2012 Appalachian State FOOTBALL OPPONENT CAPSULES GAME 3 • SEPTEMBER 15 • BOONE, N.C.
Montana
HEAD COACH MICK DELANEY
SR. TIGHT END GREG HARDY GENERAL INFORMATION
The Citadel
HEAD COACH KEVIN HIGGINS
TOP RETURNEES
PASSING CMP. ATT. INT. YDS. TD Jordan Johnson 205 343 9 2400 21
TOP RETURNEES
PASSING CMP. ATT. INT. YDS. TD Ben Dupree 22 46 3 192 0
RUSHING Peter Nguyen Jordan Canada
ATT. YDS. AVG. TD 151 835 5.5 3 113 580 5.1 9
RUSHING Darien Robinson Ben Dupree
ATT. YDS. AVG. TD 136 862 6.3 9 177 645 3.6 8
RECEIVING Sam Gratton Greg Hardy
NO. YDS. AVG. TD 36 465 12.9 3 22 199 9.0 0
RECEIVING Greg Adams Domonic Jones
NO. YDS. AVG. TD 8 89 11.1 0 5 63 12.6 0
TACKLES UT AT John Kanongata’a 38 55 Matt Hermanson 38 27
TT SACKS INT 93 3.5 1 65 0 3
SR. DEFENSIVE END CHRIS BILLINGSLEA
2012 SCHEDULE
TACKLES UT AT TT SACKS INT 22 31 53 2 0 Chris Billingslea Joe Boateng 32 17 49 0 1
2012 SCHEDULE
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location:..................................Missoula, Mont. SEPTEMBER 1........................ South DAKOTA
Location:.................................. Charleston, S.C. September 1 ....Charleston Southern
Founded:.......................................................1893 September 8...........at Appalachian State
Founded:.......................................................1842 September 8 ...........Georgia Southern*
Enrollment:.............................................. 15,642 September 15......................................liberty
Enrollment:.................................................2,139 September 15 ...... at Appalachian State*
Nickname:....................................Grizzlies, Griz September 22........ northern arizona*
Nickname:............................. Bulldogs, Cadets September 22 ..........at North Carolina State
Colors:......Copper, Silver, Gold and Maroon September 29..........at Eastern Washington*
Colors:.........................Citadel Blue and White September 29 .................. Chattanooga*
Conference:.............................................Big Sky October 6....................at Northern Colorado*
Conference:.........................................Southern October 6 ........................................at Samford*
President:....................Dr. Royce C. Engstrom October 13.....................Southern utah*
President:................ Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa Jr. October 13 ............ Western Carolina*
Interim Director of Athletics:..... Jean Gee October 20........................................at Howard*
Director of Athletics:.... Larry W. Leckonby October 27 ...................................... at Wofford*
Stadium:.......................... Washington-Grizzly October 27.............................Idaho State*
Stadium:............................... Johnson Hagood November 3 ........................................... Elon*
Capacity:............................................. 25,217 November 3............................. at Weber State*
Capacity:............................................. 21,000 November 10 ............................................at VMI
Playing Surface:...........................Sprinturf November 12..................montana state*
Playing Surface:..................Natural Grass November 17 ..................................at Furman*
Press Box Phone:.................. (406) 243-4167
Press Box Phone:............ (843) 953-9957
First Year of Football:..............................1897 2011 RESULTS
First Year of Football:..............................1905 2011 RESULTS All-Time Record:........................... 461-525-32 Sept. 3 Jacksonville .................W, 31-9
All-Time Record:............................545-463-23 Sept. 3
at Tennessee......................L, 42-16
at Sacramento State.......L, 42-28
Postseason Appearances:..................... Four Sept. 10 Furman* ............................ L, 16-6 Record:........................................................2-3 Sep. 24 at Elon* ..................... L, 18-15 (OT) Last Appearance:................................1992 Oct. 1 at Chattanooga* ........... W, 28-27
Result:.... L, 31-28 at Sam Houston State Oct. 1
N. Colorado*.............. W, 55-28
(NCAA Division I Semifinals) Oct. 8
at Idaho State*...................W, 33-0
Postseason Appearances:..........................21 Sept. 10 Cal Poly......................... W, 37-23
Record:................................................... 30-18 Sept. 17 Eastern Wash.*.......... W, 17-14
Last Appearance:................................2011 Sept. 24
COACHING STAFF
Oct. 15
Portland State*....... W, 30-24 at Northern Arizona*.... W, 28-24
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach................................Kevin Higgins Nov. 5 at Georgia Southern* ....L, 14-12 Alma Mater:.....................West Chester, 1977 Nov. 12 Samford*........................L, 19-14 Record at Citadel:...31-47 (Seven years) Nov. 19 at South Carolina ............L, 41-20
Interim Head Coach............... Mick Delaney Oct. 29
Weber State*................ W, 45-10 Western Oregon.........W, 32-7
Record at Montana.................... First year Nov. 19
at Montana State*......... W, 36-10
Career Record:.................................... Same Dec. 3
Central Arkansas.. W, 41-14
Offensive Coordinator/QB:... Timm Rosenbach Dec. 9
Northern Iowa......... W, 48-10
Def. Coordinator/LB:................. Ty Gregorak Dec. 16
at Sam Houston State....L, 31-28
Special Teams:..........................Dick Arbuckle Wide Receivers:......................... Shalon Baker
Result:..... L, 42-17 vs. Youngstown State Oct. 8 Wofford* ......................L, 43-14 (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals) Oct. 15 Appalachian St.* ...L, 49-42
Oct. 22
Alma Mater:...........Western Montana, 1964 Nov. 5
Oct. 22
at Western Carolina*........W, 35-7
Oct. 29 VMI .................................... W, 41-14
Career Record:............87-72-1 (14 years)
Asst. Head Coach/DL:... Denny Doornsbos Offensive Coordinator/OL:..... Bob Bodine Slot Backs.:......................................Bill Mottola Defensive Coord./Safeties:...Josh Conklin
MATCHUP NOTES
Spec. Teams Coord./LB:.....Aashon Larkins
MATCHUP NOTES
Offensive Line:..............................Scott Gragg
• Appalachian State opens the home
Wide Receivers:...............................J.P. Gunter
• Apppalachian State has won eight-
Running Backs:........................... Justin Green
portion of its slate against fellow NCAA
Quarterbacks/B-backs:........Craig Candeto
straight and 17 of the last 18 games in
Defensive Line:............. Lawrence Suiaunoa
Division I FCS power Montana.
Cornerbacks:.............................. Gerald Dixon
its series with The Citadel.
Safeties:.......................................Leon Burtnett
Tight Ends:..................................Scott Yielding
• The regular-season meeting is the TEAM INFORMATION
first between the two programs and
2011 Record:.................................................11-3
Montana’s first-ever visit to Boone.
Final National Ranking:........................ No. 3 Basic Offense:.......................................Multiple Basic Defense:................................................4-3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:.........35/28
2011 Record:...................................................4-7
Basic Defense:............................................ 4-2-5
• Appalachian’s nine-consecutive
with 79 and 77 victories, respectively.
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:.........38/24
home wins over The Citadel have come
Offense:......................................................6/5
Defense:.....................................................2/9
five national championships (all since
Specialists:................................................1/2
1995), 10 FCS championship-game
Starters Returning/Lost:......................18/10
appearances and 40 FCS playoff berths.
In Missoula:................ Montana leads 2-0
Last Meeting:...............Montana 24, ASU 17 .
Dec. 12, 2009 (Missoula, Mont.)
Offense:........................ 9/3 (including TE )
Defense:.....................................................6/5
Specialists:................................................3/2
by an average score of 41-17. • Appalachian is 32-9 overall and 19-4 under head coach Moore in Southern Conference openers.
SERIES HISTORY
SERIES HISTORY
Boone since 1992.
tana are FCS’s winningest programs
In Boone:................................First meeting
Apps have not lost to the Bulldogs in
Final National Ranking:........................None Basic Offense:............................. Triple Option
• ASU and UM have combined for
straight over The Citadel at home. The
2011 SoCon Record (Finish):........ 2-6 (8th)
• Since 2005, Appalachian and Mon-
Starters Returning/Lost:........................ 9/16
Series Record:................. Montana leads 2-0
• The Mountaineers have won nine-
TEAM INFORMATION
Series Record:......................ASU leads 29-11 • Appalachian is 60-19-2 (.753) all-
In Boone:.............................ASU leads 17-3
• The Apps are 22-2 all-time when
time in home openers, including a 20-3
In Charleston:...................ASU leads 12-8
playing their SoCon opener at home,
Last Meeting:...........ASU 49, The Citadel 42
record under head coach Jerry Moore
.
and a 10-1 mark over the last 11 years.
3-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
71
October 15, 2011 (Charleston, S.C.)
including 18-straight victories dating back to a loss to Furman in 1982.
11-TIME SoCon CHAMPIONS
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Cornerbacks:...............................Aric Williams
2011 Big Sky Record (Finish):.... 7-1 (t-1st)
2012 OPPONENTS
GAME 2 • SEPTEMBER 8 • BOONE, N.C.