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2008 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

2008 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

American college football season


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]

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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

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Game summaries

LSU

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Jacksonville

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James Madison

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Presbyterian

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The Citadel

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Samford

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Georgia Southern

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Furman

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Wofford

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Chattanooga

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Elon

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Western Carolina

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South Carolina State

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Richmond

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Roster

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Coaching staff

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Coach profiles at GoASU

Rankings

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Awards and honors

  • Walter Payton AwardArmanti 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

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2008 statistics at GoASU


References

  1. "Final Sports Network's 2008 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
  2. FCS Coaches (December 22, 2008). "Spiders Sit Atop the FCS World". Southern Conference. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
  3. 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.
  4. "Appalachian State: About the University". Appalachian State University. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  5. "Appalachian State Clinches Fourth Straight SoCon Title". Southern Conference. November 15, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  6. "Turnovers Doom ASU in Season-Ending Loss". Southern Conference. December 6, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  7. "Vaughan and defense help Richmond avenge loss, send Appalachian State home". ESPN. Associated Press. December 6, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
  8. "Armanti Edwards wins 2008 Walter Payton Award". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
  9. "Scott runs for 160 yards as No. 7 LSU overwhelms Appalachian St". ESPN. Associated Press. August 30, 2008. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  10. Appalachian Sports Information (August 30, 2008). "Mountaineers Drop 2008 Opener to LSU, 41-13". GoASU. Archived from the original on September 11, 2008. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
  11. Appalachian Sports Information (September 6, 2008). "Mountaineers Open Home Slate With 56-7 Romp Over Jacksonville". GoASU. Retrieved September 28, 2006.
  12. Appalachian Sports Information (September 20, 2008). "Second Half Rally Stuns Appalachian at JMU". GoASU. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  13. Appalachian Sports Information (September 27, 2008). "Big Second Half Propels Appalachian Past Presbyterian, 48-14". GoASU. Archived from the original on September 30, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  14. Appalachian Sports Information (October 4, 2008). "No. 2 Mountaineers Roll Over No. 12 The Citadel, 47-21". GoASU. Archived from the original on October 8, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
  15. Appalachian Sports Information (October 11, 2008). "ASU Overcomes Slow Start to Defeat Samford, 35-24". GoASU. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
  16. Appalachian Sports Information (October 18, 2008). "Thriller in Statesboro: Apps Beat Georgia Southern, 37-36". GoASU. Retrieved October 20, 2008.
  17. Appalachian Sports Information (October 25, 2008). "Moore Gets Win No. 200 in Mountaineers' 26-14 Victory Over Furman". GoASU. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
  18. Appalachian Sports Information (October 31, 2008). "Edwards, No. 2 Apps Wallop No. 3 Wofford, 70-24". GoASU. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
  19. Appalachian Sports Information (November 8, 2008). "Mountaineers Throttle Mocs, 49-7". GoASU. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  20. Appalachian Sports Information (November 15, 2008). "Appalachian Clinches Fourth-Straight Socon Title in 24-16 Win over Elon". GoASU. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
  21. Appalachian Sports Information (November 22, 2008). "Mountaineers Close Out Perfect SoCon Season". GoASU. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  22. Appalachian Sports Information (November 29, 2008). "Edwards' Record Day Propels Appalachian Into NCAA Quarterfinals". GoASU. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  23. Appalachian Sports Information (December 6, 2008). "Seven Turnovers Doom Apps in 33-13 Loss to Richmond". GoASU. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2008.

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