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APPALACHIAN STATE vs FURMAN

NOV. 10, 2012, 3:30 PM at KIDD BREWER STADIUM

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A second chance Appalachian State jumped back into the race to win a 12th Southern Conference championship with a 31-28 victory over Georgia Southern at Paulson Stadium Nov. 3. At left, Appalachian State quarterback Jamal Jackson escapes the Georgia Southern pass rush to extend the play. At below right, Tony Washington, a quarterback in high school, runs the option after taking a handoff from his receiver position. At below left, Appalachian State’s Jamil Lott (5) and Rodger Walker (4) close in on Georgia Southern’s Darreion Robinson during the second quarter of the game..

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BY STEVE BEHR sports@wataugademocrat.com Appalachian State got a second chance at a Southern Conference championship last week. The Mountaineers plan to take advantage of it.

Appalachian State (7-3, 5-2 SoCon) hosts Furman (3-6, 2-4) Saturday looking for a share of its 12th Southern Conference championship. The Mountaineers could be just the second team in conference history to win 12 league titles.

The first is Furman.

The Paladins hold the SoCon record with 12 league championships either won outright or shared. Furman won these league championships from 1978-2004.

Appalachian State won its first league title in 1978. The Mountaineers put six straight SoCon championships together between 2005-10 before finishing second to Georgia Southern last season.

Georgia Southern and Duke have each won 10 league titles. Georgia Southern (7-2, 6-2) added at least a tie Saturday when Wofford lost to Samford 24-17.

There is a logjam at the top of the SoCon. Wofford is 7-2, 5-2, while Chattanooga is 5-4, 4-2. That leaves four teams at the top of the conference with two losses.

There are several scenarios that are available to determine the SoCon’s automatic bid. Appalachian State must beat Furman to stay in contention for the bid. The Mountaineers hold tie-breaking advantages over Georgia Southern and Chattanooga because they beat both teams. Wofford holds tiebreakers on Appalachian State because of its 38-28 win over the Mountaineers.

STRANGE HAPPENINGS Some of Appalachian State’s most bizzare victories have come against Furman at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

None were stranger than 2002. Trailing 15-14, after Furman drove the length of the field for a touchdown, ASU defensive end Josh Jeffries intercepted a Billy Napier twopoint conversion pass attempt.

Jeffries lateraled the ball to Derrick Black, who returned the ball for a defensive twopoint conversion, which gave the Mountain-

ASU receiver Sean Price scores on a 56-yard touchdown in the Mountaineers’ 31-28 victory over Georgia Southern on Nov. 3.

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eers a 16-15 victory.

It was called the “Miracle on the Mountain.”

Two years later, Appalachian State took a 30-29 victory when ASU quarterback Richie Williams scored on a 13-yard run on the Mountaineers’ final drive. During the game, Williams set an NCAA record for passing accuracy by completing 40-of-45 attempts, including a record 28 in a row.

The Mountaineers also beat the Paladins 29-23 in the 2005 playoffs when Trey Elder came off the bench for an injured Williams and threw a touchdown pass on his first attempt. Furman quarterback Ingle Martin looked ready to put the Paladins in front late in the game on a quarterback run, but

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slipped on the 2-yard line.

a tie.

The teams have met every year since 1971.

FURMAN STRUGGLES IN BOONE Furman has also lost plenty of seemingly normal games at The Rock. Appalachian State has not lost to Furman in Boone since 1996 when the Paladins took a 20-14 win.

Since then, Appalachian State has won eight straight games at Kidd Brewer Stadium. The latest was a 37-26 decision in 2010.

Appalachian State has also won nine of the last 11 games with Furman, but the Paladins won the last showdown, a 20-10 win over the Mountaineers. Furman holds a 22-17-3 edge after winning 12 of the first 15 matchups. Two of those games ended in

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FURMAN STRUGGLES IN 2012 Furman finds itself in the unusual role of spoiler this season after routinely fighting for a conference championship during the past two decades.

The Paladins have gone through two three-game losing streaks this season, but go into their game Saturday at ASU with a 31-17 victory over Elon. Two of those losses were road setbacks to Wofford (20-17) and Samford (24-21).

Offense is part of the problem. The Paladins are last in scoring offense at 24.9 points per game.

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tale of the tape APPALACHIAN STATE (7-3, 5-2 SoCon)

SoCON STANDINGS

FURMAN (3-6, 2-4 SoCon) Not ranked

NO. 12 TSN, AFCA

APPALACHIAN STATE .....................................................................vs. ..................................................................................... FURMAN Boone, N.C. .............................................................................. Location ........................................................................Greenville, S.C. 17,344 .................................................................................. Enrollment ................................................................................... 2,700 1899 ....................................................................................... Founded ...................................................................................... 1826 Mountaineers/Black and Gold........................................... Nickname/Colors ...............................................Paladins/Purple and white Southern Conference ..............................................................Conference ............................................................. Southern Conference Kidd Brewer (24,050) ..................................................... Stadium (Capacity) ............................................................Paladin (16,000) Jerry Moore (Baylor, 1961) ................................................... Head Coach ...............................................Bruce Fowler (Furman, 1981) 214-86 (24rd season) ................................................Coach’s Record at School .....................................................9-11 (2nd season) 241-134-2 (31th season) .............................................Coach’s Overall Record.......................................................9-11 (2nd season) 7-3 .....................................................................................Overall Record.................................................................................... 3-6 5-2 (T-2nd) ...........................................................Conference Record (Standing) ...............................................................2-4 (7th) No. 12 (Sports Network, AFCA) ......................................... National Ranking................................................................................None Multiple Spread ....................................................................Basic Offense.............................................................................. Multiple 32.5 (3rd/23rd) ......................................Points Per Game (Conference/National Rank)......................................24.9 (9th/67th) 184.3 (4th/32nd) .............................Rushing Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank).............................172.2 (7th/43rd) 280.3 (2nd/18th) .............................Passing Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank) .............................211.7 (4th/60th) 464.6 (1st/10th) ................................ Total Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ............................... 383.9 (6th/51st) Multiple ..............................................................................Basic Defense..................................................................................... 4-3 28.6 (5th/71st) ...............................Points Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ..............................29.2 (7th/77th) 209.4 (6th/103rd) ...................Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) .....................159.2 (4th/65th) 214.6 (8th/62nd) ..................... Passing Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) .....................233.8 (9th/81th) 424.0 (8th/95th).........................Total Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank)........................393.0 (6th/78th)

2012 appalachian state SCHEDULE DATE Sat, Sept. 1 Sat, Sept. 8 Sat, Sept. 15 Sat, Sept. 22 Sat, Sept. 29 Sat, Oct. 6 Sat, Oct. 13 Sat, Oct. 20 Sat, Oct. 27 Sat, Nov. 3 Sat, Nov. 10

OPPONENT at East Carolina MONTANA THE CITADEL* at Chattanooga * COASTAL CAROLINA ELON * at Samford * WOFFORD * at Western Carolina * at Georgia Southern * FURMAN *

TIME/RESULT (TV) L. 13-35 W. 35-27 L. 28-52 W. 34-17 W. 55-14 W. 35-23 W. 28-25 L. 28-38 W. 38-27 W. 31-28 3:30 p.m.

SERIES RECORD (ASU-OPP.)/NOTES Pirates score 14 points in fourth quarter ASU beats Grizzlies for first time in program history Mountaineers suffer worst SoCon loss since 2004 ASU scores 24 points in fourth quarter Mountaineers ambush Chanticleers in first half Appalachian State has not lost to Phoenix since 1964 Mountaineers drive length of the field for winning TD Giving up big plays costly to ASU Hallock completes 20-of-21 passes in Jackson’s absence Mountaineers back in SoCon title race with victory Paladins snapped six-game skit to Mountaineers in 2011

TEAM GEORGIA SOUTHERN WOFFORD APPALACHIAN STATE CHATTANOOGA SAMFORD THE CITADEL FURMAN ELON WESTERN CAROLINA

CONFERENCE 6 2 1.000 5 2 .750 5 2 .750 4 2 .667 4 3 .600 4 3 .600 2 4 .250 1 5 .000 0 8 .000

OVERALL 7 2 .833 7 2 .833 7 3 .714 5 4 .500 6 3 .714 5 4 .571 3 6 .285 3 6 .333 1 9 .142

NOV. 3 GAMES: APPALACHIAN STATE 31, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 28 THE CITADEL 38, ELON 24 SAMFORD 24, WOFFORD 17 CHATTANOOGA 45, WESTERN CAROLINA 24 NOV. 10 GAMES: THE CITADEL AT VMI, 1:30 P.M. SAMFORD AT ELON, 1:30 P.M. CHATTANOOGA AT WOFFORD, 1:30 P.M. HOWARD AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN, 2 PM. FURMAN AT APPALACHIAN STATE, 3:30 P.M. NOV. 17 GAMES: WESTERN CAROLINA AT ALABAMA, NOON WOFFORD AT SOUTH CAROLINA, 1 P.M. THE CITADEL AT FURMAN, 1:30 P.M. GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT GEORGIA, 1:30 P.M. ELON AT CHATTANOOGA, 2 P.M. SAMFORD AT KENTUCKY, 7:30 P.M.

team, stats SCORING OFFENESE TEAM

G

TD

FG. PAT

1. WOFFORD

9

42

10

40

2PT. PTS AVG. 0

322

35.8

2. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 9

41

7

34

3

307

34.1

3. APPALACHIAN STATE

10

43

8

43

0

325

32.5

4. THE CITADEL

9

34

7

34

0

259

28.8

5. CHATTANOOGA

9

31

9

25

3

244

27.1

6. SAMFORD

9

29

12

15

4*

243

27.0

7. ELON

9

27

15

24

2

235

26.1

8. WESTERN CAROLINA 10

34

7

26

3

257

25.7

9. FURMAN

29

8

26

0

224

24.9

9

*INCLUDES ONE DEFENSIVE TWO-POINT CONVERSION

SCORING DEFENSE TEAM

G

TD

FG. PAT

1. WOFFORD

9

19

8

16

2

158

17.6

2. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 9

18

13

16

0

163

18.1

3. SAMFORD

9

23

6

22

0

178

19.8

4. CHATTANOOGA

9

23

10

21

1

191

21.2

5. APPALACHIAN STATE

10

39

5

33

2

286

28.6

7. THE CITADEL

9

34

7

33

1

260

28.9

7. FURMAN

9

33

10

25

4

263

29.2

8. ELON

9

40

7

37

1

300

33.3

54

7

49

3

400

40.0

9. WESTERN CAROLINA 10

2PT. PTS AVG.

ALL CAPS denotes a home game, * denotes Southern Conference game, kickoff times are subject to change.

LEADING RUSHERS LEADING passers LEADING Receivers COM-ATT-INT PCT.

YARDS

TDS

PLAYER (TEAM)

REC.

YDS

1. ERIC BREITENSTEIN (WOF) 9 188

1,396 7.4

14 90

155.1

1. THOMAS WILSON (ELON) 9

202-305-9

66.2

2,627

22

1. AARON MELLETTE (ELON) 9

78

1,110 15

59

14.2 8.7

2. STEVEN MILLER (ASU)

10 197

1,137 5.8

10 75

113.7

2. JAMAL JACKSON (ASU)

203-315-7

64.4

2,573

18

2. SEAN PRICE (ASU)

8

58

914

69

15.8 7.2

3. JERODIS WILLIAMS (FUR)

9 167

1,008 6.0

10 89

112.0

3. ANDY SUMMERLIN (SAM) 9

209-315-7

66.3

2,054

9

3. KELSEY POPE (SAM)

9

58

497

3

37

8.6

729

5.6

12 40

97.7

4. REESE HANNON (GS)

8

135-214-5

63.1

1,656

6

4. ANDREW PEACOCK (ASU) 10 57

586

2

36

10.3 5.7

5. DARIEN ROBINSON (CIT) 9 110

879

8.0

6

65

97.7

5. JACOB HUESMAN

9

132-200-5

66.0

1,249

11

5. JACOBY METCHELL (WCU) 9

40

400

3

39

44.4 4.4

6. JERICK MCKINNON (GS) 9 140

855

6.1

8

67

95.0

6. TROY MITCHELL (WCU)

10

81-134-4

60.4

832

4

6. S. ROBINSON (WCU)

9

39

376

1

47

9.6

7. FABIAN TRUSS (SAM)

807

5.0

9

43

89.7

7. AARON MILLER (CIT)

9

27-56-2

48.2

427

1

7. WILL KING (FUR)

8

34

541

3

70

15.9 4.2 14.3 4.2

PLAYER (TEAM)

G ATT

4. DOMINIQUE SWOPE (GS) 7 130

9 160

YDS

AVG. TDS LONG AVG.

PLAYER (TEAM)

G

10

G

TDS

8

LNG AVG REC/G.

6.4

4.4

8. JACOB HUESMAN (UTC)

9 150

727

4.8

6

62

80.8

8. JERICK MCKINNON (GSU) 9

12-22-2

54.5

364

3

8. KIERRE BROWN (ELON)

9

38

545

3

55

9. BEN DUPREE (CIT)

9 135

710

5.3

7

57

78.9

9. BRIAN KASS (WOF)

9

17-40-2

42.5

340

6

9. FAYSAL SHAFFAT (UTC)

9

34

263

5

28

7.7

10. DARIUS RAMSEY (WCU) 8 106

502

4.7

2

35

62.8

10. T. ROBINSON

8

28-39-0

71.8

289

2

10. T. ROBINSON (UTC)

8

28

311

3

44

11.1 3.5

3.8