2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
NCAA Division I champion
So-Con champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1[1]
Record14–1 (7–0 Southern)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCollaborative[2]
Offensive schemeMultiple Spread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Wiley (16th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKidd Brewer Stadium
2006 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Appalachian State $^  7 –0   14 –1  
No. 12 Furman ^  6 –1   8 –4  
No. 23 Wofford  5 –2   7 –4  
The Citadel  4 –3   5 –6  
Elon  2 –5   5 –6  
Chattanooga  2 –5   3 –8  
Georgia Southern  2 –5   3 –8  
Western Carolina  0 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Jerry Moore and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina.[3]

The football team competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly I-AA, as a member of the Southern Conference.[4] Appalachian is the only university in North Carolina, public or private, to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championship in football.[5] Appalachian won the 2005 Division I-AA Football Championship and repeated as FCS national champions in 2006.[6][7]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.at NC State*No. 1
L 10–2357,583
September 93:30 p.m.No. 12 James Madison*No. 1
W 21–1023,814
September 163:30 p.m.Mars Hill*No. 2
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 41–024,346
September 236:00 p.m.at Gardner–Webb*No. 2
ESPNUW 41–68,490
September 303:30 p.m.ElondaggerNo. 2
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 45–2126,620
October 76:00 p.m.at ChattanoogaNo. 2
W 56–218,887
October 143:30 p.m.WoffordNo. 2
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 14–718,758
October 2112:00 p.m.at Georgia SouthernNo. 1
SportSouthW 27–20 2OT19,438
October 283:30 p.m.No. 8 FurmanNo. 1
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (Black Saturday)
SportSouthW 40–724,447
November 43:30 p.m.The CitadelNo. 1
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 42–1317,547
November 114:00 p.m.at Western CarolinaNo. 1
W 31–913,742
November 253:30 p.m.No. 13 Coastal Carolina*No. 1
ESPNUW 45–2816,223
December 24:00 p.m.No. 18 Montana State*No. 1
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN2W 38–1715,116
December 94:00 p.m.No. 5 Youngstown State*No. 1
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
ESPNW 49–2418,040
December 158:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 UMass*No. 1
ESPN2W 28–1722,808

Game summaries

NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 7 0 3 0 10
NC State 9 7 7 0 23

James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total
James Madison 3 0 7 0 10
Appalachian State 7 14 0 0 21

Mars Hill

1 2 3 4 Total
Mars Hill 0 0 0 0 0
Appalachian State 13 14 7 7 41

Gardner–Webb

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 6 7 21 7 41
Gardner–Webb 3 0 0 3 6

Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
Elon 0 7 7 7 21
Appalachian State 10 21 14 0 45

Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 14 21 14 7 56
Chattanooga 0 0 14 7 21

Wofford

1 2 3 4 Total
Wofford 0 0 7 0 7
Appalachian State 14 0 0 0 14

Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Appalachian State 0 3 7 737 27
Georgia Southern 0 7 3 730 20

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Furman 7 0 0 0 7
Appalachian State 0 14 12 14 40

The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
The Citadel 3 0 3 7 13
Appalachian State 7 14 14 7 42

Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 3 14 7 7 31
Western Carolina 0 0 2 7 9

Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Coastal Carolina 0 0 13 15 28
Appalachian State 17 14 7 7 45

Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Montana State 0 10 7 0 17
Appalachian State 14 3 7 14 38

Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
Youngstown State 0 14 3 7 24
Appalachian State 7 21 7 14 49

Massachusetts

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 7 7 0 14 28
Massachusetts 7 0 7 3 17

Rankings

Ranking movements
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Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
The Sports Network11222222111111

Awards and honors

  • Southern Conference Coach of the Year (coaches and media) — Jerry Moore
  • Southern Conference Roy M. "Legs" Hawley Offensive Player of the Year (media) — Kevin Richardson
  • Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Kevin Richardson
  • Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Marques Murrell
  • Southern Conference Freshman of the Year (coaches and media) — Armanti Edwards
  • Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Trophy — Kerry Brown

Statistics

Team

ASUOpp
Scoring528223
  Points per Game35.214.9
First Downs319214
  Rushing19484
  Passing107111
  Penalty1819
Total Offense6,2654,154
  Avg per Play6.24.4
  Avg per Game417.7276.9
Fumbles–Lost34–1627–13
Penalties–Yards99–91875–618
  Avg per Game61.241.2
ASUOpp
Punts–Yards56–2,07592–3,405
  Avg per Punt37.137.0
Time of Possession/Game31:0129:54
3rd Down Conversions82 for 18865 for 219
4th Down Conversions15 for 259 for 28
Touchdowns Scored7127
Field Goals–Attempts10–1410–26
PAT–Attempts70–7125–25
Attendance184,911108,140
  Games/Avg per Game9/20,5465/21,628

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4OT Total
Opponents 32 45 73 703 223
Mountaineers 126 167 120 10510 528

2006 statistics at GoASU Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

References

  1. ↑ "Final Sports Network's 2006 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  2. ↑ Bowman, Tommy (February 25, 2009). "Coaching staff at ASU in place for 2009 season". Winston-Salem Journal. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Appalachian State: About the University". Appalachian State University. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Sports Sponsorship". NCAA. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  5. ↑ "N.C. General Assembly Honors ASU Football Team". Southern Conference. June 11, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
  6. ↑ Mitchell, Mark (December 22, 2005). "History Made In Chattanooga". Mountain Times. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  7. ↑ Associated Press (December 15, 2006). "Appalachian State defeats UMass to repeat as I-AA champs". ESPN. Retrieved December 10, 2008.


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