American college football season
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]
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[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at NC State* | No. 1 | | | L 10–23 | 57,583 |
September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 12 James Madison* | No. 1 | | | W 21–10 | 23,814 |
September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Mars Hill* | No. 2 | - Kidd Brewer Stadium
- Boone, NC
| | W 41–0 | 24,346 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb* | No. 2 | | ESPNU | W 41–6 | 8,490 |
September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Elon | No. 2 | - Kidd Brewer Stadium
- Boone, NC
| | W 45–21 | 26,620 |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Chattanooga | No. 2 | | | W 56–21 | 8,887 |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Wofford | No. 2 | - Kidd Brewer Stadium
- Boone, NC
| | W 14–7 | 18,758 |
October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgia Southern | No. 1 | | SportSouth | W 27–20 2OT | 19,438 |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 8 Furman | No. 1 | - Kidd Brewer Stadium
- Boone, NC (Black Saturday)
| SportSouth | W 40–7 | 24,447 |
November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | The Citadel | No. 1 | - Kidd Brewer Stadium
- Boone, NC
| | W 42–13 | 17,547 |
November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | at Western Carolina | No. 1 | | | W 31–9 | 13,742 |
November 25 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 13 Coastal Carolina* | No. 1 | | ESPNU | W 45–28 | 16,223 |
December 2 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 18 Montana State* | No. 1 | - Kidd Brewer Stadium
- Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
| ESPN2 | W 38–17 | 15,116 |
December 9 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 5 Youngstown State* | No. 1 | - Kidd Brewer Stadium
- Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
| ESPN | W 49–24 | 18,040 |
December 15 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 UMass* | No. 1 | | ESPN2 | W 28–17 | 22,808 |
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Game summaries[edit]
NC State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Appalachian State | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
NC State | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
James Madison[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
James Madison | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Appalachian State | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Mars Hill[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mars Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Appalachian State | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Gardner–Webb[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Appalachian State | 6 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 41 |
Gardner–Webb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Elon | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Appalachian State | 10 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
Chattanooga[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Appalachian State | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
Chattanooga | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Wofford[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wofford | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Appalachian State | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Georgia Southern[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
Appalachian State | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Georgia Southern | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Furman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Appalachian State | 0 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 40 |
The Citadel[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
The Citadel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Appalachian State | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Western Carolina[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Appalachian State | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Western Carolina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
Coastal Carolina[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Coastal Carolina | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
Appalachian State | 17 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
Montana State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Montana State | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Appalachian State | 14 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Youngstown State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Youngstown State | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
Appalachian State | 7 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
Massachusetts[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Appalachian State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Massachusetts | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Rankings[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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The Sports Network | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Awards and honors[edit]
- 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | Opponents | 32 | 45 | 73 | 70 | 3 | 223 | Mountaineers | 126 | 167 | 120 | 105 | 10 | 528 | |
2006 statistics at GoASU Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
References[edit]
- ^ "Final Sports Network's 2006 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Appalachian State: About the University". Appalachian State University. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
- ^ "NCAA Sports Sponsorship". NCAA. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
- ^ "N.C. General Assembly Honors ASU Football Team". Southern Conference. June 11, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
- ^ Mitchell, Mark (December 22, 2005). "History Made In Chattanooga". Mountain Times. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
- ^ Associated Press (December 15, 2006). "Appalachian State defeats UMass to repeat as I-AA champs". ESPN. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
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