2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
The 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2017 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 fifth-year head coach Scott Satterfield. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to earn a share of the Sun Belt championship for the second consecutive year.[1] They received an invite to the Dollar General Bowl where they defeated Toledo for the second consecutive year in a bowl game.[2][3]
| 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football | |
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Sun Belt co-champion Dollar General Bowl champion | |
Dollar General Bowl, W 34–0 vs. Toledo | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| 2017 record | 9–4 (7–1 Sun Belt) |
| Head coach | Scott Satterfield (5th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Frank Ponce (passing game; 5th year) Shawn Clark (running game; 2nd year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Nate Woody (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Kidd Brewer Stadium (Capacity: 24,050) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy + | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State + | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina * | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Mountaineers finished the 2016 season 10–3, 7–1 to earn a share of the Sun Belt championship, the school's first conference championship since joining the FBS in 2014. They were invited to the Camellia Bowl where they defeated Toledo.[4][5]
Schedule
Appalachian State announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Mountaineers hosted Sun Belt foes Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, North Mexico State, and Louisiana–Lafayette, and traveled to Georgia State, Idaho, Louisiana–Monroe, and Texas State[6]
The Mountaineers hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Savannah State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Wake Forest from the Atlantic Coast Conference, and traveled to Georgia from the Southeastern Conference and UMass, who is independent from a conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 6:15 p.m. | at No. 15 Georgia* | ESPN | L 10–31 | 92,746 | |
| September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Savannah State* | ESPN3 | W 54–7 | 20,109 | |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas State | ESPN3 | W 20–13 | 19,520 | |
| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Wake Forest* |
| ESPN3 | L 19–20 | 35,126 |
| October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | New Mexico State |
| ESPN3 | W 45–31 | 22,787 |
| October 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at Idaho | ESPN3 | W 23–20 | 10,168 | |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Coastal Carolina |
| ESPN3 | W 37–29 | 30,179 |
| October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at UMass* | ELVN | L 27–30 2OT | 11,889 | |
| November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe |
| ESPN3 | L 45–52 | 7,397 |
| November 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern |
| ESPNU | W 27–6 | 23,110 |
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at Georgia State | ESPN3 | W 31–10 | 13,154 | |
| December 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| ESPN3 | W 63–14 | 23,411 |
| December 23 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Toledo* | ESPN | W 34–0 | 28,706 | |
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- Schedule Source:[7]
Players in the 2018 NFL Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Colby Gossett | G | 6 | 213 | Minnesota Vikings |
References
- "Appalachian State, Troy share Sun Belt championship". CollegeFootballTalk. 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- "Appalachian State dominates Toledo in Dollar General Bowl shutout". AL.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- "Appalachian State Mountaineers vs. Toledo Rockets Live Score and Stats - December 23, 2017 Gametracker". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- "Camellia Bowl score: Appalachian State edges Toledo after late missed field goal". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- "Appalachian State vs. Toledo - Game Recap - December 17, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- "Sun Belt Announces 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). Appalachian State University Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- "2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 2, 2017.