| 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football | |
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Sun Belt co-champion Dollar General Bowl champion | |
Dollar General Bowl, W 34–0 vs. Toledo | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 9–4 (7–1 Sun Belt) |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Frank Ponce (5th season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Shawn Clark (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread option |
| Defensive coordinator | Nate Woody (5th season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Kidd Brewer Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy + | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State + | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina * | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Scott Satterfield. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to earn a share of the Sun Belt championship for the second consecutive year.[1] They received an invite to the Dollar General Bowl where they defeated Toledo for the second consecutive year in a bowl game.[2][3]
Schedule
Appalachian State announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Mountaineers hosted Sun Belt foes Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, North Mexico State, and Louisiana–Lafayette, and traveled to Georgia State, Idaho, Louisiana–Monroe, and Texas State[4]
The Mountaineers hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Savannah State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Wake Forest from the Atlantic Coast Conference, and traveled to Georgia from the Southeastern Conference and UMass, who is independent from a conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 6:15 p.m. | at No. 15 Georgia* | ESPN | L 10–31 | 92,746 | |
| September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Savannah State* | ESPN3 | W 54–7 | 20,109 | |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas State | ESPN3 | W 20–13 | 19,520 | |
| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Wake Forest* |
| ESPN3 | L 19–20 | 35,126 |
| October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | New Mexico State |
| ESPN3 | W 45–31 | 22,787 |
| October 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at Idaho | ESPN3 | W 23–20 | 10,168 | |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Coastal Carolina |
| ESPN3 | W 37–29 | 30,179 |
| October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at UMass* | ELVN | L 27–30 2OT | 11,889 | |
| November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | ESPN3 | L 45–52 | 7,397 | |
| November 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern |
| ESPNU | W 27–6 | 23,110 |
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at Georgia State | ESPN3 | W 31–10 | 13,154 | |
| December 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| ESPN3 | W 63–14 | 23,411 |
| December 23 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Toledo* | ESPN | W 34–0 | 28,706 | |
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- Schedule Source:[5]
Players in the 2018 NFL Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Colby Gossett | G | 6 | 213 | Minnesota Vikings |
References
- ↑ "Appalachian State, Troy share Sun Belt championship". CollegeFootballTalk. December 3, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Appalachian State dominates Toledo in Dollar General Bowl shutout". AL.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Appalachian State Mountaineers vs. Toledo Rockets Live Score and Stats - December 23, 2017 Gametracker". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Sun Belt Announces 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). Appalachian State University Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 2, 2017.