Appalachian State University Athletic Dept.

287 Rivers St
Boone, NC 28068
(828)555-0555

FACT SHEET CONTACT: Blythe Tegland, Head of Sports Marketing

(828)555-1555, football@appstate.edu

Feb. 17, 2017

THE WINNING TRADITION CONTINUES IN THE HIGH COUNTRY

Early Success in Appalachian Football:

Appalachian began playing organized football in 1928 with the first head football coach,

Graydon Eggers.

Appalachian State football had early success under coach Kidd Brewer (1935-1938) in 1936

posting an undefeated regular season and outscoring opponents by an astonishing score of

206-0.

The undefeated 1936 team eventually lost in its final game against out of conference

opponent Southern Mississippi by a score of 7-0.

Under coach E.C. Duggins the Mountaineers found success winning three North State

Conference championships.

The Golden Ages of Mountaineer Football:

Legendary coach Jerry Moore was in charge during the Mountaineers golden ages.

Throughout the span of 2005-2007 Appalachian became the first Division I program to win

three consecutive national championships since Army in the 1944-1946 seasons.

 In the span of this amazing three-peat the mountaineers knocked off a top Division I

program and, at the time, ranked No.5 in the country, the University of Michigan

Wolverines.

Often deemed the greatest upset in sports history, The Game against Michigan ended in a

close one, 34-32.

The Game took place on September 1, 2007, at Michigan Stadium often referred to as

The Big House.

The Game was won by safety Corey Lynch as he blocked the Wolverines field goal

attempt and returned it as time expired.

The Modern Era of Mountaineer Football

The current Appalachian team is coached by Appalachian alumnus Scott Satterfield.

The team moved into the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2014, joining the Sun Belt

conference.

2015 was the first year of official bowl eligibility for the Appalachian State program.

The Mountaineers clinched a bowl appearance their first eligible season winning the Camellia

bowl against Ohio University by a score of 31-29.

Appalachian posted an 11-2 record in 2016 earning a share of the Sun Belt conference

championship for the first time in program history.

The Mountaineers clinched another Camellia bowl appearance at the end of the 2016 season,

which they won against Toledo by a score of 31-28.

Appalachian became the first program to enter the FBS and win its first two bowl games.