2023 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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2023 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Appalachian State Mountaineers logo.svg
Cure Bowl champion
Sun Belt Championship, L 23–49 at Troy
Cure Bowl, W 13–9 vs. Miami (OH)
Conference Sun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record9–5 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Frank Ponce (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Pro tempo
Defensive coordinatorScot Sloan (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Kidd Brewer Stadium
Seasons
←  2022
2024  →
2023 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
James Madison* x  7 –1   11 –2  
Appalachian State y  6 –2   9 –5  
Coastal Carolina  5 –3   8 –5  
Old Dominion  5 –3   6 –7  
Georgia State  3 –5   7 –6  
Marshall  3 –5   6 –7  
Georgia Southern  3 –5   6 –7  
West Division
Troy xy$  7 –1   11 –3  
Texas State  4 –4   8 –5  
Arkansas State  4 –4   6 –7  
South Alabama  4 –4   7 –6  
Louisiana  3 –5   6 –7  
Southern Miss  2 –6   3 –9  
Louisiana–Monroe  0 –8   2 –10  
Championship: Troy 49, Appalachian State 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2023 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represents Appalachian State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers are led by fourth-year head coach Shawn Clark. Appalachian State plays home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium on the school's Boone, North Carolina, campus, and competes as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference.

Contents

Offseason

Coaching changes

On November 28, 2022, defensive coordinator Dale Jones left the program. [1]

On January 13, 2023, the Mountaineers hired Scot Sloan to be their defensive coordinator. [2]

On January 16 Appalachian State hired Frank Ponce to be their offensive coordinator after 2022 offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay left to become the offensive coordinator at Mississippi State. [3]

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Mountaineers were picked to finish in second place in the East division. [4]

Media poll (East division)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1James Madison78 (4)
2Appalachian State75 (4)
3Coastal Carolina71 (1)
4Marshall68 (1)
5Georgia Southern52 (1)
6Georgia State31
7Old Dominion17

Offensive lineman Isaiah Helms and right safety Milan Tucker were named to the preseason All-Sun Belt first team. Offensive lineman Damion Daley was named to the second team. [4]

Personnel

2023 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 0Milan Tucker Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 1Anderson CastleJr
WR 2Kaedin Robinson Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 3Ahmani MarshallJr
QB 4 Joey Aguilar Jr
RB 5 Nate Noel Jr
WR 6Dashaun Davis Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 11Grant TuckerFr
WR 12Michael Hetzel Redshirt.svg  So
WR 13Christian HornJr
RB 14Kanye Roberts Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 15Makai JacksonSo
QB 16David HernandezSr
QB 17Mason McHughFr
QB 18Ryan Burger Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 19Cameron EstepFr
RB 20Jaylon CalhounFr
WR 21Reece Larson Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 27Michael DipasqualeFr
RB 28Maquel HaywoodJr
TE 35Dylan Castoria Redshirt.svg  So
OL 51Cayden SweattFr
OL 53Jake Ganoe Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 54Isaiah HelmsSr
OL 55Seth Williams Redshirt.svg  So
OL 58Blake BradfordFr
OL 59Jack Murphy Redshirt.svg  So
OL 60Ethan Ryan Redshirt.svg  So
OL 62Bucky Williams Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 63Jayden Ramsey Redshirt.svg  So
OL 70Thornton Gentry Redshirt.svg  So
OL 72Markell Samuel Redshirt.svg  So
OL 73Jaden Lindsay Redshirt.svg  So
OL 74Griffin Scroggs Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 75Damion Daley Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 76Logan RandolphFr
OL 77Daniel DavisFr
OL 78Joseph Solomon Redshirt.svg  So
TE 80Max DragFr
TE 81Miller Gibbs Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 82Chris Lawson Jr.Fr
WR 83Coen Sutton Redshirt.svg  So
WR 84Ayden Burkey Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 85David Larkins Redshirt.svg  So
TE 86Kanen Hamlett Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 87Eli WilsonJr
WR 88Luke Hale Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 89August Drews Redshirt.svg  So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 2Tyrek Funderburk Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 4Nicholas RossSr
DE 5Michael Fletcher Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 6EJ JacksonSr
ILB 7Andrew Parker Jr. Redshirt.svg  Sr
OLB 8Brendan Harrington Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 9Jarrett Paul Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 10DJ VanHookSr
DB 11Jordan Favors Redshirt.svg  So
DE 12Shawn Collins Redshirt.svg  So
CB 13Trenton Alan Yowe Redshirt.svg  So
ILB 14Jayden BetheaFr
OLB 15Thomas Davis Redshirt.svg  So
CB 16Omari Philyaw Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 17Jalik ThomasJr
CB 18James Edwards Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 19Ethan JohnsonSo
OLB 20Nathan Kibambe Redshirt.svg  Sr
S 21DJ Burks Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 22DJ PorterFr
OLB 24Cahari HaynesFr
S 25Jackson Greene Redshirt.svg  Jr
OLB 26Caden Sullivan Redshirt.svg  So
S 27Ronald ClarkeJr
S 28Zyeir GambleFr
DE 29Santana Hopper Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 30Carter Greene Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 31Dyvon McKinney Redshirt.svg  So
ILB 33Derrell Farrar Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 34Colton PharesFr
ILB 35Jack Scroggs Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 36Kevon HaiglerJr
DB 37Andre Hamilton Redshirt.svg  So
DB 39Tony Harris Redshirt.svg  Fr
ILB 40Cole Becker Redshirt.svg  Fr
ILB 42Braxton VeigaFr
ILB 43Ryan McKinnisFr
OLB 44Brodrick Gooch Redshirt.svg  Fr
ILB 45Trevor Moffitt Redshirt.svg  So
ILB 46Isaiah McGuffinFr
OLB 47Romelo BellFr
DL 48DeShawn McKnightJr
ILB 49Randy Marion IIIFr
DE 50DeAndre Dingle-PrinceJr
ILB 52Orlando Leon Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 54Danny StevensFr
ILB 56Kyle Arnholt Redshirt.svg  So
OLB 88Donovan SpellmanSo
OLB 90Nate JohnsonFr
DT 91Markus ClarkSo
DE 92AJ MebaneFr
DE 94Stephen Passeggiata Redshirt.svg  So
DE 95Montez KelleyJr
DE 96Josiah Wyatt Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 97Kevin Abrams-Verwayne Redshirt.svg  So
DT 98Jason HertzFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 22Cash McVay Redshirt.svg  So
K 37Carter Everett Redshirt.svg  Fr
P 41Conner Maynard Redshirt.svg  Jr
LS 42Christian Johnstone Redshirt.svg  Jr
LS 44Jake Mann Redshirt.svg  So
P 49Mitchell LakeFr
K 57Austin Shook Redshirt.svg  So
K 99Michael HughesJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

The football schedule was announced on February 24, 2023. [5]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23:30 p.m.No. 25 (FCS) Gardner–Webb *
 ESPN+ W 45–2436,075
September 95:15 p.m.at No. 17 North Carolina *
 ACCN L 34–40 2OT50,500
September 163:30 p.m. East Carolina *
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN+W 43–2840,168
September 237:00 p.m.at Wyoming *
 CBSSN L 19–2221,169
September 308:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe
ESPN+W 41–4019,919
October 107:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
 ESPN2 L 24–2734,252
October 217:00 p.mat Old Dominion
NFLN L 21–2820,017
October 283:30 p.m. Southern Miss Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN+W 48–3832,601
November 46:00 p.m. Marshall
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (rivalry)
NFLNW 31–934,057
November 112:00 p.m.at Georgia State
ESPN+W 42–1414,260
November 182:00 p.m.at James Madison
ESPN+W 26–23 OT25,838
November 253:30 p.m. Georgia Southern
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (rivalry)
 ESPNU W 55–2731,248
December 24:00 p.m.at Troy
ESPNL 23–4920,183
December 163:30 p.m.vs. Miami (OH)
ABC W 13–911,121

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References

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  2. ↑ "Sloan Returns to App State as Defensive Coordinator". AppState Football. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Former App State coordinator Frank Ponce reportedly set to return". Football Scoop. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
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