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2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Jerry Moore and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina.[3]

2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
NCAA Division I champion
So-Con champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1[1]
Record14–1 (7–0 Southern)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCollaborative[2]
Offensive schemeMultiple Spread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Wiley (16th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKidd Brewer Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Appalachian State $^   7 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 12 Furman ^   6 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 23 Wofford   5 – 2     7 – 4  
The Citadel   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Elon   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Chattanooga   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Georgia Southern   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Western Carolina   0 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The football team competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly I-AA, as a member of the Southern Conference.[4] Appalachian is the only university in North Carolina, public or private, to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championship in football.[5] Appalachian won the 2005 Division I-AA Football Championship and repeated as FCS national champions in 2006.[6][7]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:00 p.m.at NC State*No. 1
L 10–2357,583
September 93:30 p.m.No. 12 James Madison*No. 1
W 21–1023,814
September 163:30 p.m.Mars Hill*No. 2
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 41–024,346
September 236:00 p.m.at Gardner–Webb*No. 2
ESPNUW 41–68,490
September 303:30 p.m.Elon No. 2
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 45–2126,620
October 76:00 p.m.at ChattanoogaNo. 2
W 56–218,887
October 143:30 p.m.WoffordNo. 2
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 14–718,758
October 2112:00 p.m.at Georgia SouthernNo. 1
SportSouthW 27–20 2OT19,438
October 283:30 p.m.No. 8 FurmanNo. 1
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (Black Saturday)
SportSouthW 40–724,447[8]
November 43:30 p.m.The CitadelNo. 1
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 42–1317,547
November 114:00 p.m.at Western CarolinaNo. 1
W 31–913,742
November 253:30 p.m.No. 13 Coastal Carolina*No. 1
ESPNUW 45–2816,223
December 24:00 p.m.No. 18 Montana State*No. 1
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN2W 38–1715,116[9]
December 94:00 p.m.No. 5 Youngstown State*No. 1
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
ESPNW 49–2418,040
December 158:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 UMass*No. 1
ESPN2W 28–1722,808

Game summaries

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NC State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 7 0 3 0 10
NC State 9 7 7 0 23

James Madison

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1 2 3 4 Total
James Madison 3 0 7 0 10
Appalachian State 7 14 0 0 21

Mars Hill

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mars Hill 0 0 0 0 0
Appalachian State 13 14 7 7 41

Gardner–Webb

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1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 6 7 21 7 41
Gardner–Webb 3 0 0 3 6

Elon

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1 2 3 4 Total
Elon 0 7 7 7 21
Appalachian State 10 21 14 0 45

Chattanooga

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1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 14 21 14 7 56
Chattanooga 0 0 14 7 21

Wofford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wofford 0 0 7 0 7
Appalachian State 14 0 0 0 14

Georgia Southern

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1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Appalachian State 0 3 7 737 27
Georgia Southern 0 7 3 730 20

Furman

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1 2 3 4 Total
Furman 7 0 0 0 7
Appalachian State 0 14 12 14 40

The Citadel

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1 2 3 4 Total
The Citadel 3 0 3 7 13
Appalachian State 7 14 14 7 42

Western Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 3 14 7 7 31
Western Carolina 0 0 2 7 9

Coastal Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Coastal Carolina 0 0 13 15 28
Appalachian State 17 14 7 7 45

Montana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Montana State 0 10 7 0 17
Appalachian State 14 3 7 14 38

Youngstown State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Youngstown State 0 14 3 7 24
Appalachian State 7 21 7 14 49

Massachusetts

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1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 7 7 0 14 28
Massachusetts 7 0 7 3 17

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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Awards and honors

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  • Southern Conference Coach of the Year (coaches and media) — Jerry Moore
  • Southern Conference Roy M. "Legs" Hawley Offensive Player of the Year (media) — Kevin Richardson
  • Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Kevin Richardson
  • Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Marques Murrell
  • Southern Conference Freshman of the Year (coaches and media) — Armanti Edwards
  • Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Trophy — Kerry Brown

Statistics

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Team

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ASU Opp
Scoring 528 223
  Points per Game 35.2 14.9
First Downs 319 214
  Rushing 194 84
  Passing 107 111
  Penalty 18 19
Total Offense 6,265 4,154
  Avg per Play 6.2 4.4
  Avg per Game 417.7 276.9
Fumbles–Lost 34–16 27–13
Penalties–Yards 99–918 75–618
  Avg per Game 61.2 41.2
ASU Opp
Punts–Yards 56–2,075 92–3,405
  Avg per Punt 37.1 37.0
Time of Possession/Game 31:01 29:54
3rd Down Conversions 82 for 188 65 for 219
4th Down Conversions 15 for 25 9 for 28
Touchdowns Scored 71 27
Field Goals–Attempts 10–14 10–26
PAT–Attempts 70–71 25–25
Attendance 184,911 108,140
  Games/Avg per Game 9/20,546 5/21,628

Scores by quarter

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Opponents 32 45 73 703 223
Mountaineers 126 167 120 10510 528

2006 statistics at GoASU Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

References

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  1. ^ "Final Sports Network's 2006 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  2. ^ Bowman, Tommy (February 25, 2009). "Coaching staff at ASU in place for 2009 season". Winston-Salem Journal. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
  3. ^ "Appalachian State: About the University". Appalachian State University. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  4. ^ "NCAA Sports Sponsorship". NCAA. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  5. ^ "N.C. General Assembly Honors ASU Football Team". Southern Conference. June 11, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
  6. ^ Mitchell, Mark (December 22, 2005). "History Made In Chattanooga". Mountain Times. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  7. ^ "Appalachian State defeats UMass to repeat as I-AA champs". ESPN. Associated Press. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  8. ^ "Mountaineers thump Paladins". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 29, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Scott Mansch (December 3, 2006). "Griz advance, Cats fall". Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1S, 7S – via Newspapers.com.


 

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