2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Appalachian State Mountaineers logo.svg
NCAA Division I champion
So-Con champion
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1 [1]
Record14–1 (7–0 Southern)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Collaborative [2]
Offensive scheme Multiple Spread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Wiley (16th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Kidd 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 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]

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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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:00 p.m.at NC State *No. 1L 10–2357,583
September 93:30 p.m.No. 12 James Madison *No. 1W 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 ESPNU W 41–68,490
September 303:30 p.m. Elon Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 2
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 45–2126,620
October 76:00 p.m.at Chattanooga No. 2W 56–218,887
October 143:30 p.m. Wofford No. 2
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 14–718,758
October 2112:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern No. 1 SportSouth W 27–20 2OT19,438
October 283:30 p.m.No. 8 Furman No. 1
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (Black Saturday)
SportSouthW 40–724,447 [8]
November 43:30 p.m. The Citadel No. 1
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 42–1317,547
November 114:00 p.m.at Western Carolina No. 1W 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)
ESPN2 W 38–1715,116 [9]
December 94:00 p.m.No. 5 Youngstown State *No. 1
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
ESPN W 49–2418,040
December 158:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 UMass *No. 1
ESPN2W 28–1722,808

Game summaries

NC State

1234Total
Appalachian State703010
NC State977023

James Madison

1234Total
James Madison307010
Appalachian State7140021

Mars Hill

1234Total
Mars Hill00000
Appalachian State13147741

Gardner–Webb

1234Total
Appalachian State6721741
Gardner–Webb30036

Elon

1234Total
Elon077721
Appalachian State102114045

Chattanooga

1234Total
Appalachian State142114756
Chattanooga0014721

Wofford

1234Total
Wofford00707
Appalachian State1400014

Georgia Southern

1234OT2OTTotal
Appalachian State03773727
Georgia Southern07373020

Furman

1234Total
Furman70007
Appalachian State014121440

The Citadel

1234Total
The Citadel303713
Appalachian State71414742

Western Carolina

1234Total
Appalachian State3147731
Western Carolina00279

Coastal Carolina

1234Total
Coastal Carolina00131528
Appalachian State17147745

Montana State

1234Total
Montana State0107017
Appalachian State14371438

Youngstown State

1234Total
Youngstown State0143724
Appalachian State72171449

Massachusetts

1234Total
Appalachian State7701428
Massachusetts707317

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
The Sports Network11222222111111

Awards and honors

Statistics

Team

ASUOpp
Scoring528223
  Points per Game35.214.9
First Downs319214
  Rushing19484
  Passing107111
  Penalty1819
Total Offense6,2654,154
  Avg per Play6.24.4
  Avg per Game417.7276.9
Fumbles–Lost34–1627–13
Penalties–Yards99–91875–618
  Avg per Game61.241.2
ASUOpp
Punts–Yards56–2,07592–3,405
  Avg per Punt37.137.0
Time of Possession/Game31:0129:54
3rd Down Conversions82 for 18865 for 219
4th Down Conversions15 for 259 for 28
Touchdowns Scored7127
Field Goals–Attempts10–1410–26
PAT–Attempts70–7125–25
Attendance184,911108,140
  Games/Avg per Game9/20,5465/21,628

Scores by quarter

1234OTTotal
Opponents324573703223
Mountaineers12616712010510528

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

References

  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.