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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 .
Preseason
Recruiting class
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
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Da'Shawn Brown WR
York, South Carolina
York Comprehensive HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Troy Everett OL
Daleville, VA
Lord Botetourt HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
280 lb (130 kg)
–
May 25, 2020
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Cole Essek OL
Tampa, FL
Tampa Catholic HS
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
240 lb (110 kg)
–
Jun 2, 2020
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Jordan Favors DB
Griffin, GA
Griffin HS
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Andre Goodman QB
Piedmont, SC
Greenville HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
–
Feb 3, 2021
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Michael Hughes K
Charleston, WV
George Washington HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
–
Sep 16, 2020
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Justin Isler DL
Villa Rica, GA
Temple HS
6 ft 230 in (7.67 m)
N/A
–
Jun 10, 2020
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David Larkins TE
North Bend, OH
Elder HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
–
Jun 8, 2020
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Jaden Lindsay OL
Winston-Salem, NC
East Forsyth HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
285 lb (129 kg)
–
May 13, 2020
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Jaquan Lowman WR
Zellwood, FL
Apopka HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
–
Jul 31, 2020
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Deshawn McKnight LB
Sumter, SC
Sumter HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
224 lb (102 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Travis McNichols DB
Miami Gardens, FL
Miami Northwestern HS
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
–
Jun 4, 2020
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Trevor Moffitt LB
Bushnell, FL
South Sumter HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
–
Feb 3, 2021
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Colston Powers OL
Blue Ridge, VA
Lord Botetourt HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
285 lb (129 kg)
–
Jan 25, 2020
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Jayden Ramsey OL
Anderson, SC
Westside HS
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
260 lb (120 kg)
–
Feb 3, 2021
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Jonathan Streeter DB
Cary, NC
Panther Creek HS
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
–
Aug 24, 2020
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Dalton Stroman WR
Rockingham, NC
Richmond Senior HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
–
Aug 9, 2020
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Cade Sullivan DB
Inman, SC
Boiling Springs HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
–
Jun 12, 2020
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Coen Sutton WR
Huntersville, NC
Hough HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
–
Jul 6, 2020
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DC Tabscott QB
Franklin, TN
Father Ryan HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
–
Apr 4, 2020
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KaRon White DL
Madison, AL
Sparkman HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
–
Jun 20, 2020
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Source: [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason
Sources :[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Sun Belt coaches poll
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
Offense
1st team
2nd team
Daetrich Harrington – Running back, SR
Thomas Hennigan – Wide receiver, SR
Defense
1st team
2nd team
Brendan Harrington – Linebacker, JR
Personnel
Schedule
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]
Game summaries
Vs. East Carolina
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
At Miami (FL)
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
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
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
At Georgia State
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
At Louisiana
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
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
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
At Arkansas State
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
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
At Troy
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
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)
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)
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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