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ESPN2 GAME 1 Bob Wischusen, Play-by-Play Date: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020 Dan Orlovsky, Analyst Lericia Harris, Sideline Time: Noon Location: Boone, N.C. APPALACHIAN SPORTS NETWORK Venue: Stadium Adam Witten, Play-by-Play Surface: AstroTurf Pierre Banks, Analyst Molly Cotten, Sideline App State App State in the National Rankings: Charlotte MOUNTAINEERS AP: 32nd in voting points (21st re-rank) 49ERS Radio affiliates, Flagship: 97.3 FM (North Wilkesboro) (13-1 in 2019) Coaches: 35th in points (23rd re-rank) (7-6 in 2019) 8 p.m. on tape delay: 1270 AM (Gastonia/Charlotte) Series: App State leads 2-0 Coach: Coach: Will Healy Listen online at appstatesports.com and via the TuneIn app. 2019: App State 56, Charlotte 41 (Boone) Career: 1-0/1st full year Career: 20-27/5th year At App State: Same 2018: App State 45, Charlotte 9 (Charlotte) At Charlotte: 7-6/2nd year

APP STATE COACHING STAFF APP STATE RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS On the sideline: James Rowe, CBs PASSING RECEIVING Shawn Clark, Head coach Pat Washington, WRs Zac Thomas | #12 | Sr. | Trussville, Ala. Thomas Hennigan | #5 | Sr. | Greensboro, N.C. Dale Jones, DC/ILBs Justin Watts, TEs 2019: 225-for-359 passing, 2,718 yards, 28 TDs, 6 INTs 2019: 61 catches, 773 yards, 6 TDs Cortney Braswell, OLBs Nic Cardwell, OL In the booth: RUSHING DEFENSE Marcus Williams Jr. | #8 | Sr. | Rocky Mount, N.C. Demetrius Taylor | #9 | Sr. | Miami, Fla. Brian Haines, RBs/SPT , OC/QBs 2019: 113 attempts, 652 yards, 5 TDs 2019: 44 tackles, 7.0 sacks, 13.0 TFLs, 1 INT, 8 hurries Robert Nunn, DL Mark DeBastiani, Safeties

CHARLOTTE Saturday, Sept. 12 APP STATE STORYLINES BOONE, N.C. Noon ESPN2 • Moving forward from a 13-1 season that ended with Shawn Clark making his head coaching debut in a win against UAB, App State opens the 2020 season with a home game at Marshall Saturday, Sept. 19 against Charlotte on the new turf in , which also has a new end zone facility. Huntington, W.Va. 1:30 p.m. CBSSN • App State will begin its fall sport seasons without fans at home events through at least the end of CAMPBELL Saturday, Sept. 26 BOONE, N.C. TBD TBD September, a time period that includes games against Charlotte and Campbell (Sept. 26).

LOUISIANA* Wednesday, Oct. 7 • Last season, App State became not only the first Sun Belt team but the first FBS team in BOONE, N.C. 7:30 p.m. ESPN history to win 13 games in a season. Programs in North Carolina have posted an 11-win season at the FBS level a combined 10 times, and App State accounted for three in its first six FBS seasons. at Georgia Southern* Wednesday, Oct. 14 Statesboro, Ga. 7:30 p.m. ESPN • During App State’s historically successful FCS-to-FBS transition, the Mountaineers have posted a 5-0 bowl record in their first five postseason-eligible seasons and won four straight Sun Belt titles (with ARKANSAS STATE* Thursday, Oct. 22 BOONE, N.C. 7:30 p.m. ESPN a 2-0 record in Sun Belt championship games held in Boone).

at ULM* Saturday, Oct. 31 • The Mountaineers’ 54-12 overall record accomplished in the last five seasons is the fifth-best mark in Monroe, La. TBD TBD the country during that span, trailing just Clemson, , Ohio State and Oklahoma. App State, Clemson and Oklahoma are the only FBS programs that have won a conference title in each of the at Texas State* Saturday, Nov. 7 last four seasons, and App State’s 19-1 record in the last 20 games is tied for first place nationally San Marcos, Texas TBD TBD with Clemson and Ohio State. GEORGIA STATE* Saturday, Nov. 14 BOONE, N.C. 2:30 p.m. TBD • Saturday’s game will be on ESPN2, and with App State’s first three games being shown on ESPN, five of App State’s first six games in 2020 are scheduled to be on national television. at Coastal Carolina* Saturday, Nov. 21 The Mountaineers set a program record with seven national television appearances in 2019, when Conway, S.C. TBD TBD they finished at No. 18 in the Amway Coaches Poll and No. 19 in the AP Top 25.

TROY* Saturday, Nov. 28 • The 2020 opener will be App State’s first regular-season, weekend home game to be televised on BOONE, N.C. 2:30 p.m. TBD one of the three linear ESPN channels since Miami’s visit to Kidd Brewer Stadium in 2016. Before Sun Belt Title Game Date TBD that, the Mountaineers’ last regular-season, Saturday home game on one of the three linear ESPN TBD TBD ESPN/ESPN2 channels was a 79-35 win against Western Carolina in 2007. 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 open • Practice closed • Practice closed Email: [email protected] (No interviews) appearance on (Select interviews (Select interviews (No interviews) (No interviews) Sun Belt coaches after practice via after practice via Cell phone: 828-964-7183 call at 11:30 a.m. Zoom) 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 Cell phone: 828-963-3069

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 . 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 includes the Zoom link. Interviews will be done a.m. ET. Below is the order of participants for Sept. 7: remotely, so media members should not come to GAME DAY PROCEDURES the Mark E. Ricks Athletics Complex on Monday. 11:30 a.m. – Shawn Clark, App State A check-in post will be set up for credentialed media 11:37 a.m. – , Coastal Carolina During standard weeks, practices on Tuesdays and members to receive their game credential and con- 11:44 a.m. – Steve Campbell, So. Alabama Wednesdays will be open to approved media mem- duct a health check. In order to maintain a safe 11:51 a.m. – , Texas State bers. environment, media members must pass the health 11:58 a.m. – , Ga. Southern check in order to enter the stadium. 12:05 p.m. – Blake Anderson, Arkansas State If you plan to attend one or both practices, communi- 12:12 p.m. – Matt Viator, ULM cate those plans and submit specific interview Credentialed visitors will be required to wear face 12:19 p.m. – , requests to Joey or Bret by 9 a.m. on Tuesday (for coverings and keep them on the entire time they are 12:26 p.m. – Keith Gill (Sun Belt Commissioner) Tuesday’s practice) and 9 a.m. on Wednesday (for in Kidd Brewer Stadium. Visitors with press box Wednesday’s practice). If you have more than one access (seventh floor) must stay on that level • To participate in Sun Belt Conference media person from your organization planning to attend, the throughout the entirety of their stay — they are not teleconferences, contact Joey Jones or Bret Strelow name of each attendee needs to be shared in advance. allowed to go up and down in the building. for the call-in number and passcode. APPSTATESPORTS.COM

STORYLINES (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) MOST WINS SINCE 2015 (FBS) • Before schedule changes related to COVID-19, App State’s original 2020 schedule included non- conference home games against Morgan State (home on Sept. 5), Wake Forest (road on Sept. 11), 1. Clemson 69-5 (.932) Wisconsin (road on Sept. 19) and UMass (home on Sept. 26). Now, with no Sept. 5 opener but the 2. Alabama 66-6 (.917) same eight league opponents, App State has an 11-game schedule with nonconference games 3. Ohio State 61-7 (.897) against Charlotte, Marshall (road on Sept. 19) and Campbell (home on Sept. 26). 4. Oklahoma 58-10 (.853) 5. App State 54-12 (.818) • App State will be playing Charlotte for the third straight year, after this year’s matchup was added 6. Georgia 54-15 (.783) to the schedule on Aug. 12. That announcement also included an agreement for a 2030 game in 7. Boise State 52-15 (.776) Charlotte, further enhancing a series that already included more games on a yearly basis from 2026-29. 8. Wisconsin 52-16 (.765) 9. LSU 51-14 (.785) • The Mountaineers will play host to Charlotte for the second straight year. Current NFL rookie 10. Penn State 49-17 (.742) rushed for a career-high 234 yards and totaled four last year as a crowd of 29,182 fans at The Rock witnessed a 56-41 win. Two years ago, Zac Thomas went 14 of MOST WINS SINCE 2015 (G5) 14 passing for 295 yards during a 45-9 win in front of a record 19,151 fans at Charlotte. • Shawn Clark, who played at App State from 1994-1998 and was App State’s offensive line coach 1. App State 54-12 (.818) from 2016-19, will be the head coach for a game in Kidd Brewer Stadium for the first time. He 2. Boise State 52-15 (.776) agreed to become the Mountaineers’ head coach on Dec. 13, 2019 — eight days before he led App 3. San Diego State 49-18 (.731) State to a 31-17 bowl victory against UAB in New Orleans. He served as the offensive coordinater 4. Memphis 48-20 (.706) under interim head coach during a 45-13 bowl win against Middle Tennessee in 2018 T5. Toledo 43-21 (.672) and was also the assistant head coach on ’s staff during the 2019 season. T5. Louisiana Tech 43-23 (.651) T5. Temple 43-24 (.642) • In Shawn Clark’s five years as an App State offensive lineman, App State went 24-6 at home, and the Mountaineers were 22-3 at home in his four years as an assistant, making the combined record 4+ LEAGUE TITLES IN A ROW 46-9 in 55 home games leading up to his head coaching debut at The Rock.

App State Sun Belt • On Sunday, App State announced six team captains for the 2020 season: seniors Zac Thomas (QB), Clemson ACC Noah Hannon (C), Thomas Hennigan (WR), Demetrius Taylor (DE), Elijah Diarrassouba (DE) and Oklahoma Big 12 Shemar-Jean Charles (CB).

SUN BELT OVERALL WINS SINCE ‘14 • App State is one of only six FBS programs to have won nine-plus games in each of the previous five seasons. The other five were Alabama, Boise State, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma.

1. App State 61-17 (.782) OFFENSE 2. Arkansas State 47-30 (.610) • App State returns seven primary starters from an offense that helped the 2019 team set Sun Belt 3. Troy 43-32 (.573) records by scoring 73 touchdowns and 543 points. There are two more returning players (TE Henry 4. Georgia Southern 42-33 (.560) Pearson, WR Jalen Virgil) who made a combined 13 starts last season. Virgil, a track standout, is 5. Louisiana 42-36 (.538) No. 3 overall and No. 1 among offensive players on The Athletic’s “Freaks List” for 2020 college players.

RECORDS VS. SBC TEAMS SINCE ‘14 • App State senior Zac Thomas is 23-3 as a starter, and in one of the losses, he played only one series. Named the preseason offensive player of the year in the Sun Belt, he ranks No. 4 in 1. App State 43-7 (.860) school history with 49 TD passes, and he enters the 2020 opener with 989 career rushing yards. 2. Arkansas State 36-12 (.750) • Zac Thomas needs 10 more TD passes to tie Richie Williams for fourth place in school history, and 3. Georgia Southern 31-17 (.646) Thomas is 324 passing yards away from tying Randy Joyce (5,114) for ninth place in school history. 4. Louisiana 31-19 (.620) 5. Troy 29-19 (.604) • First-year offensive coordinatorTony Petersen often says it’s App State’s offense, not his offense. The Mountaineers have had a 1,000-yard rusher in each of the last eight seasons — a streak that DEFENSIVE INTS SINCE 2015 trails only the 11 straight years from Boise State — and App State has a talented trio of backs in place after Darrynton Evans (1,480 yards in 2019) became a third-round pick of the . 1. San Diego State 91 2. App State 87 • Marcus Williams Jr. (senior), Daetrich Harrington (junior) and Camerun Peoples (sophomore) 3. Alabama 86 averaged a collective 6.0 yards per carry last season with 996 rushing yards on 166 attempts. One 4. Utah 84 of three active Sun Belt players with at least 500 rushing yards in each of the last three seasons, T5. Clemson/Iowa/Wisconsin 81 Williams had 652 yards in 2019, and Harrington’s 319 yards in just eight games included a team-high 89 yards on nine carries in the Sun Belt title game. Peoples had a 63-yard YEARS WITH 1,000-YD RUSHER STREAK run in App State’s bowl win during his true freshman season but suffered a season-ending injury at the end of a 17-yard carry in the 2019 opener.

1. Boise State 11 • App State’s roster includes four senior receivers: Thomas Hennigan, Malik Williams, Jalen Virgil T2. App State, Ohio State 8 and Corey Sutton (who has opted out for the 2020 season). Hennigan, whose 14 career TD catches are tied for seventh in school history, and Williams both started in their collegiate debuts at Georgia W-L RECORD LAST 20 GAMES as true freshmen in 2017. Hennigan, Williams and Virgil combined to make 140 catches for 1,754 yards last season and have 293 catches for 3,697 yards with 28 touchdowns in their careers. T1. App State 19-1 T1. Clemson 19-1 • In each of its first six FBS seasons, the Mountaineers ranked in the top 25 nationally in both rushing yards per game and fewest sacks allowed. Shawn Clark was the offensive line coach for the last T1. Ohio State 19-1 four, including 2018 and 2019 seasons when the group was recognized as a top-15 line nationally 4. LSU 18-2 by the Joe Moore Award. APPSTATESPORTS.COM

2019 TEAM STATS COMPARISON APPS IN THE NFL

APP STATE OPPONENTS CATEGORY CHARLOTTE OPPONENTS Eleven App State alums participated in NFL 543 280 Points 388 421 training camps or have been on rosters this fall. 38.8 20.0 Points Per Game 29.9 32.4 599-3,240 485-1,811 Rushing Attempts-Yards 527-2,639 510-2,495 RONALD BLAIR | DL | + 231.4 129.4 Rushing Yards Per Game 203.0 191.9 5.4 3.7 Yards Per Rush 5.0 4.9 AKEEM DAVIS-GAITHER | LB | * 2,824 2,894 Passing Yards 2,749 2,457 DARRYNTON EVANS | RB | Tennessee Titans* 201.7 206.7 Passing Yards Per Game 211.5 189.0 JORDAN FEHR | LB | 231-370-6 253-455-14 Pass Completions-Attempts-INTs 195-321-14 195-314-9 COLBY GOSSETT | OL | % 433.1 336.1 Total Offense Per Game 414.5 380.9 TAE HAYES | CB | 9-3 20-10 -Lost 11-5 12-6 95-899 88-664 Penalties-Yards 68-594 75-744 DANIEL KILGORE | OL | * 11-16 13-19 Field Goals Made-Attempted 10-13 10-16 | OL | Cleveland Browns* 71-42.7 85-38.3 Punts-Avg. 51-38.7 55-41.5 SAM MARTIN | P/KO | * DOUG MIDDLETON | S | Tennessee Titans STORYLINES (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3) JOSH THOMAS | S | • App State returns four of five starters from the 2019 line (including three rising seniors inNoah Hannon, Baer Hunter and Ryan Neuzil to go along with sophomore Cooper Hodges) and another * On Active Roster senior (Cole Garrison) is expected to play an important role at one spot for first-year line coach ^ On Practice Squad Nic Cardwell. Cardwell, who played tight end at App State, was on its staff from 2008-14 and 2017-18. + PUP List % Opted Out Of 2020 Season • Tony Petersen spent 2019 as an offensive analyst at Missouri following stints coordinating successful offenses at Marshall (2010-12), Louisiana Tech (2013-15) and ECU (2016-18).During an extended run as a co-offensive coordinator at Minnesota, the Golden Gophers had three straight APP STATE AT A GLANCE seasons (2003-05) in which they averaged more than 250.0 rushing yards per game, highlighted by a 2003 season in which they ranked third nationally by rushing for 289.2 yards per game. • APP STATE ranked No. 18 in Kiplinger’s • In addition to Tony Petersen and Nic Cardwell (who had been App State’s tight ends coach in 2018 2019 list of Best Values in Public Colleges. before spending last season at Louisville), Brian Haines is the new running backs coach/special • APP STATE placed No. 3 among southern teams coordinator. Justin Watts (tight ends/recruiting coordinator) and Pat Washington (wide universities in the Top Public Regional receivers) are back in the same roles they filled during the 13-1 season. Universities category via the 2018 U.S. News DEFENSE & World Report Best Colleges Rankings. • App State defensive end Demetrius Taylor and cornerback Shaun Jolly are on the preseason watch • APP STATE has placed among the top 15 lists for both the Bednarik Award and Nagurski Trophy (separate honors for the top defensive player public and private southern universities since in the ). The Mountaineers return both starting cornerbacks (Shemar Jean-Charles the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges is the other one), both starting defensive ends from 2019 (Elijah Diarrassouba is a two-year starter) and two inside linebackers with considerable starting experience (D’Marco Jackson, Trey Cobb). Rankings were first published in 1986. • BOONE, N.C. ranked No. 15 overall (and • Shaun Jolly had two pick-six TDs in 2019 to help App State tie for the national lead with six No. 1 among Group of Five Conference defensive touchdowns, and the Mountaineers’ 87 since the start of the 2015 season program towns/cities) on the Top 100 College rank second nationally behind just the 91 from San Diego State. Football Towns of America Countdown. APP STATE’S • Shaun Jolly, PFF College’s highest-graded returning Group of Five defender, has been named a • notable alums include preseason All-American by seven different publications. He intercepted five passes in 2019 and country music stars Luke Combs and Eric added eight PBUs, 45 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss. Church, as well as author Stephen Dubner.

• Demetrius Taylor is coming off a tremendously productive and versatile junior season. Taylor had APP STATE ATHLETICS IN 2019-20 44 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, eight QB hurries, four pass breakups, three forced fumbles, two blocked kicks, one and one return for a touchdown last season. He earned • Conference championships in football and several national defensive player of the week honors based on his 2019 performance against North men’s cross country in 2019 Carolina and has 13.5 sacks among his 22.5 tackles for loss in 39 career games. • 47 all-conference selections in 2019-20 • 3.25 cumulative GPA (school record) for • App State’s 3-4 defense is once again coordinated by Dale Jones, who coached at Louisville in 2019 following a 23-year run on App State’s staff. He served as co-defensive coordinator in 2018, when an student-athletes after the 2019-20 year App State team that went 11-2 ranked among the FBS leaders in scoring defense (No. 4, 15.5 points) • 3.0 GPA for 16 straight semesters and total defense (No. 6, 288.0 yards). He was the lone coordinator during a 45-13 bowl win in which • 10 teams achieved a team single-year APR Middle Tennessee committed two turnovers, gave up six sacks and was held to 62 rushing yards on score of 1,000 from NCAA 45 carries. He was also App State’s defensive coordinator from 2010-12. • More than 14,000 hours in the community • The defensive staff includes veterans and young coaches with ties toShawn Clark, Dale Jones or by App State student-athletes ranked each other. Safeties coach Mark DeBastiani coached defensive tackles at App State from 1995-96, second-most in the nation by Helper Helper when Clark was a player in Boone, and cornerbacks coach James Rowe worked with DeBastiani at • Every program ended the 2020 spring Florida in 2015. Defensive line coach Robert Nunn was the head coach at Georgia Military College semester with over a 3.3 GPA, including 12 with Jones working as his defensive coordinator from 1992-95, and Nunn spent the previous 19 teams with over a 3.5 GPA seasons in the NFL, notably winning a ring as the ’ defensive line coach to conclude the 2011 season. Cortney Braswell spent last season at Louisville with Jones and learned • Led the Sun Belt with five teams receiving from him when he was a high school head coach bringing his teams to Boone for summer camps. NCAA Public Recognition Awards APPSTATESPORTS.COM

SUN BELT STANDINGS AP TOP 25 AMWAY COACHES POLL

East Division RK TEAM REC PTS 2019 RK TEAM REC PTS #1 VOTES 1. Clemson (38) 1,520 2 14-1 1. Clemson 0-0 1,589 38 Team League Overall 2. Ohio State* (21) 1,504 3 13-1 2. Ohio State 0-0 1,555 17 App State 0-0 0-0 3. Alabama (2) 1,422 8 11-2 3. Alabama 0-0 1,495 4 Coastal Carolina 0-0 0-0 Georgia Southern 0-0 0-0 4. Georgia 1,270 4 12-2 4. Georgia 0-0 1,345 0 Georgia State 0-0 0-0 5. Oklahoma 1,269 7 12-2 5. Louisiana State 0-0 1,330 6 Troy 0-0 0-0 6. LSU (1) 1,186 1 15-0 6. Oklahoma 0-0 1,315 0 7. Penn State* 1,147 9 11-2 7. Penn State 0-0 1,199 0 West Division 8. Florida 1,125 6 11-2 8. Florida 0-0 1,176 0 Team League Overall 9. Oregon* 1,119 5 12-2 9. Oregon 0-0 1,164 0 South Alabama 0-0 1-0 10. Notre Dame 995 12 11-2 10. Notre Dame 0-0 1,012 0 Louisiana 0-0 0-0 11. Auburn 852 14 9-4 11. Auburn 0-0 898 0 ULM 0-0 0-0 12. Wisconsin* 840 11 10-4 12. Wisconsin 0-0 887 0 Arkansas State 0-0 0-1 13. Texas A&M 764 NR 8-5 13. Texas A&M 0-0 807 0 Texas State 0-0 0-1 14. Texas 703 25 8-5 14. Texas 0-0 703 0 Saturday’s games 15. Oklahoma State 672 NR 8-5 15. Michigan 0-0 687 0 Charlotte at App State, Noon 16. Michigan* 611 18 9-4 16. Oklahoma State 0-0 524 0 Louisiana at Iowa State, Noon 17. Southern Cal* 534 NR 8-5 17. USC 0-0 521 0 Arkansas State at Kansas State, 3:30 p.m. 18. North Carolina 496 NR 7-6 18. Minnesota 0-0 494 0 Campbell at Georgia Southern, 3:30 p.m. 19. Minnesota* 451 10 11-2 19. North Carolina 0-0 415 0 UTSA at Texas State, 3:30 p.m. 20. Cincinnati 234 21 11-3 20. Utah 0-0 241 0 Tulane at South Alabama, 7:30 p.m. 21. UCF 229 24 10-3 21. Central Florida 0-0 232 0 Coastal Carolina at Kansas, 10 p.m. 22. Utah* 211 16 11-3 22. Cincinnati 0-0 229 0 2019 TRENDS 23. Iowa State 199 NR 7-6 23. Iowa 0-0 204 0 24. Iowa* 134 15 10-3 24. Virginia Tech 0-0 143 0 25. Tennessee 133 NR 8-5 25. Iowa State 0-0 135 0 App State’s Record in ... Others receiving votes: Memphis 86, Virginia Others receiving votes: Tennessee 111; Boise August 1-0 Tech 85, Boise State 68, Arizona State 66, Miami State 111; Arizona State 88; Kentucky 73; September 3-0 42, Louisville 32, APP STATE 26, Washington 21, Memphis 71; Baylor 66; Washington 65; October 3-1 Kentucky 20, Indiana 19, Baylor 15, California 11, Louisville 62; Miami 58; APP STATE 31; Navy November 4-0 TCU 9, Virginia 7, Navy 6, Florida State 6, SMU 17; Virginia 13; Air Force 12; Mississippi State 9; December 2-0 3, Mississippi State 3, Air Force 3, Northwestern Texas Christian 7; Washington State 6; Tulane 5; App State’s Conference Record ... 1, UAB 1. California 5; UL Lafayette 3; Southern Methodist At home 3-1 3; Nebraska 3; Stanford 2; Pittsburgh 1; Kansas On the road 4-0 * Indicates team canceled their games for the State 1; Indiana 1; Duke 1. App State’s Non-League Record ... fall season At home 2-0 On the road 2-0 App State’s Record in Games ... STORYLINES (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4) Decided by 1-3 points 1-1 • Following the departures of leading tacklers Akeem Davis-Gaither (outside linebacker) and 4-7 points 2-0 Jordan Fehr (inside linebacker), D’Marco Jackson is the top returning tackler from 2019 with 8-10 points 1-0 60, and he scored a special teams TD in last year’s win against Charlotte. Davis-Gaither became 11-19 points 3-0 a fourth-round pick of the Cincinnati Bengals, and Fehr spent time in camp with the Minnesota 20-29 points 3-0 Vikings. 30+ points 3-0 App State’s Record When Scoring ... • OLB Nick Hampton wasn’t a starter as a redshirt freshman in 2019, but he ranked second on the 10 or fewer points 0-0 team with 5.5 sacks. He tied for the team lead with eight QB hurries and forced two fumbles. 11-19 points 1-0 20-29 points 1-1 SPECIAL TEAMS 30+ points 11-0 • Brian Haines arrived from Ohio and takes over a special teams unit with returning starters at kicker App State’s Record When Allowing ... (Chandler Staton), punter (Xavier Subotsch), long snapper (Christian Johnstone) and holder 10 or fewer points 4-0 (Clayton Howell). 11-19 points 4-0 20-29 points 1-1 • App State scored six special teams TDs in the previous two seasons, blocked five kicks last year and 30+ points 4-0 have an emerging return threat in Jalen Virgil, who set up a touchdown with a 57-yard kickoff App State’s Record in Games ... return in last year’s win at South Carolina. During the day 8-0 At night 5-1 • Two years ago, when App State won in Charlotte, Thomas Hennigan had a 59-yard punt return for Scoring first 6-0 a touchdown against the 49ers. Several publications have named him a second-team All-Sun Belt Opponent scores first 7-1 punt returner this preseason. Leading after 1st quarter 9-0 Trailing after 1st quarter 3-1 Tied after 1st quarter 1-0 • Last season, Chandler Staton went 11 of 16 on field goals and 72 of 73 on extra points to score 105 Leading at halftime 11-0 points (third in the Sun Belt, third-most in a season by an App State kicker). Opponents averaged Trailing at halftime 1-1 just 19.0 yards on the kickoffs they returned against App State. Tied at Half 1-0 Leading after 3rd quarter 13-0 • In 2019, Xavier Subotsch set the App State record with 26 punts inside the 20, breaking the Trailing after 3rd quarter 0-1 previous record of 25 set by Sam Martin in 2012. The long punt return of the season by an Tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 opponent was only 15 yards, as other teams totaled only 62 punt (23rd nationally) on 17 returns for a 3.65 average (13th nationally). APPSTATESPORTS.COM SHAWNCLARK

Less than four years after coming back to Boone to coach at his beloved alma mater, Shawn Clark not only became App State’s head coach, but he began his tenure with a record-breaking bowl win. Clark was hired as the 22nd head football coach in App State history on Dec. 13, 2019. His five-year contract runs through the 2024 season, and he made his official head coaching debut while leading the Mountaineers to a 31-17 victory against UAB in the 2019 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl eight days after his introducto- ry press conference. Ranked 18th in the final Amway Coaches Poll of the season, App State went 13-1 to become the first Sun Belt team and the first FBS team from North Carolina to win 13 games in a season. Clark has helped lead record-setting runs to conference titles and bowl vic- tories, not just at App State, where he played from 1994-98 and had served as an assistant since 2016, but also in four other leagues during his two decades of college coaching experience. Working for championship-winning programs at Louisville and Eastern Kentucky before being part of a bowl win for Big Ten member Purdue and coaching at Kent State, Clark has also been a vital part of App State’s historic FBS success. Overseeing talented, hard-working offensive lines, he followed a December 2018 coaching change involving college teammate ’s depar- ture for Louisville by excelling as an aggressive offensive play-caller in a 45-13 bowl victory against Middle Tennessee. With valuable experience at his dispos- al, Clark was promoted to assistant head coach before the 2019 season with Eliah Drinkwitz in his first year as a college head coach. COACH CLARK AT A GLANCE In each of Clark’s four seasons coaching App State’s offensive line, with Name...... Shawn Clark the Mountaineers earning four straight Sun Belt Conference titles while com- Birthdate ...... Aug. 16, 1975 piling a 43-10 record in that span, the line ranked in the top 25 nationally in Hometown...... Charleston, W. Va. both rushing yards per game and fewest sacks allowed. The unit was recog- High School...... George Washington nized by the Joe Moore Award as one of the nation’s top 15 offensive lines College...... App State, 1998 in 2018 and 2019, and all five starters on the 2019 line received All-Sun Belt ...... (B.S., criminal justice) Conference recognition. Wife:...... Jonelle (Csora) An offensive lineman in college, Clark was a two-time All-American (1996 Children:...... Giana, Braxton and 1998) and three-time all-conference selection (1995, 1996, 1998) for ...... @coach_sclark teams that went a combined 45-16 during his first five years in Boone. In fact, as a player during the 12-0 start in 1995 and a coach for the 2019 team that YEARS AS A PLAYER (OFFENSIVE GUARD) has set a single-season record for wins by an FBS program in the state of Year Record Honors 1994: ...... 9-4...... True freshman starter North Carolina, Clark has been part of the two App State teams to post 11 1995: ...... 12-1 (SoCon champs)...... All-SoCon regular-season victories. 1996: ...... 7-4...... All-SoCon, Third-team All-American Clark graduated from App State with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice 1997: ...... 7-4...... Redshirted in 1998 and earned a master’s in education from Louisville in 2003. 1998: ...... 10-3...... All-SoCon, First-team All-American His wife, Jonelle, was a standout softball student-athlete at Eastern Ken- tucky and was inducted into EKU’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008. The Clarks YEARS AS A COACH have two children: a daughter, Giana, and a son, Braxton. 2001-02: ...... Louisville (Graduate Assistant) Clark began his college coaching career at Louisville in 2001 and has been 2003-08: ...... Eastern Kentucky (Offensive Line) part of six teams that won at least nine games. 2009-12: ...... Purdue (Offensive Line) In 2016, the Mountaineers led the Sun Belt in rushing offense (250.9 yards per 2013-15: ...... Kent State (Offensive Line) game to rank No. 10 nationally as well as No. 2 in Sun Belt history) and ranked 16th 2016-18: ...... App State (Co-Offensive Coordinator/OL) nationally in sacks allowed. The Mountaineers led the Sun Belt in both rushing 2019: ...... App State (Assistant Head Coach/OL) yards and fewest sacks in 2017, as they allowed only eight sacks (No. 2 nationally) 2020-present: ...... App State (Head Coach) and averaged 223.6 rushing yards per game to rank 22nd nationally. The 2018 team ranked 14th nationally in rushing yards per game (240.3) and COACHING AT APP STATE 20th nationally with only 18 sacks allowed. Vic Johnson was the only senior starter Year Overall League (Finish) Bowl (W/L) on an offensive line that helped the 2019 team rank 16th nationally at 231.4 rush- 2016 10-3 7-1 (T-1st) Camellia (W) ing yards per game and tied for 17th with only 18 sacks allowed. 2017 9-4 7-1 (T-1st) Dollar General (W) By defeating Louisiana in the 2019 Sun Belt Championship Game, App State 2018 11-2 7-1 (1st, SBC title game win) New Orleans (W) joined Clemson and Oklahoma as the only FBS programs with an active streak of at 2019 13-1 7-1 (1st, SBC title game win) New Orleans (W) least four straight league titles. APPSTATESPORTS.COM

APP STATE COACHING STAFF GENERAL INFORMATION TV CHART/GAME DAY LOCATIONS Name...... Appalachian State University (App State) Location...... Boone, N.C. Founded...... 1899 ON THE SIDELINES Enrollment...... 20,023 Conference ...... Sun Belt Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Nickname...... Mountaineers Colors...... Black and Gold Mascot...... Yosef Marching Band ...... Marching Mountaineers Chancellor...... Dr. Sheri N. Everts (Nebraska, 1980) SHAWN CLARK DALE JONES CORTNEY BRASWELL NIC CARDWELL Athletics Director...... Doug Gillin (SUNY Cortland, 1991) Head Coach Def. Coordinator/ Outside Offensive Faculty Athletics Representative ...... Rene Salinas Inside LBs Linebackers Line Game Operations Director...... John Welch Stadium...... Kidd Brewer Capacity...... 30,000 Surface...... FieldTurf Football Office Phone...... 828-262-2501 Ticket Office Phone...... 828-262-2079 Athletics Website...... appstatesports.com BRIAN HAINES ROBERT NUNN JAMES ROWE PAT WASHINGTON Athletics Twitter...... @appstatesports Football Twitter...... @AppState_FB Special Teams/ Defensive Cornerbacks Wide Receivers Athletics Instagram...... @appstatesports Running Backs Line Football Instagram...... @appstate_fb Athletics Facebook...... facebook.com/appstatesports Football Facebook...... facebook.com/AppStateFootball

IN FOOTBALL HISTORY THE First Year...... 1928 BOOTH All-Time Record...... 629-338-28 (90 seasons completed) Conference Championships...... 22 JUSTIN WATTS TONY PETERSEN MARK DEBASTIANI North State Conference (6)...... 1931, ‘37, ‘39, ‘48, ‘50, ‘54 Tight Ends/ Off. Coordinator/ Safeties (12)...... 1986, ‘87, ‘91, ‘95, ‘99, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘12 Recruiting Coord. QBs Sun Belt Conference (4)...... 2016, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19 NCAA Bowl Games...... 5 Years...... 2015, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19 FOOTBALL STAFF Record...... 5-0 Head Coach (Alma Mater)...... Shawn Clark (App State, 1998) Most Recent...... 2019 New Orleans Bowl (App State 31, UAB 17) Defensive Coordinator/Inside LBs...... Dale Jones (Tennessee, 1988) NCAA Division I FCS Playoff Appearances...... 20 Offensive Coordinator/QBs...... Tony Petersen (Marshall, 1990) Years...... 1986, ‘87, ‘89, ‘91, ‘92, ‘94, ‘95, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Outside Linebackers...... Cortney Braswell (Dalton State, 2013) NCAA Division I FCS National Championships...... 3 Offensive Line ...... Nic Cardwell (App State, 2008) Years...... 2005, ‘06, ‘07 Safeties...... Mark DeBastiani (Shephard, 1993) NAIA Bowl Games...... 9 Special Teams Coordinator/RBs...... Brian Haines (Marietta, 2004) Record...... 3-6 Defensive Line...... Robert Nunn (Oklahoma State, 1988) Years...... 1937, ‘38, ‘48, ‘49, ‘50 (2), ‘54 (2), ‘55 Cornerbacks...... James Rowe (South Florida, 2009) All-Americans...... 88 Wide Receivers...... Pat Washington (Auburn, 1987) Academic All-Americans...... 6 Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator...... Justin Watts (Clemson, 2000) Director of Athletic Performance...... Brad Bielaniec TEAM INFORMATION Assistant Director of Athletic Performance...... Marcus Jones 2019 Record...... 13-1 Associate A.D./Football Operations...... Nolan Jones 2019 Sun Belt Conference Record/Finish...... 7-1/1st (Title game win) Senior Assistant to the Head Coach...... Lance Ware Basic Offense...... Pro Director of Player Personnel...... Andrew Blaylock Basic Defense...... 3-4 Football Athletic Trainer...... Zach Parker Players Returning/Lost...... 64/18 Offensive Quality Control...... Robert Kugler Offense...... 26/9 Defensive Quality Control...... Trey Money Defense...... 34/8 Defensive Quality Control...... Anthony Shakir Specialists...... 4/1 Starters Returning/Lost...... 12/10 Graduate Assistant (Offense)...... Darnell Laws Offense...... 7/4 Graduate Assistant (Defense)...... John Law Defense...... 5/6 Director of Video Operations...... George Claiborne Specialists...... 4/0 Student-Athlete Leadership...... Reggie Hunt Student Life Coordinator...... J.R. Reese APPSTATESPORTS.COM ZAC THOMAS #12 | SENIOR | QB | 6-1 | 210 | TRUSSVILLE, ALA.

• On preseason watch lists for the Maxwell, Davey O’Brien, Manning, Unitas and CFPA National Performer of the Year awards • Sun Belt’s Preseason Offensive Player of the Year for 2020 after winning the postseason award in 2018 and accounting for 35 total touchdowns (28 passing) in 2019 • 23-3 as a starter (played only one series at Georgia Southern in 2018 and missed Coastal Carolina game immediately after that) • Enters 2020 at No. 4 in school history with 49 career TD passes and No. 5 in school history in touchdown responsibility (67) • MVP of 2018 New Orleans Bowl with three passing TDs and one receiving touchdown • Career high of 326 passing yards at Troy in 2019 • In two wins vs. Charlotte, is a combined 28-of-34 passing for 477 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions • Went 14-of-14 passing for 295 yards at Charlotte in 2018

“BAM BAM” BY THE NUMBERS

2017 Comp. Att. Int. Yards TD Long Rush Yards TD Long 2019 Comp. Att. Int. Yards TD Long Rush Yards TD Long at Georgia 3 5 0 20 0 10 1 13 0 13 ETSU 16 24 0 150 2 31 5 32 1 27 Savannah State 3 5 0 13 0 14 5 19 0 18 Charlotte 14 20 0 182 3 73 10 4 0 10 Louisiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 7 at North Carolina 20 29 1 224 0 43 6 57 0 50 vs. Toledo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coastal Carolina 19 23 1 246 2 55 6 10 0 7 TOTALS 6 10 0 33 0 14 8 45 0 18 at Louisiana 11 17 0 147 0 47 15 63 2 27 ULM 18 30 1 214 3 54 6 58 1 32 2018 Comp. Att. Int. Yards TD Long Rush Yards TD Long at South Alabama 16 28 0 132 1 19 6 42 0 29 at Penn State 25 38 1 270 2 39 15 43 1 22 Georgia Southern 25 51 0 271 3 29 5 37 0 22 at Charlotte 14 14 0 295 3 90 8 29 1 9 at South Carolina 9 15 1 105 0 24 9 -7 1 9 Gardner-Webb 11 15 0 185 1 64 4 8 1 14 at Georgia State 19 31 1 256 4 50 6 52 1 31 South Alabama 8 18 2 146 2 44 6 77 2 54 Texas State 8 16 0 174 2 60 6 28 0 11 at Arkansas St. 12 27 0 144 2 41 5 76 1 62 at Troy 28 34 1 326 4 44 2 11 1 6 Louisiana 10 20 1 106 1 26 5 43 0 14 Louisiana (SBC) 9 17 0 149 2 58 13 25 0 25 at Ga. Southern 1 1 0 -1 0 0 1 5 0 5 vs. UAB 13 24 0 142 2 32 9 28 0 11 at Coastal Carolina — DNP — TOTALS 225 359 6 2,718 28 73 104 440 7 50 at Texas State 25 36 0 247 2 43 11 76 0 16 Georgia State 20 24 0 282 3 40 7 27 1 24 CAREER TOTALS 390 623 12 4,790 49 90 204 989 17 62 Troy 12 24 0 113 2 16 11 33 1 10 Louisiana (SBC) 6 13 0 75 0 34 9 59 2 35 vs. MTSU 15 24 2 177 3 35 9 28 0 13 TOTALS 159 254 6 2,039 21 90 92 504 10 62

APP STATE CAREER PASSING TDs APP STATE CAREER TD RESPONSIBILITY TDs Player Years TDs Player Years 90 Taylor Lamb 2014-17 139 2006-09 74 Armanti Edwards 2006-09 113 Taylor Lamb 2014-17 59 Richie Williams 2002-05 81 Richie Williams 2002-05 49 Zac Thomas 2017-19 67 Zac Thomas 2017-19 APP STATE CAREER PASSING YARDS APP STATE CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE Yards Player Comp-Att Years Yards Player Attempts Years 10,392 Armanti Edwards 768-1,180 2006-09 14,753 Armanti Edwards 1,935 att. 2006-09 9,786 Taylor Lamb 754-1,240 2014-17 11,794 Taylor Lamb 1,570 att. 2014-17 7,759 Richie Williams 589-947 2002-05 9,370 Richie Williams 1,411 att. 2002-05 6,533 Steve Brown 437-848 1977-80 7,129 Steve Brown 1,160 att. 1977-80 5,971 Jamal Londry-Jackson 490-765 2010-13 6,718 Jamal Londry-Jackson 1,009 att. 2010-13 5,427 Joe Burchette 446-796 1999-2002 6,182 D.J. Campbell 1,335 att. 1989-92 5,414 D.J. Campbell 476-904 1989-92 5,779 Zac Thomas 827 att. 2017-19 5,141 Pat Murphy 338-694 1965-68 5,731 Joe Burchette 1,000 att. 1999-2002 5,114 Randy Joyce 449-845 1981-84 5,540 DeAndre Presley 650 att. 2008-11 4,790 Zac Thomas 390-623 2017-19 5,163 Pat Murphy 837 att. 1965-68 APPSTATESPORTS.COM DEMETRIUS TAYLOR #9 | SENIOR | DE | 6-1 | 295 | MIAMI, FLA. • Reese’s Top 250 watch list as well as watch lists for the Nagurski Trophy and Bednarik Award • National defensive player of the week for his performance in a win at North Carolina in 2019, when he scored on a 20-yard fumble return created by his forced fumble on a blindside hit, also returned an interception 19 yards, forced a second fumble and finished with 2.5 sacks • In that 34-31 victory at North Carolina, became first FBS player this millennium with 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble return for a TD and an interception in the same game • Has 13.5 sacks and 22.5 tackles for loss in 39 career games going into his senior year • Finished junior season with 44 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, eight QB hurries, three forced fumbles, two blocked kicks (one punt, one field goal), four PBUs, one interception and one fumble return for a touchdown

SHAUN JOLLY #3 | JUNIOR | CB | 5-9 | 180 | STONE MOUNTAIN, GA.

• Preseason All-American via Walter Camp (first team), USA TODAY Sports (second team), CBS Sports (second team), Sporting News (second team), Street and Smith (second team), PFF College (third team) and Phil Steele (fourth team) • Highest-graded returning Group of Five defender via PFF College after his 91.7 in 2019 tied LSU’s Derek Stingley Jr. for No. 1 among 496 qualifying FBS cornerbacks • Preseason watch list for Nagurski Trophy and Bednarik Award • In first season as a starter, recorded five interceptions to tie for the Sun Belt lead and tied for first place nationally with two pick-six touchdowns (against Coastal Carolina and Georgia State) • Blocked punt late in the first half against Charlotte in 2019 was returned 16 yards by D’Marco Jackson for a touchdown APPSTATESPORTS.COM PAVING THE WAY

• In 2018 and 2019, the Mountaineers’ O-line was recognized as a top-15 line nationally by the Joe Moore Award • In all six of its FBS seasons, App State has ranked in the top 25 nationally in both rushing yards per game (No. 16 at 231.4 in 2019) and fewest sacks allowed (tied for No. 17 with 18 in 2019). • App State returns four of five starters on the offensive line in C Noah Hannon (pictured left), LG Ryan Neuzil, RG Baer Hunter and RT Cooper Hodges. Cole Garrison, who has played in 37 career games, is a candidate to start at LT. • Hannon, Hunter, Neuzil and Garrison are all seniors, and Hodges is a sophomore. They have combined for 163 career games and 115 career starts, including 40 straight by Hannon, 32 straight by Neuzil and 20 straight by Hunter • All four returning starters received preseason All-Sun Belt recognition from the league’s coaches and media. • The watch list for the includes Hunter and Hannon, whom PFF ranked as a top-10 center nationally in WAA (wins above average) as a junior and sophomore THOMAS HENNIGAN #5 | SENIOR | WR | 6-1 | 210 | GREENSBORO, N.C.

• Tied for seventh place in App State history with 14 career TD catches • Sun Belt’s “Best Hands” from Street and Smith • Ranked among the national leaders in contested catches in 2019 with 13 • Preseason watch list for Hornung Award (nation’s most versatile player)

BY THE NUMBERS

2017 Rec Yds Long TD PR Yds Long TD at Coastal 0 0 0 0 1 20 20 0 at Georgia 4 28 9 0 0 0 0 0 at Texas State 2 13 8 0 1 6 6 0 Savannah State 2 17 9 0 4 18 7 0 Georgia State 4 60 33 0 0 0 0 0 at Texas State 6 57 11 1 2 8 5 0 Troy 2 16 9 0 0 0 0 0 Wake Forest 5 74 35 0 3 37 35 0 Louisiana (SBC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Mex. St. 6 66 27 1 2 8 7 0 vs. MTSU 3 45 30 1 0 0 0 0 at Idaho 5 26 8 0 1 3 3 0 TOTALS 29 327 33 1 4 81 59 1 Coastal 4 61 24 0 2 7 6 0 at UMass 2 10 9 1 1 21 21 0 2019 Rec Yds Long TD PR Yds Long TD at ULM 4 67 31 0 0 0 0 0 ETSU 7 79 31 1 2 15 14 0 Ga. Southern 1 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 Charlotte 3 17 7 1 1 14 14 0 Georgia State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at UNC 6 90 35 0 0 0 0 0 Louisiana 5 99 42 4 0 0 0 0 Coastal 5 89 55 0 2 37 25 0 vs. Toledo 1 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 at Louisiana 4 30 12 0 1 -1 -1 0 TOTALS 45 585 51 7 15 102 35 0 ULM 2 11 6 1 2 14 14 0 at So. Alabama 6 58 19 1 2 39 20 0 2018 Rec Yds Long TD PR Yds Long TD at Ga. State 2 14 10 0 4 34 17 0 at Penn State 4 28 14 0 0 0 0 0 Texas State 2 70 60 0 2 5 6 0 at Charlotte 2 18 13 0 2 55 59 1 at Troy 11 140 43 0 0 0 0 0 Gardner-Webb 2 39 31 0 0 0 0 0 Louisiana (SBC) 4 50 15 0 0 0 0 0 South Alabama 4 65 31 0 0 0 0 0 UAB 3 50 27 2 1 4 4 0 at Arkansas State 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 61 773 60 6 21 161 25 0 Louisiana 2 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 at Ga. Southern 3 28 18 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 135 1,685 60 14 40 344 59 1 APPSTATESPORTS.COM

NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School (Previous College) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. 2 Kaleb Dawson DB 5-11 200 So. Moultrie, Ga./Colquitt County 15 Baldwin-Griffin, David QB 6-4 220 R-Fr. 2 Corey Sutton WR 6-3 205 Sr. Cornelius, N.C./Mallard Creek (Kansas State) 51 Bird, Tyler ILB 6-2 225 Jr. 3 Shaun Jolly DB 5-9 180 Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson 55 Blackstock, George DL 6-1 270 Jr. 3 Jacoby Pinckney WR 6-1 220 So. Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman (Virginia Tech) 65 Blackston, Gage OL 6-4 285 Jr. 4 Daetrich Harrington RB 6-0 190 Jr. Douglasville, Ga./Alexander 49 Blanton, Nate LB 6-0 200 Fr. 5 Thomas Hennigan WR 6-1 210 Sr. Greensboro, N.C./Northwest Guilford 28 Brown, KeSean OLB 6-2 205 So. 6 Camerun Peoples RB 6-2 210 So. Lineville, Ala./Clay Central 14 Caldwell, Tre DB 5-10 190 R-Fr. 7 Trey Cobb ILB 6-2 215 Jr. Waycross, Ga./Ware County 56 Casey, Ryker K 6-0 205 R-Fr. 7 Jacob Huesman QB 6-3 205 Sr. Bradenton, Fla./Braden River 44 Castle, Anderson OLB 6-0 200 Fr. 8 Shemar Jean-Charles DB 5-11 190 Sr. Miramar, Fla./Miramar 27 Clarke, Ronald DB 6-0 190 Fr. 8 Marcus Williams Jr. RB 5-10 210 Sr. Rocky Mount, N.C./Southwest Edgecombe 7 Cobb, Trey ILB 6-2 215 Jr. 9 Jackson Gibbs QB 6-1 185 Jr. Davidson, N.C./Hough (UCLA) 85 Crosby, Zac TE 6-4 215 Gr. 9 Demetrius Taylor DL 6-1 295 Sr. Miami, Fla./Northwestern 43 Cruce, Logan RB 5-10 170 Fr. 10 Tim Frizzell OLB 6-1 220 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn./Hardin Valley Academy 75 Daley, Damion OL 6-4 295 So. 10 Tanner Wilson QB 6-2 225 Jr. Reidsville, N.C./Reidsville 58 Daley, Grant ILB 6-2 225 R-Fr. 11 Jalen Virgil WR 6-1 205 Sr. Lawrenceville, Ga./Mountain View 17 Davis, Dashaun WR 5-9 165 R-Fr. 12 Steven Jones DB 5-10 190 Jr. Rockingham, N.C./Richmond Senior 91 Dawkins Jr., Tommy DL 6-2 245 Sr. 12 Zac Thomas QB 6-1 210 Sr. Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville 2 Dawson, Kaleb DB 5-11 200 So. 13 Christan Horn WR 6-2 180 Fr. Columbia, S.C./Westwood 57 Diarrassouba, Elijah DL 6-1 250 Sr. 13 Kaiden Smith DB 6-1 200 Sr. Lawrenceville, Ga./Mountain View 50 Dingle-Prince, DeAndre DL 6-0 255 Fr. 14 Tre Caldwell DB 5-10 190 R-Fr. Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford 40 Doublin, Logan ILB 6-0 215 Jr. 14 Malik Williams WR 5-10 185 Sr. Chester, S.C./Chester Senior 72 Dowdy, Larry OL 6-4 285 R-Fr. 15 David Baldwin-Griffin QB 6-4 220 R-Fr. Compton, Calif./IMG Academy 89 Drews, August TE 6-4 215 Fr. 15 T.D. Roof ILB 5-11 215 Jr. Buford, Ga./Buford (Indiana) 99 Earle, Jordon DL 6-2 300 So. 16 Stan Ellis DB 6-0 185 Fr. Gaffney, S.C./Gaffney 37 Ellenberger, Tanner OLB 6-3 225 Jr. 16 Christian Wells WR 5-11 175 R-Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./University School 16 Ellis, Stan DB 6-0 185 Fr. 17 Dashaun Davis WR 5-9 165 R-Fr. Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach 18 Evans, Mike TE 6-3 235 Sr. 17 Tommy Wright DB 5-11 180 Fr. Lithonia, Ga./Southwest DeKalb 22 Frisbee, Jace OLB 6-2 210 Jr. 18 Mike Evans TE 6-3 235 Sr. Jacksonville, N.C./White Oak (Lenoir-Rhyne) 10 Frizzell, Tim OLB 6-1 220 Sr. 19 Navy Shuler QB 6-0 190 Fr. Fletcher, N.C./Christ School 73 Garrison, Cole OL 6-4 275 Sr. 19 Mike Smith DB 6-0 200 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast 9 Gibbs, Jackson QB 6-1 185 Jr. 20 Je’Mari Littlejohn LB 6-0 220 Fr. Gaffney, S.C./Gaffney 81 Gibbs, Miller TE 6-4 225 So. 20 Nate Noel RB 5-10 175 Fr. Miami, Fla./Northwestern 29 Gliarmis, John K 5-8 155 So. 21 Ryan Huff DB 6-1 210 Jr. Athens, Ga./Cedar Shoals 25 Greene, Jackson DB 5-11 190 R-Fr. 21 Michael Queen WR 6-1 205 Sr. Apex, N.C./Northwood 47 Guentensberger, Colin OLB 6-0 200 R-Fr. 22 Jace Frisbee OLB 6-2 210 Jr. Brevard, N.C./Brevard 36 Haigler, Kevon DL 6-1 215 Fr. 24 Milan Tucker DB 5-11 170 R-Fr. Lehigh Acres, Fla./Fort Myers 80 Hall, AJ WR 6-1 200 So. 24 Ben Williams RB 5-10 185 R-Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian 31 Hampton, Nick OLB 6-3 210 So. 25 Jackson Greene DB 5-11 190 R-Fr. Boone, N.C./Watauga 60 Hannon, Noah OL 6-1 265 Sr. 25 Sean Horton WR 6-1 195 R-Fr. Holly Springs, N.C./Middle Creek 74 Hardy, Anderson OL 6-6 280 So. 26 Nicholas Ross DB 5-11 180 So. Kennesaw, Ga./Kell 41 Harper, Reed LS 5-11 195 R-Fr. 27 Ronald Clarke DB 6-0 190 Fr. Buford, Ga. /Mill Creek 29 Harrington, Brendan OLB 6-1 215 So. 28 KeSean Brown OLB 6-2 205 So. Bamberg, S.C./Bamberg-Ehrhardt 4 Harrington, Daetrich RB 6-0 190 Jr. 29 John Gliarmis K 5-8 155 So. Wilson, N.C./Fike 30 Hayes, Zareon DL 6-1 240 So. 29 Brendan Harrington OLB 6-1 215 So. Pittsboro, N.C./Northwood 34 Heilig, Jourdan ILB 6-2 215 So. 30 Zareon Hayes DL 6-1 240 So. Dillon, S.C./Dillon 79 Henderson, Sammy OL 6-5 270 R-Fr. 30 Clayton Howell P 6-0 195 Jr. High Point, N.C./High Point Central 84 Hennigan, Peter TE 6-0 210 Fr. 31 Nick Hampton OLB 6-3 210 So. Anderson, S.C./Westside 5 Hennigan, Thomas WR 6-1 210 Sr. 33 Jordan Mitchell ILB 6-0 215 So. Beulaville, N.C./East Duplin 83 Henry, Jake WR 5-11 180 Jr. 34 Jourdan Heilig ILB 6-2 215 So. Concord, N.C./Concord 36 Hetzel, Michael WR 5-11 185 Fr. 35 Elijah Johnson WR 5-11 175 R-Fr. Cornelius, N.C./Hough 54 Hiers, Lyle OL 6-5 295 R-Fr. 35 Jalen McLeod LB 6-1 220 Fr. Laurel, Md./Friendship Collegiate Academy 70 Hodges, Cooper OL 6-4 295 So. 36 Kevon Haigler DL 6-1 215 Fr. Hartsville, S.C./Hartsville 13 Horn, Christan WR 6-2 180 Fr. 36 Michael Hetzel WR 5-11 185 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell 25 Horton, Sean WR 6-1 195 R-Fr. 37 Tanner Ellenberger OLB 6-3 225 Jr. Brevard, N.C./Brevard 30 Howell, Clayton P 6-0 195 Jr. 39 Rodney Smith DB 6-3 190 Fr. Gaffney, S.C./Gaffney 7 Huesman, Jacob QB 6-3 205 Sr. APPSTATESPORTS.COM

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School (Previous College) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. 39 Xavier Subotsch P 6-1 195 Sr. Melbourne, Australia/Haileyburg 21 Huff, Ryan DB 6-1 210 Jr. 40 Logan Doublin ILB 6-0 215 Jr. Clearwater, Fla./Largo 51 Hunter, Baer OL 6-2 290 Sr. 40 Cole Jackson RB 5-9 180 So. Mooresville, N.C./Lake Norman (Jacksonville) 66 Israel, Will DL 6-2 235 Jr. 41 Reed Harper LS 5-11 195 R-Fr. Clemmons, N.C./West Forsyth 40 Jackson, Cole RB 5-9 180 So. 42 Christian Johnstone LS 6-3 245 So. Loganville, Ga./Archer 52 Jackson, D’Marco ILB 6-1 225 Jr. 43 Logan Cruce RB 5-10 170 Fr. Oneida, N.Y./Hickory Ridge 8 Jean-Charles, Shemar DB 5-11 190 Sr. 43 Hansky Paillant DL 6-2 245 So. Sunrise, Fla./Miramar 35 Johnson, Elijah WR 5-11 175 R-Fr. 44 Anderson Castle OLB 6-0 200 Fr. Boone, N.C./Watauga 68 Johnston, Greg DL 6-3 275 So. 45 Gabe Montgomery RB 5-8 200 Jr. Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day School (Butler) 42 Johnstone, Christian LS 6-3 245 So. 46 Chris Washington DL 5-11 285 So. Newberry, Fla./Newberry 3 Jolly, Shaun DB 5-9 180 Jr. 47 Colin Guentensberger OLB 6-0 200 Fr. Hillsborough, N.C./Orange 12 Jones, Steven DB 5-10 190 Jr. 48 Tristan Walliser DL 6-3 235 Gr. Clover, S.C./Clover (Clemson) 20 Littlejohn, Je’Mari LB 6-0 220 Fr. 49 Nate Blanton LB 6-0 200 Fr. Shelby, N.C./Crest 64 Lyle, Chris OL 6-4 285 Fr. 50 DeAndre Dingle-Prince DL 6-0 255 Fr. Sanford, N.C./Lee County 78 McFarland, Craig OL 6-6 295 R-Fr. 51 Tyler Bird ILB 6-2 225 Jr. Acworth, Ga./North Paulding 35 McLeod, Jalen LB 6-1 220 Fr. 51 Baer Hunter OL 6-2 290 Sr. Clemmons, N.C./West Forsyth 33 Mitchell, Jordan ILB 6-0 215 So. 52 D’Marco Jackson ILB 6-1 225 Jr. Spartanburg, S.C./Broome 45 Montgomery, Gabe RB 5-8 200 Jr. 54 Lyle Hiers OL 6-5 295 R-Fr. Lake Wales, Fla./Lake Wales 58 Neuzil, Ryan OL 6-3 290 Sr. 55 George Blackstock DL 6-1 270 Jr. Eden, N.C./Eden Morehead 20 Noel, Nate RB 5-10 175 Fr. 55 Seth Williams OL 6-4 315 Fr. Statesville, N.C./Statesville 43 Paillant, Hansky DL 6-2 245 So. 56 Ryker Casey K 6-0 205 R-Fr. New Smyrna Beach, Fla./New Smyrna Beach 94 Passeggiata, Stephen DL 6-2 225 Fr. 57 Elijah Diarrassouba DL 6-1 250 Sr. Greensboro, N.C./Page 88 Pearson, Henry TE 6-3 250 Jr. 58 Grant Daley ILB 6-2 225 R-Fr. Wilmington, N.C./New Hanover 6 Peoples, Camerun RB 6-2 210 So. 58 Ryan Neuzil OL 6-3 290 Sr. Bradenton, Fla./Braden River 90 Pickett, Dorian DL 6-2 245 So. 60 Noah Hannon OL 6-1 265 Sr. Greer, S.C./Greer 3 Pinckney, Jacoby WR 6-1 220 R-Fr. 64 Chris Lyle OL 6-4 285 Fr. Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley 21 Queen, Michael WR 6-1 205 Sr. 65 Gage Blackston OL 6-4 285 Jr. Savannah, Ga./Benedictine Military 76 Reeves, Austin OL 6-5 275 Fr. 66 Will Israel DL 6-2 235 Jr. Asheville, N.C./A.C. Reynolds 15 Roof, T.D. ILB 5-11 215 Jr. 66 Luke Smith OL 6-1 280 R-Fr. Lebanon, Tenn./Friendship Christian 26 Ross, Nicholas DB 5-11 180 So. 68 Greg Johnston DL 6-3 275 So. Asheville, N.C./T.C. Roberson (Bryant) 86 Ross, Trey TE 6-3 235 So. 70 Cooper Hodges OL 6-4 295 So. Glen St. Mary, Fla./Baker County 95 Rucks, Jamar DL 6-3 260 Fr. 72 Larry Dowdy OL 6-4 285 R-Fr. Belmont, N.C./South Point 92 Samuel, Markell DL 6-4 230 Fr. 73 Cole Garrison OL 6-4 275 Sr. Pinson, Ala./Clay-Chalkville 19 Shuler, Navy QB 6-0 190 Fr. 74 Anderson Hardy OL 6-6 280 So. Raleigh, N.C./Sanderson 13 Smith, Kaiden DB 6-1 200 Sr. 75 Damion Daley OL 6-4 295 So. Columbia, S.C./Ridge View (Georgia Military) 66 Smith, Luke OL 6-1 280 R-Fr. 76 Austin Reeves OL 6-5 275 Fr. Mooresville, N.C./Lake Norman 19 Smith, Mike DB 6-0 200 Fr. 78 Craig McFarland OL 6-6 295 R-Fr. Phoenix, Ariz./Chaparral 39 Smith, Rodney DB 6-3 190 Fr. 79 Sammy Henderson OL 6-5 270 R-Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian 97 Spurlin, Caleb DL 5-11 245 Sr. 80 AJ Hall WR 6-1 200 So. Kernersville, N.C./East Forsyth 91 Staton, Chandler K 5-11 190 Sr. 81 Miller Gibbs TE 6-4 225 So. Davidson, N.C./Hough 39 Subotsch, Xavier P 6-1 195 Sr. 82 Richard Tucker WR 6-0 180 So. Campobello, S.C./Chapman 2 Sutton, Corey WR 6-3 205 Sr. 83 Jake Henry WR 5-11 180 Jr. Cantonment, Fla./J.M. Tate 9 Taylor, Demetrius DL 6-1 295 Sr. 84 Peter Hennigan TE 6-0 210 Fr. Greensboro, N.C./Northwest Guilford 12 Thomas, Zac QB 6-1 210 Sr. 85 Zac Crosby TE 6-4 215 Gr. Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School (So. Alabama) 24 Tucker, Milan DB 5-11 170 R-Fr. 86 Trey Ross TE 6-3 235 So. Sophia, N.C./Randleman 82 Tucker, Richard WR 6-0 180 So. 87 Eli Wilson TE 6-3 215 Fr. Piedmont, S.C./Wren 11 Virgil, Jalen WR 6-1 205 Sr. 88 Henry Pearson TE 6-3 250 Jr. Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J./Paramus Catholic 48 Walliser, Tristan DL 6-3 235 Gr. 89 August Drews TE 6-4 215 Fr. Sarasota, Fla./Sarasota 46 Washington, Chris DL 5-11 285 So. 90 Dorian Pickett DL 6-2 245 So. Beulaville, N.C./East Duplin 16 Wells, Christian WR 5-11 175 R-Fr. 91 Tommy Dawkins Jr. DL 6-2 245 Sr. Concord, N.C./Cox Mill 96 Willard, Trevor DL 6-5 225 Fr. 91 Chandler Staton K 5-11 190 Sr. Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville 8 Williams Jr., Marcus RB 5-10 210 Sr. 92 Markell Samuel DL 6-4 230 Fr. Fort Bragg, N.C./E.E. Smith 24 Williams, Ben RB 5-10 185 R-Fr. 94 Stephen Passeggiata DL 6-2 225 Fr. Wellington, Fla./Wellington 14 Williams, Malik WR 5-10 185 Sr. 95 Jamar Rucks DL 6-3 260 Fr. Buford, Ga./Lanier 55 Williams, Seth OL 6-4 315 Fr. 96 Trevor Willard DL 6-5 225 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C./Reagan 87 Wilson, Eli TE 6-3 215 Fr. 97 Caleb Spurlin DL 5-11 245 Sr. Galax, Va./Galax 10 Wilson, Tanner QB 6-2 225 Jr. 99 Jordon Earle DL 6-2 300 So. West Palm Beach, Fla./Forest Hill 17 Wright, Tommy DB 5-11 180 Fr. APPSTATESPORTS.COM

UPDATED DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE Pos. # Player Height Weight Class Pos. # Player Height Weight Class LT 73 COLE GARRISON 6-4 275 Sr. DE 9 DEMETRIUS TAYLOR 6-1 295 Sr. or 74 ANDERSON HARDY 6-6 280 So. 91 Tommy Dawkins Jr. 6-2 245 Sr. LG 58 RYAN NEUZIL 6-3 290 Sr. NT 55 GEORGE BLACKSTOCK 6-1 270 Jr. 75 Damion Daley 6-4 295 So. 99 Jordon Earle 6-2 300 So. C 60 NOAH HANNON 6-1 265 Sr. DE 57 ELIJAH DIARRASSOUBA 6-1 250 Sr. 66 Luke Smith 6-1 280 R-Fr. or 97 CALEB SPURLIN 5-11 245 Sr. RG 51 BAER HUNTER 6-2 290 Sr. 43 Hansky Paillant 6-2 245 So. 65 Gage Blackston 6-4 285 Jr. OLB 31 NICK HAMPTON 6-3 210 So. RT 70 COOPER HODGES 6-4 295 So. 10 Tim Frizzell 6-1 220 Sr. 54 Lyle Hiers 6-5 295 R-Fr. 35 Jalen McLeod 6-1 220 Fr. TE 88 HENRY PEARSON 6-3 250 Jr. ILB 52 D’MARCO JACKSON 6-1 225 Jr. 18 Mike Evans 6-3 235 Sr. 15 T.D. Roof 5-11 215 Jr. or 85 Zac Crosby 6-4 215 Gr. ILB 7 TREY COBB 6-2 215 Jr. QB 12 ZAC THOMAS 6-1 210 Sr. 51 Tyler Bird 6-2 225 Jr. 7 Jacob Huesman 6-3 205 Sr. OLB 29 BRENDAN HARRINGTON 6-1 215 So. 9 Jackson Gibbs 6-1 185 Jr. 44 Anderson Castle 6-0 200 Fr. RB 8 MARCUS WILLIAMS JR. 5-10 210 Sr. 28 KeSean Brown 6-2 205 So. or 4 DAETRICH HARRINGTON 6-0 190 Jr. CB 8 SHEMAR JEAN-CHARLES 5-11 190 Sr. or 6 CAMERUN PEOPLES 6-2 210 So. 17 Tommy Wright 5-11 180 Fr. WR 5 THOMAS HENNIGAN 6-1 210 Sr. or 24 Milan Tucker 5-11 170 R-Fr. 16 Christian Wells 5-11 175 R-Fr. FS 21 RYAN HUFF 6-1 210 Jr. WR 14 MALIK WILLIAMS 5-10 185 Sr. 2 Kaleb Dawson 5-11 200 So. 17 Dashaun Davis 5-9 165 R-Fr. SS3 1 KAIDEN SMITH 6-1 200 Sr. WR 11 JALEN VIRGIL 6-1 205 Sr. 26 Nicholas Ross 5-11 180 So. 13 Christan Horn 6-2 180 Fr. CB 3 SHAUN JOLLY 5-9 180 Jr. or 83 Jake Henry 5-11 180 Jr. 12 Steven Jones 5-10 190 Jr.

SPECIALISTS Pos. # Player Height Weight Class PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PK 91 CHANDLER STATON 5-11 190 Sr. Appalachian...... app-uh-LATCH-in 56 Ryker Casey 6-0 205 R-Fr. KeSean (Brown) ...... KEE-shawn KO 91 CHANDLER STATON 5-11 190 Sr. Dashaun (Davis)...... duh-SHAWN 56 Ryker Casey 6-0 205 R-Fr. (Elijah) Diarrassouba...... deer-uh-SUE-buh P 39 XAVIER SUBOTSCH 6-1 195 Sr. (Logan) Doublin...... DUB-lin 30 Clayton Howell 6-0 195 Jr. (Tim) Frizzell...... frih-ZELL LS 42 CHRISTIAN JOHNSTONE 6-3 245 So. Daetrich (Harrington)...... DAY-trick 41 Reed Harper 5-11 195 R-Fr. (Jourdan) Heilig...... HIGH-ligg H 30 CLAYTON HOWELL 6-0 195 Jr. (Lyle) Hiers...... HIRES 39 Xavier Subotsch 6-1 195 Sr. (Jacob) Huesman...... HUGHES-man KR 11 JALEN VIRGIL 6-1 205 Sr. (Ryan) Neuzil...... NEWS-ull 5 THOMAS HENNIGAN 6-1 210 Sr. (Nate) Noel...... no-ELL PR 5 THOMAS HENNIGAN 6-1 210 Sr. (Hansky) Paillant...... HANN-ski PAY-lant 14 Malik Williams 5-10 185 Sr. (Stephen) Passeggiata...... Pass-uh-gee-AH-tuh (Chandler) Staton...... STAY-ton (Xavier) Subotsch...... suh-BOTCH APPSTATESPORTS.COM

ROSTERBREAKDOWN

LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: 64 (Offense: 26 | Defense: 34 | Special Teams: 4) LETTERWINNERS LOST: 20 (Offense: 11 | Defense: 8 | Special Teams: 1) 2019 OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING: 12

OFFENSE: 7 Pos. # Player Height Weight Class Notes QB 12 Zac Thomas 6-1 210 Sr. Totaled 35 TDs (28 passing) and 3,158 yards (2,718 passing) in Year 2 as starter WR 5 Thomas Hennigan 6-1 205 Sr. Started all 40 games since enrolling and has 14 TD grabs (T-7th in App history) WR 14 Malik Williams 5-10 180 Sr. Slot receiver set new career highs with 55 receptions for 598 yards as a junior LG 58 Ryan Neuzil 6-3 280 Sr. First-team All-Sun Belt from PFF College, has 32 consecutive starts at left guard C 60 Noah Hannon 6-1 270 Sr. First-team All-Sun Belt from league, has started all 40 games since he enrolled RG 51 Baer Hunter 6-2 286 Sr. Second-team All-Sun Belt from league, has made 26 career starts at right guard RT 70 Cooper Hodges 6-4 295 So. First-team All Sun-Belt from PFF College with 79.8 grade (top 40 for FBS tackles)

DEFENSE: 5 Pos. # Player Height Weight Class Notes DE 48 Demetrius Taylor 6-1 275 Sr. First-team All-Sun Belt from league in 2019 with 13.0 TFLs, 7.0 sacks and 44 stops DE 57 Elijah Diarrassouba 6-1 255 Sr. Combined to make 25 starts and 6.0 tackles for loss as a sophomore and junior ILB 45 Trey Cobb 6-2 220 Jr. Made eight starts at one ILB spot and finished sophomore year with 48 tackles CB 3 Shaun Jolly 5-9 175 Jr. Second-team All-American from PFF College in 2019 with five INTs (two pick-6s) CB 8 Shemar Jean-Charles 5-11 180 Sr. Third-team All-Sun Belt from PFF College in 2019, totaled nine PBUs and one INT

SPECIAL TEAMS: 4 Pos. # Player Height Weight Class Notes PK 91 Chandler Staton 5-11 190 Sr. Had 11 FGs, 72 PATs for 105 points (T-3rd in App single-season history) in 2019 P 39 Xavier Subotsch 6-1 195 Sr. Second-team All-Sun Belt from PFF College in 2019 with 42.7 yards per punt LS 42 Christian Johnstone 6-3 245 So. Started in 2019 as a true freshman as App State had no kicks or punts blocked H 30 Clayton Howell 6-0 195 Jr. Backup punter (after starting in 2018) held on field goals and PATs in 2019

OTHER RETURNING PLAYERS WHO STARTED AT LEAST ONE GAME (NUMBER OF STARTS IN PARENTHESES) Offense: TE Henry Pearson (8), WR Jalen Virgil (5), OT Cole Garrison (1), TE Mike Evans (1) Defense: ILB D'Marco Jackson (6), S Ryan Huff (2), DT George Blackstock (2), CB Steven Jones (2), DE Tommy Dawkins (1), DE Caleb Spurlin (1), S Nicholas Ross (1), OLB Nick Hampton (1)

OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE STARTERS LOST: 10

OFFENSE: 4 Pos. # Player Height Weight Notes RB 3 Darrynton Evans 5-11 200 Declared for draft after junior year with 2,064 all-purpose yards (1,480 rushing) and 24 TDs LT 75 Victor Johnson 6-5 295 Three-time first-team All-Sun Belt selection who made 51 starts in 52 career games at LT TE 87 Collin Reed 6-4 245 Caught 11 TD passes (T-13th in App history) while making 26 starts in 47 career games WR 2 Corey Sutton* 6-3 200 Has opted out for the 2020 season ... 17 career TD catches are tied for 5th in school history

DEFENSE: 6 Pos. # Player Height Weight Notes DT 98 E.J. Scott 6-3 275 Second-team All-Sun Belt by PFF College after totaling 7.5 tackles for loss as 2019 starter OLB 24 Akeem Davis-Gaither 6-2 215 League's defensive player of the year and high-level NFL prospect had 104 tackles in 2019 ILB 59 Jordan Fehr 6-3 230 Had team-high 109 tackles (with 8.0 TFLs) in 2019 after making 86 stops as a 2018 starter OLB 20 Noel Cook 6-0 215 Two-year starter had 73 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, one INT and one forced fumble in 2019 SS 7 Josh Thomas 6-0 205 Played in 56 career games (30 starts) and was first-team all-league from PFF College in 2019 FS 6 Desmond Franklin 6-0 205 Played in 50 career games (33 starts) and had 52 stops (with 11 passes defended) last year APPSTATESPORTS.COM

2020 PRESEASON SUN BELT AWARDS App State, Thomas Lead Way in Preseason All-Sun Belt Honors NEW ORLEANS – App State amassed a Thomas, the Sun Belt’s offensive player league-high seven first-team selections, of the year in 2018 and PFF College’s first- including preseason offensive player of team All-Sun Belt quarterback in 2019, the year Zac Thomas, as the Mountaineers accounted for 35 touchdowns (28 passing) were picked to win both division and con- and 3,158 total yards (2,718 passing) last ference titles in the preseason All-Sun Belt season. football honors announced by the league. Hannon, Hunter, Neuzil and Hodges are Preseason all-conference awards were returning starters for an offensive line voted upon by the Sun Belt’s 10 football that helped App State rank in the top 20 head coaches and selected media repre- nationally in both rushing yards per game sentatives. and fewest sacks allowed, while Sutton Coaches Predicted Champion App State, which claimed a fourth and Hennigan are tied for fifth and sev- App State straight Sun Belt title in 2019 and has won enth, respectively, on the school’s career each of the first two Sun Belt Champion- touchdown receptions list. Coaches Predicted Order of Finish ship Games, was named the overall favor- Defensively, Taylor and Jolly are both can- First-place votes in parentheses East Division ite for the league after the Mountaineers didates for a pair of national defensive play- 1. App State (9) - 49 pts received nine of 10 first-place votes in the er of the year awards, while Jean-Charles 2. Georgia Southern - 36 pts East Division. Louisiana registered seven joins Jolly in forming one of the nation’s top 3. Troy (1) - 32 pts first place-votes in the West Division. cornerback tandems. 4. Georgia State - 20 pts App State’s 10 selections on the two With a combined three touchdowns from 5. Coastal Carolina - 13 pts West Division All-Sun Belt teams tied for the league lead, Taylor and Jolly in 2019, App State tied 1. Louisiana (7) - 47 pts and it accounted for nearly one-third of for the FBS lead by scoring six times on 2. Arkansas State (2) - 40 pts the 22 spots reserved for first-team offen- defense. 3. South Alabama (1) - 22 pts sive and defensive players. The 2019 defense ranked in the top 30 na- 4. Texas State - 21 pts The first-team selections were Thomas tionally in touchdowns scored, third-down 5. ULM - 20 pts (QB), Corey Sutton (WR), Noah Hannon conversion percentage, turnovers forced, Preseason Offensive Player of the Year (OL), Baer Hunter (OL), Cooper Hodges interceptions, sacks, pass efficiency defense, Zac Thomas, (App State, Senior) (OL), Demetrius Taylor (DL) and Shaun scoring defense, tackles for loss yardage, Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Jolly (DB). Thomas Hennigan (WR), Ryan yards allowed per play, total defense, rush- Carlton Martial (Troy, Junior) Neuzil (OL) and Shemar Jean-Charles ing TDs allowed, fumble recoveries, rushing (DB) are part of the second team. defense and TDs allowed.

2020 PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT TEAMS (LEAGUE COACHES/MEDIA)

First-Team Offense First-Team Defense QB - Zac Thomas, App State DL – Demetrius Taylor, App State RB - Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana DL – Tarron Jackson, Coastal Carolina RB - Josh Johnson, ULM DL – Raymond Johnson III, Georgia Southern OL - Noah Hannon, App State DL – Will Choloh, Troy OL - Baer Hunter, App State LB – Rashad Byrd, Georgia Southern OL - Cooper Hodges, App State OL - Jarrett Horst, Arkansas State LB – Joe Dillon, Louisiana OL - Shamarious Gilmore, Georgia State LB – Carlton Martial, Troy TE – Josh Pederson, ULM DB – Shaun Jolly, App State WR – Corey Sutton, App State DB – Kenderick Duncan Jr, Georgia Southern First-Team Special Teams WR – Jonathan Adams, Arkansas State DB – Corey Straughter, ULM K – Blake Grupe, Arkansas State WR – Kaylon Geiger, Troy DB – Dell Pettus, Troy P – Rhys Byrns, Louisiana RS - Wesley Kennedy III, Georgia Southern Second-Team Offense Second-Team Defense QB - Levi Lewis, Louisiana DL – Forrest Merrill, Arkansas State RB - Trey Ragas, Louisiana DL – C.J. Brewer, Coastal Carolina RB - CJ Marable, Coastal Carolina DL – Dontae Wilson, Georgia State OL - Ryan Neuzil, App State DL – Zi’Yon Hill, Louisiana OL - Jacob Still, Arkansas State LB – Teddy Gallagher, Coastal Carolina OL - Max Mitchell, Louisiana LB – Trajan Stephens-McQueen, Georgia State OL - O’Cyrus Torrence, Louisiana OL - TJ Fiailoa, ULM LB – Riley Cole, South Alabama TE – Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina DB – Shemar Jean-Charles, App State Second-Team Special Teams WR – Thomas Hennigan, App State DB – Antonio Fletcher, Arkansas State K – Massimo Biscardi, Coastal Carolina WR – Cornelius McCoy, Georgia State DB – Quavian White, Georgia State P – Anthony Beck II, Georgia Southern WR – Reggie Todd, Troy DB – Eric Garror, Louisiana RS - Eric Garror, Louisiana APPSTATESPORTS.COM

2020 PRESEASON HONORS

TEAM RANKINGS OT COLE GARRISON CB SHEMAR JEAN-CHARLES USA Today Re-Rank, No. 13 Campbell Trophy Watch List SBC second team: Sun Belt League/Coaches, Athlon SI’s Preseason Top 16, No. 16 SBC third team: Phil Steele The Athletic Top 25, No. 19 OG RYAN NEUZIL Adjusted AP poll, No. 21 SBC second team: Sun Belt League/Coaches, ILB D’MARCO JACKSON Adjusted Coaches poll, No. 23 Lindy’s, Athlon SBC first team: Athlon 247 Composite rankings, No. 23 Third team: Phil Steele SBC second team: Phil Steele Street & Smith, No. 24 CBS Sports 130, No. 25 OT COOPER HODGES OLB NICK HAMPTON ESPN Futures Rankings (next 3 years): No. 25 Sun Belt’s Best Pass Blocker: Lindy’s SBC third team: Phil Steele SBC first team: Sun Belt League/Coaches, Lindy’s, Sun Belt favorite: SBC coaches/media, Lindy’s, Athlon, Street and Smith DB RYAN HUFF Athlon (East division), Street and Smith (East SBC second team: Phil Steele SBC second team: Phil Steele division, no title fav listed) WR THOMAS HENNIGAN DT GEORGE BLACKSTOCK Hornung Award Watch List NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL WATCH LISTS SBC fourth team: Athlon Bednarik: Shaun Jolly, Demetrius Taylor Best Hands in Sun Belt: Street and Smith SBC first team: Street and Smith, Phil Steele Nagurski: Shaun Jolly, Demetrius Taylor SPECIAL TEAMS SBC second team: Sun Belt League/Coaches, Outland: Noah Hannon, Baer Hunter P XAVIER SUBOTSCH Lindy’s, Athlon Thorpe: Shaun Jolly SBC third team: Athlon Maxwell: Zac Thomas SBC second team PR: Athlon, Phil Steele No. 1 WR in Sun Belt: @CFBRanking O’Brien: Zac Thomas LS CHRISTIAN JOHNSTONE Manning: Zac Thomas SBC third team: Phil Steele Unitas: Zac Thomas WR JALEN VIRGIL College Football Performance Awards: Zac Thomas Senior Bowl Top 250 list PK CHANDLER STATON Wuerffel: Noah Hannon The Athletic’s Freaks List: #3 overall (#1 offense) SBC fourth team: Phil Steele Rimington: Noah Hannon Best Athlete in Sun Belt: Street and Smith

Senior Bowl Top 250: Demetrius Taylor, Jalen Fastest receiver in Sun Belt: Street and Smith Virgil, Corey Sutton SBC second team WR: Phil Steele SBC second team KR: Athlon, Phil Steele Hornung: Thomas Hennigan Campbell: Cole Garrison WR COREY SUTTON

Senior Bowl Top 250 list PERSONNEL GROUPS SBC first team: Sun Belt League/Coaches, Lindy’s, No. 5 FBS Cornerback Unit: PFF College Street and Smith No. 13 FBS WR Unit: @CFBRanking SBC second team: Athlon, Phil Steele No. 11 QB/WR duo (Thomas/Hennigan): @CFBRanking Sun Belt’s No. 7 NFL Prospect: Lindy’s

No. 4 WR in Sun Belt: @CFBRanking OFFENSIVE PLAYERS

QB ZAC THOMAS RB MARCUS WILLIAMS JR. O’Brien Watch List SBC second team: Lindy’s, Athlon Watch List SBC fourth team: Phil Steele Watch List Unitas Award Watch List DEFENSIVE PLAYERS College Football Performance Awards Watch List CB SHAUN JOLLY SBC first team: Sun Belt League/Coaches, Lindy’s, Nagurski Trophy Watch List Athlon, Street and Smith, Phil Steele Bednarik Award Watch List Sun Belt MVP: Lindy’s Thorpe Award Watch List Sun Belt’s Strongest Arm: Lindy’s First-team All-American: Walter Camp Sun Belt’s Coolest in Clutch: Lindy’s Second-team All-American: USA TODAY Sports, Best Passing QB: Street and Smith CBS Sports, Sporting News, Street and Smith 2019 leader in Red Zone Pass TD rate: 44.4 (CFB Third-team All-American: PFF College Film Room) Fourth-team All-American: Phil Steele SBC first team: Sun Belt League/Coaches, Lindy’s, C NOAH HANNON Athlon, Street and Smith, Phil Steele Outland Trophy Watch List Highest-graded returning G5 defender: PFF College Watch List Highest-graded returning G5 CB: PFF College Watch List Sun Belt’s No. 10 NFL prospect: Lindy’s PFF All-America honorable mention Nation’s best 3rd-down CB: PFF College SBC first team: Sun Belt League/Coaches, Lindy’s, No. 4 returning FBS DB: PFF College Athlon, Street and Smith, Phil Steele No. 13 returning FBS OL: PFF College DE DEMETRIUS TAYLOR Nagurski Trophy Watch List OG BAER HUNTER Bednarik Award Watch List Outland Trophy Watch List Senior Bowl Top 250 list SBC first team: Sun Belt League/Coaches, Lindy’s, SBC first team: Sun Belt League/Coaches, Lindy’s, Athlon, Street and Smith, Phil Steele Athlon, Street and Smith, Phil Steele

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2019 APP STATE-CHARLOTTE GAME FINAL Evans Provides Repeated Answers In 2019 Victory Charlotte 6 7 15 13 — 41 APP STATE 14 14 14 14 — 56 BOONE, N.C. — App State ended the first half even more impressively Sept. 7, 2019 - Kidd Brewer Stadium - Boone, N.C. - 29,182 than the Mountaineers began it, resulting in some helpful separation during a 56-41 victory against Charlotte. They needed every bit of it, with Darrynton Evans answering each big second-half play from the 49ers. “Any win is a good win,” then-coach Eliah Drinkwitz said. “I’m really proud of some guys stepping up and making some individual great plays.” In a White Out game that drew 29,182 fans to The Rock, Evans rushed for a career-high 234 yards and totaled four touchdowns, including an 87-yard run on the first play from scrimmage and a 68-yard touchdown run after Charlotte had cut its deficit to 42-34 midway through the fourth quarter. The 49ers scored again on a 27-yard touchdown pass with 3:17 remaining, but Evans fielded the onside kick and sprinted 45 yards untouched for his school-record third touchdown via a kickoff return in his career. Shaun Jolly’s first career interception sealed the victory for App State. Evans finished with 298 all-purpose yards and became the first player in this millenium with at least 200 rushing yards, three rushing TEAM TOTALS CLT APP touchdowns and a kick return for a touchdown in the same game. 2018 REVIEW GAME NOTES FIRST DOWNS Total 24 16 In addition to Evans’ heroics, Zac Thomas had three TD passes, The 56-41 win against Charlotte tied Rushing 7 9 including scoring connections of 10 and 73 yards with Jalen Virgil. for the fifth-most total points in an Passing 12 5 App State game, topped only by a Penalty 5 2 Big plays on defense and special teams turned a one-point lead into 115-0 win against Piedmont in 1936, RUSHING a 28-13 advantage at the break. Demetrius Taylor’s forced fumble on a 59-56 loss to Chattanooga in 2004 Total (Net) 230 276 (115 points), a 79-35 win against Attempts 40 39 a sack led to Jordan Fehr’s fumble recovery at the Charlotte 10, and Western Carolina in 2007 (114 points) Avg. Per Rush 5.8 7.1 Thomas threw a touchdown pass to Virgil on the next play. and a 55-48 loss to Liberty in 2014 Rushing TDs 2 3 After using three timeouts while the App State defense forced a (103 total points). There were also a Yds. Gained 284 309 combined 97 points in a 52-45 loss at Yds. Lost 54 33 three-and-out punt, Jolly used his right hand to block the kick. D’Marco ULM in 2017. PASSING Jackson scooped up the loose ball at the Charlotte 16 and raced down Total (Net) 296 182 The 98 points scored by App State Comp.-Att.-Int. 20-31-1 14-20-0 the left sideline to score his first career touchdown with 39 seconds left. in the first two games of 2019 are its Avg. / Att. 9.5 9.1 most since 1936. Avg. / Comp. 14.8 13.0 SCORING SUMMARY TDs 4 3 Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv. Plays Time Score App State extended its winning TOTAL OFFENSE APP 1st 14:43 Evans, D. 87 yd run Staton kick 1-87 0:17 7-0 streak to eight games dating back Yards 526 458 UNCC 1st 7:50 LeMay, Benny 3 yd run Kick failed 6-75 3:12 7-6 to last year, tied with Ohio State for Plays 71 59 APP 1st 2:46 Hennigan 5 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 11-49 4:53 14-6 second-longest in the nation behind Avg. / Play 7.4 7.8 Clemson’s 17. UNCC 2nd 13:16 LeMay, Benny 58 yd run Cruz kick 3-62 0:56 14-13 Fumbles - Lost 1-1 0-0 APP 2nd 1:14 Virgil 10 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 1-10 0:05 21-13 Penalties - Yds. 11-80 13-148 APP 2nd 0:39 Jackson, D. 16 yd punt return Staton kick 28-13 The Mountaineers’ 12-game winning PUNTING UNCC 3rd 12:10 Dollar 24 yd pass from Reynolds Cruz kick 6-75 2:50 28-20 streak at Kidd Brewer Stadium at Punts - Yds. 5-212 5-215 the time was tied for the nation’s Avg. / Punt 42.4 43.0 APP 3rd 8:05 Evans, D. 3 yd run Staton kick 11-75 4:05 35-20 eighth-longest home winning streak. Inside 20 1 1 APP 3rd 3:00 Virgil 73 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 5-99 2:36 42-20 50+ Yds. 2 0 UNCC 3rd 1:00 LeMay 5 yd pass from Reynolds Reynolds pass 4-75 2:00 42-28 App State improved to 94-17 in its last Touchbacks 1 0 UNCC 4th 8:20 Tucker 23 yd pass from Reynolds Pass failed 8-85 4:38 42-34 111 home games dating back to 2003 Fair Catch 1 2 APP 4th 7:14 Evans, D. 68 yd run Staton kick 3-75 1:06 49-34 and 27-5 at home as an FBS program. KICKOFFS UNCC 4th 3:17 Tucker 27 yd pass from Reynolds Cruz kick 8-80 3:50 49-41 Total - Yds. 7-265 9-552 APP 4th 3:10 Evans, D. 45 yd kickoff return Staton kick 56-41 Darrynton Evans is now in sole Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 37.9 61.3 possession of first place in App State Touchbacks 3 3 STAT LEADERS history with three kickoff returns for a RETURNS touchdown in his career. Jimmy Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 2--14-0 2-40-1 CHARLOTTE APP STATE Watkins had both of his two TDs Punt: Avg. / Return -7.0 20.0 in 2000. Evans scored on a 94-yard Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 5-89-0 3-109-1 Rushing Att. Yds TD Rushing Att. Yds TD kickoff return in the Camellia Bowl as a Kickoff: Avg. / Return 17.8 36.3 LeMay 14 118 2 D. Evans 19 241 3 true freshman in 2016 and had a Finger 5 75 0 Harrington 5 26 0 INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 1-0-0 Reynolds 15 35 0 Williams Jr. 3 16 0 100-yard kickoff return for a TD against Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0 Penn State in the 2018 opener. McAllister 4 9 0 Thomas 10 4 0 MISCELLANEOUS Team 1 -2 0 Team 2 -4 0

Misc. Yards 0 0 Dollar 1 -5 0 Totals 39 276 3 Darrynton Evans posted a career-high Poss. Time 33:54 26:06 Totals 40 230 2 298 all-purpose yards with 234 rushing 3rd. Down Conv. 4 of 12 6 of 13 Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD yards and 64 kick return yards. His 4th. Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1 Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Z. Thomas 14-20-0 182 3 previous high of 218 all-purpose Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 3-4 3-4 Reynolds 20-31-1 296 4 Totals 14-20-0 182 3 Totals 20-31-1 296 4 yards occurred in last year’s Sun Belt Sacks: Total - Yds. 3-21 4-26 Receiving No. Yds TD Championship Game, where he had PAT: Total - Made 3-4 8-8 111 rushing yards and 107 kick return Receiving No. Yds TD Mal. Williams 6 73 0 Field Goals: Total - Made 0-0 0-1 Elder 7 119 0 Virgil 3 86 2 yards. Tucker 6 90 2 Hennigan 3 17 1 Dollar 4 53 1 Watson 1 6 0 App State had held nine straight home LeMay 3 34 1 D. Evans 1 0 0 opponents to less than 20 points. Totals 20 296 4 Totals 14 182 3 APPSTATESPORTS.COM

2018 APP STATE-CHARLOTTE GAME FINAL App State Claims Record-Setting 2018 Win Vs. 49ers APP STATE 10 14 7 14 — 45 Charlotte 0 9 0 0 — 9 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Zac Thomas’ perfect game as a passer highlighted a Sept. 8, 2018 - - Charlotte, N.C. - 19,151 complete performance from App State, which scored touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams in a 45-9 road victory against Charlotte. Thomas went 14 of 14 for 295 yards and three touchdowns through the air, marking the first time an App State or Sun Belt quarterback finished a game with at least 10 completions and no incompletions. He also had a 5-yard rushing touchdown as the Mountaineers (1-1) amassed 434 total yards in front of a record 19,151 fans at Richardson Stadium. Charlotte native Corey Sutton was Thomas’ top target, catching three passes for 155 yards. Sutton had TDs of 27 and 90 yards, with his fourth-quarter score now ranking as the longest receiving touchdown in school history. Otis Smith didn’t score on a 95-yard connection with Satterfield, then App State’s quarterback, in 1994. Thomas Hennigan reached the end zone on a 59-yard punt return, and App State senior Austin Exford recovered a fumble in the end zone to close the scoring in the first meeting between the two in-state FBS TEAM TOTALS APP CLT GAME NOTES FIRST DOWNS programs. Total 18 15 Exford (six tackles, including 1.5 for loss), Noel Cook (seven tackles Zac Thomas became the first App Rushing 7 8 with one sack), Akeem Davis-Gaither (team-high eight tackles), State or Sun Belt quarterback to finish Passing 9 4 a game with at least 10 completions Penalty 2 3 Anthony Flory (six tackles) and Desmond Franklin (47-yard interception and no incompletions. RUSHING return) led a defense that recorded three sacks, nine tackles for loss Total (Net) 139 95 The highest completion percentage by Attempts 35 43 and seven quarterback hurries while keeping the 49ers (1-1) out of an App State quarterback with at least Avg. Per Rush 4.0 2.2 the end zone. 10 completions had been 95.2 from Rushing TDs 1 0 Logan Hallock, who went 20 of 21 for Yds. Gained 153 129 Charlotte trailed 24-9 at halftime after it kicked second-quarter field 230 yards while coming off the bench Yds. Lost 14 34 goals covering 46, 54 and 48 yards. against Western Carolina in 2012. PASSING Hallock replaced an injured Jamal Total (Net) 295 108 Jackson and completed the first 20 Comp.-Att.-Int. 15-15-0 12-25-1 SCORING SUMMARY passes of his career before throwing Avg. / Att. 19.7 4.3 Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv. Plays Time Score an incompletion. Avg. / Comp. 19.7 9.0 APP 1st 10:25 Staton 31 yd FG 9-61 4:35 3-0 TDs 3 0 APP 1st 1:03 Thomas 5 yd run Staton kick 7-71 2:58 10-0 The highest completion percentage by TOTAL OFFENSE CLT 2nd 9:05 Cruz, J. 46 yd FG 11-47 6:58 10-3 a Sun Belt quarterback with at Yards 434 203 APP 2nd 6:46 Sutton 27 yd pass from Thomas, Staton kick 6-75 2:19 17-3 least 10 completions had been 93.8, Plays 50 68 CLT 2nd 1:37 Cruz, J. 54 yd FG 10-39 5:09 17-6 accomplished by Troy’s Corey Avg. / Play 8.7 3.0 APP 2nd 0:43 Heath 7 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 5-75 0:54 24-6 Robinson when he went 30 of 32 Fumbles - Lost 3-2 1-1 CLT 2nd 0:08 Cruz, J. 48 yd FG 5-13 0:35 24-9 against UAB in 2013. Penalties - Yds. 5-55 9-80 APP 3rd 6:01 Hennigan 59 yd punt return Staton kick 31-9 PUNTING The 90-yard touchdown reception APP 4th 14:45 Sutton 90 yd pass from Thomas Staton kick 2-83 0:37 38-9 Punts - Yds. 3-110 6-225 APP 4th 9:28 Exford 0 yd fumble recovery Staton kick 45-9 by Corey Sutton ranks as the longest Avg. / Punt 36.7 37.5 receiving touchdown in school history Inside 20 1 0 because Otis Smith didn’t score on a 50+ Yds. 0 1 95-yard connection with current App Touchbacks 0 0 STAT LEADERS State head coach Scott Satterfield Fair Catch 2 0 APP STATE CHARLOTTE against Western Carolina in 1994. KICKOFFS Total - Yds. 8-492 4-260 Rushing Att. Yds TD Rushing Att. Yds TD Before this game, an App State player Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 61.5 65.0 had gained 150 receiving yards in a Moore 11 38 0 LeMay 7 35 0 Touchbacks 4 4 Williams Jr. 4 31 0 McAllister 7 30 0 game 25 times, and Sutton was the RETURNS Thomas 8 29 1 Klugh 10 23 0 first App State player to reach 150 Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 3-52-1 0-0-0 Evans 6 24 0 Camp 6 13 0 yards with less than four catches. The Punt: Avg. / Return 17.3 0 Derrick 1 11 0 McGaugh 3 3 0 only 150-plus game with less than Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 4-101-0 Hicks 5 6 0 Bent 1 1 0 five catches came from Brian Quick, Kickoff: Avg. / Return 0 25.3 Totals 35 153 1 Dollar 1 -2 0 Reynolds 8 -8 0 who had 172 yards on four receptions INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-47-0 0-0-0 against Wofford in 2008. Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Totals 43 129 0 Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-1 0-0-0 Thomas 14-14-0 295 3 MISCELLANEOUS Derrick 0-0-0 0 0 Thomas Hennigan’s punt return for a Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Misc. Yards 0 0 Huesman 1-1-0 0 0 Reynolds 12-22-1 108 0 touchdown was App State’s first score Poss. Time 23:23 36:37 Totals 15-15-0 295 3 Klugh 0-2-0 0 0 on a punt return since Bobo Beathard 3rd. Down Conv. 4 of 9 8 of 17 Team 0-1-0 0 0 went 33 yards against Louisiana in 4th. Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 Receiving No. Yds TD Totals 12-25-1 108 0 2014. Hennigan had the longest punt Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 3-4 1-2 Sutton 3 155 2 Williams Mal. 3 51 0 Receiving No. Yds TD return since Dexter Jackson scored Sacks: Total - Yds. 3-24 1-6 Pearson 3 50 0 Kofa 2 35 0 from 68 and 86 yards out against PAT: Total - Made 6-6 0-0 Gardner-Webb in 2006. Hennigan 2 18 0 Tucker 4 33 0 Field Goals: Total - Made 1-1 3-3 Virgil 1 11 0 LeMay 3 26 0 Heath 1 7 1 McAllister 1 13 0 The 36-point differential was App Evans 1 3 0 Quattlebaum 2 1 0 State’s largest margin of victory on the Hicks 1 0 0 Totals 12 108 0 road since a 59-14 win at ULM in 2015. Totals 15 295 3 APPSTATESPORTS.COM WELCOME TO THE ROCK ELEVATION 3,333 FT.

APP STATE RECORD AT KIDD BREWER STADIUM SINCE 2003: 98-18 n addition to boasting one of the most picturesque settings for college football with KIDD BREWER STADIUM QUICK FACTS App State’s campus and the natural beauty of I First Game:...... Sept. 15, 1962 vs. Emory and Henry the High Country serving as a backdrop, Kidd Brewer Stadium also stakes claim to being one First Day Game:...... Oct. 13, 1962 vs. Catawba of the toughest venues in the nation. First Win:...... Applachian 27, Elon 12 (9/29/62) Going into its 59th season in the venerable First Loss:...... Emory & Henry 6, Appalachian 3 (9/15/62) stadium, which opened as Conrad Stadium on First Tie:...... Appalachian 21, Catawba 21 (10/13/62) Sept. 15, 1962, App State boasts a 252-76-5 all- time record at home, including wins in 98 of its Games Played:...... 333 last 116 home games. App State’s Overall Record:...... 252-76-5 (.764) With the construction of the $50 million Most Games Played in a Season:...... 9 (2006, ‘07) north end zone facility, removal of the track and Most Wins in a Season:...... 9 (2006) installation of new turf, The Rock has a new look in 2020. There are also plans to honor Hall of Most Losses in a Season:...... 4 (1979, 2013) Fame coach Jerry Moore with a plaza and statue Most Consecutive Wins:...... 30 (2003-07) in his name outside the new facility. Most Wins in a 2-Year Span:...... 17 (2006-07) The facility will house a new football locker Most Wins in a 3-Year Span:...... 24 (‘05-07, ‘06-08) room, weight room, offices and team areas, as Most Games Vs One Opponent:...26 vs. W. Carolina well as 1,000 club level seats, athletic training spaces, retail and dining service facilities. Most Wins Vs One Opponent:...... 19 vs. W. Carolina App State led the FBS Sun Belt Conference Different Opponents at KBS:...... 75 in home football attendance in 2016, 2017 and App State’s Record in August:...... 3-0 2019, averaging 25,787 fans in Boone during App State’s Record in September:...... 77-23 the 2017 season, 23,351 fans per regular-season HOME RECORDS SINCE 2003 home game in 2018 and 23,806 fans per home App State’s Record in October:...... 88-31-5 game during a 13-1 season in 2019. App State’s Record in November:...... 73-16 Year Won Lost Tied Pct. FBS SEASONS 2003 5 0 0 1.000 Kidd Brewer Stadium’s seating capacity is App State’s Record in December:...... 11-6 2004 6 0 0 1.000 30,000, and Wake Forest’s visit to Boone in 2017 Year Won Lost Tied Pct. App State’s Record in Night Games:...... 43-18-1 2005 7 0 0 1.000 attracted a record crowd of 35,126. The record 2014 4 2 0 .667 2006 9 0 0 1.000 2015 5 1 0 .833 was broken just one year after Miami’s visit to 2007 8 1 0 .889 The Rock drew a crowd of 34,658. 2008 7 1 0 .875 2016 5 1 0 .833 Kidd Brewer Stadium is part of the of the 2009 6 1 0 .857 2017 5 1 0 .833 Mark E. Ricks Athletics Complex. Thanks to phil- 2010 7 1 0 .875 2018 6 0 0 1.000 anthropic funding through A Mountaineer Im- 2011 6 1 0 .857 2019 6 1 0 .857 pact, the video display in 2017 increased 2012 4 3 0 .571 FBS 31 6 0 .838 to three times the size of the previous board. 2013 2 4 0 .333 All-Time 252 76 5 .764 APPSTATESPORTS.COM

FBS SUCCESS FOUR STRAIGHT SUN BELT TITLES, FIVE STRAIGHT BOWL WINS 2019 RECORD: 13-1

Offensive linemen Ryan Neuzil (left) and Noah Hannon Jordan Fehr (center) leads the celebration following App State’s the trophy after a 31-17 win over UAB in the New Orleans Bowl. 45-38 win against Louisiana in the 2019 Sun Belt title game. 2018 RECORD: 11-2

Led by interim head coach Mark Ivey, App State posted a 45-13 Team captain MyQuon Stout lifts the trophy following a 30-19 win against Middle Tennessee in the New Orleans Bowl. win over Louisiana in the first-ever Sun Belt title game. 2017 RECORD: 9-4

App State shut out high-scoring Toledo en route to a 34-0 victory The Mountaineers clinched a Sun Belt title by closing the regular in the Dollar General Bowl in Mobile, Ala. season with a 63-14 win against Louisiana on Senior Day. 2016 RECORD: 10-3

Thanks to a tiebreaking field goal with 5:41 left, App State won Out in Las Cruces, N.M., App State earned a share of its first FBS 31-28 against Toledo in a return trip to the Camellia Bowl. league title with a win at former Sun Belt foe New Mexico State. 2015 RECORD: 11-2 54-12 App State’s 54-12 record from 2015-19 ranked as the fifth-best mark in the country during that span, trailing just Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State and Oklahoma.

Making its FBS postseason debut, App State rallied from a 24-7 deficit and kicked a 23-yard field goal as time expired in a 31-29 win against Ohio in the Camellia Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. APPSTATESPORTS.COM

HISTORIC 2019 SEASON

13-1 (MOST WINS IN STATE, SUN BELT HISTORY) #18 FINAL COACHES POLL, #19 FINAL AP TOP 25 SUN BELT, NEW ORLEANS BOWL CHAMPIONS 6-0 ROAD RECORD WITH WINS AT UNC, USC

SEASON SUPERLATIVES The Mountaineers became the first Sun Belt team and the first FBS team from the state of North Carolina to win 13 games.

App State became the first Sun Belt team to conclude a season in the Top 25 and claimed the top spot among FBS teams from North Carolina for the second straight year.

App State became the first FBS program to win five bowl games in each of its first five bowl-eligible seasons.

App State tied Ohio State for the third-best winning percentage among FBS teams, behind just LSU (15-0) and Clemson (14-1).

App State’s 54-12 overall record in the last five seasons is the fifth-best mark in the country during that span, trailing just Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State and Oklahoma.

The Mountaineers finished as a statistical champion or co-champion in two categories: sole possession of first with a fourth-down con- App State became just the fifth program With 13 wins, App State tied for the sec- version percentage of 81.3 and tied with Illinois in major college football history to send its fifth- ond-highest total by a Group of Five team since for the FBS lead with six defensive touchdowns. year seniors out with five bowl wins and four the Sun Belt was established in 2001. Boise State conference titles, joining Nebraska (1969-73), had a G5-record 14 wins in 2009. App State was the first Group of Five pro- Alabama (1975-79), Florida State (1991-95) and gram to have two players picked in the 2020 NFL Marshall (1998-2002). App State set a program record for fewest Draft, as running back Darrynton Evans went to turnovers committed in a season with nine and the Tennessee Titans in the third round and line- App State ranked No. 7 nationally and No. 1 tied the program’s single-season record for lost backer Akeem Davis-Gaither was picked by the among G5 programs with an average scoring fumbles by losing only three. Cincinnati Bengals to open the fourth round. margin of plus-17.5 points per game against FBS competition. The Mountaineers had a balanced In all six of its FBS seasons, App State has App State led the nation in road wins en team that ranked No. 9 nationally in scoring of- ranked in the top 25 nationally in rushing yards route to the only 6-0 road record by FBS teams. It fense (38.8 points), No. 21 in scoring defense (20.0 per game (No. 16 at 231.4 in 2019) and fewest built a 27-10 lead in a 34-31 win at North Carolina, points) and tied for No. 2 with five blocked kicks. sacks allowed (tied for No. 17 with 18 in 2019). which had a 56-yard field goal blocked by Da- vis-Gaither as time expired in Chapel Hill, and the The fifth-year seniorsfinished their careers App State set a program record with seven Mountaineers won 20-15 at South Carolina. with a 7-0 postseason record that included two national television appearances in 2019. wins in the Sun Belt title game. Fourth-year se- App State set Sun Belt records for sin- niors were on teams that went 43-10 with a Sun App State led the Sun Belt in attendance for gle-season points (543) and touchdowns (73). Belt title every season. the third time in the last four years. APPSTATESPORTS.COM

CAREER GAMES/STARTS 2019 BREAKDOWN Player Career Starts GAME-BY-GAME LEADERS Games (In a Row) OPPONENT RUSHING PASSING RECEIVING ALL-PURPOSE TACKLES Noah Hannon 40 40 (40) Thomas Hennigan 40 40 (40) ETSU Evans (99) Thomas (150) Hennigan (79) Evans (120) Franklin/ADG (7) Caleb Spurlin 40 1 Charlotte Evans (234) Thomas (182) Virgil (86) Evans (298) Davis-Gaither (9) Xavier Subotsch 40 — North Carolina Evans (78) Thomas (224) Hennigan (90) Evans (97) Fehr (16) Jalen Virgil 40 5 (2) Coastal Carolina Harrington (71) Thomas (246) Hennigan (89) Evans (190) Davis-Gaither (8) Malik Williams 40 17 (4) Louisiana Evans (69) Thomas (147) Sutton (58) Evans (69) Davis-Gaither (11) Demetrius Taylor 39 13 (11) ULM Evans (136) Thomas (214) Sutton (75) Evans (177) Cook (8) Baer Hunter 38 26 (20) Shemar Jean-Charles 38 13 (8) South Alabama Anderson (99) Thomas (132) Hennigan (58) Anderson (99) Cook/Fehr (7) Cole Garrison 37 3 Ga. Southern Evans (76) Thomas (271) Williams (89) Williams (92) Davis-Gaither (16) Elijah Diarrassouba 37 25 (2) South Carolina Evans (85) Thomas (105) Sutton (38) Evans (158) Fehr (12) Tim Frizzell 37 1 Georgia State Evans (131) Thomas (256) Sutton (173) Sutton (173) Fehr (10) Kaiden Smith 36 — Texas State Evans (154) Thomas (174) Hennigan (70) Evans (217) Fehr/Thomas (7) Chandler Staton 35 — Ryan Neuzil 34 32 (32) Troy Evans (82) Thomas (326) Hennigan (140) Hennigan (144) Hampton (8) Marcus Williams Jr. 34 4 Louisiana (SBC) Harrington (89) Thomas (149) Hennigan (50) Evans (162) Davis-Gaither (10) Zac Thomas 30 26 (20) UAB (Bowl) Evans (157) Thomas (142) Virgil (62) Evans (162) Fehr (11)

2019 STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSE LT LG C RG RT WR WR WR/TE TE QB RB ETSU Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Virgil Hennigan Pearson^ Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans Charlotte Garrison Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Virgil Hennigan Williams Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans North Carolina Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Sutton Hennigan Williams Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans Coastal Carolina Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Sutton Hennigan Pearson^ Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans Louisiana Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges M. Evans* Hennigan Pearson* Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans ULM Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Sutton Hennigan Pearson^ Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans South Alabama Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Sutton Hennigan Williams Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans Ga. Southern Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Sutton Hennigan Williams Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans South Carolina Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Sutton Hennigan Pearson^ Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans Georgia State Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Sutton Hennigan Pearson^ Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans Texas State Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Sutton Hennigan Williams Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans Troy Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Watson Hennigan Williams Pearson Z. Thomas D. Evans Louisiana (SBC) Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Virgil Hennigan Williams Pearson Z. Thomas D. Evans UAB (Bowl) Johnson Neuzil Hannon Hunter Hodges Virgil Hennigan Williams Reed Z. Thomas D. Evans ^ - Two TEs * Three TEs, One WR

DEFENSE DE NT DE OLB ILB ILB OLB SS FS CB CB ETSU Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Cobb Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles Charlotte Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Cobb Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles North Carolina Dawkins Scott Diarrassouba Cook Cobb Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles Coastal Carolina Taylor Blackstock Diarrassouba Cook Cobb Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Huff Jones Jean-Charles Louisiana Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Jackson Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Huff Jolly Jones ULM Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Jackson Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles South Alabama Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Cobb Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles Ga. Southern Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Cobb Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles South Carolina Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Jackson Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles Georgia State Taylor Scott Spurlin Cook Cobb Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles Texas State Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Cobb Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles Troy Taylor Blackstock Ross* Hampton* Jackson Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles Louisiana (SBC) Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Jackson Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles UAB (Bowl) Taylor Scott Diarrassouba Cook Jackson Fehr Davis-Gaither J. Thomas Franklin Jolly Jean-Charles * Nickel package with third safety (Ross) among five DBs, two traditional linemen and four linebackers, including one edge rusher (Hampton) APPSTATESPORTS.COM

2019 STATISTICS

TEAM STATISTICS RUSHING App State Opponents No. Player GP Att Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Yds/G SCORING 543 280 3 Darrynton Evans 14 255 1562 82 1480 5.8 18 87 105.7 Points Per Game 38.8 20.0 26 Marcus Williams Jr. 14 113 671 19 652 5.8 5 35 46.6 Points Off Turnovers 94 19 12 Zac Thomas 14 104 589 149 440 4.2 7 50 31.4 FIRST DOWNS 295 258 4 Daetrich Harrington 8 50 321 2 319 6.4 2 25 39.9 Rushing 151 97 22 Raykwon Anderson 9 33 231 8 223 6.8 2 67 24.8 Passing 124 133 27 Nakendrick Clark 9 11 47 4 43 3.9 0 12 4.8 Penalty 20 28 11 Jalen Virgil 14 10 49 7 42 4.2 1 21 3.0 RUSHING YARDAGE 3240 1811 6 Camerun Peoples 1 3 23 0 23 7.7 0 17 23.0 Yards gained rushing 3534 2228 45 Gabe Montgomery 2 4 16 0 16 4.0 0 7 8.0 Yards lost rushing 294 417 14 Malik Williams 14 5 16 0 16 3.2 0 7 1.1 Rushing Attempts 599 485 5 Thomas Hennigan 14 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.3 Average Per Rush 5.4 3.7 7 Jacob Huesman 5 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0.2 Average Per Game 231.4 129.4 9 Jackson Gibbs 3 2 4 6 -2 -1.0 0 4 -0.7 TDs Rushing 35 14 TEAM 5 7 0 17 -17 -2.4 0 0 -3.4 PASSING YARDAGE 2824 2894 Total 14 599 3534 294 3240 5.4 35 87 231.4 Comp-Att-Int 231-370-6 253-455-14 Opponents 14 485 2228 417 1811 3.7 14 68 129.4 Average Per Pass 7.6 6.4 Average Per Catch 12.2 11.4 PASSING Average Per Game 201.7 206.7 No. Player GP Effic. Att-Comp-Int Pct. Yards TD Long Yds/G TDs Passing 30 20 12 Zac Thomas 14 148.7 225-359-6 62.7 2718 28 73 194.1 TOTAL OFFENSE 6064 4705 7 Jacob Huesman 5 276.1 5-7-0 71.4 92 2 56 18.4 Total Plays 969 940 14 Malik Williams 14 0.0 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Average Per Play 6.3 5.0 22 Raykwon Anderson 9 0.0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Average Per Game 433.1 336.1 3 Darrynton Evans 14 217.6 1-1-0 100.0 14 0 14 1.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 23-562 48-910 Total 14 150.1 231-370-6 62.4 2824 30 73 201.7 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 23-220 17-62 Opponents 14 117.4 253-455-14 55.6 2894 20 53 206.7 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-150 6-87 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.4 19.0 RECEIVING PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 9.6 3.6 No. Player GP Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Yds/G INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.7 14.5 5 Thomas Hennigan 14 61 773 12.7 6 60 55.2 FUMBLES-LOST 9-3 20-10 14 Malik Williams 14 55 598 10.9 4 43 42.7 PENALTIES-Yards 95-899 88-664 2 Corey Sutton 9 41 601 14.7 7 54 66.8 Average Per Game 64.2 47.4 11 Jalen Virgil 14 24 383 16.0 4 73 27.4 PUNTS-Yards 71-3035 85-3594 3 Darrynton Evans 14 21 198 9.4 5 58 14.1 Average Per Punt 42.7 42.3 13 Keishawn Watson 14 9 104 11.6 1 19 7.4 Net punt average 39.6 38.3 81 Henry Pearson 14 8 75 9.4 0 16 5.4 KICKOFFS-Yards 97-5551 59-3370 88 Collin Reed 13 6 56 9.3 2 22 4.3 Average Per Kick 57.2 57.1 16 Christian Wells 3 2 21 10.5 1 17 7.0 Net kick average 40.4 36.2 22 Raykwon Anderson 9 2 0 0.0 0 2 0.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:19 28:40 26 Marcus Williams Jr. 14 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 89/200 62/202 4 Daetrich Harrington 8 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.8 3rd-Down Pct 44% 31% 70 Cooper Hodges 14 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.1 4TH-DOWN Conversions 13/16 15/26 Total 14 231 2824 12.2 30 73 201.7 4th-Down Pct 81% 58% Opponents 14 253 2894 11.4 20 53 206.7 SACKS BY-Yards 36-242 18-107 KICKOFF RETURNS INTERCEPTION RETURNS MISC YARDS 11 0 No. Player No. Yards Avg. TD Long No. Player No. Yards Avg. TD Long TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 73 35 3 Darrynton Evans 16 386 24.1 1 45 3 Shaun Jolly 5 54 10.8 2 30 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 11-16 13-19 11 Jalen Virgil 4 146 36.5 0 57 24 A. Davis-Gaither 1 0 0.0 0 0 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-3 5 Thomas Hennigan 2 28 14.0 0 17 48 Demetrius Taylor 1 19 19.0 0 19 RED-ZONE SCORES (55-60) 92% (27-32) 84% 81 Henry Pearson 1 2 2.0 0 2 2 Willie Edwards 1 0 0.0 0 0 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (47-60) 78% (20-32) 63% Total 23 562 24.4 1 57 7 Josh Thomas 1 16 16.0 0 0 PAT-ATTEMPTS (72-73) 99% (29-31) 94% Opponents 48 910 19.0 0 75 59 Jordan Fehr 1 0 0.0 0 0 ATTENDANCE 166640 207227 20 Noel Cook 1 10 10.0 0 10 Games/Avg Per Game 7/23806 6/34538 PUNT RETURNS 8 S. Jean-Charles 1 11 11.0 0 11 Neutral Site Games 1/21202 No. Player No. Yards Avg. TD Long 26 Nicholas Ross 1 20 20.0 1 20 5 Thomas Hennigan 21 161 7.7 0 25 6 Desmond Franklin 1 20 20.0 0 20 14 Malik Williams 1 33 33.0 0 33 Total 14 150 10.7 4 30 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total 3 Shaun Jolly 1 10 10.0 0 0 Opponents 6 87 14.5 1 35 Appalachian State 148 155 125 115 543 52 D’Marco Jackson 0 16 0.0 1 16 Opponents 99 57 68 56 280 Total 23 220 9.6 1 33 FUMBLE RETURNS Opponents 17 62 3.6 0 15 No. Player No. Yards Avg. TD Long 25 Kaleb Dawson 1 8 8.0 0 8 45 Trey Cobb 1 24 24.0 1 24 48 Demetrius Taylor 1 20 20.0 1 20 6 Desmond Franklin 1 2 2.0 0 2 7 Josh Thomas 1 37 37.0 0 37 Total 5 91 18.2 2 37 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 APPSTATESPORTS.COM

2019 STATISTICS

TOTAL OFFENSE SCORING No. Player G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G No. Player TD FG Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts 12 Zac Thomas 14 463 440 2718 3158 225.6 3 Darrynton Evans 24 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 144 3 Darrynton Evans 14 256 1480 14 1494 106.7 91 Chandler Staton 0 11-16 72-73 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 105 26 Marcus Williams Jr. 14 113 652 0 652 46.6 2 Corey Sutton 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 4 Daetrich Harrington 8 50 319 0 319 39.9 12 Zac Thomas 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 22 Raykwon Anderson 9 34 223 0 223 24.8 5 Thomas Hennigan 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 7 Jacob Huesman 5 8 1 92 93 18.6 26 Marcus Williams Jr. 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 27 Nakendrick Clark 9 11 43 0 43 4.8 11 Jalen Virgil 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 11 Jalen Virgil 14 10 42 0 42 3.0 14 Malik Williams 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 6 Camerun Peoples 1 3 23 0 23 23.0 3 Shaun Jolly 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 45 Gabe Montgomery 2 4 16 0 16 8.0 22 Raykwon Anderson 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 14 Malik Williams 14 7 16 0 16 1.1 88 Collin Reed 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 5 Thomas Hennigan 14 1 4 0 4 0.3 4 Daetrich Harrington 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 9 Jackson Gibbs 3 2 -2 0 -2 -0.7 48 Demetrius Taylor 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TEAM 5 7 -17 0 -17 -3.4 52 D’Marco Jackson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total 14 969 3240 2824 6064 433.1 45 Trey Cobb 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents 14 940 1811 2894 4705 336.1 16 Christian Wells 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 13 Keishawn Watson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PUNTING 7 Josh Thomas 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 No. Player No. Yards Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd 26 Nicholas Ross 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 39 Xavier Subotsch 71 3035 42.7 67 8 25 26 0 Total 73 11-16 72-73 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 543 Total 71 3035 42.7 68 8 26 26 0 Opponents 35 13-19 29-31 0-0 1 1-4 0 0 280 Opponents 85 3594 42.3 61 6 33 21 2 ALL-PURPOSE KICKOFFS No. Player G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Total Avg/G No. Player No. Yards Avg TB OB Ret. Net YdLn 3 Darrynton Evans 14 1480 198 0 386 0 2064 147.4 91 Chandler Staton 97 5551 57.2 29 3 5 Thomas Hennigan 14 4 773 161 28 0 966 69.0 Total 97 5551 57.2 29 3 19.0 40.4 24 26 Marcus Williams Jr. 14 652 7 0 0 0 659 47.1 Opponents 59 3370 57.1 27 2 24.4 36.2 28 14 Malik Williams 14 16 598 33 0 0 647 46.2 2 Corey Sutton 9 0 601 0 0 0 601 66.8 FIELD GOALS 11 Jalen Virgil 14 42 383 0 146 0 571 40.8 No. Player FGM-FGA Pct 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blkd 12 Zac Thomas 14 440 0 0 0 0 440 31.4 91 Chandler Staton 11-16 68.8 1-1 1-3 4-6 5-6 0-0 47 0 4 Daetrich Harrington 8 319 6 0 0 0 325 40.6 22 Raykwon Anderson 9 223 0 0 0 0 223 24.8 FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE 13 Keishawn Watson 14 0 104 0 0 0 104 7.4 Appalachian Opponents 88 Henry Pearson 14 0 75 0 2 0 77 5.5 ETSU - - 3 Shaun Jolly 14 0 0 10 0 54 64 4.6 Charlotte 31 - 87 Collin Reed 13 0 56 0 0 0 56 4.3 North Carolina (31),(43) (25),56 27 Nakendrick Clark 9 43 0 0 0 0 43 4.8 Coastal Carolina - (32) 6 Camerun Peoples 1 23 0 0 0 0 23 23.0 Louisiana (40) 42 16 Christian Wells 3 0 21 0 0 0 21 7.0 ULM (27) - 26 Nicholas Ross 14 0 0 0 0 20 20 1.4 South Alabama 37,(19),(34),(46) 32,(37) 6 Desmond Franklin 13 0 0 0 0 20 20 1.5 Georgia Southern 29 (49),41 48 Demetrius Taylor 14 0 0 0 0 19 19 1.4 South Carolina (40),(47) (41),(25),(50) 19 Daetrich Harrington 2 19 0 0 0 0 19 9.5 Georgia State 41 - 45 Gabe Montgomery 2 16 0 0 0 0 16 8.0 Texas State 24 (48),(48) 7 Josh Thomas 14 0 0 0 0 16 16 1.1 Troy - (26),(39) 52 D’Marco Jackson 14 0 0 16 0 0 16 1.1 Louisiana (35) 39,(53),52 8 Shemar Jean-Charles 14 0 0 0 0 11 11 0.8 UAB (34) (49) 20 Noel Cook 14 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.7 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 70 Cooper Hodges 14 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.1 7 Jacob Huesman 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.2 9 Jackson Gibbs 3 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.7 TEAM 5 -17 0 0 0 0 -17 -3.4 Total 14 3240 2824 220 562 150 6996 499.7 Opponents 14 1811 2894 62 910 87 5764 411.7 APPSTATESPORTS.COM

2019 STATISTICS

DEFENSE |—Tackles—| |—Sacks—| |—Pass Defense—| |—Fumbles—| Blkd No. Player G-GS UT AT Total ForLoss No-Yards Int-Yds PBU QBH Rec-Yds FF Kick Saf 59 Jordan Fehr 14-14 53 56 109 8.0 2.5 - 21 1 - 0 3 3 1 - 0 - . . 24 A. Davis-Gaither 14-14 49 55 104 14.5 5.0 - 27 1 - 0 8 6 - - - - 20 Noel Cook 14-13 29 44 73 5.5 2.5 - 13 1 - 10 - 2 - - 1 - 7 Josh Thomas 14-14 50 22 72 2.0 - 1 - 16 10 4 1 - 37 - - - 52 Demarco Jackson 14-6 31 29 60 3.0 . - 2 1 - - - - 6 Desmond Franklin 13-12 28 24 52 1.0 - 1 - 20 2 1 1 - 2 - - - 45 Trey Cobb 14-8 25 23 48 3.0 0.5 - 4 - 1 2 1 - 24 - - - 3 Shaun Jolly 14-13 28 17 45 3.5 - 5 - 54 8 - 1 - 0 1 1 - 8 S. Jean-Charles 14-13 30 15 45 - - 1 - 11 9 1 - 1 - - 48 D. Taylor 14-13 19 25 44 13.0 7.0 - 74 1 - 19 4 8 1 - 20 3 2 - 95 Gage Blackstock 14-2 12 23 35 3.0 3.0 - 23 - - 4 - 1 1 - 98 E.J. Scott 14-12 17 11 28 7.5 - - 2 3 1 - 0 - - - 97 Caleb Spurlin 14-1 10 18 28 1.5 - - 1 - - - - - 26 Nicholas Ross 14-1 14 12 26 - - 1 - 20 3 1 - - - - 31 Nick Hampton 14-1 11 13 24 6.5 5.5 - 30 - - 8 - 2 - - 21 Ryan Huff 13-2 9 11 20 1.0 - - - 1 - - - - 57 E. Diarrassouba 13-12 9 11 20 3.5 1.5 - 9 - - 2 1 - 0 - - - 90 Tommy Dawkins 13-1 9 9 18 4.0 3.5 - 14 ------13 Kaiden Smith 13-0 8 7 15 - - - 2 - - - - - 51 Tyler Bird 14-1 7 8 15 - - - 1 - - - - - 19 Mike Price 14-0 7 5 12 ------28 KeSean Brown 14-0 6 6 12 ------29 B. Harrington 11-0 7 3 10 ------34 Jourdan Heilig 13-0 2 7 9 ------10 Tim Frizzell 13-0 2 7 9 - - - - 1 - - - - 40 Logan Doublin 11-0 3 5 8 1.0 - - - - 1 - 0 - - - 12 Steven Jones 13-1 6 1 7 ------1 - - 27 Matthew McQuinn 5-0 4 1 5 ------1 - - 25 Kaleb Dawson 9-0 5 - 5 - - - 1 - 1 - 8 - - - 33 Jordan Mitchell 13-0 1 2 3 - - - 1 - - - - - 2 Willie Edwards 4-0 3 - 3 - - 1 - 0 ------91 Chandler Staton 14-0 - 2 2 ------18 Milan Tucker 3-0 2 - 2 1.0 ------43 Hansky Paillant 7-0 1 1 2 ------1 - - 11 Jeremy Level 1-0 - 2 2 ------17 Dashuan Davis 2-0 1 - 1 ------30 Zareon Hayes 4-0 - 1 1 ------13 Keishawn Watson 14-1 - 1 1 ------60 Noah Hannon 14-14 - 1 1 ------58 Ryan Neuzil 14-14 - 1 1 ------46 Chris Washington 5-0 - 1 1 ------42 Christian Johnstone 14-0 1 - 1 ------26 Marcus Williams Jr. 14-0 1 - 1 ------5 Thomas Hennigan 14-14 1 - 1 ------3 Darrynton Evans 14-14 - 1 1 ------Total 14-0 501 482 983 86 36-242 14-150 59 43 10 - 91 13 5 - Opponents 14-0 552 404 956 81 18-107 6-87 49 20 3 - 0 4 . .

GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing Passing Total Off. Punting Fumbles Penalties 3rd Down Time of Game Score Tot-Rn-Ps-Pn Att-Yds-TD Cmp-Att-Int-Yds-TD Ply-Yds No-Avg No-L No-Yds Conv. Poss. APP STATE 42 25-13-11-1 41-277-3 17-25-0-167-3 66-444 3-44.3 0-0 5-58 6-10 26:22 vs. ETSU 7 17-8-7-2 37-131-0 17-27-0-161-1 64-292 6-43.8 3-1 7-60 6-15 33:38 APP STATE 56 16-9-5-2 39-276-3 14-20-0-182-3 59-458 5-43.0 0-0 13-148 6-13 26:06 vs. CHARLOTTE 41 24-7-12-5 40-230-2 20-31-1-296-4 71-526 5-42.4 1-1 11-80 4-12 33:54 APP STATE 34 16-7-8-1 35-161-3 20-29-1-224-0 64-385 5-49.6 0-0 6-50 7-15 29:29 at North Carolina 31 29-10-17-2 40-146-1 27-42-2-323-3 82-469 4-42.8 2-1 5-40 7-16 30:31 APP STATE 56 20-9-10-1 40-184-5 19-24-1-246-2 64-430 3-38.3 0-0 7-74 7-12 28:09 vs. COASTAL CAROLINA 37 21-7-13-1 35-153-3 20-31-1-240-2 66-393 5-35.0 2-0 10-75 5-13 31:51 APP STATE 17 21-12-8-1 53-196-2 11-17-147-0-0 70-343 6-41.0 0-0 3-42 7-16 34:38 at Louisiana 7 16-6-8-2 33-123-0 13-24-0-131-1 57-254 6-49.3 0-0 4-30 4-13 25:22 APP STATE 52 27-14-12-1 52-302-3 19-32-1-270-4 84-572 4-48.2 3-1 5-34 13-18 35:12 at ULM 7 9-4-4-1 29-111-1 11-27-2-102-0 56-213 10-43.8 1-1 9-66 2-13 24:48 APP STATE 30 21-13-7-1 45-313-2 16-28-132-0-1 73-445 6-38.3 1-0 10-85 6-17 34:36 at South Alabama 3 10-7-1-2 38-87-0 6-19-0-52-0 57-139 10-38.2 2-1 4-30 1-15 25:24 APP STATE 21 23-8-14-1 30-152-0 25-51-0-271-3 81-423 7-38.6 1-0 4-43 6-17 26:31 vs. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 24 15-13-1-1 56-335-3 1-4-0-16-0 60-351 6-38.7 0-0 2-20 5-14 33:29 APP STATE 20 11-7-4 41-97-1 9-16-1-105-0 57-202 7-45.1 0-0 8-46 2-13 29:50 at South Carolina 15 22-3-15-4 27-21-0 32-58-1-325-1 85-346 5-52.4 2-0 8-50 4-18 30:10 APP STATE 56 25-12-12-1 46-280-3 21-34-1-273-4 80-553 7-39.4 1-0 3-35 5-15 36:50 at Georgia State 27 13-7-5-1 31-186-2 15-32-2-138-1 63-324 9-42.1 2-1 2-20 4-15 23:10 APP STATE 35 23-13-6-4 49-280-3 9-17-0-188-2 66-468 4-41.0 1-1 5-40 6-14 33:05 vs. TEXAS STATE 13 11-5-6-0 25-54-0 18-34-1-154-1 59-208 7-41.6 1-0 9-76 4-15 26:47 APP STATE 48 27-9-17-1 37-194-3 29-35-1-328-4 72-522 3-47.0 0-0 9-75 10-13 34:30 at Troy 13 20-3-15-2 23-35-1 27-46-2-304-0 69-339 4-37.0 0-0 4-20 5-15 25:30 APP STATE 45 20-16-4 51-267-3 9-17-0-149-2 68-416 4-43.8 1-1 6-39 5-13 30:11 vs. LOUISIANA 38 31-12-16-3 38-159-1 24-46-1-354-4 84-513 3-44.3 2-2 5-21 8-14 29:49 APP STATE 31 20-9-6-5 40-261-1 13-25-0-142-2 65-403 7-44.7 1-0 11-130 3-14 32:57 vs. UAB 17 20-5-13-2 33-40-0 22-34-1-298-2 67-338 5-42.4 2-2 8-76 3-14 27:03 APPSTATESPORTS.COM

CAREER HIGHS

GEORGE BLACKSTOCK SHAUN JOLLY MALIK WILLIAMS Tackles...... 7 (Ga. Southern - 19) Tackles...... 7 (Louisiana, SBC - 19) Receptions...... 8 (Ga. Southern - 19) Tackles for loss.....1.0 (at So. Alabama – 19, UAB - 19) Tackles for loss...... 1.0 (Multiple times) Receiving yards...... 90 (Ga. Southern - 19) Sacks...... 1.0 (at So. Alabama – 19, UAB - 19) Interceptions...... 2 (at Georgia State - 19) TD receptions...... 2 (at Penn State – 18, at Troy - 19) Forced Fumbles...... 1 (ULM – 19) Pass breakups...... 3 (at Georgia State - 19) Long reception...... 43 (at UNC – 19) Pass completions...... 2 (Middle Tennessee – 18) TREY COBB HENRY PEARSON Pass attempts...... 2 (Middle Tennessee – 18) Tackles...... 6 (at UNC – 19, Charlotte - 19) Receptions...... 3 (at Charlotte – 18, Ga. State – 18) Passing yards...... 38 (Middle Tennessee – 18) Tackles for loss...... 1.0 (ETSU – 19) Receiving yards...... 50 (at Charlotte – 18) Passing TDs...... 2 (Middle Tennessee – 18) Sacks...... 0.5 (at UNC – 19) TD receptions...... 1 (Ga. State – 18, Middle Tenn. – 18) Long pass...... 30 (Middle Tennessee – 18) Longest reception...... 26 (Louisiana – 18) TOMMY DAWKINS JR. MARCUS WILLIAMS JR. Tackles...... 4 (Charlotte – 19) NICHOLAS ROSS Rushes...... 28 (Georgia Southern – 17) Tackles for loss...... 2.5 (UAB - 19) Tackles...... 5 (at Troy - 19) Rushing yards...... 130 (Georgia Southern – 17) Sacks...... 2.5 (UAB - 19) Interceptions...... 1 (at South Carolina - 19) Rushing TDs...... 2 (Coastal - 19, Coastal – 17) Long rush...... 34 (Coastal – 17) ELIJAH DIARRASSOUBA KAIDEN SMITH Receptions...... 1 (Four times) Tackles...... 5 (Ga. Southern - 19) Tackles...... 6 (at UNC – 19) Receiving yards...... 34 (UL/SBC – 18) Tackles for loss...... 1.0 (Multiple times) Tackles for loss...... 1.0 (Gardner-Webb – 18) Receiving TDs...... 1 (South Alabama – 18) Sacks...... 1.0 (Troy – 18, UAB - 19) Interceptions...... 1 (Gardner-Webb – 18) Long reception...... 34 (UL/SBC – 18) Fumble Recoveries...... 1 (at South Alabama – 19) CALEB SPURLIN LOGAN DOUBLIN Tackles...... 4 (at Arkansas State – 18, GS - 19) Tackles...... 8 (at Georgia Southern – 18) Tackles for loss...... 1.5 (Savannah State – 17) Sacks...... 1.0 (Louisiana - 18, Savannah State – 17) NICK HAMPTON Tackles...... 8 (at Troy - 19) CHANDLER STATON Tackles for loss...... 2.0 (at Troy - 19) Field Goals...... 3 (at So. Alabama - 19, UL/SBC – 18) Sacks...... 1.5 (Charlotte – 19) Long...... 53 (Georgia Southern – 17) PATs...... 8/8 (CCU - 19, Charlotte - 19) DAETRICH HARRINGTON Rushes...... 17 (Louisiana – 17) XAVIER SUBOTSCH Rushing yards...... 118 (Louisiana – 17) Punts ...... 8 (Two times) Rushing TDs...... 1 (Multiple times) Long punt...... 67 (ULM – 19) Long rush...... 35 (Two times – 17) Inside the 20 ...... 4 (Wake Forest – 17)

THOMAS HENNIGAN COREY SUTTON Receptions...... 11 (at Troy – 19) Receptions...... 8 (Middle Tenn. – 18, at GSU - 19) Receiving yards...... 140 (at Troy – 19) Receiving yards...... 173 (at Georgia State -19) TD receptions...... 4 (Louisiana – 17) TD receptions...... 3 (at Georgia State - 19) Long reception...... 60 (Texas State – 19) Long reception ...... 90 (at Charlotte – 18) Interceptions...... 1 (Troy –18) Punt returns...... 4 (Savannah State – 17) DEMETRIUS TAYLOR Punt return yards...... 55 (at Charlotte – 18) Tackles...... 8 (Ga. Southern - 19) Long punt return...... 59 (at Charlotte – 18) Tackles for loss...... 2.5 (Charlotte & at UNC – 19) Punt return TDs...... 1 (at Charlotte – 18) Sacks...... 2.5 (at UNC – 19) All-purpose yards...... 144 (at Troy – 19) Forced Fumbles...... 2 (at UNC – 19) Fumble Recoveries...... 1 (at UNC – 19) CLAYTON HOWELL Interceptions...... 1 (at UNC – 19) Punts ...... 8 (at Arkansas State – 18) Long punt...... 62 (at Arkansas State – 18) ZAC THOMAS Inside the 20 ...... 2 (at Penn State – 18, UL/SBC – 18) Pass completions...... 28 (at Troy – 19) Pass attempts...... 51 (Ga. Southern - 19) JACOB HUESMAN Passing yards...... 326 (at Troy – 19) Pass completions...... 9 (at Coastal Carolina – 18) Passing TDs...... 4 (at Georgia State - 19, at Troy - 19) Pass attempts...... 19 (at Coastal Carolina – 18) Long pass...... 90 (at Charlotte – 18) Passing yards...... 127 (at Coastal Carolina – 18) Rushes...... 15 (at Penn State – 18) Long pass...... 56 (ULM – 19) Rushing yards...... 77 (South Alabama – 18) Passing TDs ...... 1 (Four times) Rushing TDs...... 2 (Multiple times) Long rush...... 62 (at Arkansas State – 18) RYAN HUFF Total offense...... 337 (at Troy – 19) Tackles...... 7 (Coastal Carolina – 19) Tackles for loss...... 1.5 (Charlotte – 18) JALEN VIRGIL Sacks...... 0.5 (Charlotte – 18) Receptions...... 5 (Three times) Receiving yards...... 186 (Coastal – 17) D’MARCO JACKSON TD receptions...... 2 (Coastal – 17, Charlotte – 19) Tackles...... 9 (Ga. Southern - 19) Long reception...... 83 (Coastal – 17) Tackles for loss...... 1.0 (Multiple times) Rushes...... 3 (at South Alabama - 19) Sacks...... 1.0 (Multiple times) Rushing yards...... 32 (at South Alabama - 19) Rushing TDs...... 1 (ETSU – 19) SHEMAR JEAN-CHARLES Long rush...... 21 (at South Alabama - 19) Tackles...... 8 (Louisiana, SBC - 19) Long kickoff return...... 57 (South Carolina - 19) Pass breakups...... 3 (at Georgia State - 19) Forced fumbles...... 1 (ETSU – 19) Interceptions...... 1 (UAB - 19) APPSTATESPORTS.COM

LAST TIME IT HAPPENED

TEAM STATS APP STATE OPPONENT Scored 40-49 Points 12/7/19, Louisiana, SBC (45) 9/7/19, Charlotte (41) Scored 50-59 Points 11/16/19, Georgia State (56) 11/4/17, ULM (52) Scored 60-69 Points 12/2/17, Louisiana (63) 9/3/11, Virginia Tech (66) Scored 70-79 Points 9/22/18, Gardner-Webb (72) 10/7/78, Chattanooga (72) Recorded a Safety 11/3/18, Coastal Carolina 12/19/15, Ohio Recorded a Shutout 12/23/17, Toledo (34-0) 11/5/05, LSU (24-0) Rushed for 400+ Yards 9/22/18, Gardner-Webb (432) 9/25/14, Georgia Southern (408) Rushed for 300-399 Yards 10/26/19, South Alabama (313) 10/31/19, Georgia Southern (335) Rushed for Less Than 50 Yards 12/3/11, Maine (3) 12/21/19, UAB (40) Passed for 400+ Yards 10/21/17, Coastal Carolina (472) 11/9/13, Georgia (441) Passed for 300-399 Yards 11/29/19, Troy (328) 12/7/19, Louisiana, SBC (354) Passed for Less Than 50 Yards 12/4/10, Western Illinois (47) 10/31/19, Georgia Southern (16) Gained Over 500 Yards Total Offense 11/29/19, Troy (522) 9/7/19, Charlotte (526) Gained Less Than 100 Yards Total Offense 9/7/91, Clemson (84) 11/1/14, Georgia State (62) Recorded 25 or More First Downs 11/29/19, Georgia State (27) 12/7/19, Louisiana, SBC (31) Was Penalized 100 Yards 12/21/19 (11-for-130), UAB 9/9/17, (9-for-104) Savannah State Committed No Penalties 11/17/18, Georgia State Records incomplete Defense Intercepted Three Passes 10/9/18, Arkansas State (3) 10/25/18, Georgia Southern (4) Overcame Halftime Deficit to Win 12/21/19, UAB 9/1/16, Tennessee (Trailed 14-10 before winning 31-17) (App led 13-3 at half, Tenn. won 20-13 in OT) Trailed After Three Quarters, Rallied to Win 10/14/17, Idaho 11/4/17, ULM (Trailed 20-7 before winning 23-20) (Appalachian led 38-35 before losing 52-45) Won Game on Final Offensive Play 12/19/15, Ohio 10/28/17, UMass (Zach Matics 23 yd. field goal as time expired) (Logan Laurent 36-yd field goal in OT) Won Game on Final Defensive Play 10/12/02, Furman Never Accomplished (Josh Jeffries ATP Interception, Derrick Black 96-Yd Return)

INDIVIDUAL STATS APP STATE OPPONENT 75+ Yard Run 9/7/19, Darrynton Evans vs. Charlotte (87) 10/28/17, Marquis Young, UMass (95) 100-199 Yards Rushing, Game 12/21/19, Darrynton Evans vs. UAB (157) 10/31/19, William Kennedy III, Ga. Southern (145) Two Players 100+ Rush Yards 11/3/18, Darrynton Evans (159), Marcus Williams (103), CCU Never Accomplished 200+ Yards Rushing, Game 9/7/19, Darrynton Evans vs. Charlotte (234) 10/3/15, Brian Hill, Wyoming (208) Three Rushing TDs, Game 11/23/19, Darrynton Evans vs. Texas State (3) 11/3/12, William Banks, Georgia Southern (3) Four Rushing TDs, Game 10/30/09, Armanti Edwards at Furman (4) 10/2/04, Terrell Harris, Texas State (4) 80+ Yard Pass Completion 9/8/18, Zac Thomas to Corey Sutton, at Charlotte (90) 9/8/12, Trent McKinney to Dan Moore, Montana (87) 300+ Yards Passing, Game 11/29/19, Zac Thomas, at Troy (326) 12/7/19, Levi Lewis, Louisiana, SBC (354) 20 Pass Completions, Game 11/29/19, Zac Thomas, at Troy (28) 12/21/19, Tyler Johnson, UAB (22) Four TD Passes, Game 11/29/19, Zac Thomas, at Troy (4) 12/7/19, Levi Lewis, Louisiana, SBC (4) 300+ Yards Total Offense, Game 11/29/19, Zac Thomas, at Troy (337, 326 passing) 112/7/19, Levi Lewis, Louisiana, SBC (360, 354 passing) Scored Five TDs, Game 10/4/86, John Settle vs. Davidson (5) 10/13/84, Robert Surratt, Marshall (5) 10 Receptions, Game 11/29/19, Thomas Hennigan, at Troy (11) 12/21/19, Austin Watkins, UAB (10) 100-149 Receiving Yards, Game 11/29/19, Thomas Hennigan, at Troy (140) 12/7/19, Peter LeBlanc, Louisiana, SBC (118) 150+ Receiving Yards, Game 11/16/19, Corey Sutton vs. Georgia State (173) 12/21/19, Austin Watkins, UAB (159) Three Receiving TDs, Game 11/16/19, Corey Sutton vs. Georgia State (3) 8/30/14, Devin Funchess, Michigan (3) Three Sacks, Game 11/3/18, Jordan Fehr at Coastal Carolina (3.0) 9/10/16, Anthony Wilson, Old Dominion (3.0) 50+ Yard Field Goal 11/9/17, Chandler Staton vs. Ga. Southern (53) 11/9/19, Parker White, South Carolina (50) Made Three Field Goals, Game 10/26/19, Chandler Staton vs. South Alabama (3) 11/9/19, Parker White, South Carolina (3) 70+ Yard Punt 10/17/09, Sam Martin at Wofford (74) 11/24/18, Tyler Sumpter, Troy (75, 70) Returned Kickoff for TD 9/7/19, Darrynton Evans vs. Charlotte (45) 11/4/17, Marcus Green, at ULM (95) Returned Punt for TD 9/22/18, Clifton vs. Gardner-Webb (62) 11/15/14, Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State (38) Returned Blocked Punt for TD 9/7/19, D’Marco Jackson vs. Charlotte (16) 8/30/14, Ben Gedeon, Michigan (32) Blocked a Punt 9/28/19, Demetrius Taylor vs. Coastal Carolina 11/5/16, Texas State Returned Interception for TD 11/16/19, Shaun Jolly vs. Georgia State (30) 11/16/19, Chris Bacon, Georgia State (34) Returned Fumble for TD 12/21/19, Trey Cobb vs. UAB (24) 9/9/17, Stephen Dorsey, Savannah State (45) Blocked a Field Goal 10/26/19, Demetrius Taylor at South Alabama 9/23/17, Scotty Washington vs. Wake Forest Returned Blocked FG for TD 10/28/06, vs. Furman (79) Never Accomplished PAT Returned for Two Points 11/13/10, Troy Sanders vs. Wofford 11/25/00, Chris Archie, Troy State