-88)64 Jim Donnan, Marshall (1990-95)
ALL-TIME SoCon COACHING WINS/SEASON (min. three seasons at SoCon institution)
12.4 Paul Johnson, Ga. Southern (1997-01)10.7 Jim Donnan, Marshall (1990-95)8.8 Jerry Moore, ASU (1989-present)8.8 Mike Sewak, Ga. Southern (2002-05)8.2 Bobby Lamb, Furman (2002-present) 8.6 Dick Sheridan, Furman (1978-85)8.3 Joe Morrison, Chattanooga (1977-79)8.3 George Chaump, Marshall (1986-89)8.3 Jimmy Satterfield, Furman (1986-93)8.3 Tim Stowers, Ga. Southern (1993-95)
ALL-TIME SoCon COACHING WINNING PCT. (min. three seasons at SoCon institution)
.861 Paul Johnson, Ga. Southern (1997-01)
.797 Jim Tatum, Maryland (1947-52)
.788 Joe Morrison, Chattanooga (1977-79)
.782 Carl Voyles, William & Mary (1939-42)
.753 Jim Donnan, Marshall (1990-95)
.745 Dick Sheridan, Furman (1978-85)
.742 Pat Dye, East Carolina (1974-76)
.714 Mike Sewak, Ga. Southern (2002-05)
.705 Jerry Moore, ASU (1989-present)
.700 Jack Faber, Maryland (1935-37)
ALL-TIME SoCon COACHING SEASONS (based on seasons at SoCon institution)
19 Jerry Moore, ASU (1989-present)16 Wallace Wade, Duke (1931-41, ‘46-50)15 Ed Merrick, Richmond (1951-65)15 Bob King, Furman (1958-72)14 H.C. Byrd, Maryland (1921-34)14 D.C. Walker, Wake Forest (1937-50)14 Bob Thalman, VMI (1971-84)13 William Dole, Davidson (1952-64)13 Frank Howard, Clemson (1940-52)13 John McKenna, VMI (1953-65)
SIX MOORE TO 200• AppalachianheadcoachJerry Moore needsjustsixmorevictoriestoreach200forhis head coaching career.
• Moore’s194victoriesasaheadcoach(including stints at North Texas and Texas Tech prior to his arrival at ASU) are the third-most among active FCS coaches, behind only Al-banay’s Bob Ford (225) and Florida A&M’s Joe Taylor (197).
• Moore’s167victoriesatASUarebyfarthemost in Southern Conference history, far sur-passing the 110 compiled by Duke’s Wallace Wade from 1931-41 and ‘46-50.
• FormoreonMoore,whoisinhis20thsea-son as ASU’s head coach, see pp. 34-37 of the 2008 ASU media guide.
FOR OPENERS• ASUis46-29-3(.609)all-timeinseasonopeners.
• UnderJerry Moore,ASUisjust9-10insea-son openers. However, 11 of Moore’s previous 19 lid-lifters have come against FBS competi-tion.
• LSUhaswonfive-straightseasonopenersand nine-straight season openers played at Tiger Stadium. LSU’s last loss at home in a season opener came in 1994, when it fell to No. 15 Texas A&M, 18-13.
• LSUhasnotdroppedaseasonopenerathome to a team not ranked in the AP Top 25 since a 31-21 setback to unranked Colorado in 1971.
UNDER THE HOT AUGUST SUN• Saturday’sgameisAppalachian’seighthall-time played in the month of August.
• ASUsportsa4-3all-timerecordingamesplayed in August.
• TheMountaineershavenotplayedinAugust since 2003, when they opened the season with a 40-17 loss at Hawaii on Aug. 30.
ON THE TUBE• Appalachianis51-26all-timeintelevisedgames.
• ASUhasneverlostwhenplayingonESPN,ESPN2 or ESPNU, as it sports a perfect 12-0 record on the networks.
• TheMountaineershavewon13-straightnationally televised affairs, dating back to a 38-17 win over Wofford on CSTV (now CBS College Sports) in 2004.
• Thirty-sixofASU’slast67gameshavebeentelevised, including 16 on national networks.
THRICE IS NICE• Withitsthird-straightNCAADivisionInational championship in 2007, Appalachian became the first school to ever win three-consecutive national championships at the Division I FCS level.
• ASUisoneofonlyfiveprogramsinNCAAfootball history to boast three-straight na-tional titles, regardless of division.
• AppalachianisthefirstDivisionIprogram(regardless of subdivision) in 61 years to ac-complish the rare “three-peat.”
NCAA PROGRAMS WITH THREE-STRAIGHT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Team (Division) ............................................................. YearsMinnesota (I*) ......................................................... 1934-36Army (I*) .................................................................... 1944-46Augustana (III)......................................................... 1983-86North Alabama (II) ................................................. 1993-95Mount Union (III).................................. 1996-98; 2000-02APPALACHIAN (I FCS*) .............................2005-07* NCAA Division I split into two football subdivisions in 1979 — I-A and I-AA, now known as FBS (Bowl Subdivision — formerly I-A) and FCS (Championship Subdivision — formerly I-AA).
OFFENSIVE RECORDS OBLITERATED IN ‘07• Appalachianset15schoolrecordsin2007en route to being the nation’s top-ranked of-fensive unit.
EDWARDS IN THE ASU RECORD BOOKSTOTAL OFFENSE — CAREER9,370 Richie Williams 2002-057,129 Steve Brown 1977-806,940 Armanti Edwards 2006-pres.6,182 D.J. Campbell 1989-925,731 Joe Burchette 1999-20025,163 Pat Murphy 1965-684,861 Scott Satterfield 1992-954,804 Kevin Richardson 2004-074,797 Randy Joyce 1981-844,447 John Settle 1983-86
RUSHING YARDS — CAREER4,804 Kevin Richardson 2004-074,409 John Settle 1983-863,800 Damon Scott 1993-963,472 Chip Hooks 1991-942,918 Ritchie Melchor 1986-892,741 Armanti Edwards 2006-pres.2,585 Emmitt Hamilton 1974-772,401 Alvin Parker 1980-832,159 Dwight Kerr 1966-692,068 Jerry Beard 2000-02
PASSING YARDS — CAREER7,759 Richie Williams 2002-056,533 Steve Brown 1977-805,427 Joe Burchette 1999-20025,414 D.J. Campbell 1989-925,141 Pat Murphy 1965-685,114 Randy Joyce 1981-844,199 Armanti Edwards 2006-pres.3,538 Bake Baker 1994-973,504 Scott Satterfield 1992-953,212 David Reaves 1997-2000
RUSHING YARDS BY A QB — CAREER2,741 Armanti Edwards 2006-pres.1,621 Scott Satterfield 1992-951,611 Richie Williams 2002-05
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS — CAREER66 Kevin Richardson 2004-0743 John Settle 1983-8638 Damon Scott 1993-9636 Armanti Edwards 2006-pres.24 Alvin Parker 1980-83
RUSHING YARDS PER GAME — CAREER105.4 Armanti Edwards 2006-pres.102.5 John Settle 1983-8695.0 Damon Scott 1993-9686.8 Chip Hooks 1991-9485.8 Kevin Richardson 2004-07
TOTAL OFFENSE PER GAME — CAREER266.9 Armanti Edwards 2006-pres.217.9 Richie Williams 2002-05216.0 Steve Brown 1977-80162.0 Scott Satterfield 1992-95159.2 Joe Burchette 1999-2002
TOTAL OFFENSE — SEASON3,745 Richie Williams 20053,536 Armanti Edwards 20073,404 Armanti Edwards 20063,393 Richie Williams 20042,617 Bake Baker 1997
RUSHING YARDS — SEASON1,676 Kevin Richardson 20061,661 John Settle 19861,588 Armanti Edwards 20071,466 Damon Scott 19961,433 Kevin Richardson 20051,348 Kevin Richardson 20071,340 John Settle 19851,336 David Neeld 19701,258 Ritchie Melchor 19891,256 Damon Scott 1995
PASSING YARDS — SEASON3,109 Richie Williams 20042,809 Richie Williams 20052,550 Bake Baker 19972,537 Steve Brown 19802,330 Pat Murphy 19682,307 Steve Brown 19792,251 Armanti Edwards 20062,017 Joe Burchette 20011,949 Joe Burchette 20021,948 Armanti Edwards 2007
RUSHING YARDS BY A QB — SEASON1,499 Armanti Edwards 20071,153 Armanti Edwards 2006936 Richie Williams 2005
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS — SEASON30 Kevin Richardson 200621 Armanti Edwards 200720 John Settle 198619 Kevin Richardson 200516 Kevin Richardson 200715 Armanti Edwards 200614 John Settle 198514 Damon Scott 199613 Damon Scott 199512 Emmitt Hamilton 1997
RUSHING YARDS PER GAME — SEASON151.0 John Settle 1986144.4 Armanti Edwards 2007133.6 David Neeld 1970133.3 Damon Scott 1996121.8 John Settle 1985
TOTAL OFFENSE PER GAME — SEASON339.3 Richie Williams 2004321.5 Armanti Edwards 2007239.9 Bake Baker 1997237.3 Pat Murphy 1968235.5 Steve Brown 1980
RUSHING YARDS — GAME313 Armanti Edwards Richmond 2007291 Armanti Edwards The CItadel 2007267 Ritchie Melchor Chattanooga 1989259 Jack Groce Newberry 1951245 John Settle Furman 1986
RUSHING YARDS BY A QB — GAME313 Armanti Edwards Richmond 2007291 Armanti Edwards The Citadel 2007220 Armanti Edwards Ga. Southern 2007172 Armanti Edwards Coastal Car. 2006160 Gerard Hardy Furman 1995
EDWARDS BY THE NUMBERS
313Rushing yards versus Richmond in last year’s NCAA Division I semifinal, which was the most by a quarterback in Division I (FCS or FBS), Southern Conference and ASU history.Previous RecordsNCAA Div. I (FCS): 309 - Eddie Thompson, Western Kentucky vs. Southern Illinois, 1992 NCAA Div. I (FBS): 308 - Stacey Robinson, Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State, 1990SoCon and ASU: 291 - Armanti EdwardsAppalachian State vs. The Citadel, 2007
202.5Yards of total offense Edwards would need to average per game to break Richie Williams’ school record of 9,370 during this year’s regular season.
22-2Edwards’ career record as starting quarterback.
20Number of games it took Edwards to become ASU’s all-time leading rusher among quarter-backs.
5Quarterbacks in NCAA Div. I history that have passed for 2,000 yards and rushed for 1,000 yards in the same season (Morehead State’s David Dinkins - 1999; Clemson’s Woodrow Dantzler-2001;Missouri’sBradSmith-2002;Texas’ Vince Young - 2005; Edwards - 2006). Smith was the only other freshman. Edwards fell just52passingyardsshyofbecomingthefirstto accomplish the feat twice in 2007.
3Times Edwards broke ASU’s single-game record for rushing yards by a quarterback in 2007
1Two-time all-America quarterbacks in ASU history (Edwards).
WALTER PAYTON AWARD CANDIDATE ARMANTI EDWARDSQB • 6-0 • 180 • JR. • GREENWOOD, S.C./GREENWOOD
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LINEBACKERS AS GOOD AS IT GETS• OnespotwhereAppalachiancertainlydoesn’t have to worry about inexperience is at linebacker, where ASU returns perhaps the nation’s top group at the position in Pierre Banks, Jacque Roman and D.J. Smith.
• Banks,thepreseasonSouthernConferenceDefensive Player of the Year, has recorded 275 careertackles,just47shyofASU’sall-timetop10.
• Banks’47careergames,33careerstartsand 30 consecutive starts are all tops on the squad.
• Perhapsmoreimpressively,theacademicall-districthonoreejustbeganhisfinalsemester of coursework for a master’s degree ineducationalmedia.Heneededjustthreeyears to earn a bachelor’s degree in commu-nication — electronic media/broadcasting and will complete his master’s in a year-and-a-half.
• Thedefense’sanchoratmiddlelinebacker,Roman led ASU with 127 total tackles a sea-son ago.
• Romanalsotiedforthirdintheconferencewith two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
• Perhapsthemostdynamicofthelineback-ing corps is Smith, who finished second on the squad with 121 tackles despite not start-ing at weakside linebacker until the seventh game of the season.
• Smith’s121stopswerethemostbyanASUfreshman since Dexter Coakley recorded 159 in 1993.
• Smithnotcheddouble-digittacklesinfiveof his nine starts as a true freshman and was named the SoCon’s Defensive Player of the Month after leading ASU in tackles (49) and interceptions (2) in November.
OH CAPTAINS, MY CAPTAINS• JuniorquarterbackArmanti Edwards and senior linebacker Pierre Banks were voted Appalachian’s 2008 captains by their team-mates.
• Inadditiontobeingleadersonthefield,the duo also leads by example in the class-room, as both earned ASU Academic Honor Roll status for achieving grade point averages of at least 3.25 during the spring semester.
• Inadditiontobeingrolemodelstotheirteammates on and off the field, Edwards and Banks are the 2008 SoCon Preseason Of-fensive and Defensive Players of the Year and 2007 all-America honorees.
SHIFTY SIGNAL-CALLER• ASUquarterbackArmanti Edwards 1,588 rushing yards in 2007 were the third-most by a quarterback in NCAA Division I FCS.
• Edwards1,588rushingyardsin2007werejust33lessthananyASUsignal-callerotherthan Edwards had ever amassed in a career. Prior to Edwards shattering in ‘07, current ASU quarterbacks coach Scott Satterfield held the school record for career rushing yards by a quarterback with 1,621 (1992-95).
NCAA DIVISION I FCS SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING YARDS BY A QUARTERBACK
Yds. Player School Year1) 1,844 Jayson Foster Ga. Southern 20072) 1,602 Matt Cannon Southern Utah 20004) 1,588 Armanti Edwards Appalachian 20073) 1,533 Matt Cannon Southern Utah 19985) 1,481 Jayson Foster Ga. Southern 2005
WHAT A RUSH• ThanksinlargeparttoEdwards,Appa-lachian turned in three of the top rushing performances in school history in the final seven games of the ‘07 campaign.
• ASU’s439rushingyardsatTheCitadelonNov. 3 were its most since tallying 572 yards on the ground versus Lenoir-Rhyne on Oct. 18, 1975.
• Thesquad’s435-yardrushingperformanceversus Richmond in the national semifinals marked only the fifth time in the 30 years — but second time in six weeks — that the Mountaineers had rushed for 400 yards or more.
• Additionally,theMountaineersnearlytopped the 400-yard rushing mark again on Nov. 10 vs. Western Carolin when they finished with 396 yards on the ground.
• Inall,Appalachianaveraged349.3rushingyards per game over the final seven contests of the 2007 season (all wins).
BIG SHOES TO FILL• Appalachian’svauntedrushingattackcer-tainly wasn’t fueled by Edwards alone in 2007, as Kevin Richardson, ASU’s all-time leading rusher, contributed with 1,348 yards a year ago to give him 4,804 for his record-setting career.
• Thepasttwoseasonsweretheonlytwoin ASU history that featured two 1,000-yard rushers (Edwards and Richardson). The feat hasbeenachievedjust25timesinFCShis-tory.
• Fourbackswillbeaskedprimarilytofillthevoid left by the graduation of Richardson — juniorDevon Moore (459 yds., seven TD in 2007), sophomore Robert Welton, Virginia Tech transfer Devin Radford and redshirt freshman Cedric Baker.
MORE SHOES TO FILL• Appalachianhasanumberofotherspotswhere it must make up for the departure of a core group of veterans.
• ASUlostallfourofitsstartersinthesecondary from last year’s team to gradu-ation, including three four-year starters in cornerbacks Jerome Touchstone and Justin Woazeah and safety Corey Lynch.
• Touchstone,WoazeahandLynchcombinedto make 165 starts during their time in the Black and Gold.
• LynchandWoazeaharerankedNos.1and2 in FCS history in passes defended with 52 and 51, respectively.
• DespitethelossofthemainstaysintheASU secondary, the new starters in the defen-sive backfield are not completely lacking in experience, especially in big games.
• SeniornickelLeonard Love made two starts a season ago, including the season-opening win at Michigan, where he made a crucial interception deep in ASU territory in the fourth quarter.
• JuniorcornerbackCortez Gilbert also made a pair of starts in ‘07, both coming in thepostseason.HestartedforaninjuredTouchstone in ASU’s national quarterfinal win over Eastern Washington and started in place ofWoazeahversusDelawareinthenationaltitle game.
• Appalachianalsograduatedthreeall-Americans from its offensive line — guards Kerry Brown and John Holt and center Scott Suttle.
• Despitethelossofthreeofthenation’stoplinemen,injuriesacrosstheoffensivefrontlast season ensured that all five starting line-men in ‘08 have plenty of experience.
• CenterBrett Irvin madejustonestartaseason ago, but it was a critical one, as he made all 72 snaps in ASU’s season-opening win at Michigan.
• RightguardDaniel Kilgore saw significant action in nine games last season, making a pair of starts at gaurd and suiting up as a blocking tight end late in the season, even scoring in the national championship game byrecoveringafumbleintheendzone.
• Appalachian’slineisalsobuoyedbythereturn of a healthy Mario Acitelli in 2008. Acitelli earned all-conference accolades as a true freshman at left tackle in ‘06, but suffered throughaninjury-plagued‘07.Heisbackat100 percent and will help anchor the ASU front five at left guard.
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20 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER• Appalachianis150-24in19seasonsunderhead coach Jerry Moore and 55-8 since 2002 when scoring at least 20 points.
• ASUisalso109-9underMooreand32-1since 2002 when it holds its opponent to less than 20 points.
SEEING RED• Appalachiancameawaywithpointson69ofits75trips(92percent)intotheredzone(inside the opponent’s 20 yard line) in 2007 (56 touchdowns, 13 field goals).
• TheMountaineersscoredoneachoftheirfirst24tripsintotheredzonelastseason(19touchdowns and five field goals), a streak that wasn’t snapped until the final possession of the sixth game of the season.
• Conversely,ASUhashelditsopponentstoa77.2-precentsuccessrateintheredzonethis season (44-of-57 — 35 TD, nine FG).
TIME FLIES• Of Appalachian’s 79 offensive touchdowndrives last season, 33 lasted less than two min-utes (41.8 percent).
ASU TOUCHDOWN DRIVES OF 2:00 OR LESS IN 2007Time Plays-Yards Opponent:07 1-45 The Citadel:08 1-33 Lenoir-Rhyne:09 1-42 Lenoir-Rhyne:09 1-53 Delaware:11 1-42 Western Carolina:13 1-80 The Citadel:14 1-67 Gardner-Webb:21 2-72 Delaware:26 3-39 Elon:29 3-61 Richmond:43 2-22 Elon:46 3-2 James Madison:56 3-62 Richmond:57 7-65 Western Carolina1:02 2-43 NorthernArizona1:13 3-71 Chattanooga1:14 5-66 Chattanooga1:25 5-32 James Madison1:26 5-90 Lenoir-Rhyne1:29 5-99 Delaware1:30 6-61 Eastern Washington1:33 6-71 Eastern Washington1:34 5-62 Western Carolina1:35 4-27 Gardner-Webb1:36 6-65 The Citadel1:36 3-74 Michigan1:41 7-64 Western Carolina1:41 8-91 Georgia Southern1:47 5-27 James Madison1:47 8-63 Gardner-Webb1:49 7-67 Richmond1:49 5-29 Chattanooga1:54 10-56 Gardner-Webb
Average plays-yards for scoring drives less than 2:00:4-55
BIG PLAYS• In2007,ASUhad79offensiveplaysof20 yards or more (7.3 percent of 1,088 total plays).
ASU’S OFFENSIVE PLAYS OF 20-PLUS YARDS IN 2007Yds. Play (* denotes touchdown) Opp.80 Armanti Edwards run* CIT68 Armanti Edwards to Dexter Jackson pass* MICH67 Trey Elder to Hans Batichon pass* GWU52 Armanti Edwards to Dexter Jackson pass* UR61 Armanti Edwards run CIT60 Armanti Edwards to Dexter Jackson pass* DEL59 Trey Elder to Dexter Jackson pass* LRC58 Armanti Edwards to Hans Batichon pass GSU53 Trey Elder run* DEL47 Armanti Edwards to Dexter Jackson pass FUR47 Trey Elder to Kevin Richardson pass* NAU46 Devon Moore run* DEL45 Armanti Edwards to Dexter Jackson pass* CIT44 Armanti Edwards run UR43 Kevin Richardson run CIT42 Josh Jackson run* WCU42 Kevin Richardson run* WCU42 Trey Elder to Tavaris Washington pass* LRC41 Armanti Edwards to CoCo Hillary pass DEL41 Armanti Edwards to Dexter Jackson pass* EWU41 Armanti Edwards run JMU40 Armanti Edwards run* UTC40 Trey Elder to Dexter Jackson pass GWU39 Armanti Edwards run GSU39 Kevin Richardson run ELON38 Trey Elder to Hans Batichon pass WOF37 Armanti Edwards run DEL36 Armanti Edwards run UR35 CoCo Hillary to Dexter Jackson pass GWU34 Armanti Edwards to Hans Batichon pass WCU34 Trey Elder to Kevin Richardson pass* NAU33 Armanti Edwards to Kevin Richardson pass CIT33 Trey Elder to Nic Cardwell pass* LRC32 Armanti Edwards run UR32 Kevin Richardson run WCU32 Trey Elder to Hans batichon pass NAU31 Kevin Richardson run DEL30 Armanti Edwards to CoCo Hillary pass GSU29 Armanti Edwards to Nic Cardwell pass* UR29 Armanti Edwards run CIT28 Armanti Edwards run* UTC28 Trey Elder to Matt Cline WCU28 Devon Moore run NAU27 Armanti Edwards to T.J. Courman pass WOF27 Trey Elder to Tavaris Washington pass LRC27 Armanti Edwards to CoCo Hillary pass MICH26 Armanti Edwards run CIT26 Devon Moore run ELON25 Armanti Edwards to CoCo Hillary pass WCU25 Armanti Edwards run* CIT25 Trey Elder to Hans Batichon pass GWU25 Trey Elder to Devon Moore pass ELON25 Trey Elder run WOF24 Devon Moore run WCU24 Armanti Edwards to Josh Johnson pass CIT24 Armanti Edwards run FUR24 Armanti Edwards to Hans Batichon pass FUR24 Armanti Edwards to Kevin Richardson pass* GSU24 Dexter Jackson run* ELON24 Armanti Edwards to CoCo Hillary pass MICH23 Trey Elder to Hans Batichon pass ELON22 CoCo Hillary to Josh Johnson pass* GWU22 Trey Elder to Hans Batichon pass GWU22 Kevin Richardson run ELON22 Trey Elder to Josh Johnson pass NAU21 Armanti Edwards to Devon Moore pass WCU21 Armanti Edwards to Hans Batichon pass WCU21 Kevin Richardson run FUR21 Armanti Edwards to Kevin Richardson pass GSU21 James Hill run LRC21 Armanti Edwards run MICH20 Armanti Edwards to Devon Moore pass JMU20 Armanti Edwards run JMU20 Armanti Edwards run CIT20 Trey Elder to CoCo Hillary pass ELON20 Trey Elder run NAU20 Armanti Edwards to Dexter Jackson* MICH20 Armanti Edwards to T.J. Courman pass MICH
• Sincethebeginningofthe2004season,when Appalachian switched to a no-huddle, spread offense, ASU has gained 20-plus yards 268 times (7.4 percent of 3,619 total offensive plays).
ASU PICKED TO WIN SoCon AGAIN• TheSouthernConference’scoachespickedAppalachian to win its fourth-straight SoCon championship in the league’s annual pre-season poll.
•ASUwasaunanimouschoiceofitsrivalcon-ference coaches to win the 2008 SoCon title, receiving 8-of-9 first-place votes (coaches may not vote for their own team) in the pre-season poll.
EDWARDS, BANKS HAUL IN PRESEASON ACCOLADES• QuarterbackArmanti Edwards and linebacker Pierre Banks hauled in the goods during the preseason awards season.
• Highlightingtheduo’saccolades,bothwere named preseason all-Americans by The Sports Network. Edwards was a first-team selection and Banks was a second-team hon-oree.
• TheduoalsoswepttheSouthernConfer-ence’s preseason awards, with Edwards being named the SoCon Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Banks being tabbed the con-ference’s Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
ASU’S 2008 PRESEASON ALL-SoCon SELECTIonS‘First TeamQB Armanti Edwards (Jr.)RB Devon Moore (Jr.)OL Brad Coley (Sr.)OL Mario Acitelli (Jr.)WR CoCo Hillary (So.)DE Tony Robertson (Jr.) DT Anthony Williams (Jr.)LB Pierre Banks (Sr.)DB Leonard Love (Sr.)KR CoCo Hillary (So.)
Second TeamLB Jacque Roman (Jr.)DBCortezGilbert(Jr.)
2008 APPALACHIAN FOOTBALL • GAME 1 • AUG. 30, 2008 • AT LSU
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WELCOME TO THE ROCK10 LARGEST CROWDS IN KIDD BREWER STADIUM HISTORY
WELCOME TO THE ROCK • AppalachianwontheFCSregular-seasonattendance title for both average (27,140) and total attendance (162,841) in 2007.
• ASUclaimedthetotalattendancetitledespite playing one fewer home game than runner-up Montana.
• TheMountaineersaveragedawhopping163 percent of Kidd Brewer Stadium’s 16,650-seat capacity during the 2007 regular season.
• Sincethebeginningofthe2005season,ASU has drawn 24,440 fans per regular-sea-son home game (146.79 percent of capacity).
• Thecrowdof24,140thatwitnessedASU’s55-35 win over Richmond in the national semifinals was the largest for a non-champi-onship game in I-AA/FCS postseason history.
• Despitethenetadditionofnearly4,000seats with the construction of an upper deck on the stadium’s east side, reserved seats for the entire 2008 season are already sold out.
HOME SWEET HOME• ASUhaswon35ofitslast36gamesKiddBrewer Stadium , dating back to the begin-ning of the 2003 season.
• Appalachian’s30-gamehomewinningstreak, the nation’s longest in Division I, was snapped with a 38-35 loss to Georgia South-ern on Oct. 20, 2007.
• NoplayeronASU’srosterhassufferedmorethan one loss at home. Last year’s senior class closed their collegiate careers with a gaudy 29-1 record at home.
CAROLINAS’ BEST • Priortowinningitsfirstnationalchampi-onship in 2005, a quantitative study by the Charlotte Observer tabbed Appalachian as the Carolinas’ most successful Division I football program over the previous two decades (1985-2004).
• Alookatthenumberssincetheturnofthemillenium seem to back up the Observer’s findings. Since 2000, Appalachian has the best winning percentage of any Division I program in North or South Carolina.
CAROLINAS’ WINNINGEST DIVISION I FOOTBALL PROGRAMS (since 2000)
SoCon SUPREMACY • AppalachianisalsotheSouthernConfer-ence’s winningest program since 2000, with a gaudy 46-14 record in conference play.
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE’S WINNINGESTFOOTBALL PROGRAMS
(Since 2000, SoCon games only)School Record Pct.Appalachian 46-14 .767Furman 44-16 .733Georgia Southern 43-17 .717Wofford 39-21 .650
ROAD WARRIORS• WhilemuchwasmadeofAppalachian’sschool-record 30-game home winning streak, ASU has also proven to be a force to be reck-oned with away from Kidd Brewer Stadium in recent years.
• Since going winless on the road in 2004, Appalachian is 13-2 versus FCS competition and 14-4 overall away from Kidd Brewer Sta-dium.
• UnderJerry Moore, Appalachian is 67-52 in road games. However, 17 of the 52 losses have come against FBS competition.
• ASU’sdrawingpowertranslatestotheroadtoo. Since the beginning of the 2006 season, Appalachian has played in front of capacity crowds in 18-of-22 regular-season games.
ALL-AMERICA TRADITION• Appalachian has placed at least one player on an all-America squad after each of the past 22 seasons. In 19 of those seasons, including each of the past 12, the Mountaineers have produced at least one first-teamer.
• In2007,anational-record11Appsgar-nered all-America accolades, including three first-teamers that return in ‘08: LB Pierre Banks, QB Armanti Edwards, and DL An-thony Williams.
MOUNTAINEERS IN THE NFL• Five former Mountaineers currently grace NFL rosters: DE Jason Hunter (Green Bay Packers — third year), WR Dexter Jackson (Tampa Bay Buccaneers — first year), DB Corey Lynch (Cincinnati Bengals — first year), LB Marques Murrell (New York Jets — sec-ond year) and TE Daniel Wilcox (Baltimore Ravens — eighth year).
• WhenJackson(secondround—58thoverall) and Lynch (sixth round — 177th overall) were selected in the 2008 NFL Draft, it marked the only the third time in school history and first time since 1992 that two Mountaineers were drafted in the same year.
INJURY REPORTPROBABLE WR Anthony Cruver (thumb) OL Matt Ruff (knee)
OUT WR Ben King (finger) DL Anthony Wilson (hip)
2008 APPALACHIAN FOOTBALL • GAME 1 • AUG. 30, 2008 • AT LSU