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2020 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES APPSTATESPORTS.COM @APPSTATESPORTS @APPSTATESPORTS @APPSTATESPORTS #GOAPP #ROCKBOYZ21 @APPSTATE_FB @APPSTATEFOOTBALL @APPSTATE_FB #RQ2K20 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 SUN BELT CHAMPS | 2015 CAMELLIA BOWL CHAMPS | 2016 CAMELLIA BOWL CHAMPS | 2017 DOLLAR GENERAL BOWL CHAMPS 2018, 2019 NEW ORLEANS BOWL CHAMPS | 2005, 2006, 2007 FCS NATIONAL CHAMPS | 12-TIME SOCON CHAMPS (1986-2012) | 6-TIME NORTH STATE CHAMPS GAME 10 ESPN Date: Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 Jason Benetti, Play-by-Play Andre Ware, Analyst Time: 8:30 p.m. Taylor Davis, Sideline Location: Boone, N.C. Stadium: Kidd Brewer (7% capacity - 2,170) APPALACHIAN SPORTS NETWORK Surface: AstroTurf Adam Witten, Play-by-Play Pierre Banks, Analyst App State Top 25 Rankings/Voting Points #20/24 Louisiana Molly Cotten, Sideline MOUNTAINEERS App State: 33 pts (31st-most) in Coaches RAGIN’ CAJUNS UL: No. 20 in AP, No. 24 in Coaches Radio affiliates: 97.3 FM (North Wilkesboro) — FLAGSHIP; (7-2, 5-1 Sun Belt) (8-1, 6-1 Sun Belt) 600 AM (Winston-Salem); 1270 AM (Gastonia/Charlotte); Series: App State leads 8-0 (5-0 at home) 1450 AM (Hendersonville) Coach: Shawn Clark Coach: Billy Napier 2019 SBC Champ: 45-38 (Dec. 7, home) Career: 8-2/1st full year Career: 26-11/3rd year Listen online at appstatesports.com and via the TuneIn app. At App State: Same 2019 Reg. Season: 17-7 (Oct. 9, road) At Louisiana: Same APP STATE COACHING STAFF APP STATE STATISTICAL HEADLINERS On the sideline: James Rowe, CBs PASSING RECEIVING Shawn Clark, Head coach Pat Washington, WRs Zac Thomas | #12 | Sr. | Trussville, Ala. Malik Williams | #14 | Sr. | Chester, S.C. Dale Jones, DC/ILBs Justin Watts, TEs 2020: 150-for-225 passing, 1,775 yards, 17 TDs, 8 INTs 2020: 35 catches, 483 yards, 3 TDs Cortney Braswell, OLBs Nic Cardwell, OL In the booth: RUSHING DEFENSE Camerun Peoples | #6 | So. | Lineville, Ala. D’Marco Jackson | #52 | Jr. | Spartanburg, S.C. Brian Haines, RBs/SPT Tony Petersen, OC/QBs 2020: 107 attempts, 639 yards, 6 TDs, 6.0 YPC 2020: 64 tackles, 2 INTs, 1.5 sacks, 4.5 TFLs, 6 PBUs Robert Nunn, DL Mark DeBastiani, Safeties CHARLOTTE Saturday, Sept. 12 APP STATE STORYLINES BOONE, N.C. W, 35-20 ESPN2 • App State’s last scheduled home game of 2020 pits the Mountaineers against Louisiana, which has clinched the Sun Belt’s West Division title and a spot in this year’s Sun Belt Championship Game. at Marshall Saturday, Sept. 19 The league’s first two league title games were App State-Louisiana matchups in Boone, with the Huntington, W.Va. L, 17-7 CBS Mountaineers winning 30-19 in 2018 and 45-38 last season (after building a 42-17 lead). CAMPBELL Saturday, Sept. 26 • App State will recognize its seniors before the final home game on the 2020 schedule — this season BOONE, N.C. W, 52-21 ESPN+ doesn’t count against their eligibility, so the 2021 team can include players who return and are seniors again next year. Fifth-year seniors among the 25 players being recognized have gone 50-12 in Boone. ARKANSAS STATE* Thursday, Oct. 22 BOONE, N.C. W, 45-17 ESPN • This will be App State’s third game of the season on the primary ESPN channel, a school record, and at ULM* Saturday, Oct. 31 it will be the school-record seventh regular-season national TV appearance. Last year, while going 13-1, Monroe, La. W, 31-13 ESPNU App State set school records with five national TV appearances in the regular season and seven total. at Texas State* Saturday, Nov. 7 • App State is 35-10 all-time in games on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU, including a 4-1 mark this year. San Marcos, Texas W, 38-17 ESPN+ • This week’s matchup is believed to be the latest kickoff time in Kidd Brewer Stadium history and GEORGIA STATE* Saturday, Nov. 14 only the second post-Thanksgiving home game in Boone with a kickoff time of 8 p.m. or later. On BOONE, N.C. W, 17-13 ESPN+ Dec. 7, 2007, with a Friday night kickoff time of 8 p.m., App State won 55-35 against Richmond in an FCS semifinal as Armanti Edwards rushed for 313 yards with a listed temperature of 42 degrees. at #15 Coastal Carolina* Saturday, Nov. 21 Conway, S.C. L, 34-23 ESPN • App State has won 19 of its last 20 games played in November or December (it lost Nov. 21 at Coastal). TROY* Saturday, Nov. 28 BOONE, N.C. W, 47-10 ESPN2 • App State, which was originally scheduled to face Louisiana in an Oct. 7 league opener that was postponed for COVID-related reasons, will be playing the Ragin’ Cajuns for the sixth time overall #20 LOUISIANA* Friday, Dec. 4 and fifth time at Kidd Brewer Stadium in a span of three years, two days. They squared off in a 2017 BOONE, N.C. 8:30 p.m. ESPN regular-season finale, met twice in Boone in 2018 and followed a 2019 regular-season game in Lafayette with a second straight Sun Belt Championship Game showdown at The Rock. at Georgia Southern* Saturday, Dec. 12 Statesboro, Ga. 6 p.m. ESPN3 • After App State’s game at No. 15 Coastal Carolina was its first against a ranked Sun Belt team, the visit from No. 20 Louisiana marks the first time hosting a nationally ranked Sun Belt squad or 2020 Bowl Game Date/Time/TV top-20 FBS squad. This is the first year that App State has faced multiple top-25 ranked opponents TBD TBD (at the time of the matchup) since 2016. More details on the Louisiana series are on pages 3, 22 & 23. APPSTATESPORTS.COM STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS APP STATE MEDIA SCHEDULE JOEY JONES SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Sr. Associate Athletics Director Primary Football Contact • Practice closed • Clark’s weekly • Practice open • Practice closed • Practice closed • Game Day Email: [email protected] (No interviews) appearance on (Select interviews (No interviews) (No interviews) Sun Belt coaches after practice via Cell phone: 828-964-7183 call at 11:30 a.m. Zoom) BRET STRELOW • Weekly press • Mountaineer Communications Director conference with Talk at 7 p.m. (no Secondary Football Contact Clark at 11:45 interviews) Email: [email protected] a.m., then select players (as Cell phone: 828-963-3069 requested) CHASE COLLITON Email: [email protected] ANDREW KORBA Email: [email protected] BREE WILLIAMS WHEN REFERENCING APP STATE, PLEASE USE: APP STATE OFFICIAL MARKS Email: [email protected] • App State SHANE HARVELL, CHASE FRICK • Appalachian State University • Mountaineers Student Interns • Pronunciation: app-uh-LATCH-in Mailing Address PLEASE DO NOT USE: App State Strategic Communications • ASU 425 Jack Branch Drive • Appy State Primary (Block A) Secondary (Victory Yosef) Boone, NC 28608 • Appy • Pronunciation: app-uh-LAY-chin MEDIA POLICIES/INFORMATION During a standard week with a Saturday game, App No reporters will be allowed on the sidelines, and Bathrooms on the seventh floor will be available. State will have Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday media members must wear face coverings while With safety measures and social distancing in mind, media availabilities. watching practice from the stands in a socially dis- a media meal will not be served, but cold drinks will tanced manner. NO VIDEOS OR PHOTOS CAN BE be available. We encourage credentialed visitors to Head coach Shawn Clark’s appearances on the TAKEN DURING PRACTICE. bring food and permitted drinks (no alcohol) in bags weekly Sun Belt coaches teleconference are that can be checked upon stadium entry. Mondays from 11:30 a.m. ET until approximately Media attending practice are forbidden from report- 11:37 a.m. ing (e.g. tweeting, blogging, etc.) on anything until Media members will remain in the press box for after the post-practice interviews have been con- postgame Zoom interviews with Coach Clark and After his appearance on the Sun Belt call, Clark will ducted. This includes media who leave practice early. select players. be available for a Zoom call with media members, and he’ll be followed by Zoom interviews with Post-practice interviews will select coaches and WEEKLY SUN BELT TELECONFERENCE select student-athletes (contingent on their players will be conducted via Zoom. More details on availability). Media members interested in attendance and interview protocols will be shared App State head coach Shawn Clark will be available participating should contact Joey or Bret by the end with individuals who plan to attend a 2020 practice on the weekly Sun Belt coaches teleconference of the day Sunday to be included on an email that for the first time. every Monday morning from 11:30 a.m. to 11:37 a.m. includes the Zoom link. Interviews will be done remotely, so media members should not come to GAME DAY PROCEDURES 11:30 a.m. – Shawn Clark, App State the Mark E. Ricks Athletics Complex on Monday. 11:37 a.m. – Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina At home games, a check-in post will be set up for 11:44 a.m. – Steve Campbell, So. Alabama During standard weeks, practices on Tuesdays credentialed media members to receive their game 11:51 a.m. – Jake Spavital, Texas State and Wednesdays will be open to approved media credential and conduct a health check. In order to 11:58 a.m. – Chad Lunsford, Ga. Southern members. maintain a safe environment, media members must 12:05 p.m. – Blake Anderson, Arkansas State pass the health check in order to enter the stadium. 12:12 p.m. – Matt Viator, ULM If you plan to attend one or both practices, 12:19 p.m.