2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Sun Belt East Division champion
Sun Belt Championship Game, L 16–24 vs. Louisiana
Boca Raton Bowl, L 38–59 vs. Western Kentucky
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	10–4 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Shawn Clark (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Ponce (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro tempo
Defensive coordinator	Dale Jones (5th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Appalachian State xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
Georgia State		6	–	2					8	–	5
Coastal Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
Troy		3	–	5					5	–	7
Georgia Southern		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
No. 16 Louisiana xy$		8	–	0					13	–	1
Texas State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Louisiana–Monroe		2	–	6					4	–	8
South Alabama		2	–	6					5	–	7
Arkansas State		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Louisiana 24, Appalachian State 16
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Preseason

Recruiting class

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)	–	Jun 20, 2020
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Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason

Award	Player	Position	Year
Maxwell Award	Camerun Peoples	RB	JR
Chuck Bednarik Award	Demetrius Taylor	DL	SR
Chuck Bednarik Award	Shaun Jolly	CB	SR
Doak Walker Award	Camerun Peoples	RB	JR
Rimington Trophy	Baer Hunter	OL	SR
Mackey Award	Henry Pearson	TE	SR
Jim Thorpe Award	Shaun Jolly	CB	SR
Outland Trophy	Baer Hunter	OL	SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	Demetrius Taylor	DL	SR
Ray Guy Award	Xavier Subotsch	P	SR
Wuerffel Trophy	Thomas Hennigan	WR	SR
Paul Hornung Award	Caleb Spurlin	DL	SR
Walter Camp Award	Demetrius Taylor	DL	SR

Sources: ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]}

Sun Belt coaches poll

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

Offense 1st team Camerun Peoples – Running back, JR Baer Hunter – Offensive lineman, SR Cooper Hodges – Offensive lineman, JR 2nd team Daetrich Harrington – Running back, SR Thomas Hennigan – Wide receiver, SR

Defense 1st team Demetrius Taylor – Defensive lineman, SR D'Marco Jackson – Linebacker, SR Shaun Jolly – Defensive back, SR 2nd team Brendan Harrington – Linebacker, JR

Personnel

2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Milan Tucker So WR 2 Corey Sutton Sr WR 3 Jacoby Pinckney So WR 5 Thomas Hennigan Sr RB 6 Camerun Peoples Jr QB 7 Chase Brice Sr QB 8 Navy Shuler  Fr QB 9 DC Tabscott Fr QB 10 Tanner Wilson Sr WR 11 Jalen Virgil Sr WR 12 Da'Shawn Brown Fr WR 13 Christan Horn So WR 14 Malik Williams Sr WR 15 Austyn Chestnut Sr WR 16 Christian Wells So WR 17 Dashuan Davis So TE 18 Mike Evans Sr WR 19 Elijah Johnson  Fr RB 20 Nate Noel So WR 22 Michael Hetzel  Fr RB 24 Ben Williams So WR 25 Sean Horton So RB 33 Logan Cruce  Fr RB 44 Anderson Castle So RB 45 Gabe Montgomery Sr OL 51 Baer Hunter Sr OL 54 Lyle Hiers So OL 55 Seth Williams  Fr OL 64 Chris Lyle  Fr OL 65 Gage Blackston Sr OL 66 Luke Smith So OL 70 Cooper Hodges Jr OL 72 Larry Dowdy So OL 73 Jaden Lindsay Fr OL 74 Anderson Hardy Jr OL 75 Damion Daley Jr OL 76 Austin Reeves  Fr OL 77 Colston Powers Fr OL 78 Craig McFarland So OL 79 Sammy Henderson So WR 80 AJ Hall Jr TE 81 Miller Gibbs Jr WR 82 Richard Tucker Jr WR 83 Coen Sutton Fr TE 84 Peter Hennigan  Fr TE 86 Trey Ross Jr TE 87 Eli Wilson  Fr TE 88 Henry Pearson Sr TE 89 August Drews  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Kaleb Dawson Jr DB 3 Shaun Jolly Sr DB 4 Nicholas Ross Jr ILB 7 Trey Cobb Sr DL 9 Demetrius Taylor Sr OLB 10 Tim Frizzell Sr DB 12 Steven Jones Jr. Sr DB 13 Kaiden Smith Sr DB 14 Tre Caldwell So DB 14 Travis McNichols Fr ILB 15 T. D. Roof Sr DB 16 Stan Ellis  Fr DB 17 Tommy Wright So DB 19 Mike Smith So LB 20 Je'Mari Littlejohn  Fr DB 21 Ryan Huff Sr DB 25 Jackson Greene So DB 26 Caden Sullivan Fr DB 27 Ronald Clarke  Fr OLB 28 KeSean Brown Jr OLB 29 Brendan Harrington Jr DL 30 Zareon Hayes Jr OLB 31 Nick Hampton Jr ILB 33 Jordan Mitchell Jr ILB 34 Jourdan Heilig Jr LB 35 Jalen McLeod So DL 36 Kevon Haigler  Fr ILB 40 Logan Doublin Sr DL 43 Hansky Paillant Jr DL 46 Chris Washington Jr OLB 47 Colin Guentensberger So DL 48 DeShawn McKnight Fr LB 49 Nate Blanton  Fr DL 50 DeAndre Dingle-Pince So ILB 51 Tyler Bird Sr ILB 52 D'Marco Jackson Sr DL 55 George Blackstock Sr ILB 58 Grant Daley So DL 68 Greg Johnston Jr DL 90 Dorian Pickett Jr DL 91 Tommy Dawkins Jr. Sr DL 92 Markell Samuel  Fr DL 93 Karon White Fr DL 94 Stephen Passeggiata  Fr DL 95 Jamar Rucks  Fr DL 97 Caleb Spurlin Sr DL 99 Jordon Earle Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 29 John Gliarmis Jr P 30 Clayton Howell Sr P 39 Xavier Subotsch Sr LS 41 Reed Harper So LS 42 Christian Johnstone Jr K 91 Chandler Staton Sr	Head coach Shawn Clark (Appalachian State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Dale Jones (Tennessee) Defensive coordinator/ILB Frank Ponce (Florida International) Offensive coordinator/QB Brian Haines (Marietta College) Special teams coordinator/RB Justin Watts (Clemson) Recruiting coordinator/TE Nic Cardwell (Appalachian State) Offensive line Mark Debastiani (Shepherd) Outside linebacker David Lockwood (West Virginia) Safeties Robert Nunn (Oklahoma State) Defensive line Pat Washington (Auburn) Wide receivers Rod West (Alabama State) Cornerbacks Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: April 25, 2021

Schedule

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
September 2	7:30 p.m.	vs. East Carolina *	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic)	ESPNU	W 33–19	36,752
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Miami (FL) *	Hard Rock Stadium Miami, FL	ESPNU	L 23–25	45,877
September 18	3:30 p.m.	Elon *	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 44–10	30,224
September 23	7:30 p.m.	Marshall *	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN	W 31–30	28,377
October 2	2:00 p.m.	at Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 45–16	14,258
October 12	7:30 p.m.	at Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN2	L 13–41	20,066
October 20	7:30 p.m.	No. 14 Coastal Carolina	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN2	W 30–27	31,061
October 30	3:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 59–28	29,321
November 6	2:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	W 48–14	9,762
November 13	2:30 p.m.	South Alabama	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 31–7	29,348
November 20	3:30 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	W 45–7	18,523
November 27	2:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 27–3	28,005
December 4	3:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Sun Belt Championship Game)	ESPN	L 16–24	31,014
December 18	11:00 a.m.	vs. Western Kentucky *	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL (Boca Raton Bowl)	ESPN	L 38–59	15,429
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 2 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source: ^{[18] [19]}

Game summaries

Vs. East Carolina

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, 2021 Location: Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC Game start: 7:33 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 36,752 Game 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

See also: 2021 East Carolina Pirates football team and Duke's Mayo Classic

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

At Miami (FL)

Appalachian State at Miami

1 2 3 4 Total Mountaineers 7 7 3 6 23 •No. 22 Hurricanes 9 3 7 6 25 Date: September 11, 2021 Location: Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL Game start: 7:02 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutes Game attendance: 45,877 Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Sunny Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst) and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)

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

See also: 2021 Miami Hurricanes football team

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

Elon at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total Phoenix 3 0 7 0 10 •Mountaineers 7 6 14 17 44 Date: September 18, 2021 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes Game attendance: 30,224 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E 2 MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV 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

See also: 2021 Elon Phoenix football team

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

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, 2021 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 7:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutes Game attendance: 28,377 Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 3 MPH Referee: Kevin Vicknair TV 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

See also: 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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

At Georgia State

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, 2021 Location: Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 2:04 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes Game attendance: 14,258 Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 3 MPH Referee: Trennis Livingston TV 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

See also: 2021 Georgia State Panthers football team

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

At Louisiana

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, 2021 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 8:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes Game attendance: 20,066 Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 9 MPH Referee: Jeremy Parker TV 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

See also: 2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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

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, 2021 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 7:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 31,061 Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 4 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV 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

See also: 2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

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

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, 2021 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes Game attendance: 29,321 Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NW 5 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV 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

See also: 2021 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

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

At Arkansas State

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, 2021 Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 2:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 9,762 Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 2 MPH Referee: David Smith TV 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

See also: 2021 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

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

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, 2021 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 2:35 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes Game attendance: 20,348 Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 16 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV 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

See also: 2021 South Alabama Jaguars football team

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

At Troy

Appalachian State at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total •Mountaineers 3 7 21 14 45 Trojans 7 0 0 0 7 Date: November 20, 2021 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 3:35 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours Game attendance: 18,523 Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 10 MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV 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

See also: 2021 Troy Trojans football team

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

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, 2021 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 2:35 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes Game attendance: 28,005 Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 9 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV 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

See also: 2021 Georgia Southern Eagles football team and Appalachian State–Georgia Southern football rivalry

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)

Appalachian State at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Mountaineers 0 7 3 6 16 •No. 24 Ragin' Cajuns 7 10 0 7 24 Date: December 4, 2021 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 3:40 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutes Game attendance: 31,014 Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 3 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play–by–play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Tom Luginbill (sideline reporter)

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

See also: 2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team and 2021 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game

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)

Western Kentucky vs. Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total •Hilltoppers 14 17 21 7 59 Mountaineers 14 10 7 7 38 Date: December 18, 2021 Location: FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL Game start: 11:00 a.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 42 minutes Game attendance: 15,429 Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 17 MPH Referee: Steve Baron TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play–by–play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline reporter)

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

See also: 2021 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team and 2021 Boca Raton Bowl

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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