American college football season
The 2008 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season . It was the 79th season of play for the Mountaineers. The team was led by Jerry Moore , the 2006 Eddie Robinson Award winner for Coach of the Year. It was his 20th season as head coach. The Mountaineers played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina .[ 4]
Appalachian completed a perfect Southern Conference season at 8–0, and became just the fourth football program in conference history to win four straight conference titles .[ 5] Richmond Spiders ended Appalachian's season, the quest for four consecutive national titles , and snapped the Mountaineers' record string of consecutive playoff victories at 13.[ 6] [ 7] quarterback Armanti Edwards , who was honored with the Walter Payton Award , given annually to the Division I FCS most outstanding offensive player.[ 8]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 30 11:00 a.m. at No. 7 (FBS ) LSU * No. 1 ESPNC L 13–4191,922 [ 9] [ 10] September 6 3:30 p.m. Jacksonville * No. 1 W 56–730,718 [ 11] September 20 7:00 p.m. at No. 5 James Madison * No. 1 Comcast L 32–3517,163 [ 12] September 27 7:00 p.m. Presbyterian * No. 3 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC W 48–1428,405 [ 13] October 4 3:00 p.m. No. 12 The Citadel No. 2 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC SportSouth W 47–2129,631 [ 14] October 11 3:30 p.m. at Samford No. 2 W 35–2410,670 [ 15] October 18 3:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern No. 2 SportSouth W 37–3620,851 [ 16] October 25 3:30 p.m. No. 18 Furman No. 2 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (Black Saturday) W 26–1427,848 [ 17] 8:00 p.m. No. 3 Wofford No. 2 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC ESPN2 W 70–2430,931 [ 18] November 8 2:00 p.m. at Chattanooga No. 2 W 49–76,057 [ 19] November 15 3:30 p.m. No. 11 Elon No. 2 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC W 24–1624,831 [ 20] November 22 3:00 p.m. at Western Carolina No. 2 SportSouth W 35–1014,213 [ 21] November 29 Noon No. 13 South Carolina State * No. 2 ESPNU W 37–2113,712 [ 22] December 6 Noon No. 7 Richmond * No. 2 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) L 13–3315,215 [ 23]
1 2 3 4 Total Appalachian State 0 0 7 6 13 LSU 14 17 3 7 41
1 2 3 4 Total Jacksonville 0 0 7 0 7 Appalachian State 21 7 14 14 56
1 2 3 4 Total Appalachian State 7 14 3 8 32 James Madison 0 0 21 14 35
1 2 3 4 Total Presbyterian 7 7 0 0 14 Appalachian State 7 10 17 14 48
1 2 3 4 Total The Citadel 0 7 7 7 21 Appalachian State 7 34 0 6 47
1 2 3 4 Total Appalachian State 7 21 0 7 35 Samford 14 0 3 7 24
1 2 3 4 Total Appalachian State 7 7 10 13 37 Georgia Southern 10 10 7 9 36
1 2 3 4 Total Furman 0 7 0 7 14 Appalachian State 6 7 0 13 26
1 2 3 4 Total Wofford 14 0 10 0 24 Appalachian State 21 21 7 21 70
1 2 3 4 Total Appalachian State 21 14 14 0 49 Chattanooga 7 0 0 0 7
1 2 3 4 Total Elon 0 10 6 0 16 Appalachian State 7 7 7 3 24
1 2 3 4 Total Appalachian State 0 7 14 14 35 Western Carolina 7 3 0 0 10
South Carolina State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total South Carolina State 7 7 7 0 21 Appalachian State 7 10 7 13 37
1 2 3 4 Total Richmond 6 0 17 10 33 Appalachian State 7 0 6 0 13
2008 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 DeAndre Presley Fr WR 3 Blake Elder So WR 4 Anthony Cruver Sr WR 6 CoCo Hillary So WR 7 James Hill Sr WR 8 Brian Quick Fr QB 10 Hunter Stewart Jr QB 11 Jey Yokeley Fr WR 12 T. J. Courman Sr QB 14 Armanti Edwards Jr RB 16 Devin Radford So WR 17 Matt Cline So WR 19 Tavaris Washington Jr RB 20 Devon Moore Jr RB 21 Robert Welton So RB 26 Josh Jackson Jr RB 29 Cedric Baker Fr TE 35 Trey Hennessee Sr TE 41 Brandon Simpkins Sr TE 43 Brandon Thompson So OL 50 Nick Sloan So OL 51 Sherman Holt Fr OL 57 Brett Irvin So OL 60 Brad Coley Sr OL 61 Mario Acitelli Jr OL 62 Xan Thomas Fr OL 63 Daniel Kilgore So OL 64 Orry Frye Fr OL 67 Zach Brown Jr OL 68 Steve Smith Fr OL 70 Matt Ruff Fr OL 71 Pat Mills So OL 72 Jonathan Bieschke Sr OL 73 Corbett Harris So OL 74 Don Reeves Fr OL 77 Jacob Newton So OL 78 Chris Marshall Fr WR 80 Ben King Fr WR 81 Clay McKnight Sr WR 82 Josh Johnson Jr WR 83 Dominick Magazu Fr TE 84 Ben Jorden Fr WR 85 B. J. Frazier So TE 86 Tim Frye So WR 87 Brandon Knox Jr TE 89 Matt Beecher Fr WR Tyler Brown Fr RB Rod Chisholm Fr QB Jamie DeGeare Fr WR Wes Stringfield Fr TE Nic Vannoy Fr WR Regan Zanes Fr
Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 5 Cortez Gilbert Jr LB 9 D. J. Smith So DB 13 Mark LeGree So DB 15 Jared Reine So DB 18 Dominique McDuffie Fr DB 22 Leonard Love Sr DB 25 Billy Riddle Sr DB 27 Josh Smith So DB 28 Ed Gainey Fr LB 30 Brandon Olsen Fr LB 31 Pierre Banks Sr DB 36 Marcus McCoy Fr LB 37 Philip Strickland Fr LB 40 Jacque Roman Jr DB 42 Travis Dowda Jr DL 44 Quavian Lewis Jr LB 45 Coad Westra So DL 46 Tony Robertson Jr DB 47 Ingram Bell Fr LB 48 Brad Hardee So LB 49 Terrence McLean Fr LB 52 Demery Brewer Fr DL 53 Daniel Pratl So DL 54 Jabari Fletcher So DL 55 Justin Johnson Jr DL 56 Bobby Bozzo So DL 58 Daniel Finnerty Jr LB 65 Mitch Mitchener So DL 66 Josh Jurius Fr LB 69 Matthew Watson Fr DL 91 Malcolm Bennett Jr DL 92 Jason Jones Fr DL 93 John Rizor Fr DL 94 Anthony Wilson Fr DL 95 Gordy Witte Fr DL 98 Anthony Williams Jr DL 99 Lanston Tanyi Fr LB Andrew Ferguson Fr LB Justin Lloyd Fr LB Cougar Norris Fr DB Shawn Rider Fr LB Brandon Thompson Fr
Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 34 Adam Kassouf Jr PK 39 Jason Vitaris So LS 59 Wilson Fitchett Fr P 90 Sam Martin Fr P 97 Neil Young Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches John Wiley – Defensive Coordinator Dale Jones Scott Satterfield Shawn Elliott Chris Moore Mark Speir Antonio Carter Brad Glenn Nic Cardwell John Holt Brad West Trey Elder Jeff Dillman Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Name Position Alma Mater Year Jerry Moore Head Coach Baylor , 196120th John Wiley Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs East Texas State , 198418th Dale Jones Linebackers Tennessee , 198813th Scott Satterfield Quarterbacks Appalachian State, 1996 10th Shawn Elliott Offensive Line Appalachian State, 1996 12th Chris Moore Running Backs Appalachian State, 1999 14th Mark Speir Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator Clemson , 19906th Antonio Carter Wide Receivers (Split Ends) Alabama , 20041st Brad Glenn Wide Receivers (Slot) Clemson, 1995 4th Nic Cardwell Tight Ends Appalachian State, 2008 1st John Holt Offensive Quality Control Appalachian State, 2008 1st Brad West Defensive Quality Control Appalachian State, 2006 2nd Trey Elder Student Assistant Appalachian State, 2008 1st Jeff Dillman Strength & Conditioning Appalachian State, 2001 3rd
Coach profiles at GoASU
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final The Sports Network 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 FCS Coaches 1 2 2 1 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5
Walter Payton Award — Armanti Edwards Southern Conference Coach of the Year (coaches and media) — Jerry Moore Southern Conference Roy M. "Legs" Hawley Offensive Player of the Year (media) — Armanti Edwards Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Armanti Edwards Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Jacque Roman ASU Opp Scoring 522 303 Points per Game 37.3 21.6 First Downs 304 250 Rushing 156 124 Passing 137 106 Penalty 11 20 Total Offense 6,491 4,676 Avg per Play 6.8 4.7 Avg per Game 463.6 334.0 Fumbles–Lost 30–18 23–8 Penalties–Yards 88–761 79–723 Avg per Game 54.4 51.6
ASU Opp Punts–Yards 60–2,352 82–3,181 Avg per Punt 39.2 38.8 Time of Possession/Game 29:10 30:50 3rd Down Conversions 81 for 177 68 for 214 4th Down Conversions 9 for 19 15 for 36 Touchdowns Scored 72 39 Field Goals–Attempts 8–12 10–17 PAT–Attempts 64–69 37–39 Attendance 201,291 160,876 Games/Avg per Game 8/25,161 6/26,813
1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 86 68 88 61 303 Mountaineers 125 159 106 132 522
Name GP–GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Armanti Edwards 13–13 193 1,169 228 941 4.9 11 76 72.4 Robert Welton 11–5 95 558 14 544 5.7 11 72 49.5 Devin Radford 10–3 75 540 20 520 6.9 4 84 52.0 DeAndre Presley 9–1 73 476 61 415 5.7 7 33 46.1 Josh Jackson 14–2 65 328 11 317 4.9 4 27 22.6 Cedric Baker 10–0 19 186 3 183 9.6 0 40 18.3 Devon Moore 3–2 22 133 10 123 5.6 2 40 41.0 Matt Cline 12–2 20 122 3 119 5.9 0 22 9.9 T. J. Courman 14–9 13 69 1 68 5.2 0 15 4.9 CoCo Hillary 14–12 7 37 8 29 4.1 0 13 2.1 Anthony Cruver 5–0 2 21 0 21 10.5 0 18 4.2 Trey Hennessee 14–0 7 18 5 13 1.9 0 7 0.9 Hunter Stewart 14–0 4 17 13 4 1.0 0 13 0.3 Jason Vitaris 14–0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 Total – 604 3,675 465 3,210 5.3 39 84 229.3
Name GP–GS Effic Att–Cmp–Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Armanti Edwards 13–13 170.19 196–306–9 64.1 2,902 30 72 223.2 DeAndre Presley 9–1 147.64 30–45–1 66.7 379 2 58 42.1 CoCo Hillary 14–12 0.00 0–2–0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Hunter Stewart 14–0 0.00 0–1–0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total – 165.88 226–354–10 63.8 3,281 32 72 234.4
Name GP–GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G CoCo Hillary 14–12 56 735 13.1 5 50 52.5 Ben Jorden 14–7 29 506 17.4 6 58 36.1 T. J. Courman 14–9 29 292 10.1 3 48 20.9 Brian Quick 13–4 23 496 21.6 7 58 38.2 Matt Cline 12–2 19 264 13.9 2 35 22.0 Josh Johnson 14–9 16 229 14.3 2 38 16.4 Blake Elder 14–3 13 180 13.8 1 38 12.9 T. Washington 13–1 11 125 11.4 2 44 9.6 B. J. Frazier 14–4 10 120 12.0 1 20 8.6 Robert Welton 11–5 7 86 12.3 1 44 7.8 Devin Radford 10–3 5 178 35.6 2 72 17.8 Josh Jackson 14–2 4 28 7.0 0 13 2.0 Clay McKnight 13–0 2 13 6.5 0 7 1.0 Devon Moore 3–2 1 19 19.0 0 19 6.3 Brad Hardee 13–3 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.8 Total – 226 3,281 14.5 32 72 234.4
Name GP–GS Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd Solo Ast Total TFL–Yds No–Yds BrUp QBH No.–Yds Avg TD Long Rcv–Yds FF Jacque Roman 14–14 47 83 130 6.5–30 3.0–23 2 5 2–21 10.5 0 13 4–33 – – D. J. Smith 14–14 58 65 123 7.5–21 2.0–8 5 3 – – – – 1–0 – – Pierre Banks 14–14 45 53 98 4.0–22 2.0–20 11 2 1–18 18.0 0 18 – 2 – Cortez Gilbert 14–14 45 27 72 0.5–1 – 17 – 2–0 0 0 0 – – 1 Mark LeGree 13–13 37 21 58 3.0–19 1.0–13 7 – 10–32 3.2 0 22 – 1 – A. Williams 14–14 13 42 55 4.5–29 3.0–25 – 4 – – – – 1–11 1 – Lanston Tanyi 14–9 15 37 52 7.0–28 6.0–25 – 9 – – – – – 1 – Ed Gainey 14–10 32 19 51 0.5–0 – 9 – – – – – – – – Jabari Fletcher 13–11 21 28 49 12.5–57 6.0–45 2 8 – – – – – 2 – Billy Riddle 14–3 20 22 42 1.5–2 – 2 – – – – – – 1 – Malcolm Bennett 13–13 6 31 37 2.0–6 1.0–4 – 2 – – – – – 1 – Leonard Love 9–7 18 19 37 2.5–5 – 6 – 1–10 10.0 0 10 – 1 – Travis Dowda 13–5 20 10 30 4.0–42 – 2 – 3–33 11.0 1 33 – 1 – Quavian Lewis 13–4 10 18 28 8.0–30 3.0–20 – 3 – – – – – 2 – Demery Brewer 13–0 12 11 23 1.0–9 1.0–9 – – – – – – – – – Daniel Finnerty 14–2 4 15 19 4.0–9 – – 6 – – – – – – – B. Simpkins 13–0 4 12 16 – – – – – – – – – – – Trey Hennessee 14–0 4 10 14 – – – – – – – – – – – Brad Hardee 13–3 8 5 13 – – – – – – – – – – – Richard Long 14–0 2 9 11 – – – – – – – – – – – Jason Jones 13–0 7 4 11 2.5–9 2.0–9 1 2 – – – – – – – Josh Smith 10–0 5 5 10 – – – – – – – – – 1 – D. McDuffie 3–3 6 4 10 0.5–1 – 3 – – – – – – – – Gordy Witte 12–0 5 3 8 2.0–11 1.0–7 – – – – – – – – – Ellis McDowell 5–0 4 3 7 0.5–1 – – 1 – – – – – – – Josh Davis 7–0 3 4 7 – – – – – – – – – – – Tony Robertson 3–3 5 2 7 2.0–13 1.0–9 – – – – – – – – – Bobby Bozzo 12–0 4 3 7 – – – – – – – – – – – Jason Vitaris 14–0 4 2 6 – – – – – – – – – – – Cedric Baker 10–0 3 3 6 – – – – – – – – – – – Jared Reine 11–1 4 1 5 – – – – – – – – – – – Daniel Kilgore 14–13 2 2 4 – – – – – – – – – – – Wilson Fitchett 14–0 – 4 4 – – – – – – – – – – – Orry Frye 11–4 1 1 2 – – – – – – – – – – – Justin Johnson 3–0 1 1 2 0.5–0 – – – – – – – – – – Mario Acitelli 14–14 – 2 2 – – – – – – – – – – – Brandon Olsen 2–0 1 1 2 – – – – – – – – – – – Brad Coley 14–14 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – Dominick Magazu 8–0 1 - 1 – – – – – – – – – – – Brian Quick 13–4 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – Neil Young 14–0 – 1 1 – – – – – – – – – – – Mitch Mitchener 2–0 – 1 1 – – – – – – – – – – – Clay McKnight 13–0 – 1 1 – – – – – – – – 2–0 – – Coad Westra 3–0 1 – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – – – Daniel Pratl 3–1 – 1 1 – – 1 – – – – – – – – J. Bieschke 14–13 – 1 1 – – – – – – – – – – – Total – 480 587 1,067 77–345 32–216 69 45 19–114 6.0 1 33 8–44 14 1
Name Punting Kickoffs No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB Neil Young 55 2,232 0.6 56 5 12 14 1 1 44 44.0 0 0 T. J. Courman 2 55 27.5 34 1 0 1 0 – – – – – Adam Kassouf 1 44 44.0 44 0 0 0 0 – – – – – DeAndre Presley 1 21 21.0 21 0 0 0 0 – – – – – TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – – – Jason Vitaris – – – – – – – – 93 5,344 57.5 9 3 Total 60 2,352 39.2 56 6 12 15 1 94 5,388 57.3 9 3
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long B. J. Frazier 29 183 6.3 0 28 – – – – – Josh Johnson 7 47 6.7 0 26 – – – – – CoCo Hillary – – – – – 30 701 23.4 0 48 Richard Long – – – – – 8 129 16.1 0 26 Devin Radford – – – – – 3 39 13.0 0 20 Matt Cline – – – – – 1 19 19.0 0 19 Blake Elder – – – – – 1 0 0.0 0 0 Travis Dowda – – – – – 1 17 17.0 0 17 Tim Frye – – – – – 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 Total 36 230 6.4 0 28 45 902 20.0 0 48
2008 statistics at GoASU
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Champion – Richmond Spiders
