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APPALACHIAN STATE 2023 ROSTER NO. NAME

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HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL

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NO. NAME

POS.

0 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 24 25 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 31 33 34 35 35 36 37

WR RB CB WR RB QB SAF DE RB WR SAF ILB OLB WR CB WR CB SAF WR DE WR WR CB ILB RB OLB WR QB CB QB SAF QB CB QB CB RB OLB SAF WR K CB OLB SAF OLB SAF RB SAF RB K DE SAF SAF ILB SAF TE ILB DE SAF

JUNIOR JUNIOR SENIOR JUNIOR JUNIOR JUNIOR SENIOR JUNIOR JUNIOR JUNIOR SENIOR SENIOR JUNIOR SOPHOMORE SENIOR FRESHMAN SENIOR SOPHOMORE FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE SOPHOMORE JUNIOR SOPHOMORE FRESHMAN FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE SOPHOMORE SENIOR FRESHMAN FRESHMAN JUNIOR FRESHMAN FRESHMAN FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE FRESHMAN SENIOR FRESHMAN FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE FRESHMAN FRESHMAN JUNIOR SOPHOMORE JUNIOR FRESHMAN FRESHMAN JUNIOR FRESHMAN FRESHMAN FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE FRESHMAN FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE JUNIOR JUNIOR SOPHOMORE

LEHIGH ACRES, FLA. / FORT MYERS 5-11 BOONE, N.C. / WATAUGA 6-0 INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. / METROLINA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 6-0 ASHEVILLE, N.C. / CHRIST SCHOOL 6-2 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. / EAST FORSYTH 6-1 ANTIOCH, CALIF. / FREEDOM 6-3 MARIETTA, GA. / KELL 5-11 FLINT, MICH. / CARMAN-AINSWORTH 6-6 MIAMI, FLA. / NORTHWESTERN 5-10 DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. / DEERFIELD BEACH 5-9 BELLE GLADE, FLA. / GLADES CENTRAL 6-0 NEW ORLEANS, LA. / SOPHIE B. WRIGHT 6-2 PITTSBORO, N.C. / NORTHWOOD 6-1 ROCKINGHAM, N.C. / RICHMOND SENIOR 6-4 BROOKLYN, N.Y. / PARAMUS CATHOLIC 6-1 DALLAS, TEXAS / THE OAKRIDGE SCHOOL 6-1 LONG BEACH, CALIF. / MILLIKAN 5-10 GRIFFIN, GA. / GRIFFIN 5-11 CHARLOTTE, N.C. / CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 6-3 MONTCLAIR, N.J. / MONTCLAIR 6-5 CHARLOTTE, N.C. / ARDREY KELL 5-11 COLUMBIA, S.C. / WESTWOOD 6-2 CALERA, ALA. / CALERA 6-2 LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. / DACULA 6-1 TEACHEY, N.C. / WALLACE-ROSE HILL 5-11 VALDOSTA, GA. / LOWNDES 6-2 CROYDON, PA. / HARRY S. TRUMAN 6-0 CHARLOTTE, N.C. / BERRY ACADEMY 6-0 CHARLOTTE, N.C. / HOUGH 5-10 FERDINAND, IDAHO / IMG ACADEMY 6-2 MACON, GA. / CENTRAL 5-11 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. / MYRTLE BEACH 6-3 CLEWISTON, FLA. / CLEWISTON 5-10 CHARLOTTE, N.C. / CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 6-0 HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. / HOUGH 5-11 LAKELAND, GA. / LANIER COUNTY 6-0 CHARLOTTE, N.C. / PROVIDENCE 5-11 MARYVILLE, TENN. / MARYVILLE 6-0 WELLINGTON, FLA. / WELLINGTON 6-0 ANAHEIM, CALIF. / SERVITE 6-1 SPARTANBURG, S.C. / DORMAN 6-0 SHELBY, N.C. / BURNS 6-1 BOONE, N.C. / WATAUGA 5-11 SPARTANBURG, S.C. / BOILING SPRINGS 6-2 BUFORD, GA. / MILL CREEK 6-0 WAKE FOREST, N.C. / WAKE FOREST 5-10 SUMTER, S.C. / SUMTER 5-10 WAKE FOREST, N.C. / WAKE FOREST 5-8 BOONE, N.C. / WATAUGA 5-10 SHELBY, N.C. / SHELBY 6-2 SHELBY, N.C. / CREST 6-0 ASHEBORO, N.C. / ASHEBORO 6-0 LOGANVILLE, GA. / GRAYSON 6-1 BEAUFORT, S.C. / BEAUFORT 6-2 HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. / COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF DAVIDSON 6-2 BUFORD, GA. / BUFORD 6-1 HARTSVILLE, S.C. / HARTSVILLE 6-1 CONCORD, N.C. / JAY M. ROBINSON 6-0

180 220 185 205 220 220 190 275 1906 175 195 235 230 200 200 195 185 195 190 265 195 190 185 230 200 235 200 210 180 195 200 205 190 190 195 190 220 195 180 180 175 220 195 225 200 200 185 195 195 255 200 205 220 195 235 235 250 195

39 40 41 42 42 43 44 44 45 46 47 48 49 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 62 63 66 70 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 88 89 90 91 92 94 95 96 97 98 99

CB FRESHMAN ILB FRESHMAN P JUNIOR LS JUNIOR ILB FRESHMAN ILB FRESHMAN OLB FRESHMAN LS SOPHOMORE ILB SOPHOMORE ILB FRESHMAN OLB FRESHMAN DL JUNIOR P FRESHMAN ILB FRESHMAN DE JUNIOR OL FRESHMAN OLB FRESHMAN OL FRESHMAN OL SENIOR OL SOPHOMORE ILB SOPHOMORE K SOPHOMORE OL FRESHMAN OL SOPHOMORE OL SOPHOMORE OL SENIOR OL SOPHOMORE OL FRESHMAN OL SOPHOMORE OL SOPHOMORE OL SOPHOMORE OL FRESHMAN OL SENIOR OL FRESHMAN OL FRESHMAN OL SOPHOMORE TE FRESHMAN TE SENIOR WR FRESHMAN WR SOPHOMORE WR TE SOPHOMORE TE FRESHMAN TE JUNIOR WR OLB SOPHOMORE TE SOPHOMORE OLB FRESHMAN DT SOPHOMORE DE FRESHMAN DE SOPHOMORE DE JUNIOR DE FRESHMAN DE SOPHOMORE DT FRESHMAN K JUNIOR

MILAN TUCKER ANDERSON CASTLE TYREK FUNDERBURK KAEDIN ROBINSON AHMANI MARSHALL JOEY AGUILAR NICK ROSS MICHAEL FLETCHER NATE NOEL DASHAUN DAVIS EJ JACKSON ANDREW PARKER JR. BRENDAN HARRINGTON DALTON STROMAN JARRETT PAUL ZAHN COAKLEY DJ VANHOOK JORDAN FAVORS GRANT TUCKER SHAWN COLLINS MICHAEL HETZEL CHRISTAN HORN TRENTON ALAN YOWE JAYDEN BETHEA KANYE ROBERTS THOMAS DAVIS MAKAI JACKSON DAVID HERNANDEZ OMARI PHILYAW MASON MCHUGH JALIK THOMAS RYAN BURGER JAMES EDWARDS CAMERON ESTEP ETHAN JOHNSON JAYLON CALHOUN NATHAN KIBAMBE DJ BURKS REECE LARSON CASH MCVAY DJ PORTER CAHARI HAYNES JACKSON GREENE CADEN SULLIVAN RONALD CLARKE MICHAEL DIPASQUALE ZYEIR GAMBLE MAQUEL HAYWOOD CARTER EVERETT SANTANA HOPPER CARTER GREENE DYVON MCKINNEY DERRELL FARRAR COLTON PHARES DYLAN CASTORIA JACK SCROGGS KEVON HAIGLER ANDRE HAMILTON

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Locally OWNED

LOCAL COMMUNITY involvement

YEAR

HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL

HT.

WT.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. / PROVIDENCE DAY 5-10 NASHVILLE, TENN. / FATHER RYAN 6-2 MOORESVILLE, N.C. / HOUGH 6-3 LOGANVILLE, GA. / ARCHER 6-3 GREENSBORO, N.C. / EASTERN GUILFORD 6-1 BUFORD, GA. / BUFORD 6-2 CORNELIUS, N.C. / HOUGH 6-0 CHAPEL HILL, N.C / NORTHWOOD 5-9 BUSHNELL, FLA. / SOUTH SUMTER 6-1 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. / OAK GROVE 6-0 WHITE HALL, ARK. / PULASKI ACADEMY 6-3 SUMTER, S.C. / SUMTER 6-3 BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA / SAINT PETERS LUTHERAN 5-11 MOORESVILLE, N.C. / IMG ACADEMY 6-0 SANFORD, N.C. / LEE COUNTY 6-0 BREMEN, GA. / BREMEN 6-4 BOONE, N.C. / WATAUGA 6-2 CARY, N.C. / PANTHER CREEK 6-2 HUDSON, N.C. / WEST CALDWELL 6-3 STATESVILLE, N.C. / STATESVILLE 6-4 ROANOKE, VA. / LORD BOTETOURT 6-2 WAXHAW, N.C. / PARKWOOD 6-0 DENVER, N.C. / EAST LINCOLN 6-6 FAIRFAX, VA. / BISHOP O’CONNELL 6-4 SUMMERFIELD, N.C. / NORTHERN GUILFORD 6-3 RINGGOLD, GA. / RINGGOLD 6-3 ANDERSON, S.C. / WESTSIDE 6-6 CHARLOTTE, N.C. / CHARLOTTECHRISTIAN 6-4 CHAPIN, S.C. / CHAPIN 6-4 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. / E.E. SMITH 6-4 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. / EAST FORSYTH 6-3 GRAYSON, GA. / GRAYSON 6-3 COLUMBIA, S.C. / RIDGE VIEW 6-4 WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. / WIREGRASS RANCH 6-5 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. / OAK GROVE 6-6 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. / BISHOP CHATARD 6-5 CHAPIN, S.C. / CHAPIN 6-4 DAVIDSON, N.C. / HOUGH 6-4 COLUMBIA, S.C. / RIDGE VIEW 6-0 CHARLOTTE, N.C. / HOUGH 6-2 WAXHAW, N.C. / MYERS PARK 5-11 CINCINNATI, OHIO / ELDER 6-5 MADISON, ALA. / MADISON ACADEMY 6-4 PIEDMONT, S.C. / WREN 6-3 ASHEVILLE, N.C. / A.C. REYNOLDS 6-3 GREENVILLE, N.C. / CLAYTON 6-4 SARASOTA, FLA. / SARASOTA 6-5 GAFFNEY, S.C. / GAFFNEY 6-5 HOOVER, ALA. / HOOVER 6-1 DURHAM, N.C. / SOUTHERN DURHAM 6-3 WELLINGTON, FLA. / WELLINGTON 6-2 CINCINNATI, OHIO / PURCELL MARIAN 6-5 BUFORD, GA. / BUFORD 6-4 MARIETTA, GA. / MARIETTA 6-3 INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. / PORTER RIDGE 6-4 CHARLESTON, W.VA. / GEORGE WASHINGTON 6-3

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MIAMI UNIVERSITY 2023 ROSTER NO. NAME 0 RASHAD AMOS 0 AUSTIN ERTL 1 DEVIN JOHNSON 1 JOE WILKINS JR. 2 YAHSYN MCKEE 2 AVEON SMITH 3 WILLIAM HARDRICK 3 KEYON MOZEE 4 CAMDEN ROGERS 4 BEN TARPEY 5 BRETT GABBERT 5 JAYDEN WILLIAMS 6 JORDAN BRUNSON 6 JACQUEZ WARREN 8 KEVIN DAVIS 8 BRIAN UGWU 9 JEREMIAH CALDWELL 9 KENNY TRACY 10 GAGE LARVADAIN 10 TY WISE 11 COREY SUTTLE 11 JAVON TRACY 12 HENRY HESSON 12 CORBAN HONDRU 13 MILES MARSHALL 13 RAION STRADER 14 CALEB TUBBS 14 REGGIE VIRGIL 15 CADE MCDONALD 15 MATT SALOPEK 16 ELI BLAKEY 16 ORIN EDWARDS 17 BLAKE LICHTENBERG 17 TJ RUSH 18 MADDOX KOPP 19 AMBE’ CALDWELL 19 MATT MACLEOD 20 SAM BARRY 20 ADAM TRICK 21 WILL BRADLEY 21 MICHAEL DOWELL 22 JALEN PETERSON 22 CHRISTIAN SCHOMER 23 OSCAR MCWOOD 23 NATE MILANOWSKI 24 DANNY DUNLOP 24 MYCHAL YHARBROUGH 25 MALCOLM MCCAIN 26 ELI COPPESS 28 TOMMY GALLAGHER 28 DAISJAUN MERCER 29 SILAS WALTERS 30 MASON MOORE 31 DOM DZIOBAN 31 CAM KIRK 32 RYAN KAHN 33 JACKSON KUWATCH 34 CHRISTIAN MCKINNEY 35 ALEC BEVELHIMER 35 STEVEN FAVAZZO 36 JACKSON IZZARD 36 DOMINIC NARDONE 37 KOHL JARVIS 38 KELLAN MCLAUGHLIN

POS. RB DL DB WR DB QB DB RB LB QB QB DB RB DB RB DL DB RB WR LB DL WR QB LB WR DB DB WR WR LB DB QB QB DB QB DB QB WR LB WR DB DB WR LB RB RB DB LB LB WR DB DB DB K/P DB DB LB LB K/P DB WR LB DB PK

HT. 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-1 5-7 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-3 6-3 5-10 5-10 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-5 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-9 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-1 5-10 5-9 6-4 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-2 5-10

WT. 234 285 194 202 162 210 170 184 215 202 210 197 226 191 170 250 180 210 165 242 261 194 197 228 212 180 175 190 195 230 208 186 190 176 225 214 195 185 233 185 221 190 177 222 182 181 199 234 221 180 192 197 200 205 195 180 236 215 211 205 211 220 200 169

YEAR R-SO. SR. R-FR. R-SR. SR. R-SO. R-SO. JR. R-SO. R-JR. R-JR. R-JR. R-SO. JR. JR. R-JR. R-FR. JR. JR. JR. R-JR. R-FR. R-SO. R-SO. R-SR. FR. R-SO. SO. R-JR. R-JR. R-SO. R-SO. FR. R-SO. R-SO. JR. R-FR. R-FR. R-FR. FR. R-SR. R-JR. R-FR. R-SO. R-SO. R-SO. FR. FR. R-FR. FR. FR. R-SO. R-FR. JR. R-SO. R-SO. SO. FR. JR. FR. R-SO. JR. FR. FR.

HOMETOWN FAYETTEVILLE, GA. / SANDY CREEK WAUWATOSA, WIS. / WAUWATOSA WEST BEREA, OHIO / BEREA-MIDPARK NORTH FORT MYERS, FLA. / NORTH FORT MYERS STOCKBRIDGE, GA. / STOCKBRIDGE LEXINGTON, S.C. / WHITE KNOLL ADAMSVILLE, ALA. / MINOR LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. / LEE’S SUMMIT NORTH FORT WAYNE, IND. / HOMESTEAD EVANSTON, ILL. / EVANSTON TWP. ST. LOUIS, MO. / CHRISTIAN BROTHERS EAST RIVERSIDE, CALIF. / CENTENNIAL ALPHARETTA, GA. / DENMARK DURHAM, N.C. / SOUTHERN DURHAM JACKSON, TENN. / TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY HILLSIDE, N.J. / HILLSIDE BELLEVILLE, MICH. / BELLEVILLE INDIANAPOLIS, IND. / DECATUR CENTRAL DONALDSONVILLE, LA. / RIVERSIDE ACADEMY CARMEL, IND. / CARMEL JEFFERSON CITY, MO. / JEFFERSON CITY INDIANAPOLIS, IND. / DECATUR CENTRAL PLAINFIELD, IND. / AVON MCMURRAY, PA. / PETERS TOWNSHIP LILBURN, GA. / PARKVIEW PITTSBURGH, PA. / PENN HILLS SENIOR CINCINNATI, OHIO / WINTON WOODS APOPKA, FLA. / MOUNT DORA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY NAPERVILLE, ILL. / NAPERVILLE CENTRAL KENT, OHIO / ARCHBISHOP HOBAN LOUISVILLE, KY. / DUPONT MANUAL ZIONSVILLE, IND. / CATHEDRAL SYLVANIA, OHIO / ST, JOHN’S JESUIT ST. LOUIS, MO. / TRINITY CATHOLIC HOUSTON, TEXAS / ST. THOMAS ATLANTA, GA. / WOODWARD ACADEMY MENLO PARK, CALIF. / MENLO-ATHERTON SUAMICO, WISC. / BAY PORT DAYTON, OHIO / WAYNE LOVELAND, OHIO / LOVELAND NORTH RIDGEVILLE, OHIO / ST. EDWARDS AVON, IND. / AVON ROCHESTER, MICH. / ROCHESTER ADAMS GROSSE POINTE, MICH. / BROTHER RICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. / EAST GRAND RAPIDS LOVELAND, OHIO / MOELLER BELLEVILLE, MICH. / BELLEVILLE SNELLVILLE, GA. / BROOKWOOD PICKERINGTON, OHIO / PICKERINGTON NORTH TOLEDO, OHIO / ST. JOHN’S JESUIT HOPKINSVILLE, KY. / HOPKINSVILLE WEST CHESTER, OHIO / LAKOTA WEST LEXINGTON, KY. / LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY FRANKFORT, ILL. / LINCOLN WAY EAST DUBLIN, OHIO / COFFMAN STRONGSVILLE, OHIO / STRONGSVILLE CINCINNATI, OHIO / LAKOTA WEST HOMEWOOD, ILL. / HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR INDIANAPOLIS, IND. / BREBEUF JESUIT MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO / SAINT IGNATIUS PLAIN CITY, OHIO / ALDER DUBLIN, OHIO / DUBLIN JEROME CLARKSTON, MICH. / CLARKSTON LOUISVILLE, KY. / TRINITY

NO. NAME 39 AJ MIRGON 43 GRANT LYONS 44 CAMERON WILLIAMS 45 NICK WALKER 46 LUKE MYERS 47 LUKE BOLDEN 48 CHASE BECKER 49 JACOB SNELL 50 SAM VAUGHAN 51 ERIC SMITH 52 NASIR WASHINGTON 53 MALIK RAY 54 BLAINE RILEY 55 MALACHI CLARK 56 REID HOLSKEY 57 BROCK UIHLEIN 58 TYLER DIKOS 59 HUDSON POWELL 61 ANDREW LOWRY 62 LOGAN NEU 64 KOLBY BORDERS 65 COLIN SCHULTZ 66 LUKE KIRIN 67 MICHAEL POPOV 69 MARCUS WHITE 70 WILL JADOS 71 JOHN YOUNG 72 BEN JACKSON 73 BRANDON LAWHORN MOORE 74 GREGORY SMITH JR. 75 BEN DECKER 76 GAVIN ROHRS 77 CHARLIE NANK 78 DREW TERRILL 79 CALEB SIECH 80 JACK DEJARLD 81 QUE WILLIAMS 82 LYNEL BILLUPS-WILLIAMS 83 RYAN SIMS 84 COLE WEAVER 85 MATTHEW REARDON 86 BRIAN SHANE 87 RJ DENT 88 NATE MUERSCH 89 JACK COLDIRON 90 CAIDEN WOULLARD 92 ROOSEVELT ANDREWS III 93 ETHAN MCDOWELL 94 JOSH LUKUSA 95 DALTON NORRIS 96 KOBE HILTON 97 BRENDAN BEATTIE 98 GRAHAM NICHOLSON 99 ANTHONY COLLIER

POS. WR LB LB LS LB TE TE DL OL OL DL LB LB DL OL LB LB LS OL DL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL TE WR WR WR WR WR TE WR TE TE DL DL DL DL DL DL LS PK DL

HT. 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-6 6-4 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-6 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-8 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-8 6-6 6-7 6-6 6-5 6-6 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-6 6-3 6-1 5-9 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-3

WT. 198 232 220 246 215 254 247 270 297 299 271 210 229 298 303 220 218 205 295 245 315 220 310 305 294 308 317 321 321 315 295 326 315 285 320 240 190 172 211 212 180 222 187 230 251 252 250 220 252 270 265 212 185 295

YEAR R-SO. R-FR. R-JR. R-SO. R-FR. SR. R-FR. R-SO. R-JR. R-FR. R-SO. FR. R-SO. R-FR. R-JR. FR. FR. R-FR. FR. R-FR. JR. FR. R-SO. FR. R-SO. R-SO. JR. R-JR. R-FR. FR. FR. R-FR. R-SO. R-FR. R-SO. JR. FR. FR. FR. FR. R-SO. R-SO. FR. JR. R-JR. JR. FR. FR. R-FR. R-SO. R-JR. R-JR. JR. R-JR.

HOMETOWN HILLIARD, OHIO / BRADLEY CINCINNATI, OHIO / ST. XAVIER MERRILLVILLE, IND. / ANDREAN WHEATON, ILL. / WHEATON-WARRENVILLE SOUTH MIAMISBURG, OHIO / MIAMISBURG CINCINNATI, OHIO / COLERAIN CARMEL, IND. / CARMEL NAPERVILLE, ILL. / BENET ACADEMY VERSAILLES, KY. / LEXINGTON CATHOLIC FAIRMONT, WV / FAIRMONT SENIOR DES MOINES, IOWA / VALLEY PICKERINGTON, OHIO / PICKERINGTON NORTH CANAL WINCHESTER, OHIO / CANAL WINCHESTER DETROIT, MICH. / ROSEVILLE PATASKALA, OHIO / LICKING HEIGHTS LAKE FOREST, ILL. / LAKE FOREST WESTFIELD, IND. / WESTFIELD NASHVILLE, TENN. / ENSWORTH NEW MARKET, ONTARIO / HURON HEIGHTS MONROE, OHIO / STEPHEN T BADIN LAFAYETTE, IND. / MCCUTCHEON LINCOLNSHIRE, ILL. / STEVENSON BRECKSVILLE, OHIO / BRECKSVILLE-BROADVIEW HEIGHTS NAPERVILLE, ILL. / WAUBONSIE VALLEY GAHANNA, OHIO / GAHANNA-LINCOLN WESTERVILLE, OHIO / WESTERVILLE CENTRAL LOUISVILLE, KY. / CHRISTIAN ACADEMY WINCHESTER, KY. / GEORGE ROGERS CLARK VANDERGRIFT, PENN / KISKI AREA PITTSBURGH, PA. / STEEL VALLEY NOBLESVILLE, IND. / NO MARYSVILLE, OHIO / MARYSVILLE WEST DES MOINES, IOWA / DOWLING CATHOLIC LEBANON, IND. / LEBANON JANESVILLE, IOWA / WAVERLY SHELL-ROCK CHICAGO, ILL. / BROTHER RICE ST. LOUIS, MO. / PARKWAY NORTH UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. / CRETE MONEE CHICAGO, ILL. / MARIST ROSWELL, GA. / BLESSED TRINITY YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO / URSULINE WAYNESVILLE, OHIO / ARCHBISHOP ALTER LONG GROVE, ILL. / STEVENSON DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. / MONTINI CATHOLIC FLORENCE, KY. / COVINGTON CATHOLIC MASSILLION, OHIO / MASSILLON WASHINGTON BARBERTON, OHIO / BARBERTON NEWNAN, GA. / TRINITY CHRISTIAN CINCINNATI, OHIO / WITHROW OXFORD, OHIO / TALAWANDA FARRELL, PA. / FARRELL MAINEVILLE, OHIO / KINGS CINCINNATI, OHIO / SUMMIT COUNTRY DAY NASHVILLE, TENN. / EAST NASHVILLE MAGNET

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M A T C H U P AT A G L A N C E APPALACHIAN STATE*

MIAMI (OHIO)*

8-5, 6-2 (Sun Belt)............................. RECORDS....................... 11-2, 7-1 (Mid-American) Boone, N.C....................................... LOCATION........................................ Oxford, Ohio

rushing leaders APPALACHIAN STATE Player Att. Yards Avg. NATE NOEL 173 834 4.8 KANYE ROBERTS 113 648 5.7 MAQUEL HAYWOOD 60 318 5.3

TDs 5 7 2

Avg. Game 75.82 49.85 26.50

GEORGIA SOUTHERN Player Att. Yards Avg. RASHAD AMOS 177 895 5.1 AVEON SMITH 75 280 3.7 KENNY TRACY 46 250 5.4

TDs 12 1 2

Avg. Game 68.85 28.00 22.73

1899............................................... FOUNDED.................................................. 1809

PASSING leaders

21,253......................................... ENROLLMENT............................................ 19,402 Yosef................................................. MASCOT............................................. Redhawks Black and Gold.................................... COLORS....................................... Red and White Sun Belt Conference......................... CONFERENCE.................... Mid-American Conference Kidd Brewer....................................... STADIUM .....................................Yager Stadium

Player

APPALACHIAN STATE Comp-Att-Int

JOEY AGUILAR RYAN BURGER

TDs

Avg. game

275-428-9 64.25 3546 33 7-11-0 63.64 73 1

Pct.

Yards

272.77 73.00

GEORGIA SOUTHERN

Shawn Clark.................................... HEAD COACH..................................... Chuck Martin

Player

Comp-Att-Int

Pct.

Yards

34-18 (Fourth year)............ HEAD COACH’S RECORD AT SCHOOL...................................... 56-61

BRETT GABBERT AVEON SMITH

111-187-5 48-96-2

59.36 50.00

204.25 14 638 2

34-18................................ HEAD COACH’S OVERALL RECORD......................................129-68 None..........................................NATIONAL RANKING............................................ None 34.77........................................ POINTS PER GAME........................................... 26.92 171.90................................. RUSHING YARDS PER GAME...................................... 156.2 278.38................................. PASSING YARDS PER GAME.................................... 174.77 450.30................................... TOTAL YARDS PER GAME........................................ 330.9 28.38.................................. POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME..................................... 16.15 178.2............................ RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME............................... 128.8 212.31.......................... PASSING YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME............................. 197.23 390.5.............................. TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME................................. 326.0 L. App State 23, Troy 49................... LAST GAME................... W. Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14

TDs

Avg. game

204.25 63.80

RECEIVING leaders APPALACHIAN STATE Player Rec. Yards Avg. KAEDIN ROBINSON 59 787 13.34 CHRISTAN HORN 34 544 16.00 MAKAI JACKSON 24 383 15.96

TDs Avg. Game 10 60.54 6 41.85 2 29.46

GEORGIA SOUTHERN Player Att. Yards Avg. GAGE LARVADAIN 38 643 16.92 CADE MCDONALD 27 349 12.93 JAVON TRACY 22 348 15.82

TDs Avg. Game 6 71.44 3 29.08 2 26.77

Mountaineers to face MAC Champions Miami (Ohio) Redhawks Champions of the Sun Belt Conference’s East Division, the Mountaineers will face MAC champion Miami (Ohio) at 3:30 p.m. in UCF’s FBC Mortgage Stadium. The game, which will be televised by ABC, will be the first football meeting between App State (8-5) and the RedHawks (112).

“Orlando is a great destination for the App State football team and our passionate Mountaineer fan base,” App State Director of Athletics Doug Gillin said. “Thank you to Alan Gooch and his team for the invitation. We are thrilled to represent Appalachian State University and the Sun Belt Conference in the Cure Bowl.”

“We are excited to play in the Cure Bowl against Miami (Ohio),” App State head coach Shawn Clark said. “Our team kept digging all season. We have battled through adversity, and we won the Sun Belt East division. We will be proud to travel to Orlando and represent our university and one of the best conferences in America.”

The inaugural Cure Bowl was held in 2015, and the game shines a spotlight on the fight against breast cancer.

By the time the 2022 game was complete, the Orlando Sports Foundation had donated more than $4.1 million to cancer research. More than $1.5 million of the funds raised have gone to Dr. Annette Khaled, professor at the UCF College of Medicine’s Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences and head of the medical school’s cancer research division.

The Mountaineers closed the regular season with five straight victories and trailed 21-17 entering the fourth quarter of the Sun Belt Championship Game against Troy

before falling 49-23. Joey Aguilar increased his season total to a school-record 3,546 passing yards, and he is tied for third place nationally with 33 touchdown passes.

After the winning streak began with a 48-38 win against Southern Miss, the Mountaineers’ defense allowed just 15.3 points per 60 minutes and picked off eight passes during the last four games of the regular season — all victories against bowl-bound teams.

App State started its record-breaking bowl streak with three wins against MAC teams, counting victories against Ohio and Toledo in the 2015 and 2016 Camellia Bowls and Toledo again in the 2017 Dollar General Bowl.

Coached by Chuck Martin, the RedHawks opened the season with a 38-3 loss to the Miami Hurricanes and went 7-1 in league play with the only loss coming against Toledo (21-17). One highlight of the regular season was a 3124 overtime win against Big 12 newcomer Cincinnati, and Miami rebounded to win 23-14 against Toledo in the MAC title game.

Rashad Amos has rushed for 895 yards with 13 touchdowns this season to lead Miami’s offense, and the defense ranks seventh nationally by allowing 16.2 points per game. The RedHawks give up only 197.2 passing yards per game.

Orlando joins Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans, Conway and Boca Raton as cities to host an App State bowl game. FBC Mortgage Stadium opened in 2007 and has a seating capacity of approximately 45,000.