2024 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

2024 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
2024 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
Record	2–1 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Shawn Clark (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Frank Ponce (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Scot Sloan (2nd season)
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	3	–	0
James Madison	0	–	0	2	–	0
Appalachian State	0	–	0	2	–	1
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	2	–	1
Georgia State	0	–	0	1	–	1
Marshall	0	–	0	1	–	1
Old Dominion	0	–	0	0	–	3
West Division
Louisiana	0	–	0	2	–	0
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	2	–	0
Arkansas State	0	–	0	2	–	1
Texas State	0	–	0	2	–	1
South Alabama	0	–	0	1	–	2
Southern Miss	0	–	0	1	–	2
Troy	0	–	0	0	–	3
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of September 16, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team will represent Appalachian State University in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers are led by Shawn Clark in his fifth year as the head coach. The Mountaineers will play home games at the Kidd Brewer Stadium, located in Boone, North Carolina.

Preseason

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Mountaineers were picked to finish first place in the East division.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East division)
1	Appalachian State	96 (12)
2	James Madison	79 (2)
3	Coastal Carolina	67
4	Georgia Southern	50
5	Marshall	49
6	Old Dominion	32
7	Georgia State	19

Quarterback Joey Aguilar was named the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Aguilar, was well as tight end Eli Wilson and wide receiver Kaedin Robinson, were awarded to be in the preseason All-Sun Belt first team offense.^[2] Defensive lineman Santana Hopper, linebacker Nate Johnson, and defensive backs Jordan Favors and Ethan Johnson made the All-Sun Belt first team defense.

Running back Kanye Roberts and placekicker Michael Hughes were named to the second team offense and special teams, respectively.

Schedule

The football schedule was announced on March 1, 2024.^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	East Tennessee State*	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 38–10	36,232
September 7	8:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ACCN	L 20–66	81,500
September 14	4:00 p.m	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNU	W 21–19	46,117
September 19	7:30 p.m.	South Alabama	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN
September 28		Liberty*	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC
October 5		at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)
October 12		at Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA
October 26		Georgia State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC
November 2		Old Dominion	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC
November 7	8:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN/ESPN2
November 23		James Madison	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC
November 30		at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

East Tennessee State (FCS)

Game One – East Tennessee State Buccaneers (FCS) (0–0) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers (FCS)	0	7	3	0	10
Mountaineers	10	7	7	14	38

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC

Date: August 31, 2024
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: N 4 mph
Game attendance: 36,232
Referee: Tim Barker
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

(12:18) APP – Christian Horn 83-yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, 0:44; Appalachian State 7–0)
(4:03) APP – Michael Hughes 32-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 4:24; Appalachian State 10–0)

Second Quarter

(7:38) APP – Joey Aguilar 1-yard run, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:13; Appalachian State 17–0)
(1:49) ETSU – Devontae Houston 80-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, 0:46; Appalachian State 17–7)

Third Quarter

(5:49) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 5:05; Appalachian State 17–10)
(3:14) APP – Eli Wilson 34-yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:35; Appalachian State 24–10)

Fourth Quarter

(14:48) APP – Makai Jackson 47-yard run, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 0:52; Appalachian State 31–10)
(8:39) APP – Joey Aguilar 1-yard run, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:14; Appalachian State 38–10)

Win Probability

Line

Over/Under

Statistics	ETSU	APP
First downs	15	22
Total yards	305	500
Rushing yards	183	174
Passing yards	122	326
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–20–0	22–36–0
Time of possession	30:30	28:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Tennessee State	Passing	Jaylen King	10/19, 122 yards
	Rushing	Devontae Houston	15 carries, 126 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cameron Lewis	3 receptions, 47 yards
Appalachian State	Passing	Joey Aguilar	22/36, 326 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Makai Jackson	1 carry, 47 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kaedin Robinson	8 receptions, 103 yards

at No. 25 Clemson

Game Two – Appalachian State Mountaineers (1–0) vs. No. 25 Clemson Tigers (0–1) − Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Appalachian State	0	13	7	0	20
No. 25 Clemson	35	21	10	0	66

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

Date: September 7, 2024
Game time: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NE 8 mph • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 81,500
Referee: Stuart Mullins
TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Dawn Boyle (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(13:46) CLEM – Bryant Wesco Jr. 76-yard pass from Cade Klubnik, Nolan Hauser kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:14; Clemson 7–0)
(9:40) CLEM – Cade Klubnik 2-yard run, Nolan Hauser kick (Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:16; Clemson 14–0)
(7:08) CLEM – Phil Mafah 83-yard run, Nolan Hauser kick (Drive: 3 plays, 92 yards, 1:10; Clemson 21–0)
(2:34) CLEM – Jake Briningstool 41-yard pass from Cade Klubnik, Nolan Hauser kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:51; Clemson 28–0)
(1:11) CLEM – Antonio Williams 29-yard pass from Cade Klubnik, Nolan Hauser kick (Drive: 1 play, 44 yards, 0:12; Clemson 35–0)

Second quarter

(12:58) CLEM – Cade Klubnik 3-yard run, Nolan Hauser kick (Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:02; Clemson 42–0)
(10:39) APP – Anderson Castle 4-yard run, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:14; Clemson 42–7)
(6:48) CLEM – T. J. Moore 33-yard pass from Cade Klubnik, Nolan Hauser kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:47; Clemson 49–7)
(3:28) APP – Michael Hughes 36-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 1:49; Clemson 49–10)
(0:54) CLEM – Jake Briningstool 17-yard pass from Cade Klubnik, Nolan Hauser kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:34; Clemson 56–10)
(0:00) APP – Michael Hughes 35-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 0:54; Clemson 56–13)

Third quarter

(12:31) APP – Makai Jackson 17-yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:29; Clemson 56–20)
(3:10) CLEM – Christopher Vizzina 5-yard run, Nolan Hauser kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:15; Clemson 63–20)
(1:51) CLEM – Nolan Hauser 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:14; Clemson 66–20)

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Statistics	APP	CLEM
First downs	24	28
Total yards	363	712
Rushing yards	149	252
Passing yards	214	460
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–43–2	32–39–0
Time of possession	28:27	31:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Joey Aguilar	18/41, 214 yards, TD
	Rushing	Anderson Castle	7 carries, 80 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kaedin Robinson	3 receptions, 58 yards
No. 25 Clemson	Passing	Cade Klubnik	24/46, 378 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Phil Mafah	10 carries, 118 yards, TD
	Receiving	Bryant Wesco Jr.	3 receptions, 130 yards, TD

at East Carolina

Game Three – Appalachian State Mountaineers (1–1) at East Carolina Pirates (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	14	7	0	21
Pirates	16	0	0	3	19

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

Date: September 14, 2024
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: NE at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
Game attendance: 46,117
Referee: Kevin Randall
TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(14:29) ECU – Winston Wright Jr. 65 yard pass from Jake Garcia, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:31; East Carolina 7–0)
(6:33) ECU – Andrew Conrad 48 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:15; East Carolina 10–0)
(4:55) ECU – Shavon Revel Jr. 50 yard interception return, kick failed (East Carolina 16–0)

Second quarter

(14:17) APP – Eli Wilson 6 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, 2-point pass (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:38; East Carolina 16–8)
(7:00) APP – Michael Hughes 28 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:52; East Carolina 16–11)
(0:09) APP – Michael Hughes 35 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 0:55; East Carolina 16–14)

Third quarter

(0:41) APP – Makai Jackson 36 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:24; Appalachian State 21–16)

Fourth quarter

(12:39) ECU – Andrew Conrad 43 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 3:10; Appalachian State 21–19)

Statistics	APP	ECU
First downs	25	16
Total yards	505	324
Rushing yards	81	98
Passing yards	424	226
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	32–47–2	18–28–1
Time of possession	39:00	21:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Joey Aguilar	32/47, 424 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Anderson Castle	17 carries, 40 yards
	Receiving	Kaedin Robinson	7 receptions, 129 yards
East Carolina	Passing	Jake Garcia	18/28, 226 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Rahjai Harris	18 carries, 87 yards
	Receiving	Winston Wright Jr.	3 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD

South Alabama

Game Four – South Alabama Jaguars (1–2) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (2–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC

Date: September 19, 2024
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
TV: ESPN

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	USA	APP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Appalachian State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Liberty

Game Five – Liberty Flames (0–0) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC

Date: September 28, 2024
Game time: TBD

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	LIB	APP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Appalachian State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	—
Coaches	RV	RV	—
CFP	Not released																Not released

References

^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ "East Division Favorite Has Nine Preseason All-Sun Belt Picks". App State Athletics. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ "2024 Appalachian State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[1] "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[2] "East Division Favorite Has Nine Preseason All-Sun Belt Picks". App State Athletics. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[3] "2024 Appalachian State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

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