2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers were led by first-year head coach Eliah Drinkwitz through the team's win in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game, after which he left to fill the head coaching vacancy at Missouri.[1] Shawn Clark led the team during their bowl game appearance. Appalachian State played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium on the school's Boone, North Carolina, campus, and competed as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference.

2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Sun Belt champion
Sun Belt East Division champion
New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 31–17 vs. UAB
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
2019 record13–1 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTed Roof (1st season)
Home stadiumKidd Brewer Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 19 Appalachian State x$  7 1     13 1  
Georgia Southern  5 3     7 6  
Georgia State  4 4     7 6  
Troy  3 5     5 7  
Coastal Carolina  2 6     5 7  
West Division
Louisiana x  7 1     11 3  
Arkansas State  5 3     8 5  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 4     5 7  
Texas State  2 6     3 9  
South Alabama  1 7     2 10  
Championship: Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2018 season 12–1, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to be co-champions of the East Division with Troy. Due to their head-to-head win over Troy, they represented the East Division in the inaugural Sun Belt Championship Game where they defeated West Division champion Louisiana to become Sun Belt Champions for the third consecutive year and first time outright.[2][3] They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated Middle Tennessee.[4]

Preseason

Recruiting

The Mountaineers signed 18 recruits.[5]

Personnel

Coaching staff

App State football current coaching staff[6]
Name Position Alma Mater Years at App State
Eliah DrinkwitzHead CoachArkansas Tech University1st
Ted RoofDefensive Coordinator/Inside LinebackersGeorgia Institute of Technology1st
Shawn ClarkAssistant Head Coach/Offensive LineAppalachian State University4th
Greg GasparatoSafetiesWofford College2nd
Charlie HarbisonCornerbacksGardner–Webb University1st
Erik LinkSpecial Teams CoordinatorDrake University1st
Garrett RileyRunning BacksTexas Tech University1st
D. J. SmithOutside LinebackersAppalachian State University2nd
Anwar StewartDefensive LineUniversity of Kentucky1st
Pat WashingtonWide ReceiversAuburn University1st
Justin WattsTight Ends/Recruiting CoordinatorClemson University5th

Roster

2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football roster

Quarterback

  •  7 Jacob Huesman – Junior (6'3, 203)
  •  9 Jackson Gibbs – Sophomore (6'1, 193)
  • 10 Tanner Wilson – Sophomore (6'2, 225)
  • 12 Zac Thomas – Junior (6'1, 200)

Running Back

  •  3 Darrynton EvansJunior (5'11, 191)
  •  6 Camerun Peoples – Freshman (6'2, 202)
  • 19 Daetrich Harrington – Sophomore (6'0, 184)
  • 22 D'Andre Hicks – Sophomore (5'10, 178)
  • 26 Marcus Williams Jr. – Junior (5'10, 200)

Wide Receiver

  •  2 Corey Sutton – Junior (6'3, 205)
  •  5 Thomas Hennigan – Junior (6'1, 206)
  • 11 Jalen Virgil – Junior (6'1, 206)
  • 14 Malik Williams – Junior (5'10, 183)
  • 21 Dysaun Razzak – Freshman (5'7, 152)
  • 80 AJ Hall – Freshman (6'1, 200)
  • 81 Braden Collins – Freshman (6'2, 197)
  • 82 Richard Tucker – Freshman (6'0, 180)
  • 83 Jake Henry – Sophomore (5'11, 180)
  • 85 Michael Queen – Junior (6'1, 200)
  •  - Dashaun Davis – Freshman (5'10, 155)

Tight End

  • 35 Miller Gibbs – Freshman (6'4, 219)
  • 84 Mike Evans – Junior (6'3, 239)
  • 84 Joe Hartung – Sophomore (6'3, 256)
  • 86 Trey Ross – Freshman (6'3, 223)
  • 87 Collin Reed – Senior (6'4, 248)
  • 88 Henry Pearson – Sophomore (6'3, 243)

Placekicker

  • 29 John Gliarmis – Freshman(5'8, 150)
  • 91 Chandler Staton – Junior (5'11, 184)
 

Offensive Lineman

  • 51 Baer Hunter – Junior(6'2, 286)
  • 55 Matt Williams – Junior (6'5, 286)
  • 56 Nate Haskins – Junior (6'4, 280)
  • 58 Ryan Neuzil – Junior (6'3, 280)
  • 60 Noah Hannon – Junior (6'1, 270)
  • 63 Ivan Reyes – Junior (6'1, 292)
  • 64 Will Hardin – Junior (6'2, 291)
  • 65 Gage Blackston – Sophomore (6'4, 283)
  • 67 Logan Wright – Junior (6'4, 305)
  • 70 Cooper Hodges – Freshman (6'4, 301)
  • 73 Cole Garrison – Junior (6'4, 283)
  • 74 Anderson Hardy – Freshman (6'6, 261)
  • 75 Victor Johnson – Senior (6'5, 296)
  • 77 Josh Headlee – Freshman (6'4, 287)
  • 79 Luke Burnette – Freshman (6'5, 268)

Defensive Lineman

  • 30 Zareon Hayes – Freshman (6'1, 242)
  • 36 Brock Mattison – Freshman (6'1, 217)
  • 42 Harrison Taylor – Freshman (6'4, 234)
  • 43 Hansky Paillant – Freshman (6'2, 224)
  • 46 Chris Washington – Freshman (5'11, 277)
  • 48 Demetrius Taylor – Junior (6'1, 260)
  • 57 Elijah Diarrassouba – Junior (6'1, 250)
  • 66 Will Israel – Sophomore (6'2, 215)
  • 89 Dorian Pickett – Freshman (6'2, 220)
  • 90 Chris Willis – Junior (6'2, 245)
  • 91 Tommy Dawkins – Junior (6'2, 227)
  • 95 George Blackstock – Sophomore (6'1, 258)
  • 96 Markell Clark – Junior (6'0, 264)
  • 97 Caleb Spurlin – Junior (5'10, 255)
  • 98 E.J. Scott – Senior (6'3, 270)
  • 99 Jordon Earle – Freshman (6'2, 305)
  •  - Luke Smith– Freshman (6'1, 292)

Punter

  • 30 Clayton Howell – Sophomore (6'0, 183)
  • 39 Xavier Subotsch – Junior (6'1, 193)
 

Linebacker

  • 10 Tim Frizzell – Junior (6'1, 223)
  • 20 Noel Cook – Senior (6'0, 212)
  • 22 Jace Frisbee – Sophomore (6'2, 206)
  • 24 Akeem Davis-GaitherSenior (6'2, 208)
  • 26 Matthew McQuinn – Sophomore (6'0, 202)
  • 28 Jay Person – Freshman (6'2, 221)
  • 31 Nick Hampton – Freshman (6'3, 202)
  • 33 Jordan Mitchell – Freshman (6'0, 203)
  • 37 Tanner Ellenberger – Sophomore (6'3, 223)
  • 40 Logan Doublin – Sophomore (6'0, 216)
  • 45 Trey Cobb – Sophomore (6'2, 220)
  • 49 Blythe Hall – Junior (6'2, 200)
  • 51 Tyler Bird – Sophomore (6'2, 218)
  • 52 D'Marco Jackson – Sophomore (6'1, 220)
  • 59 Jordan Fehr – Senior (6'3, 226)
  •  - Brendan Harrington – Freshman (6'1, 205)
  •  - Jourdan Heilig – Freshman (6'1, 195)

Defensive Back

  •  6 Desmond Franklin – Senior (6'0, 200)
  •  7 Josh ThomasSenior (6'0, 206)
  •  8 Shemar Jean-Charles – Junior (5'11, 181)
  • 11 Jeremy Level – Junior (6'1, 207)
  • 12 Steven Jones – Sophomore (5'10, 180)
  • 13 Kaiden Smith – Junior (6'1, 196)
  • 16 Shaun Jolly – Sophomore (5'9, 171)
  • 19 Mike Price – Freshman (5'10, 188)
  • 21 Ryan Huff – Sophomore (6'1, 200)
  • 25 Kaleb Dawson – Freshman (5'11, 184)
  • 27 A.J. Beach – Senior (5'9, 166)
  • 39 Zion Madden – Freshman (5'10, 157)
  •  - Tre Caldwell – Freshman (5'10, 186)
  •  - Nicholas Ross – Freshman (5'10, 175)

Long Snappers

  • 50 Keaton Forbes – Freshman (6'0, 215)
  • 53 Max Durschlag – Freshman (5'11, 197)

Source:[6]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:30 p.m.East Tennessee State*ESPN+W 42–725,147
September 73:30 p.m.Charlotte*
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN+W 56–4129,182
September 213:30 p.m.at North Carolina*ACCRSNW 34–3150,500
September 283:30 p.m.Coastal Carolina
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN+W 56–3725,055
October 98:00 p.m.at LouisianaESPN2W 17–721,012
October 193:30 p.m.Louisiana–MonroeNo. 24
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN+W 52–727,717
October 26Noonat South AlabamaNo. 21ESPNUW 30–317,969
October 318:00 p.m.Georgia SouthernNo. 20
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (rivalry)
ESPNUL 21–2418,796
November 97:00 p.m.at South Carolina*ESPN2W 20–1580,849
November 167:30 p.m.at Georgia StateNo. 25ESPNUW 56–2717,309
November 232:30 p.m.Texas StateNo. 24
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN+W 35–1322,125
November 296:00 p.m.at TroyNo. 25ESPN+W 48–1318,989
December 7NoonLouisianaNo. 21
ESPNW 45–3818,618
December 219:00 p.m.vs. UAB*No. 20ESPNW 31–1721,202
Schedule Source:[7]

Game summaries

East Tennessee State

East Tennessee State at Appalachian State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
East Tennessee State 0 0 707
App State 7 7 141442

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); sunny, clear
  • Game attendance: 25,147
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • Box Score
Game information

Charlotte

Charlotte at Appalachian State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Charlotte 6 7 151341
App State 14 14 141456

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 29,182
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • Box Score
Game information

at North Carolina

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1940[8] L, 56–6
Appalachian State at North Carolina – Game summary
1 2 34Total
App State 13 14 7034
North Carolina 7 10 7731

at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 3:35 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C); Sunny
  • Game attendance: 50,500
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • Box Score
Game information

Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Coastal Carolina 14 7 9737
App State 14 21 71456

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 25,055
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • Box Score
Game information

at Louisiana


Appalachian State Mountaineers at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
1 2 34Total
App State 7 0 3717
Louisiana 0 7 007

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

Louisiana–Monroe

Louisiana–Monroe at Appalachian State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Louisiana–Monroe 7 0 007
No. 24 App State 21 10 71452

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); Rainy
  • Game attendance: 27,717
  • Referee: Marchall Lewis
  • Box Score
Game information

at South Alabama

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2018 W, 52–7
Appalachian State at South Alabama – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 21 App State 7 6 10730
South Alabama 0 0 033

at Ladd–Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); overcast, wet
  • Game attendance: 17,969
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • Box Score
Game information

Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern at Appalachian State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Georgia Southern 7 3 14024
No. 20 App State 0 7 01421

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C); rain, wind
  • Game attendance: 18,796
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • TV: ESPNU
  • Box Score
Game information

at South Carolina

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–8 1988[13] L, 35–9
Appalachian State at South Carolina – Game summary
1 2 34Total
App State 3 10 7020
South Carolina 6 0 3615

at Williams–Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 7:10 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 80,849
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • Box Score
Game information

at Georgia State

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–0 2018 W, 45–17
Appalachian State at Georgia State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 25 App State 14 21 71456
Georgia State 21 0 0627

at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, GA

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 7:32 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 17,908
  • Referee: Jason Autry
  • Box Score
Game information

Texas State

Texas State at Appalachian State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Texas State 0 10 3013
No. 24 App State 7 7 14735

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C); rain and cold
  • Game attendance: 22,125
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • Box Score
Game information

at Troy

Overall record Last meeting Result
4–3 2018 W, 21–10
Appalachian State at Troy – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 25 App State 20 14 7748
Troy 10 3 0013

at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 5:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 18,989
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • Box Score
Game information

Sun Belt Championship Game


Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Appalachian State Mountaineers
1 2 34Total
Louisiana 7 10 71438
No. 21 App State 21 14 7345

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 21 20 RV RV 23 22 20 20 19 
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 21 19 RV 24 22 22 20 20 18 
CFP Not released NR 25 24 25 21 20 Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
393Darrynton EvansRBTennessee Titans
4107Akeem Davis-GaitherOLBCincinnati Bengals

References

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  3. "Appalachian State tops UL-Lafayette for Sun Belt title, trip to New Orleans Bowl; Cajuns to Cure Bowl". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. December 1, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
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