2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES APPSTATESPORTS.COM @APPSTATESPORTS @APPSTATESPORTS @APPSTATESPORTS #APPSTATE #10STRONG @APPSTATE_FB @APPSTATEFOOTBALL @APPSTATE_FB #MAKEANIMPACT #RQ2K18 2016, 2017 SUN BELT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS | 2015 CAMELLIA BOWL CHAMPS | 2016 CAMELLIA BOWL CHAMPS | 2017 DOLLAR GENERAL BOWL CHAMPS 2005, 2006, 2007 FCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 12-TIME SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPS (1986-2012) | 6-TIME NORTH STATE CHAMPS (1931-56) ESPNU GAME 7 Doug Sherman, Play-by-Play Date: Thursday, Oct. 25 Roddy Jones, Analyst Time: 7:30 p.m. Network: ESPNU Location: Statesboro, Ga. APP STATE IMG NETWORK Venue: Allen E. Paulson Stadium (Turf) Adam Witten, Play-by-Play Last Game: Pierre Banks, Analyst App State: W, 27-17, vs. Louisiana Molly Cotten, Sideline #25 Appalachian State Georgia Southern GS: W, 48-31, at New Mexico State Today’s affiliates: 97.3 FM (North Wilkesboro) - FLAGSHIP, MOUNTAINEERS App State in the Rankings: EAGLES 96.5 FM/1450 AM (Boone), 1270 AM (Gastonia/Charlotte), (5-1, 3-0 Sun Belt) No. 25 AP (79 voting points) (6-1, 3-0 Sun Belt) 1150 AM (Rock Hill, SC/Charlotte), 101.5 FM/600 AM (Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point), 107.7 FM/1450 78 voting points in Coaches Poll (26th) Head Coach Head Coach AM (Hendersonville), 1350 AM (Asheville), 99.3/96.5 FM Series: App State leads 19-13-1 (3-1 FBS) (Raleigh-Durham) Scott Satterfield Chad Lunsford Career: 46-23/6th year Last Year: App State, W, 27-6 in Boone Career: 8-5/1st full year Listen online at appstatesports.com and via the TuneIn app. At App State: Same 2016 at GS: App State, W, 34-10 At GS: Same APP STATE COACHING STAFF APP STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS On the sideline: In the booth: PASSING RECEIVING Scott Satterfield, head coach Nic Cardwell, tight ends Zac Thomas | #12 | So. | Trussville, Ala. Corey Sutton | #2 | So. | Cornelius, N.C. Bryan Brown, DC/cornerbacks Greg Gasparato, safeties 2018: 80-for-132 passing, 1,146 yards, 11 TDs, 4 INTs 2018: 17 catches, 366 yards, 4 TDs Shawn Clark, co-OC/O-line Frank Ponce, co-OC/QBs Stu Holt, RBs/special teams D.J. Smith, outside linebackers Mark Ivey, assistant HC/D-line Phillip Hicks, grad assistant RUSHING DEFENSE Dale Jones, co-DC/ILBs Darrynton Evans | #3 | So. | Oak Hill, Fla. Akeem Davis-Gaither | #24 | Jr. | Thomasville, N.C. Justin Watts, wide receivers 2018: 61 attempts, 425 yards, 3 TDs, 7.0 yards per rush 2018: 54 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, 1.0 sack, 4 PBUs Dalton Brown, grad assistant at #9/10 Penn State Saturday, Sept. 1 APP STATE STORYLINES University Park, Pa. L, 45-38 (OT) BTN • Ranked No. 25 in this week’s AP Poll, App State has earned its first Top 25 ranking as an FBS at Charlotte Saturday, Sept. 8 member. In its fifth FBS season following an FCS run that included three straight national titles, Charlotte, N.C. W, 45-9 ESPN+ Appalachian is the only program with a bowl win in each of its first three eligible seasons after SOUTHERN MISS Saturday, Sept. 15 the complete transition, and it has now tied for the highest ranking ever for a Sun Belt team. BOONE, N.C. Canceled GARDNER-WEBB Saturday, Sept. 22 • Troy’s one-week appearance at No. 25 in the AP Poll during the 2016 season is the only other BOONE, N.C. W, 72-7 ESPN+ case of a Sun Belt team being ranked in either poll. With a school-record 78 voting points in SOUTH ALABAMA* Saturday, Sept. 29 this week’s Amway Coaches Poll, the Mountaineers lead the others receiving votes category. BOONE, N.C. W, 52-7 ESPN+ at Arkansas State* Tuesday, Oct. 9 • At 41-10 in its last 51 games, App State is tied for fifth nationally in that span, as the list includes Jonesboro, Ark. W, 35-9 ESPN2 Alabama (48-3), Clemson (47-4), Ohio State (45-6), Oklahoma (42-9) and Wisconsin (41-10). In the LOUISIANA* Saturday, Oct. 20 same span, App State is 30-3 vs. Sun Belt teams (with two titles) and 14-2 in league road games. BOONE, N.C. W, 27-17 ESPN+ at Georgia Southern* Thursday, Oct. 25 • App State has played Georgia Southern annually since 1993, when the Eagles joined the Statesboro, Ga. 7:30 p.m. ESPNU Mountaineers in the Southern Conference, and Thursday will be the first time since 2000 that at Coastal Carolina* Saturday, Nov. 3 they meet with both teams possessing at least a 3-0 conference record. Prior to 2014, when Conway, S.C. 5 p.m. ESPN+ they both joined the Sun Belt, they had three showdowns as top-five FCS teams (2011, 2000, at Texas State* Saturday, Nov. 10 1998) and nine total matchups as top-15 FCS teams (also 2012, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1999, 1995). San Marcos, Texas 4 p.m. ESPN3 GEORGIA STATE* Saturday, Nov. 17 • App State leads the Sun Belt in scoring offense (44.8, No. 5 FBS), scoring defense (15.7, No.11 BOONE, N.C. 2:30 p.m. ESPN+ FBS), total defense (294.8 yards, No. 8 FBS), total offense (476.0 yards, No. 17 FBS), yards per TROY* Saturday, Nov. 24 rush (6.3, No. 4 FBS), defensive three-and-outs per game (6.33, No. 1 FBS), rushing yards BOONE, N.C. 2:30 p.m. ESPN+ allowed per game (112.3, No. 18 FBS) and special teams TDs (four, tied for No. 1 FBS). APPSTATESPORTS.COM APP STATE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS APP STATE MEDIA SCHEDULE - ARKANSAS STATE WEEK Joey Jones SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Associate Athletics Director Primary Football Contact • Practice closed • Scott Satterfield • Practice closed • Travel day • Game Day • Practice closed (No interviews) appearance on (No interviews) (No interviews) Email: [email protected] Sun Belt weekly Cell phone: 828-964-7183 coaches call at • Mountaineer 11:30 a.m. ET Talk at 7 p.m. (no Bret Strelow interviews) Communications Director Practice open to Secondary Football Contact media Email: [email protected] Cell phone: 828-963-3069 Chase Colliton Email: [email protected] Andrew Korba Email: [email protected] Katie Mathewson WHEN REFERENCING APPALACHIAN STATE, APPALACHIAN STATE OFFICIAL MARKS Email: [email protected] PLEASE USE: Tyler Hotz, Taylor Story, Noah Gerringer • Appalachian State University Student Interns • Appalachian State • Appalachian Mailing Address • App State App State Strategic Communications • Mountaineers PO Box 32116 • Apps Primary (Block A) Secondary (Victory Yosef) Boone, NC 28608 • Pronunciation: app-uh-LATCH-in Overnight Address PLEASE DO NOT USE: App State Strategic Communications • ASU • Appy State Appalachian Athletics Center • Appy 425 Jack Branch Drive Boone, NC 28608 MEDIA POLICIES/INFORMATION During a standard week with a Saturday game, the anything until after the post-practice interviews Below is the order of participants: Tuesday and Wednesday practices will be open to have been conducted. This includes media who media members. Those practices often run from 4 leave practice early. 11:30 a.m. – Scott Satterfield, App State p.m. until 6 p.m. each day, but times and availability 11:37 a.m. – Joe Moglia, Coastal Carolina are subject to change. Videographers, photographers and reporters 11:44 a.m. – Steve Campbell, So. Alabama taking videos with their smart phones must shoot 11:51 a.m. – Everett Withers, Texas State Media members will be able to interview head individual drills only and use tight shots with no 11:58 a.m. – Chad Lunsford, Ga. Southern coach Scott Satterfield as well as select App State formations revealed. 12:05 p.m. – Blake Anderson, Arkansas State student-athletes and assistant coaches after those 12:12 p.m. – Matt Viator, ULM practices. Practices not designated as “open to POSTGAME INTERVIEWS 12:19 p.m. – Billy Napier, Louisiana media” will be closed. All practices are closed to the 12:26 p.m. – Neal Brown, Troy public. For home games, Satterfield will hold his postgame 12:33 p.m. – Shawn Elliott, Georgia State press conference in the Mountaineer Room in the Based on the number of interview requests and in second floor auditorium of the Ricks Athletics • To participate in the Sun Belt calls, contact Joey Jones order to make the process as effective and efficient Center. Afterward, a press conference with two or Bret Strelow for the call-in number/passcode. as possible for all parties involved, defensive offensive players and a press conference with two assistants and student-athletes who play defense defensive players will be held at the same location. APP STATE ON ESPN+ will be available along with Satterfield on Tuesday. On Wednesday, offensive assistants and Those players will be chosen based on press box ESPN’s new streaming platform, ESPN+, will be home student-athletes who play offense will be available feedback from media members during the game. to various App State Athletics broadcasts this year. along with Satterfield. The availability of specialists will be determined by specific requests. Visiting team media availability will take place The remaining games currently slated for ESPN+ are outside the visiting locker room, next to the team’s Nov. 3 (Coastal Carolina), Nov. 17 (Georgia State Media members are asked to communicate their Owens Field House entrance. and Nov. 24 (Troy). plans for attendance and submit interview requests to Joey Jones or Bret Strelow before each open WEEKLY SUN BELT TELECONFERENCE Fans can sign up for a seven-day free trial, then pay practice begins in order to assist App State Athletics $4.99 a month for a service that’s available on iOS, in meeting everyone’s needs. Appalachian State head coach Scott Satterfield will Android, Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV and other supported be available on the weekly Sun Belt Teleconference devices.