2020_Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_football_team

2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Myrtle Beach Bowl champion
Myrtle Beach Bowl, W 56–28 vs. North Texas
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
Record	9–3 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Shawn Clark (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Tony Petersen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Dale Jones (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

American college football season

The 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers were led by first-year head coach Shawn Clark. 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.

Quick Facts Appalachian State Mountaineers football, Myrtle Beach Bowl champion ...

More information Conf, Overall ...

Game summaries

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 2020_Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_football_team, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	12:00 p.m.	Charlotte*		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN2	W 35–20	0
September 19	3:30 p.m.	at Marshall*	No. 23	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBS	L 7–17	12,050
September 26	12:00 p.m.	Campbell*		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 52–21	350
October 22	7:30 p.m.	Arkansas State		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN	W 45–17	2,100
October 31	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe		Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPNU	W 31–13	5,493
November 7	4:00 p.m.	at Texas State		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	W 38–17	6,745
November 14	2:30 p.m.	Georgia State		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 17–13	2,100
November 21	12:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Coastal Carolina		Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN	L 23–34	5,000
November 28	8:00 p.m.	Troy		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN2	W 47–10	2,100
December 4	8:30 p.m.	No. 25 Louisiana		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN	L 21–24	2,170
December 12	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 34–26	6,228
December 21	2:30 p.m.	vs. North Texas*		Brooks Stadium Conway, SC (Myrtle Beach Bowl)	ESPN	W 56–28	5,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing	Chris Reynolds	11/30, 140 yards, 140 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Tre Harbison	17 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Taylor Thompson	2 receptions, 62 yards
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	14/21, 204 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Marcus Williams Jr.	14 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Thomas Hennigan	5 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	22/38, 268 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	12 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Thomas Hennigan	5 receptions, 88 yards
Marshall	Passing	Grant Wells	11/25, 163 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Brandon Knox	28 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Xavier Gaines	2 receptions, 68 yards

v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 14 Coastal Carolina xy+	8	–	0	11	–	1
Appalachian State	6	–	2	9	–	3
Georgia Southern	4	–	4	8	–	5
Georgia State	4	–	4	6	–	4
Troy	3	–	4	5	–	6
West Division
No. 15 Louisiana xy+	7	–	1	10	–	1
South Alabama	3	–	5	4	–	7
Arkansas State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Texas State	2	–	6	2	–	10
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	7	0	–	10
Championship: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (Canceled)
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Campbell	Passing	Hajj-Malik Williams	7/19, 101 yards
	Rushing	Hajj-Malik Williams	14 carries, 44 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Austin Hite	2 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	12/18, 131 yards
	Rushing	Daetrich Harrington	32 carries, 211 yards, 4 TDs
	Receiving	Thomas Hennigan	3 receptions, 67 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	9/16, 178 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	5 carries, 46 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jonathan Adams Jr.	6 receptions, 134 yards
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	16/23, 216 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Daetrich Harrington	18 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Christian Wells	3 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TDs

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	11/33, 152 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Tucker Gregg	10 carries, 85 yards
	Receiving	Sam Pinckney	4 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	16/22, 146 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	17 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malik Williams	3 receptions, 60 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	13/20, 125 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jamontez Woods	10 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Kaylon Geiger	3 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	22/29, 279 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	10 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malik Williams	7 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	8/23, 101 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Elijah Mitchell	12 carries, 95 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Williams	2 receptions, 39 yards
Appalachain State	Passing	Zac Thomas	10/21, 92 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	21 carries, 99 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Thomas Hennigan	4 receptions, 44 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Jason Bean	21/36, 251 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tre Siggers	17 carries, 120 yards
	Receiving	Austin Ogunmakin	7 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	8/16, 114 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	22 carries, 317 yards, 5 TDs
	Receiving	Henry Pearson	3 receptions, 47 yards, 2 TDs