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GAME-DAY PREVIEW
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
tale of the tape NO. 7 APPALACHIAN STATE (0-1, 0-0 SoCon)
NO. 5 MONTANA (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky)
APPALACHIAN STATE .....................................................................vs. ................................................................................... MONTANA Boone, N.C. .............................................................................. Location .......................................................................Mizzoula, Mont. 17,344 .................................................................................. Enrollment ................................................................................. 15,642 1899 ....................................................................................... Founded ...................................................................................... 1893 Mountaineers/Black and Gold........................................... Nickname/Colors ........................Grizzlies/Copper, Silver, Gold and Maroon Southern ................................................................................Conference ................................................................................. Big Sky Kidd Brewer (23,150) ..................................................... Stadium (Capacity) ..........................................Washington-Grizzly (25,217) Jerry Moore (Baylor, 1961) ................................................... Head Coach ...............................Mick Delaney (Westerm Montana, 1964) 207-84 (23rd season) ................................................Coach’s Record at School ...................................................... 1-0 (First season) 234-132-2 (30th season) .............................................Coach’s Overall Record........................................................ 1-0 (First season) 0-1 .....................................................................................Overall Record.................................................................................... 1-0 0-0 .......................................................................Conference Record (Standing) ....................................................................... 0-0 No. 11 (Sports Network) No. 8 (AFCA) ............................. National Ranking..............................No. 12 (Sports Network), No. 9 (AFCA) Multiple Spread ....................................................................Basic Offense.............................................................................. Multiple 13.0 (t7th/60th)......................................Points Per Game (Conference/National Rank)......................................35.0 (5th/24th) 119.0 (5th/43rd) .............................Rushing Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank).............................315.0 (3rd/10th) 300.0 (1st/12th) ..............................Passing Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank) .............................253.0 (5th/26th) 419.0 (5th/33rd) ............................... Total Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ................................586.0 (2nd/4th) Multiple (3-4 base)...............................................................Basic Defense..................................................................................... 4-3 35 (8th/65th)..................................Points Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ............................24.0 (47th/47th) 148.0 (5th/43rd) .....................Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) .......................61.0 (2rd/12th) 242.0 (7th/73rd) ..................... Passing Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) .....................172.0 (7th/46th) 390.0 (8th/56th).........................Total Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank)........................233.0 (4th/30th)
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 6:30 p.m. - ESPN GamePlan/ESPN3 3:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3 p.m. (2 p.m. CT) 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
SERIES RECORD (ASU-OPP.)/NOTES Pirates score 14 points in fourth quarter Grizzlies pay first visit to Boone Mountaineers play first Southern Conference game ASU managed close win last season vs. Mocs Chants return after losing 45-27 in 2006 playoffs Appalachian State has not lost to Phoenix since 1964 Mountaineers have won all four SoCon games with Bulldogs Terriers broke three-game losing streak with ASU in 2011 Mountaineers dominate series 57-18-1 ASU upset No. 1 Eagles 24-17 in Boone last season Paladins snapped six-game skit to Mountaineers in 2011
ALL CAPS denotes a home game, * denotes Southern Conference game, kickoff times are subject to change.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
SoCON STANDINGS
TEAM SAMFORD THE CITADEL GEORGIA SOUTHERN WESTERN CAROLINA WOFFORD APPALACHIAN STATE CHATTANOOGA ELON FURMAN
CONFERENCE 1 0 000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000
OVERALL 1 0 .000 1 0 .000 1 0 .000 1 0 .000 1 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000
AUG. 30 GAMES: WESTERN CAROLINA 42, MARS HILL 14 SEPT. 1 GAMES: EAST CAROLINA 35, APPALACHIAN STATE 13 NORTH CAROLINA 62, ELON 0 SAMFORD 24, FURMAN 21 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 58, JACKSONVILLE 0 THE CITADEL 49, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 14 WOFFORD 34, GARDNER-WEBB 7 SOUTH FLORIDA 33, CHATTANOOGA 13 SEPT. 8 GAMES: COASTAL CAROLINA AT FURMAN, TBA GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT THE CITADEL, 6 P.M. WESTERN CAROLINA AT MARSHALL, 6:30 P.M. MONTANA AT APPALACHIAN STATE, 6:30 P.M. WEST ALABAMA AT SAMFORD, 7 P.M. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL AT ELON, 7 P.M. CHATTANOOGA AT JACKSONVILLE STATE, 7 P.M. LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (MO.) AT WOFFORD, 7 P.M. SEPT. 13 GAME: GLENVILLE STATE AT CHATTANOOGA, 7 P.M. SEPT. 15 GAMES: SAMFORD AT GARDNER-WEBB, 3 P.M. WEST VIRGINIA STATE AT ELON, 3 P.M. FURMAN AT CLEMSON, 3 P.M. THE CITADEL AT APPALACHIAN STATE, 3:30 P.M. WESTERN CAROLINA AT WOFFORD, 7 P.M. SEPT. 22 GAMES: FURMAN AT PRESBYTERIAN, NOON SAMFORD AT WESTERN CAROLINA, 3:30 P.M. APPALACHIAN STATE AT CHATTANOOGA, 6 P.M. THE CITADEL AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE, 6 P.M. ELON AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN, 6 P.M. SEPT. 29 GAMES: WESTERN CAROLINA AT FURMAN, 1:30 P.M. WOFFORD AT ELON, 1:30 P.M. COASTAL CAROLINA AT APPALACHIAN STATE, 3:30 P.M. CHATTANOOGA AT THE CITADEL, 6 P.M. SAMFORD AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN, 6 P.M.