2008 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team explained
| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Team: | Appalachian State Mountaineers |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southern |
| Tsnrank: | 5[1] |
| Fcscoachrank: | 5[2] |
| Record: | 11–3 |
| Conf Record: | 8–0 |
| Head Coach: | Jerry Moore |
| Hc Year: | 20th |
| Off Coach: | Collaborative[3] |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple spread |
| Def Coach: | John Wiley |
| Dc Year: | 18th |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Kidd Brewer Stadium |
| Champion: | SoCon champion |
| Bowl Result: | L 13–33 vs. Richmond |
The 2008 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the 79th season of play for the Mountaineers. The team was led by Jerry Moore, the 2006 Eddie Robinson Award winner for Coach of the Year. It was his 20th season as head coach. The Mountaineers played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina.[4]
Appalachian completed a perfect Southern Conference season at 8–0, and became just the fourth football program in conference history to win four straight conference titles.[5] A quarterfinal playoff loss to the Richmond Spiders ended Appalachian's season, the quest for four consecutive national titles, and snapped the Mountaineers' record string of consecutive playoff victories at 13.[6] [7] Ending the season on a positive note was quarterback Armanti Edwards, who was honored with the Walter Payton Award, given annually to the Division I FCS most outstanding offensive player.[8]
Game summaries
LSU
See also: 2008 LSU Tigers football team.
Jacksonville
James Madison
Presbyterian
The Citadel
Samford
Georgia Southern
Furman
Wofford
Chattanooga
Elon
Western Carolina
South Carolina State
Richmond
See also: 2008 Richmond Spiders football team.
Roster
See also: American football positions.
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Alma Mater | Year |
|---|
| Head Coach | Baylor, 1961 | 20th |
| John Wiley | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs | East Texas State, 1984 | 18th |
| Linebackers | Tennessee, 1988 | 13th |
| Quarterbacks | Appalachian State, 1996 | 10th |
| Shawn Elliott | Offensive Line | Appalachian State, 1996 | 12th |
| Chris Moore | Running Backs | Appalachian State, 1999 | 14th |
| Mark Speir | Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator | Clemson, 1990 | 6th |
| Antonio Carter | Wide Receivers (Split Ends) | Alabama, 2004 | 1st |
| Brad Glenn | Wide Receivers (Slot) | Clemson, 1995 | 4th |
| Nic Cardwell | Tight Ends | Appalachian State, 2008 | 1st |
| John Holt | Offensive Quality Control | Appalachian State, 2008 | 1st |
| Brad West | Defensive Quality Control | Appalachian State, 2006 | 2nd |
| Trey Elder | Student Assistant | Appalachian State, 2008 | 1st |
| Jeff Dillman | Strength & Conditioning | Appalachian State, 2001 | 3rd | |
Coach profiles at GoASUAwards and honors
- Walter Payton Award — Armanti Edwards
- Southern Conference Coach of the Year (coaches and media) — Jerry Moore
- Southern Conference Roy M. "Legs" Hawley Offensive Player of the Year (media) — Armanti Edwards
- Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Armanti Edwards
- Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Jacque Roman
Statistics
Team
| ASU | Opp |
|---|
| Scoring | 522 | 303 | | Points per Game | 37.3 | 21.6 | | First Downs | 304 | 250 | | Rushing | 156 | 124 | | Passing | 137 | 106 | | Penalty | 11 | 20 | | Total Offense | 6,491 | 4,676 | | Avg per Play | 6.8 | 4.7 | | Avg per Game | 463.6 | 334.0 | | Fumbles–Lost | 30–18 | 23–8 | | Penalties–Yards | 88–761 | 79–723 | | Avg per Game | 54.4 | 51.6 | |
| | ASU | Opp |
|---|
| Punts–Yards | 60–2,352 | 82–3,181 | | Avg per Punt | 39.2 | 38.8 | | Time of Possession/Game | 29:10 | 30:50 | | 3rd Down Conversions | 81 for 177 | 68 for 214 | | 4th Down Conversions | 9 for 19 | 15 for 36 | | Touchdowns Scored | 72 | 39 | | Field Goals–Attempts | 8–12 | 10–17 | | PAT–Attempts | 64–69 | 37–39 | | Attendance | 201,291 | 160,876 | | Games/Avg per Game | 8/25,161 | 6/26,813 | |
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Scores by quarter
Offense
Rushing
| Name | GP–GS | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
|---|
| Armanti Edwards | 13–13 | 193 | 1,169 | 228 | 941 | 4.9 | 11 | 76 | 72.4 |
| Robert Welton | 11–5 | 95 | 558 | 14 | 544 | 5.7 | 11 | 72 | 49.5 |
| Devin Radford | 10–3 | 75 | 540 | 20 | 520 | 6.9 | 4 | 84 | 52.0 |
| DeAndre Presley | 9–1 | 73 | 476 | 61 | 415 | 5.7 | 7 | 33 | 46.1 |
| Josh Jackson | 14–2 | 65 | 328 | 11 | 317 | 4.9 | 4 | 27 | 22.6 |
| Cedric Baker | 10–0 | 19 | 186 | 3 | 183 | 9.6 | 0 | 40 | 18.3 |
| Devon Moore | 3–2 | 22 | 133 | 10 | 123 | 5.6 | 2 | 40 | 41.0 |
| Matt Cline | 12–2 | 20 | 122 | 3 | 119 | 5.9 | 0 | 22 | 9.9 |
| T. J. Courman | 14–9 | 13 | 69 | 1 | 68 | 5.2 | 0 | 15 | 4.9 |
| CoCo Hillary | 14–12 | 7 | 37 | 8 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 13 | 2.1 |
| Anthony Cruver | 5–0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 18 | 4.2 |
| Trey Hennessee | 14–0 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Hunter Stewart | 14–0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 13 | 0.3 |
| Jason Vitaris | 14–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Total | – | 604 | 3,675 | 465 | 3,210 | 5.3 | 39 | 84 | 229.3 | |
Passing
| Name | GP–GS | Effic | Att–Cmp–Int | Pct | Yds | TD | Lng | Avg/G |
|---|
| Armanti Edwards | 13–13 | 170.19 | 196–306–9 | 64.1 | 2,902 | 30 | 72 | 223.2 |
| DeAndre Presley | 9–1 | 147.64 | 30–45–1 | 66.7 | 379 | 2 | 58 | 42.1 |
| CoCo Hillary | 14–12 | 0.00 | 0–2–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hunter Stewart | 14–0 | 0.00 | 0–1–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | – | 165.88 | 226–354–10 | 63.8 | 3,281 | 32 | 72 | 234.4 | |
Receiving
| Name | GP–GS | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
|---|
| CoCo Hillary | 14–12 | 56 | 735 | 13.1 | 5 | 50 | 52.5 |
| Ben Jorden | 14–7 | 29 | 506 | 17.4 | 6 | 58 | 36.1 |
| T. J. Courman | 14–9 | 29 | 292 | 10.1 | 3 | 48 | 20.9 |
| Brian Quick | 13–4 | 23 | 496 | 21.6 | 7 | 58 | 38.2 |
| Matt Cline | 12–2 | 19 | 264 | 13.9 | 2 | 35 | 22.0 |
| Josh Johnson | 14–9 | 16 | 229 | 14.3 | 2 | 38 | 16.4 |
| Blake Elder | 14–3 | 13 | 180 | 13.8 | 1 | 38 | 12.9 |
| T. Washington | 13–1 | 11 | 125 | 11.4 | 2 | 44 | 9.6 |
| B. J. Frazier | 14–4 | 10 | 120 | 12.0 | 1 | 20 | 8.6 |
| Robert Welton | 11–5 | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 1 | 44 | 7.8 |
| Devin Radford | 10–3 | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | 2 | 72 | 17.8 |
| Josh Jackson | 14–2 | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 | 2.0 |
| Clay McKnight | 13–0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Devon Moore | 3–2 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 |
| Brad Hardee | 13–3 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 0.8 |
| Total | – | 226 | 3,281 | 14.5 | 32 | 72 | 234.4 | |
Defense
| Name | GP–GS | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Interceptions | Fumbles | Blkd
Kick |
|---|
| Solo | Ast | Total | TFL–Yds | No–Yds | BrUp | QBH | No.–Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Rcv–Yds | FF |
|---|
| GP | Solo Tackles | Ast | Total Tackes | TFL–Yds | Sacks:No.–Yds | Pass BrUp | QBH | No. Int–Yds | Int Avg | Int for TD | Long Int | Fumbles:Rcv–Yds | FF | Blkd Kick --> | Jacque Roman | 14–14 | 47 | 83 | 130 | 6.5–30 | 3.0–23 | 2 | 5 | 2–21 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 | 4–33 | – | – |
| D. J. Smith | 14–14 | 58 | 65 | 123 | 7.5–21 | 2.0–8 | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | – |
| Pierre Banks | 14–14 | 45 | 53 | 98 | 4.0–22 | 2.0–20 | 11 | 2 | 1–18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | – | 2 | – |
| Cortez Gilbert | 14–14 | 45 | 27 | 72 | 0.5–1 | – | 17 | – | 2–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Mark LeGree | 13–13 | 37 | 21 | 58 | 3.0–19 | 1.0–13 | 7 | – | 10–32 | 3.2 | 0 | 22 | – | 1 | – |
| A. Williams | 14–14 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 4.5–29 | 3.0–25 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1–11 | 1 | – |
| Lanston Tanyi | 14–9 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 7.0–28 | 6.0–25 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Ed Gainey | 14–10 | 32 | 19 | 51 | 0.5–0 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jabari Fletcher | 13–11 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 12.5–57 | 6.0–45 | 2 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Billy Riddle | 14–3 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 1.5–2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Malcolm Bennett | 13–13 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 2.0–6 | 1.0–4 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Leonard Love | 9–7 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 2.5–5 | – | 6 | – | 1–10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – |
| Travis Dowda | 13–5 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 4.0–42 | – | 2 | – | 3–33 | 11.0 | 1 | 33 | – | 1 | – |
| Quavian Lewis | 13–4 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 8.0–30 | 3.0–20 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Demery Brewer | 13–0 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 1.0–9 | 1.0–9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daniel Finnerty | 14–2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.0–9 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| B. Simpkins | 13–0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Trey Hennessee | 14–0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brad Hardee | 13–3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Richard Long | 14–0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jason Jones | 13–0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2.5–9 | 2.0–9 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Josh Smith | 10–0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| D. McDuffie | 3–3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.5–1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gordy Witte | 12–0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2.0–11 | 1.0–7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ellis McDowell | 5–0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.5–1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Josh Davis | 7–0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tony Robertson | 3–3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2.0–13 | 1.0–9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bobby Bozzo | 12–0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jason Vitaris | 14–0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cedric Baker | 10–0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jared Reine | 11–1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daniel Kilgore | 14–13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wilson Fitchett | 14–0 | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Orry Frye | 11–4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Justin Johnson | 3–0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mario Acitelli | 14–14 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brandon Olsen | 2–0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brad Coley | 14–14 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dominick Magazu | 8–0 | 1 | - | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brian Quick | 13–4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Neil Young | 14–0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mitch Mitchener | 2–0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Clay McKnight | 13–0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2–0 | – | – |
| Coad Westra | 3–0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daniel Pratl | 3–1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| J. Bieschke | 14–13 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | – | 480 | 587 | 1,067 | 77–345 | 32–216 | 69 | 45 | 19–114 | 6.0 | 1 | 33 | 8–44 | 14 | 1 | |
Special teams
| Name | Punting | Kickoffs |
|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | Blkd | No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB |
|---|
| Neil Young | 55 | 2,232 | 0.6 | 56 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. J. Courman | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Adam Kassouf | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| DeAndre Presley | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jason Vitaris | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 93 | 5,344 | 57.5 | 9 | 3 |
| Total | 60 | 2,352 | 39.2 | 56 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 94 | 5,388 | 57.3 | 9 | 3 | |
| Name | Punt Returns | Kick Returns |
|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|
| B. J. Frazier | 29 | 183 | 6.3 | 0 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Josh Johnson | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – |
| CoCo Hillary | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 701 | 23.4 | 0 | 48 |
| Richard Long | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 129 | 16.1 | 0 | 26 |
| Devin Radford | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Matt Cline | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Blake Elder | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Dowda | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Tim Frye | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 230 | 6.4 | 0 | 28 | 45 | 902 | 20.0 | 0 | 48 | |
2008 statistics at GoASU
Notes and References
- Web site: Final Sports Network's 2008 FCS College Football Poll . The Sports Network . March 1, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525234929/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2F2008_poll.htm . May 25, 2011 .
- News: Spiders Sit Atop the FCS World. FCS Coaches. Southern Conference. December 22, 2008. March 1, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20110930163653/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/FCS/polls/08polls/08_finalpoll_release.htm. 2011-09-30. dead.
- News: Coaching staff at ASU in place for 2009 season. Tommy. Bowman. Winston-Salem Journal. February 25, 2009. February 28, 2009. https://archive.today/20121216094731/http://www2.journalnow.com/sports/2009/feb/25/coaching-staff-at-asu-in-place-for-2009-season-ar-129635/. 2012-12-16. dead.
- Web site: Appalachian State: About the University . Appalachian State University . December 9, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081205015426/http://www.appstate.edu/top/about/ . December 5, 2008 . dead .
- News: Appalachian State Clinches Fourth Straight SoCon Title. Southern Conference. November 15, 2008. December 24, 2008.
- News: Turnovers Doom ASU in Season-Ending Loss. Southern Conference. December 6, 2008. December 24, 2008.
- News: Vaughan and defense help Richmond avenge loss, send Appalachian State home. Associated Press. ESPN. December 6, 2008. March 1, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20081208091817/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283412026. dead. December 8, 2008.
- News: Armanti Edwards wins 2008 Walter Payton Award . The Sports Network . December 21, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525225529/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fnews%2Fnews.aspx%3Fid%3D4198285 . May 25, 2011 .
