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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]
Before the season
Schedule
September 26:00 p.m.at NC State * No. 1
L 10–23[8] 57,583
September 93:30 p.m.No. 12 James Madison * No. 1
W 21–10[9] 23,814
September 163:30 p.m.Mars Hill * No. 2
Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC W 41–0[10] 24,346
September 236:00 p.m.at Gardner–Webb * No. 2
ESPNU W 41–6[11] 8,490
September 303:30 p.m.Elon No. 2
Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC W 45–21[12] 26,620
October 76:00 p.m.at Chattanooga No. 2
W 56–21[13] 8,887
October 143:30 p.m.Wofford No. 2
Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC W 14–7[14] 18,758
October 2112:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern No. 1
SportSouth W 27–20[15] 2OT 19,438
October 283:30 p.m.No. 8 Furman No. 1
Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (Black Saturday) SportSouthW 40–7[16] 24,447
November 43:30 p.m.The Citadel No. 1
Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC W 42–13[17] 17,547
November 114:00 p.m.at Western Carolina No. 1
W 31–9[18] 13,742
November 253:30 p.m.No. 13 Coastal Carolina * No. 1
ESPNUW 45–28[19] 16,223
December 24:00 p.m.No. 18 Montana State * No. 1
ESPN2 W 38–17[20] 15,116
December 94:00 p.m.No. 5 Youngstown State * No. 1
ESPN W 49–24[21] 18,040
December 158:00 p.m.at No. 3 Massachusetts * No. 1
ESPN2W 28–17[22] 22,808
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Game notes
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
4 OT 2OT
Total
Appalachian State
0
3
7
7 3 7
27
Georgia Southern
0
7
3
7 3 0
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
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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
ASU
Opp
Scoring
528
223
Points per Game
35.2
14.9
First Downs
319
214
Rushing
194
84
Passing
107
111
Penalty
18
19
Total Offense
6,265
4,154
Avg per Play
6.2
4.4
Avg per Game
417.7
276.9
Fumbles–Lost
34–16
27–13
Penalties–Yards
99–918
75–618
Avg per Game
61.2
41.2
ASU
Opp
Punts–Yards
56–2,075
92–3,405
Avg per Punt
37.1
37.0
Time of Possession/Game
31:01
29:54
3rd Down Conversions
82 for 188
65 for 219
4th Down Conversions
15 for 25
9 for 28
Touchdowns Scored
71
27
Field Goals–Attempts
10–14
10–26
PAT–Attempts
70–71
25–25
Attendance
184,911
108,140
Games/Avg per Game
9/20,546
5/21,628
Scores by quarter
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Opponents
32
45
73
70 3
223
Mountaineers
126
167
120
105 10
528
2006 statistics at GoASU
References
^ "Final Sports Network's 2006 FCS College Football Poll" . The Sports Network. Retrieved December 10, 2008 .
^ Bowman, Tommy (February 25, 2009). "Coaching staff at ASU in place for 2009 season" . Winston-Salem Journal . Retrieved February 28, 2009 .
^ "Appalachian State: About the University" . Appalachian State University. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2008 .
^ "NCAA Sports Sponsorship" . NCAA. Retrieved December 10, 2008 .
^ "N.C. General Assembly Honors ASU Football Team" . Southern Conference. June 11, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008 .
^ Mitchell, Mark (December 22, 2005). "History Made In Chattanooga" . Mountain Times . Retrieved July 27, 2009 .
^ Associated Press (December 15, 2006). "Appalachian State defeats UMass to repeat as I-AA champs" . ESPN. Retrieved December 10, 2008 .
^ Appalachian Sports Information (September 2, 2006). "Apps Drop 23-10 Decision at NC State" . GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008 .
^ Appalachian Sports Information (September 9, 2006). "Top-Ranked Mountaineers Extend Home Winning Streak to 19 with 21-10 Victory Over No. 12 James Madison" . GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008 .
^ Appalachian Sports Information (September 16, 2006). "Mountaineers Shut Out Mars Hill, 41-0" . GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008 .
^ Appalachian Sports Information (September 23, 2006). "Jackson's Returns Highlight ASU's 41-6 Rout Over Gardner-Webb" . GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008 .
^ Appalachian Sports Information (September 30, 2006). "26,620 Watch No. 2 Appalachian Thump Elon, 45-21" . GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008 .
^ Appalachian Sports Information (October 7, 2006). "No. 2 Appalachian Rolls Over Chattanooga, 56-21" . GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008 .
^ Appalachian Sports Information (October 14, 2006). "No. 2 Appalachian Keeps Home Streak Alive With 14-7 Win Over Wofford" . GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008 .
^ Appalachian Sports Information (October 21, 2006). "No. 1 Appalachian Prevails in Double-Overtime Thriller" . GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008 .
^ Appalachian Sports Information (October 28, 2006). "No. 1 Appalachian Rolls Past No. 8 Furman, 40-7, on Black Saturday" . GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008 .
^ Appalachian Sports Information (November 4, 2006). "Appalachian Clinches SoCon Title, Automatic Playoff Bid With 42-13 Win Over The Citadel" . GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008 .
^ Appalachian Sports Information (November 11, 2006). "Mountaineers Claim Perfect SoCon Season, Old Mountain Jug With 31-9 Win Over Archrival Western" . GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008 .
^ Appalachian Sports Information (November 25, 2006). "Big First Half Propels Appalachian to National Quarterfinals" . GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008 .
^ Appalachian Sports Information (December 2, 2006). "Richardson's Four Touchdowns Lift Mountaineers to National Semis" . GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008 .
^ Appalachian Sports Information (December 9, 2006). "Mountaineers Punch Ticket For Second-Straight Ride to Chattanooga" . GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008 .
^ Appalachian Sports Information (December 15, 2006). "Richardson Goes For 4, Apps Get No. 2" . GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008 .
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