American college football season
The 2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Mountaineers were led by second-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 .
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date Kyle Arnholt LB Roanoke, VA Lord Botetourt HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) – Jul 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Da'Shawn Brown WR York, South Carolina York Comprehensive HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Troy Everett OL Daleville, VA Lord Botetourt HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 280 lb (130 kg) – May 25, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Cole Essek OL Tampa, FL Tampa Catholic HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (110 kg) – Jun 2, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jordan Favors DB Griffin, GA Griffin HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Andre Goodman QB Piedmont, SC Greenville HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Michael Hughes K Charleston, WV George Washington HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) – Sep 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Justin Isler DL Villa Rica, GA Temple HS 6 ft 230 in (7.67 m) N/A – Jun 10, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : David Larkins TE North Bend, OH Elder HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) – Jun 8, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jaden Lindsay OL Winston-Salem, NC East Forsyth HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 285 lb (129 kg) – May 13, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jaquan Lowman WR Zellwood, FL Apopka HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) – Jul 31, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Deshawn McKnight LB Sumter, SC Sumter HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 224 lb (102 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Travis McNichols DB Miami Gardens, FL Miami Northwestern HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) – Jun 4, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Trevor Moffitt LB Bushnell, FL South Sumter HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Colston Powers OL Blue Ridge, VA Lord Botetourt HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) – Jan 25, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jayden Ramsey OL Anderson, SC Westside HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (120 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jonathan Streeter DB Cary, NC Panther Creek HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) – Aug 24, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Dalton Stroman WR Rockingham, NC Richmond Senior HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) – Aug 9, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Cade Sullivan DB Inman, SC Boiling Springs HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) – Jun 12, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Coen Sutton WR Huntersville, NC Hough HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) – Jul 6, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : DC Tabscott QB Franklin, TN Father Ryan HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) – Apr 4, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : KaRon White DL Madison, AL Sparkman HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 275 lb (125 kg) – Jun 20, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
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Sun Belt coaches poll [ edit ] The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 20, 2021. The Mountaineers were picked to finish tied for first in the East Division and third overall in the conference.[ 17]
East Division Predicted finish Team Votes T1 Coastal Carolina 44 (6) T1 Appalachian State 44 (4) 3 Georgia State 24 4 Georgia Southern 20 5 Troy 18
West Division Predicted finish Team Votes 1 Louisiana 49 (9) 2 Arkansas State 38 (1) 3 South Alabama 27 4 Texas State 25 5 Louisiana–Monroe 11
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams [ edit ] Offense
1st team
2nd team
Daetrich Harrington – Running back, SR Thomas Hennigan – Wide receiver, SR
Defense
1st team
2nd team
Brendan Harrington – Linebacker, JR
The 2021 schedule had 6 home, 5 away, and one neutral game in the regular season. The Mountaineers traveled to Sun Belt foes Georgia State , Louisiana , Arkansas State , and Troy . The Mountaineers hosted Sun Belt foes Coastal Carolina , Louisiana–Monroe , South Alabama , and Georgia Southern .
Appalachian State hosted two of the four non-conference opponents at Kidd Brewer Stadium , Elon , from NCAA Division I FCS and Marshall of the Conference USA , traveled to Miami (FL) of the ACC , and played a neutral site game against East Carolina of The American at Bank of America Stadium .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:30 p.m. vs. East Carolina * ESPNU W 33–1936,752 September 11 7:00 p.m. at No. 22 Miami (FL) * ESPNU L 23–2545,877 September 18 3:30 p.m. Elon * ESPN+ W 44–1030,224 7:30 p.m. Marshall * Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC ESPN W 31–3028,377 October 2 2:00 p.m. at Georgia State ESPN+ W 45–1614,258 7:30 p.m. at Louisiana ESPN2 L 13–4120,066 7:30 p.m. No. 14 Coastal Carolina Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC ESPN2 W 30–2731,061 October 30 3:30 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC ESPN+ W 59–2829,321 November 6 2:00 p.m. at Arkansas State ESPN+ W 48–149,762 November 13 2:30 p.m. South Alabama Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC ESPN+ W 31–729,348 November 20 3:30 p.m. at Troy ESPN+ W 45–718,523 November 27 2:30 p.m. Georgia Southern Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry ) ESPN+ W 27–328,005 December 4 3:30 p.m. at No. 24 Louisiana ESPN L 16–2431,014 December 18 11:00 a.m. vs. Western Kentucky * ESPN L 38–5915,429
Schedule Source: [ 18] [ 19] East Carolina vs. Appalachian State 1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 6 0 3 10 19 • RV Mountaineers 14 6 7 6 33
Date: September 2, 2021Location: Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC Game start: 7:33 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutesGame attendance: 36,752Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: S 8 MPH Referee: TV announcers (ESPNU ): Mike Couzens (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst) Scoring summary 1 09:26 ECU Keaton Mitchell 63-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer PAT failed)(5 plays, 80 yards, 3:02) ECU 6–0 06:24 APP Thomas Hennigan 34-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(7 plays, 66 yards, 3:02) APP 7–6 00:50 APP Camerun Peoples 21-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(9 plays, 78 yards, 4:27) APP 14–6 2 09:13 APP Chandler Staton 21-yard field goal(11 plays, 80 yards, 4:11) APP 17–6 02:29 APP Chandler Staton 43-yard field goal(11 plays, 51 yards, 5:06) APP 20–6 3 08:53 ECU Owen Daffer 38-yard field goal(10 plays, 66 yards, 4:03) APP 20–9 08:19 APP Corey Sutton 18-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(2 plays, 86 yards, 0:34) APP 27–9 4 12:19 APP Camerun Peoples 12-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed)(3 plays, 60 yards, 1:29) APP 33–9 06:25 ECU Owen Daffer 39-yard field goal(11 plays, 59 yards, 4:50) APP 33–12 02:10 ECU Ryan Jones 38-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick)(6 plays, 76 yards, 1:54) APP 33–19
Pregame line Over/under APP –9.0 56
Statistics East Carolina Appalachian State First downs 20 25 Total yards 381 485 Rushing yards 86 226 Passing yards 295 259 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 28:05 31:55
Team Category Player Statistics East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 22/40, 295 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Keaton Mitchell 4 rushes, 50 yards Receiving Keaton Mitchell 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 20/27, 259 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Nate Noel 15 rushes, 126 yards Receiving Thomas Hennigan 4 receptions, 114 yards, TD
Appalachian State at Miami 1 2 3 4 Total Mountaineers 7 7 3 6 23 • No. 22 Hurricanes 9 3 7 6 25
Scoring summary 1 09:09 MIA Donald Chaney Jr. 1-yard rush (Andres Borregales kick)(3 plays, 6 yards, 0:49) MIA 7–0 05:20 APP Camerun Peoples 28-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(9 plays, 69 yards, 3:49) TIE 7–7 00:53 MIA Team Safety(7 plays, -9 yards, 2:50) MIA 9–7 2 06:19 MIA Andres Borregales 27-yard field goal(12 plays, 76 yards, 4:12) MIA 12–7 06:07 APP Jalen Virgil 100-yard kickoff returned (Chandler Staton kick)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13) APP 14–12 3 13:32 MIA Cam'Ron Harris 12-yard rush (Andres Borregales kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:28) MIA 19–14 09:21 APP Chandler Staton 22-yard field goal(11 plays, 70 yards, 4:11) MIA 19–14 4 09:15 MIA Andres Borregales 38-yard field goal(5 plays, 12 yards, 2:05) MIA 22–17 05:48 APP Malik Williams 3-yard pass from Chase Brice (two-point conversion rush failed)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:27) APP 23–22 02:04 MIA Andres Borregales 43-yard field goal(10 plays, 55 yards, 3:44) MIA 25–23
Pregame line Over/under MIA –7.5 55
Statistics Appalachian State Miami First downs 19 25 Total yards 326 375 Rushing yards 127 175 Passing yards 199 200 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 32:29 27:31
Team Category Player Statistics Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 21/34, 199 yards, TD, INT Rushing Camerun Peoples 17 rushes, 95 yards, TD Receiving Corey Sutton 7 receptions, 60 yards Miami Passing D'Eriq King 20/33, 200 yards Rushing Cam'Ron Harris 18 rushes, 91 yards, TD Receiving Key'Shawn Smith 4 receptions, 70 yards
Elon at Appalachian State 1 2 3 4 Total Phoenix 3 0 7 0 10 • Mountaineers 7 6 14 17 44
Date: September 18, 2021Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutesGame attendance: 30,224Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E 2 MPH Referee: Marshall LewisTV announcers (ESPN+ ): David Jackson (play–by–play) and Avery Hall (analyst) Scoring summary 1 05:24 APP Malik Williams 47-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(4 plays, 85 yards, 1:36) APP 7–0 01:23 ELON Skyler Davis 46-yard field goal(8 plays, 46 yards, 4:01) APP 7–3 2 12:41 APP Chandler Staton 44-yard field goal(10 plays, 48 yards, 3:42) APP 10–3 00:01 APP Chandler Staton 45-yard field goal(8 plays, 62 yards, 1:34) APP 13–3 3 08:29 APP Chase Brice 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(7 plays, 55 yards, 3:08) APP 20–3 05:58 APP Camerun Peoples 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(2 plays, 5 yards, 0:39) APP 27–3 00:47 ELON McKinley Witherspoon 2-yard rush (Skyler Davis kick)(6 plays, 37 yards, 2:38) APP 27–10 4 10:35 APP Camerun Peoples 18-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(3 plays, 50 yards, 1:06) APP 34–10 04:19 APP Chandler Staton 28-yard field goal(10 plays, 56 yards, 4:07) APP 37–10 00:39 APP Anderson Castle 8-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(4 plays, 30 yards, 2:03) APP 44–10
Pregame line Over/under APP –35.5 53
Statistics Elon Appalachian State First downs 14 24 Total yards 291 528 Rushing yards 66 187 Passing yards 225 341 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 32:53 27:07
Team Category Player Statistics Elon Passing Davis Cheek 22/36, 225 yards, INT Rushing Jaylan Thomas 7 rushes, 39 yards Receiving Jackson Parham 5 receptions, 83 yards Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 19/25, 293 yards, TD Rushing Camerun Peoples 11 rushes, 80 yards, 2 TD Receiving Corey Sutton 7 receptions, 128 yards
Marshall at Appalachian State 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 6 14 10 0 30 • Mountaineers 7 14 0 10 31
Date: September 23, 2021Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 7:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutesGame attendance: 28,377Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 3 MPH Referee: Kevin VicknairTV announcers (ESPN ): Matt Barrie (play–by–play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 09:38 APP Camerun Peoples 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 4:08) APP 7–0 05:36 MRSH Shane Ciucci 22-yard field goal(11 plays, 71 yards, 4:02) APP 7–3 0:39 MRSH Shane Ciucci 33-yard field goal(11 plays, 66 yards, 3:11) APP 7–6 2 12:36 MRSH Xavier Gaines 56-yard pass from Grant Wells (Shane Ciucci kick)(5 plays, 85 yards, 1:36) MRSH 13–7 07:13 APP Camerun Peoples 2-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(15 plays, 75 yards, 5:23) APP 14–13 07:01 MRSH Rasheen Ali 97-yard kickoff returned (Shane Ciucci kick)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:12) MRSH 20–14 0:04 APP Camerun Peoples 2-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(8 plays, 72 yards, 1:54) APP 21–20 3 07:54 MRSH Shane Ciucci 46-yard field goal(6 plays, 46 yards, 2:03) MRSH 23–21 04:16 MRSH Rasheen Ali 8-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick)(4 plays, 47 yards, 1:15) MRSH 30–21 4 14:09 APP Corey Sutton 24-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(6 plays, 91 yards, 1:41) MRSH 30–28 05:45 APP Chandler Staton 45-yard field goal(10 plays, 52 yards, 4:32) APP 31–30
Pregame line Over/under APP –7.0 59
Statistics Marshall Appalachian State First downs 20 39 Total yards 397 566 Rushing yards 127 283 Passing yards 270 283 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 26:38 33:22
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Grant Wells 18/33, 270 yards, TD Rushing Rasheen Ali 17 rushes, 83 yards, TD Receiving Xavier Gaines 5 receptions, 104 yards, TD Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 24/39, 283 yards, TD, NT Rushing Nate Noel 20 rushes, 187 yards Receiving Corey Sutton 10 receptions, 127 yards, TD
Appalachian State at Georgia State 1 2 3 4 Total • RV Mountaineers 7 7 17 14 45 Panthers 0 6 3 7 16
Date: October 2, 2021Location: Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 2:04 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutesGame attendance: 14,258Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 3 MPH Referee: Trennis LivingstonTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Sam Crenshaw (analyst) Scoring summary 1 12:20 APP Nate Noel 23-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(8 plays, 59 yards, 2:30) APP 7–0 2 13:14 GSU Noel Ruiz 23-yard field goal(12 plays, 54 yards, 4:33) APP 7–3 06:08 APP Malik Williams 33-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(12 plays, 87 yards, 4:27) APP 14–3 01:55 GSU Noel Ruiz 32-yard field goal(11 plays, 61 yards, 4:13) APP 14–6 3 08:22 GSU Noel Ruiz 22-yard field goal(11 plays, 84 yards, 4:06) APP 14–9 08:05 APP Corey Sutton 79-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(1 play, 79 yards, 0:17) APP 21–9 05:44 APP Chandler Staton 48-yard field goal(5 plays, 17 yards, 1:13) APP 24–9 00:00 APP Miller Gibbs 5-yard pass from Jacob Huesman (Chandler Staton kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:56) APP 31–9 4 13:23 APP Christian Wells 80-yard from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(1 play, 80 yards, 0:12) APP 38–9 10:51 APP Anderson Castle 22-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(3 plays, 34 yards, 1:20) APP 45–9 03:44 GSU Tailique Williams 66-yard pass from Darren Grainger (Noel Ruiz kick)(8 plays, 99 yards, 3:40) APP 45–16
Pregame line Over/under APP –10.0 55
Statistics Appalachian State Georgia State First downs 23 21 Total yards 502 381 Rushing yards 163 135 Passing yards 339 246 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 31:32 28:28
Team Category Player Statistics Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 20/28, 326 yards, 3 TD Rushing Nate Noel 12 rushes, 74 yards, TD Receiving Corey Sutton 4 receptions, 106 yards, TD Georgia State Passing Cornelious Brown IV 16/31, 171 yards, 2 INT Rushing Marcus Carroll 9 rushes, 46 yards Receiving Tailique Williams 1 reception, 66 yards, TD
Appalachian State at Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total RV Mountaineers 3 3 7 0 13 • Ragin' Cajuns 20 0 7 14 41
Date: October 12, 2021Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 8:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutesGame attendance: 20,066Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 9 MPH Referee: Jeremy ParkerTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Chris Cotter (play-by-play) and Cole Cubelic (analyst) Scoring summary 1 10:45 LA Levi Lewis 3-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 4:15) LA 7–0 05:58 APP Chandler Staton 31-yard field goal(10 plays, 62 yards, 4:47) LA 7–3 03:32 LA Kyren Lacy 2-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(6 plays, 87 yards, 2:36) LA 14–3 00:13 LA Chris Smith 1-yard rush *(Nate Snyder PAT failed)(4 plays, 31 yards, 2:12) LA 20–3 2 00:44 APP Chandler Staton 27-yard field goal(10 plays, 70 yards, 2:51) LA 20–6 3 13:11 LA Chris Smith 21-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(2 plays, 19 yards, 0:46) LA 27–6 08:19 APP Chase Brice 5-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(12 plays, 51 yards, 4:52) LA 27–13 4 10:38 LA Montrell Johnson 2-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(13 plays, 98 yards, 7:54) LA 34–13 08:16 LA Emani Bailey 26-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(4 plays, 39 yards, 2:11) LA 41–13
Pregame line Over/under APP –4.0 58
Statistics Appalachian State Louisiana First downs 15 23 Total yards 211 455 Rushing yards 78 246 Passing yards 133 209 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 23:28 36:32
Team Category Player Statistics Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 15/26, 133 yards, 2 INT Rushing Nate Noel 17 rushes, 44 yards Receiving Malik Williams 6 receptions, 38 yards Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 15/25, 209 yards, TD, INT Rushing Montrell Johnson 14 rushes, 103 yards, TD Receiving Kyren Lacy 2 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State 1 2 3 4 Total No. 14 Chanticleers 14 6 7 0 27 • RV Mountaineers 0 14 13 3 30
Date: October 20, 2021Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 7:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutesGame attendance: 31,061Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 4 MPH Referee: Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Anish Shroff (play–by–play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 6:46 CCU Shermari Jones 1-yard run (Massimo Biscardi kick)10 plays, 72 yards, 4:49) CCU 7–0 1:11 CCU Kameron Brown 1-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(3 plays, 81 yards, 1:38) CCU 14–0 2 14:02 APP Camerun Peoples 1-yard run (Chandler Staton kick)(6 plays, 79 yards, 2:09) CCU 14–7 13:20 APP Malik Williams 47-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(3 plays, 48 yards, 0:42) TIE 14–14 2:23 CCU Massimo Biscardi 50-yard field goal(6 plays, 19 yards, 2:59) CCU 17–14 0:00 CCU Massimo Biscardi 46-yard field goal(2 plays, 0 yards, 0:11) CCU 20–14 3 9:39 APP Corey Sutton 28-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:14) APP 21–20 4:36 CCU Shermari Jones 1-yard run (Massimo Biscardi kick)(9 plays, 83 yards, 5:03) CCU 27–21 1:43 APP Camerun Peoples 43-yard run (two-point conversion failed)(6 plays, 77 yards, 2:53) TIE 27–27 4 0:00 APP Chandler Staton 24-yard field goal(9 plays, 55 yards, 3:53) APP 30–27
Pregame line Over/under CCU –4.5 61
Statistics Coastal Carolina Appalachian State First downs 17 22 Total yards 346 575 Rushing yards 55 228 Passing yards 291 347 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 29:32 30:28
Team Category Player Statistics Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 15/23, 291 yards, TD Rushing Reese White 9 rushes, 33 yards Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 6 receptions, 103 yards Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 18/28, 347 yards, 2 TD Rushing Nate Noel 16 rushes, 82 yards Receiving Malik Williams 10 receptions, 206 yards, TD
Louisiana–Monroe at Appalachian State 1 2 3 4 Total Warhawks 0 7 14 7 28 • RV Mountaineers 21 28 3 7 59
Date: October 30, 2021Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutesGame attendance: 29,321Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NW 5 MPH Referee: Kyle OlsonTV announcers (ESPN+ ): David Jackson (play–by–play) and Avery Hall (analyst) Scoring summary 1 07:08 APP Camerun Peoples 3-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(8 plays, 72 yards, 3:30) APP 7–0 04:26 APP Malik Williams 16-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(5 plays, 28 yards, 2:36) APP 14–0 02:08 APP Caleb Spurlin 1-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(6 plays, 45 yards, 2:07) APP 21–0 2 10:27 APP Camerun Peoples 26-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(10 plays, 73 yards, 3:17) APP 28–0 07:11 APP Caleb Spurlin 1-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(5 plays, 69 yards, 2:14) APP 35–0 04:01 ULM Jiya Wright 3-yard rush (Calum Sutherland kick)(4 plays, 42 yards, 0:54) APP 35–7 00:39 APP Corey Sutton 14-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(5 plays, 27 yards, 1:49) APP 42–7 00:00 APP Steven Jones Jr. 14-yard interception returned (Chandler Staton kick)(2 plays, -2 yards, 0:34) APP 49–7 3 10:35 ULM Dariyan Wiley 13-yard pass from Jiya Wright (Calum Sutherland kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:25) APP 49–14 08:05 APP Chandler Staton 31-yard field goal(7 plays, 61 yards, 2:30) APP 52–14 00:26 ULM Abraham Alce 2-yard rush (Calum Sutherland kick)(16 plays, 75 yards, 7:39) APP 52–21 4 10:22 APP Nate Noel 7-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(3 plays, 50 yards, 1:09) APP 59–21 09:58 ULM Jakyle Holmes 68-yard rush (Calum Sutherland kick)(1 play, 86 yards, 0:17) APP 59–28
Pregame line Over/under APP –27.0 58
Statistics Louisiana–Monroe Appalachian State First downs 17 25 Total yards 391 521 Rushing yards 230 251 Passing yards 161 270 Turnovers 5 0 Time of possession 30:06 29:54
Team Category Player Statistics Louisiana–Monroe Passing Jiya Wright 9/17, 158 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing Jiya Wright 20 carries, 91 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jevin Frett 1 reception, 40 yards Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 20/30, 256 yards, 4 TDs Rushing Nate Noel 17 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD Receiving Corey Sutton 5 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State at Arkansas State 1 2 3 4 Total • Mountaineers 14 10 14 10 48 Red Wolves 0 14 0 0 14
Date: November 6, 2021Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 2:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 9 minutesGame attendance: 9,762Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 2 MPH Referee: David SmithTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Brad Bobo (play–by–play), Pete Cordelli (analyst), Cori Keller (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 08:15 APP Thomas Hennigan 34-yard pass from Malik Williams (Chandler Staton kick)(10 plays, 79 yards, 4:44) APP 7–0 07:22 APP Steven Jones Jr. 47-yard interception returned (Chandler Staton kick)(3 plays, 8 yards, 0:47) APP 14–0 2 14:18 ARST Emmanuel Stevenson 7-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick)(9 plays, 55 yards, 3:08) APP 14–7 10:18 ARST Ross Painter 20-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick)(5 plays, 33 yards, 1:29) TIE 14–14 07:02 APP Nate Noel 18-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(8 plays, 60 yards, 3:08) APP 21–14 00:03 APP Chandler Staton 33-yard field goal(12 plays, 57 yards, 5:20) APP 28–14 3 07:12 APP Miller Gibbs 10-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(12 plays, 72 yards, 5:00) APP 31–14 02:59 APP Camerun Peoples 27-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(6 plays, 48 yards, 2:15) APP 38–14 4 05:16 APP Chandler Staton 22-yard field goal(15 plays, 92 yards, 8:49) APP 41–14 04:01 APP Steven Jones Jr. 34-yard interception returned (Chandler Staton kick)(3 plays, 1 yards, 1:07) APP 48–14
Pregame line Over/under APP –21.5 68
Statistics Appalachian State Arkansas State First downs 28 13 Total yards 461 199 Rushing yards 264 62 Passing yards 197 137 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 35:33 24:27
Team Category Player Statistics Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 15/26, 163 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Nate Noel 23 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD Receiving Thomas Hennigan 4 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD Arkansas State Passing Layne Hatcher 17/30, 137 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs Rushing Johnnie Lang Jr. 6 carries, 43 yards Receiving Te'Vailance Hunt 3 receptions, 35 yards
South Alabama at Appalachian State 1 2 3 4 Total Jaguars 0 7 0 0 7 • Mountaineers 14 0 3 14 31
Date: November 13, 2021Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 2:35 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutesGame attendance: 20,348Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 16 MPH Referee: Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN+ ): David Jackson (play–by–play) and Avery Hall (analyst) Scoring summary 1 02:39 APP Chase Brice 6-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(10 plays, 85 yards, 5:09) APP 7–0 01:43 APP Corey Sutton 17-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(2 plays, 21 yards, 0:40) APP 14–0 2 03:50 USA Jacob Hopper 27-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)(1 play, 27 yards, 0:09) APP 14–7 3 02:18 APP Chandler Staton 25-yard field goal(12 plays, 88 yards, 5:02) APP 17–7 4 08:23 APP Thomas Hennigan 14-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(9 plays, 51 yards, 4:07) APP 24–7 02:37 APP Trey Cobb 100-yard interception returned (Chandler Staton kick)(8 plays, 82 yards, 2:56) APP 31–7
Pregame line Over/under APP –21.5 52
Statistics South Alabama Appalachian State First downs 17 17 Total yards 284 330 Rushing yards 58 135 Passing yards 226 195 Turnovers 2 4 Time of possession 30:05 29:55
Team Category Player Statistics South Alabama Passing Desmond Trotter 21/38, 226 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing Terrion Avery 11 carries, 24 yards Receiving Jalen Tolbert 7 receptions, 108 yards Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 14/26, 195 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Camerun Peoples 23 carries, 90 yards Receiving Jalen Virgil 2 receptions, 57 yards
Appalachian State at Troy 1 2 3 4 Total • Mountaineers 3 7 21 14 45 Trojans 7 0 0 0 7
Date: November 20, 2021Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 3:35 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hoursGame attendance: 18,523Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 10 MPH Referee: Marshall LewisTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst) Scoring summary 1 07:36 APP Chandler Staton 24-yard field goal(12 plays, 81 yards, 5:52) APP 3–0 06:15 TROY Deshon Stoudemire 37-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:21) TROY 7–3 2 00:21 APP Corey Sutton 21-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(6 plays, 61 yards, 1:00) APP 10–3 3 12:14 APP Thomas Hennigan 6-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(6 plays, 64 yards, 2:46) APP 17–7 12:00 APP Eli Wilson 10-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(1 play, 10 yards, 0:08) APP 24–7 05:08 APP Nate Noel 5-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(8 plays, 45 yards, 3:57) APP 31–7 4 14:13 APP Daetrich Harrington 2-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(9 plays, 58 yards, 4:53) APP 38–7 05:06 APP Jahmir Smith 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(11 plays, 32 yards, 7:46) APP 45–7
Pregame line Over/under APP –10.0 51.5
Statistics Appalachian State Troy First downs 26 6 Total yards 445 142 Rushing yards 233 33 Passing yards 212 109 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 43:17 16:43
Team Category Player Statistics Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 17/24, 212 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Nate Noel 15 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD Receiving Thomas Hennigan 7 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 11/21, 109 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Kimani Vidal 10 carries, 40 yards Receiving Tez Johnson 4 receptions, 44 yards
Georgia Southern at Appalachian State 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 0 3 0 3 • Mountaineers 7 0 10 10 27
Date: November 27, 2021Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 2:35 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutesGame attendance: 28,005Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 9 MPH Referee: Kyle OlsonTV announcers (ESPN+ ): David Jackson (play–by–play) and Avery Hall (analyst) Scoring summary 1 02:18 APP Malik Williams 36-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(8 plays, 80 yards, 3:06) APP 7–0 3 05:19 APP Chandler Staton 40-yard field goal(4 plays, 0 yards, 1:12) APP 10–0 00:53 GASO Britton Williams 38-yard field goal(11 plays, 69 yards, 4:20) APP 10–3 00:40 APP Jalen Virgil 97-yard kickoff returned (Chandler Staton kick)(3 plays, -4 yards, 1:40) APP 17–3 4 13:50 APP Thomas Hennigan 68-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(1 play, 68 yards, 0:10) APP 24–3 06:27 APP Chandler Staton 36-yard field goal(6 plays, 22 yards, 2:26) APP 27–3
Pregame line Over/under APP –24.5 55
Statistics Georgia Southern Appalachian State First downs 15 12 Total yards 194 329 Rushing yards 87 94 Passing yards 107 235 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 34:35 25:25
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia Southern Passing Connor Cigelske 11/24, 107 yards Rushing Jalen White 8 carries, 38 yards Receiving Amare Jones 5 receptions, 56 yards Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 12/24, 235 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Anderson Castle 6 carries, 31 yards Receiving Thomas Hennigan 3 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD
At Louisiana (SBC Championship)[ edit ] Appalachian State at Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Mountaineers 0 7 3 6 16 • No. 24 Ragin' Cajuns 7 10 0 7 24
Scoring summary 1 09:55 LA Michael Jefferson 27-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 5:05) LA 7–0 2 09:22 LA Levi Lewis 56-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(7 plays, 92 yards, 1:56) LA 14–0 02:38 APP Camerun Peoples 43-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:39) LA 14–7 00:01 LA Nate Snyder 33-yard field goal(5 plays, 38 yards, 0:31) LA 17–7 3 08:06 APP Chandler Staton 36-yard field goal(15 plays, 57 yards, 6:54) LA 17–10 4 12:14 LA Emani Bailey 35-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(7 plays, 72 yards, 2:36) LA 24–10 05:06 APP Thomas Hennigan 24-yard pass from Chase Brice (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(12 plays, 83 yards, 3:10) LA 24–16
Pregame line Over/under APP –2.5 52
Statistics Appalachian State Louisiana First downs 18 20 Total yards 290 398 Rushing yards 171 188 Passing yards 119 210 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 27:23 32:37
Team Category Player Statistics Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 12/30, 119 yards, 1 TD Rushing Camerun Peoples 8 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD Receiving Thomas Hennigan 6 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 15/30, 210 yards, 1 TD Rushing Emani Bailey 14 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD Receiving Peter LeBlanc 4 receptions, 67 yards
Vs. Western Kentucky (Boca Raton Bowl)[ edit ] Western Kentucky vs. Appalachian State 1 2 3 4 Total • Hilltoppers 14 17 21 7 59 Mountaineers 14 10 7 7 38
Scoring summary 1 13:14 WKU Jerreth Stearns 1-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)(8 plays, 74 yards, 1:46) WKU 7–0 3:25 APP Malik Williams 36-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(6 plays, 63 yards, 2:58) Tie 7–7 3:11 WKU Mitchell Tinsley 75-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)(1 play, 75 yards, 00:14) WKU 14–7 1:11 APP Jalen Virgil 60-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(5 plays, 76 yards, 2:00) Tie 14–14 2 11:48 WKU Brayden Narveson 24-yard field goal(7 plays, 64 yards, 1:21) WKU 17–14 8:57 APP Dashaun Davis 33-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(5 plays, 61 yards, 2:51) ASU 21–17 6:54 WKU Joey Beljan 5-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:03) WKU 24–21 2:55 APP Chandler Staton 28-yard field goal(8 plays, 64 yards, 3:59) Tie 24–24 00:29 WKU Jerreth Sterns 10-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)(8 plays, 78 yards, 2:26) WKU 31–24 3 12:49 WKU Noah Wittington 86-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick)(1 play, 86 yards, 00:12) WKU 38–24 5:56 WKU Mitchell Tinsley 2-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)(11 plays, 73 yards, 4:38) WKU 45–24 5:38 APP Christian Wells 62-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(1 play, 62 yards, 00:18) WKU 45–31 2:42 WKU Jerreth Sterns 37-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:56) WKU 52–31 4 9:40 WKU Kye Robichaux 2-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick)(2 plays, 2 yards, 00:09) WKU 59–31 1:55 APP Anderson Castle 9-yard run (Chandler Staton kick)(7 plays, 69 yards, 2:17) WKU 59–38
Pregame line Over/under WKU –1.0 68[ 20]
Statistics Western Kentucky Appalachian State First downs 24 27 Total yards 609 637 Rushing yards 251 215 Passing yards 358 422 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 31:12 28:48
Team Category Player Statistics Western Kentucky Passing Bailey Zappe 33/47, 422 yards, 6 TD Rushing Noah Wittington 7 carries, 150 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jerreth Sterns 13 receptions, 184 yards, 3 TD Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 15/23, 317 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Camerun Peoples 13 carries, 101 yards Receiving Christian Wells 4 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
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