2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Sun Belt co-champion
Camellia Bowl champion
Camellia Bowl, W 31–28 vs. Toledo
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2016 record 10–3 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach Scott Satterfield (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Frank Ponce (passing game; 4th year)
Shawn Clark (running game; 1st year)
Defensive coordinator Nate Woody (4th season)
Home stadium Kidd Brewer Stadium
(Capacity: 24,050)
2016 Sun Belt football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Appalachian State +  7 –1     10 –3  
Arkansas State +  7 –1     8 –5  
Troy  6 –2     10 –3  
Idaho  6 –2     9 –4  
Louisiana–Lafayette  5 –3     6 –7  
Georgia Southern  4 –4     5 –7  
Louisiana–Monroe  3 –5     4 –8  
South Alabama  2 –6     6 –7  
Georgia State  2 –6     3 –9  
New Mexico State  2 –6     3 –9  
Texas State  0 –8     2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Scott Satterfield. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to win a share of the Sun Belt championship with Arkansas State. They were invited to the Camellia Bowl where they defeated Toledo.

Schedule

Appalachian State announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Mountaineers will host Sun Belt foes Georgia State, Idaho, Louisiana–Monroe, and Texas State, and will travel to Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Lafayette, New Mexico State, and Troy. Appalachian State will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Arkansas State and South Alabama.[1]

The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Miami from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Old Dominion from Conference USA, and two road games against Akron from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Tennessee from the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:30 p.m. at No. 9 Tennessee* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN L 13–20 OT  100,074
September 10 3:30 p.m. Old Dominion* Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ASN W 31–7   23,374
September 17 12:00 p.m. No. 25 Miami (FL)* Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN L 10–45   34,658
September 24 3:30 p.m. at Akron* InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ASN W 45–38   15,381
October 1 12:00 p.m. Georgia State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ASN W 17–3   24,782
October 12 8:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN2 W 24–0   16,960
October 22 3:30 p.m. Idaho Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3 W 37–19   26,931
October 27 7:30 p.m. at Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Rivalry) ESPNU W 34–10   23,474
November 5 3:30 p.m. Texas State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3 W 35–10   28,472
November 12 3:30 p.m. at Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 L 24–28   25,782
November 19 2:30 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3 W 42–17   18,699
November 26 4:00 p.m. at New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 W 37–7   5,366
December 17 5:30 p.m. vs. Toledo* Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL (Camellia Bowl) ESPN W 31–28   20,257
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

at Tennessee

1 2 3 4OT Total
Mountaineers 7 6 0 00 13
#9 Volunteers 3 0 3 77 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 0 7 0 0 7
Mountaineers 14 10 0 7 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2015 APST, 49–0

Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Hurricanes 21 3 7 14 45
Mountaineers 0 3 7 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 10 21 7 7 45
Zips 0 14 10 14 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 3 3
Mountaineers 0 0 7 10 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 APST, 37–3

at Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 10 14 0 0 24
Ragin' Cajuns 0 0 0 0 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 APST, 28–7

Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 6 3 10 19
Mountaineers 10 0 13 14 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 APST, 47–20

at Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 10 10 14 34
Eagles 10 0 0 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–12–1 2015 APST, 31–13

Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 3 0 7 0 10
Mountaineers 7 21 7 0 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2004 APST, 41–34

at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 14 3 7 24
Trojans 14 0 7 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–2 2015 APST, 44–41

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 3 7 0 7 17
Mountaineers 14 7 14 7 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 APST, 59–14

at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 17 3 10 7 37
Aggies 0 7 0 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Toledo–Camellia Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 7 14 3 31
Rockets 7 7 14 0 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Roster

2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Ike Lewis Jr
QB 2 Zeb Speir Fr
WR 3 Deltron Hopkins  So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 3 Alex Gray  Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 39 Miller Kirkpatrick Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Nate Woody (Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers)
  • Shawn Clark (Co-Offensive Coordinator (Run Game)/Offensive Lineman)
  • Frank Ponce (Co-Offensive Coordinator (Pass Game)/Quarterbacks)
  • Zane Vance (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Ends/Special Teams Coordinator)
  • Bryan Brown (Cornerbacks)
  • Stu Holt (Running Backs/Special Teams)
  • Mark Ivey (Defensive Line)
  • Dale Jones (Inside Linebackers)
  • Scot Sloan (Secondary/Recruiting Coordinator)
  • Justin Watts (Wide Receivers)
  • Mike Sirignano (Strength & Conditioning)
  • Alex Farah (Graduate Assistant - Offense)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 12, 2017

References

  1. ↑ "Sun Belt Announces 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Appalachian State University Department of Athletics. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
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