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