2008 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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]

2008 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5[1]
FCS CoachesNo. 5[2]
2008 record11–3 (8–0 Southern)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCollaborative[3]
Offensive schemeMultiple spread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Wiley (18th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKidd Brewer Stadium
(Capacity: 20,150)
2008 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Appalachian State $^  8 –0     11 –3  
No. 9 Wofford ^  7 –1     9 –3  
No. 17 Elon  6 –2     8 –4  
Furman  4 –4     7 –5  
Samford  4 –4     6 –5  
Georgia Southern  4 –4     6 –5  
The Citadel  2 –6     4 –8  
Western Carolina  1 –7     3 –9  
Chattanooga  0 –8     1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

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]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3011:00 a.m.at No. 7 (FBS) LSU*No. 1
ESPNCL 13–41[10]91,922
September 63:30 p.m.Jacksonville*No. 1
W 56–7[11]30,718
September 207:00 p.m.at No. 5 James Madison*No. 1
ComcastL 32–35[12]17,163
September 277:00 p.m.Presbyterian*No. 3
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, North Carolina
W 48–14[13]28,405
October 43:00 p.m.No. 12 The CitadelNo. 2
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, North Carolina
SportSouthW 47–21[14]29,631
October 113:30 p.m.at SamfordNo. 2
W 35–24[15]10,670
October 183:00 p.m.at Georgia SouthernNo. 2
SportSouthW 37–36[16]20,851
October 253:30 p.m.No. 18 FurmanNo. 2
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, North Carolina (Black Saturday)
W 26–14[17]27,848
October 318:00 p.m.No. 3 WoffordNo. 2
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, North Carolina
ESPN2W 70–24[18]30,931
November 82:00 p.m.at ChattanoogaNo. 2
W 49–7[19]6,057
November 153:30 p.m.No. 11 ElonNo. 2
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, North Carolina
W 24–16[20]24,831
November 223:00 p.m.at Western CarolinaNo. 2
SportSouthW 35–10[21]14,213
November 29NoonNo. 13 South Carolina State*No. 2
ESPNUW 37–21[22]13,712
December 6NoonNo. 7 Richmond*No. 2
L 13–33[23]15,215

Game summaries

LSU
1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 0 0 7 6 13
LSU 14 17 3 7 41
See also: 2008 LSU Tigers football team

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

James Madison
1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 7 14 3 8 32
James Madison 0 0 21 14 35

Presbyterian
1 2 3 4 Total
Presbyterian 7 7 0 0 14
Appalachian State 7 10 17 14 48

The Citadel
1 2 3 4 Total
The Citadel 0 7 7 7 21
Appalachian State 7 34 0 6 47

Samford
1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 7 21 0 7 35
Samford 14 0 3 7 24

Georgia Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 7 7 10 13 37
Georgia Southern 10 10 7 9 36

Furman
1 2 3 4 Total
Furman 0 7 0 7 14
Appalachian State 6 7 0 13 26

Wofford
1 2 3 4 Total
Wofford 14 0 10 0 24
Appalachian State 21 21 7 21 70

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

Elon
1 2 3 4 Total
Elon 0 10 6 0 16
Appalachian State 7 7 7 3 24

Western Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 0 7 14 14 35
Western Carolina 7 3 0 0 10

South Carolina State
1 2 3 4 Total
South Carolina State 7 7 7 0 21
Appalachian State 7 10 7 13 37

Richmond
1 2 3 4 Total
Richmond 6 0 17 10 33
Appalachian State 7 0 6 0 13
See also: 2008 Richmond Spiders football team

Roster
See also: American football positions
2008 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 2 DeAndre Presley Fr
WR 3 Blake Elder So
WR 4 Anthony Cruver Sr
WR 6 CoCo Hillary So
WR 7 James Hill Sr
WR 8 Brian Quick Fr
QB 10 Hunter Stewart Jr
QB 11 Jey Yokeley Fr
WR 12 T. J. Courman Sr
QB 14 Armanti Edwards Jr
RB 16 Devin Radford So
WR 17 Matt Cline So
WR 19 Tavaris Washington Jr
RB 20 Devon Moore Jr
RB 21 Robert Welton So
RB 26 Josh Jackson Jr
RB 29 Cedric Baker Fr
TE 35 Trey Hennessee Sr
TE 41 Brandon Simpkins Sr
TE 43 Brandon Thompson So
OL 50 Nick Sloan So
OL 51 Sherman Holt Fr
OL 57 Brett Irvin So
OL 60 Brad Coley Sr
OL 61 Mario Acitelli Jr
OL 62 Xan Thomas Fr
OL 63 Daniel Kilgore So
OL 64 Orry Frye Fr
OL 67 Zach Brown Jr
OL 68 Steve Smith Fr
OL 70 Matt Ruff Fr
OL 71 Pat Mills So
OL 72 Jonathan Bieschke Sr
OL 73 Corbett Harris So
OL 74 Don Reeves Fr
OL 77 Jacob Newton So
OL 78 Chris Marshall Fr
WR 80 Ben King Fr
WR 81 Clay McKnight Sr
WR 82 Josh Johnson Jr
WR 83 Dominick Magazu Fr
TE 84 Ben Jorden Fr
WR 85 B. J. Frazier So
TE 86 Tim Frye So
WR 87 Brandon Knox Jr
TE 89 Matt Beecher Fr
WR Tyler Brown Fr
RB Rod Chisholm Fr
QB Jamie DeGeare Fr
WR Wes Stringfield Fr
TE Nic Vannoy Fr
WR Regan Zanes Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 5 Cortez Gilbert Jr
LB 9 D. J. Smith So
DB 13 Mark LeGree So
DB 15 Jared Reine So
DB 18 Dominique McDuffie Fr
DB 22 Leonard Love Sr
DB 25 Billy Riddle Sr
DB 27 Josh Smith So
DB 28 Ed Gainey Fr
LB 30 Brandon Olsen Fr
LB 31 Pierre Banks Sr
DB 36 Marcus McCoy Fr
LB 37 Philip Strickland Fr
LB 40 Jacque Roman Jr
DB 42 Travis Dowda Jr
DL 44 Quavian Lewis Jr
LB 45 Coad Westra So
DL 46 Tony Robertson Jr
DB 47 Ingram Bell Fr
LB 48 Brad Hardee So
LB 49 Terrence McLean Fr
LB 52 Demery Brewer Fr
DL 53 Daniel Pratl So
DL 54 Jabari Fletcher So
DL 55 Justin Johnson Jr
DL 56 Bobby Bozzo So
DL 58 Daniel Finnerty Jr
LB 65 Mitch Mitchener So
DL 66 Josh Jurius Fr
LB 69 Matthew Watson Fr
DL 91 Malcolm Bennett Jr
DL 92 Jason Jones Fr
DL 93 John Rizor Fr
DL 94 Anthony Wilson Fr
DL 95 Gordy Witte Fr
DL 98 Anthony Williams Jr
DL 99 Lanston Tanyi Fr
LB Andrew Ferguson Fr
LB Justin Lloyd Fr
LB Cougar Norris Fr
DB Shawn Rider Fr
LB Brandon Thompson Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 34 Adam Kassouf Jr
PK 39 Jason Vitaris So
LS 59 Wilson Fitchett Fr
P 90 Sam Martin Fr
P 97 Neil Young Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • John Wiley – Defensive Coordinator
  • Dale Jones
  • Scott Satterfield
  • Shawn Elliott
  • Chris Moore
  • Mark Speir
  • Antonio Carter
  • Brad Glenn
  • Nic Cardwell
  • John Holt
  • Brad West
  • Trey Elder
  • Jeff Dillman
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2009

Coaching staff
Name Position Alma Mater Year
Jerry MooreHead CoachBaylor, 196120th
John WileyDefensive Coordinator/Defensive BacksEast Texas State, 198418th
Dale JonesLinebackersTennessee, 198813th
Scott SatterfieldQuarterbacksAppalachian State, 199610th
Shawn ElliottOffensive LineAppalachian State, 199612th
Chris MooreRunning BacksAppalachian State, 199914th
Mark SpeirDefensive Line/Recruiting CoordinatorClemson, 19906th
Antonio CarterWide Receivers (Split Ends)Alabama, 20041st
Brad GlennWide Receivers (Slot)Clemson, 19954th
Nic CardwellTight EndsAppalachian State, 20081st
John HoltOffensive Quality ControlAppalachian State, 20081st
Brad WestDefensive Quality ControlAppalachian State, 20062nd
Trey ElderStudent AssistantAppalachian State, 20081st
Jeff DillmanStrength & ConditioningAppalachian State, 20013rd

Coach profiles at GoASU

Rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Final
The Sports Network 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5
FCS Coaches 1 2 2 1 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5

Awards 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
ASUOpp
Scoring522303
  Points per Game37.321.6
First Downs304250
  Rushing156124
  Passing137106
  Penalty1120
Total Offense6,4914,676
  Avg per Play6.84.7
  Avg per Game463.6334.0
Fumbles–Lost30–1823–8
Penalties–Yards88–76179–723
  Avg per Game54.451.6
ASUOpp
Punts–Yards60–2,35282–3,181
  Avg per Punt39.238.8
Time of Possession/Game29:1030:50
3rd Down Conversions81 for 17768 for 214
4th Down Conversions9 for 1915 for 36
Touchdowns Scored7239
Field Goals–Attempts8–1210–17
PAT–Attempts64–6937–39
Attendance201,291160,876
  Games/Avg per Game8/25,1616/26,813

Scores by quarter
1 2 3 4 Total
Opponents 86 68 88 61 303
Mountaineers 125 159 106 132 522

Rushing
NameGP–GSAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
Armanti Edwards13–131931,1692289414.9117672.4
Robert Welton11–595558145445.7117249.5
Devin Radford10–375540205206.948452.0
DeAndre Presley9–173476614155.773346.1
Josh Jackson14–265328113174.942722.6
Cedric Baker10–01918631839.604018.3
Devon Moore3–222133101235.624041.0
Matt Cline12–22012231195.90229.9
T. J. Courman14–913691685.20154.9
CoCo Hillary14–127378294.10132.1
Anthony Cruver5–022102110.50184.2
Trey Hennessee14–07185131.9070.9
Hunter Stewart14–04171341.00130.3
Jason Vitaris14–011011.0010.1
Total–6043,6754653,2105.33984229.3

Passing
NameGP–GSEfficAtt–Cmp–IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
Armanti Edwards13–13170.19196–306–964.12,9023072223.2
DeAndre Presley9–1147.6430–45–166.737925842.1
CoCo Hillary14–120.000–2–00.00000.0
Hunter Stewart14–00.000–1–00.00000.0
Total–165.88226–354–1063.83,2813272234.4

Receiving
NameGP–GSNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
CoCo Hillary14–125673513.155052.5
Ben Jorden14–72950617.465836.1
T. J. Courman14–92929210.134820.9
Brian Quick13–42349621.675838.2
Matt Cline12–21926413.923522.0
Josh Johnson14–91622914.323816.4
Blake Elder14–31318013.813812.9
T. Washington13–11112511.42449.6
B. J. Frazier14–41012012.01208.6
Robert Welton11–578612.31447.8
Devin Radford10–3517835.627217.8
Josh Jackson14–24287.00132.0
Clay McKnight13–02136.5071.0
Devon Moore3–211919.00196.3
Brad Hardee13–311010.00100.8
Total–2263,28114.53272234.4

Defense
Name GP–GS Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd
Kick
SoloAstTotalTFL–YdsNo–YdsBrUpQBHNo.–YdsAvgTDLongRcv–YdsFF
Jacque Roman14–1447831306.5–303.0–23252–2110.50134–33––
D. J. Smith14–1458651237.5–212.0–853––––1–0––
Pierre Banks14–144553984.0–222.0–201121–1818.0018–2–
Cortez Gilbert14–144527720.5–1–17–2–0000––1
Mark LeGree13–133721583.0–191.0–137–10–323.2022–1–
A. Williams14–141342554.5–293.0–25–4––––1–111–
Lanston Tanyi14–91537527.0–286.0–25–9–––––1–
Ed Gainey14–103219510.5–0–9––––––––
Jabari Fletcher13–1121284912.5–576.0–4528–––––2–
Billy Riddle14–32022421.5–2–2––––––1–
Malcolm Bennett13–13631372.0–61.0–4–2–––––1–
Leonard Love9–71819372.5–5–6–1–1010.0010–1–
Travis Dowda13–52010304.0–42–2–3–3311.0133–1–
Quavian Lewis13–41018288.0–303.0–20–3–––––2–
Demery Brewer13–01211231.0–91.0–9–––––––––
Daniel Finnerty14–2415194.0–9––6–––––––
B. Simpkins13–041216–––––––––––
Trey Hennessee14–041014–––––––––––
Brad Hardee13–38513–––––––––––
Richard Long14–02911–––––––––––
Jason Jones13–074112.5–92.0–912–––––––
Josh Smith10–05510–––––––––1–
D. McDuffie3–364100.5–1–3––––––––
Gordy Witte12–05382.0–111.0–7–––––––––
Ellis McDowell5–04370.5–1––1–––––––
Josh Davis7–0347–––––––––––
Tony Robertson3–35272.0–131.0–9–––––––––
Bobby Bozzo12–0437–––––––––––
Jason Vitaris14–0426–––––––––––
Cedric Baker10–0336–––––––––––
Jared Reine11–1415–––––––––––
Daniel Kilgore14–13224–––––––––––
Wilson Fitchett14–0–44–––––––––––
Orry Frye11–4112–––––––––––
Justin Johnson3–01120.5–0––––––––––
Mario Acitelli14–14–22–––––––––––
Brandon Olsen2–0112–––––––––––
Brad Coley14–141–1–––––––––––
Dominick Magazu8–01-1–––––––––––
Brian Quick13–41–1–––––––––––
Neil Young14–0–11–––––––––––
Mitch Mitchener2–0–11–––––––––––
Clay McKnight13–0–11––––––––2–0––
Coad Westra3–01–1––1––––––––
Daniel Pratl3–1–11––1––––––––
J. Bieschke14–13–11–––––––––––
Total–4805871,06777–34532–216694519–1146.01338–44141

Special teams
Name Punting Kickoffs
No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20Blkd No.YdsAvgTBOB
Neil Young552,2320.65651214114444.000
T. J. Courman25527.5341010–––––
Adam Kassouf14444.0440000–––––
DeAndre Presley12121.0210000–––––
TEAM100.000000–––––
Jason Vitaris––––––––935,34457.593
Total602,35239.256612151945,38857.393
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
B. J. Frazier291836.3028–––––
Josh Johnson7476.7026–––––
CoCo Hillary–––––3070123.4048
Richard Long–––––812916.1026
Devin Radford–––––33913.0020
Matt Cline–––––11919.0019
Blake Elder–––––100.000
Travis Dowda–––––11717.0017
Tim Frye–––––1-3-3.000
Total362306.40284590220.0048

2008 statistics at GoASU

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