2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football | |
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Myrtle Beach Bowl champion | |
Myrtle Beach Bowl, W 56–28 vs. North Texas | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 9–3 (6–2 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Tony Petersen (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Dale Jones (4th season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Kidd Brewer Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule
Appalachian State had games scheduled against Morgan State, UMass, Wake Forest and Wisconsin, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3][4]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Charlotte* | ESPN2 | W 35–20 | 0 | ||
September 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at Marshall* | No. 23 | CBS | L 7–17 | 12,050 | |
September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Campbell* |
| ESPN+ | W 52–21 | 350 | |
October 22 | 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas State |
| ESPN | W 45–17 | 2,100 | |
October 31 | 4:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | ESPNU | W 31–13 | 5,493 | ||
November 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at Texas State | ESPN+ | W 38–17 | 6,745 | ||
November 14 | 2:30 p.m. | Georgia State |
| ESPN+ | W 17–13 | 2,100 | |
November 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Coastal Carolina | ESPN | L 23–34 | 5,000 | ||
November 28 | 8:00 p.m. | Troy |
| ESPN2 | W 47–10 | 2,100 | |
December 4 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 25 Louisiana |
| ESPN | L 21–24 | 2,170 | |
December 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at Georgia Southern | ESPN3 | W 34–26 | 6,228 | ||
December 21 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. North Texas* |
| ESPN | W 56–28 | 5,000 | |
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Game summaries
Charlotte
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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APP −17 | 59.5[7] |
Statistics | Charlotte | Appalachian State |
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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 |
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Charlotte | Passing | Chris Reynolds | 11/30, 140 yards, 140 yards, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Tre Harbison | 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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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APP −4.5 | 59[8] |
Statistics | Appalachian State | Marshall |
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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 |
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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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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APP −35.5 | 51.5[9] |
Statistics | Campbell | Appalachian State |
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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 |
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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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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APP −13.5 | 69.5[10] |
Statistics | Arkansas State | Appalachian State |
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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 |
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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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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APP −28.5 | 57.5[11] |
Statistics | Appalachian State | Louisiana–Monroe |
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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 |
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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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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APP −21.5 | 58.5[12] |
Statistics | Appalachian State | Texas State |
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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 |
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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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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APP −17.5 | 63[13] |
Statistics | Georgia State | Appalachian State |
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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 |
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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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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CCU −3 | 49 |
Statistics | Appalachian State | Coastal Carolina |
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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 |
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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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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APP –14 | 50.5[14] |
Statistics | Troy | Appalachian State |
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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 |
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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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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APP –3 | 52.5[15] |
Statistics | Louisiana | Appalachian State |
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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 |
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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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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APP –9 | 45[16] |
Statistics | Appalachian State | Georgia Southern |
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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 |
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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)
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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APP –19.5 | 63.5[17] |
Statistics | North Texas | Appalachian State |
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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5 | 178 | Shemar Jean-Charles | CB | Green Bay Packers |
References
- ↑ Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ↑ "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ↑ "UMass football cancels 2020 fall season amid coronavirus concerns". Mass Live. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Football Schedule". App State Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Charlotte 49ers vs Appalachian State Mountaineers". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ↑ "Appalachian State Mountaineers vs Marshall Thundering Herd". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ↑ "Campbell Fighting Camels vs Appalachian State Mountaineers". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Appalachian State Mountaineers". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Appalachian State Mountaineers vs Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ↑ "Appalachian State Mountaineers vs Texas State Bobcats". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ↑ "Georgia State Panthers vs Appalachian State Mountaineers". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Troy Trojans vs Appalachian State Mountaineers". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ↑ "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs Appalachian State Mountaineers". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ↑ "Appalachian State Mountaineers vs Georgia Southern Eagles". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Appalachian State Mountaineers vs North Texas Mean Green". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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