APPALACHIAN STATE WINS DIVISION 1-FOOTBALL TITLE

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—With its offense ailing and their championship hopes on the ropes, Appalachian State put out an SOS to Jason Hunter and Marques Murrell on Friday night and the All-American defensive ends delivered a I-AA football title.

Murrell swiped the ball away from Northern Iowa quarterback Eric Sanders and Hunter scooped it up and rumbled 15 yards for a touchdown with 9:14 remaining to lift the No. 2 seeded Mountaineers to a 21-16 victory before a record crowd of 20,236 at Finley Stadium.

"It's been 17 years worth of waiting for this," veteran ASU coach Jerry Moore said. "This was a great night and speaks wonders for our program, our school and our state."

Hunter and Murrell gave Sanders (17-of-31 for 181 yards passing and five sacks) fits all night and they combined together to turn the tide of the game. On a second and nine play from the Panther 25, Sanders dropped back from shotgun formation with the ball in his right hand.

Murrell (nine tackles, five and half tackles for losses, two sacks and two forced fumbles) lunged at Sanders and knocked it away and Hunter (game-high 10 tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks) grabbed it on one bounce with nothing but open field in front of him.

"I went back to pass, I stepped up and I had it and the next second I didn't have it," Sanders said. "I don't know what happened."

Northern Iowa's defense managed to throttle ASU's no-huddle spread attack for most of the night, but its offense couldn't make enough plays to win. David Horne led the Panthers with 22 carries for 102 yards and a touchdown, but UNI didn't throw the ball well enough to allow the offense to score more than one touchdown.

For the second week in a row, the Mountaineers held an opponent scoreless in the second half. It was also the second straight game where Hunter had come through with the decisive play. He forced a fumble on Furman quarterback Ingle Martin last week in the final 40 seconds to secure a 29-23 semifinal victory.

"When the play developed, I didn't see who had hit the ball," Hunter said. "I just picked it up and ran. Fortunately, I was able to score."

The ASU coaching staff gambled with Trey Elder at quarterback in the first half, unsure about how effective All-American Richie Williams would be with his sprained ankle tendon.

But after Elder (9-of-16 for 123 yards and one interception) struggled and it was up to Williams (10-of-26 for 129 yards) to provide a huge emotional lift to the Mountaineers in the second half.

Despite enduring constant pain during the game, Williams led Appalachian on a nine-play, 79-yard drive to pull ASU with two points with 6:05 left in the third period.

"Coach (Moore) came and talked to me at halftime and asked if I could go," Williams said. "I knew I had to. There wasn't a question, I just knew I had to do it."

The cagey senior completed passes of 13 yards to Dexter Jackson, 19 yards to Brandon Turner and 31 yards to Zach Johnson (six catches for a career-high 101 yards) on a play where Johnson outwrestled Dre Dokes for the ball.

After a pass interference call on Dokes moved the ball to the two, Richardson smashed in to make it 16-14 and that score held until Murrell and Hunter made their big plays.

"Those first few possessions, obviously (Williams) gave them a lift," UNI linebacker Darin Heideman said. "It seemed like he gave their players a little bit of a jump. He's a senior leader and they rallied around him."

Elder managed only one sustained drive in the first half, leading the Mountaineers on a nine-play, 64-yard drive. Kevin Richardson got bottled up on a counter, but bounced to the opposite side to squirt into the end zone for five yards and a touchdown as ASU took a 7-6 lead with 13:18 left in the second quarter.

Only the play of Appalachian's defense kept the Mountaineers close in the first half. ASU committed three turnovers, two on fumbles by Dexter Jackson and Trey Hennessee and one on Elder's interception.

The Panthers struggled in the red zone, scoring only one touchdown when Horne powered over from the two to finish a four-play, 41-yard drive following strong safety Tanner Varner intercepted a poorly thrown Elder pass on an out pattern.

Brian Wingert picked up the Panther offense, opening the game with a career-long 50-yard field goal and adding kicks of 26 and 31 yards in the first half.

But Northern Iowa's failure to score more when it had the Mountaineers in a vulnerable position proved fatal.

"It's a game of inches and this time, the inches didn't fall our direction," UNI coach Mark Farley said. "There are a lot of things that happened that could have changed the course of the game."

Indicative of the game's closeness and defensive nature, Appalachian managed just 298 yards of total offense, compared to 283 for Northern Iowa.

"I don't think anyone anticipated a shootout," Farley said. "This was a defensive football game."

And in the end, the Mountaineers generated just enough offense and make the defensive plays necessary to earn their first national championship.

"To go out as a senior and win a national championship is a fairy tale end," said Williams. "You can't ask for more than that." Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score----------------- -- -- -- -- -----Appalachian State... 0 7 7 7 - 21 Record: (12-3)Northern Iowa....... 6 10 0 0 - 16 Record: (11-4) Scoring Summary: 1st 11:36 UNI - Wingert, Brian 50 yd field goal, 9-41 3:31, ASU 0 - UNI 3 09:45 UNI - Wingert, Brian 26 yd field goal, 6-15 1:44, ASU 0 - UNI 6 2nd 13:18 ASU - K. Richardson 5 yd run (Julian Rauch kick), 9-64 2:41, ASU 7 - UNI 6 08:20 UNI - Horne, David 2 yd run (Wingert, Brian kick), 5-41 2:13, ASU 7 - UNI 13 01:09 UNI - Wingert, Brian 31 yd field goal, 7-14 2:57, ASU 7 - UNI 16 3rd 06:05 ASU - K. Richardson 1 yd run (Julian Rauch kick), 9-79 4:12, ASU 14 - UNI 16 4th 09:14 ASU - Jason Hunter 15 yd fumble recovery (Julian Rauch kick), , ASU 21 - UNI 16

RUSHING: Appalachian State-K. Richardson 17-51; Trey Hennessee 1-8; Brandon Turner 1-3; Richie Williams 1-3; T.J. Courman 1-minus 2; Jermane Little 1-minus 3; Team 2-minus 4; Trey Elder 4-minus 10. Northern Iowa-Horne, David 22-102; Freeney, T. 8-41; Breeland, Jason 1-minus 11; Sanders, Eric 15-minus 14; TEAM 1-minus 16.

PASSING: Appalachian State-Richie Williams 10-26-0-129; Trey Elder 9-16-1-123. Northern Iowa-Sanders, Eric 17-31-0-181.

RECEIVING: Appalachian State-Zach Johnson 6-101; Brandon Turner 4-78; K. Richardson 3-34; Dexter Jackson 3-25; Jermane Little 2-13; T.J. Courman 1-1. Northern Iowa-Surrency, J. 5-59; Horne, David 3-20; Hunter, Patrick 2-20; Lindgren, James 2-16; Cutright, Brian 2-10; Goodwin, Jamie 1-32; Bradley, Curt 1-23; Breeland, Jason 1-1.

FUMBLES: Appalachian State-Dexter Jackson 1-1; Trey Hennessee 1-1. Northern Iowa-Sanders, Eric 2-1; Dokes, Dre 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Appalachian State-Jason Hunter 2-0; Marques Murrell 2-0; Omarr Byrom 0-1; Joe Suiter 0-1. Northern Iowa-Hermann, John 0-1; Matthes, M. 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Appalachian State-Jason Hunter 9-1; Marques Murrell 7-2; Brad West 6-1; Justin Woazeah 6-0; Monte Smith 5-0; Joe Suiter 4-2; J. Touchstone 4-0; Cam Speer 4-1; Jeremy Wiggins 4-1; Zodd Kelly 3-0; Billy Riddle 2-0; Omarr Byrom 2-1; Arthur Orlebar 1-1; S. Breitenstein 1-0; Titus Howard 1-0. Northern Iowa-Parsons, Chris 6-1; Dokes, Dre 5-0; Varner, Tanner 4-0; Heideman, Darin 4-1; Johnson, C. 3-1; Lacy, Jordan 3-0; Koebcke, Brett 3-0; Hermann, John 2-1; Tharp, Matt 2-0; Stensrud, Kevin 2-0; Lindgren, James 1-0; Key, Alphonso 1-0; Stotser, B.J. 1-0; Nelson, Nick 1-0; Matthes, M. 1-1; Schratz, Dave 1-0; Huygens, Mark 0-1.

Attendance: 20236 Kickoff time: 8:07 End of Game: 11:32 Total elapsed time: 3:25 Officials: Referee: Bruce Palmer; Umpire: Dan Mahoney; Linesman: Joe Cronin; Line judge: Neil Peterson; Back judge: Joe Johnston; Field judge: Tim Davis; Side judge: Tom Frazier; Scorer: Lynn Trent; Temperature: 39 Wind: NW 3 Weather: Fair Team Statistics ASU UNIFIRST DOWNS................... 18 21 Rushing..................... 4 8 Passing..................... 12 11 Penalty..................... 2 2NET YARDS RUSHING............. 46 102 Rushing Attempts............ 28 47 Average Per Rush............ 1.6 2.2 Yards Gained Rushing........ 69 188 Yards Lost Rushing.......... 23 86NET YARDS PASSING............. 252 181 Completions-Attempts-Int.... 19-42-1 17-31-0 Average Per Attempt......... 6.0 5.8 Average Per Completion...... 13.3 10.6TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 298 283 Total offense plays......... 70 78 Average Gain Per Play....... 4.3 3.6Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 2-2 3-1Penalties: Number-Yards....... 4-40 5-45PUNTS-YARDS................... 7-293 9-341 Average Yards Per Punt...... 41.9 37.9 Net Yards Per Punt.......... 39.6 30.2 Inside 20................... 3 2 50+ Yards................... 1 1 Touchbacks.................. 0 3 Fair catch.................. 1 1KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 4-221 5-322 Average Yards Per Kickoff... 55.2 64.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 34.5 42.4 Touchbacks.................. 0 3Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 2-9-0 5-16-0 Average Per Return.......... 4.5 3.2Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-50-0 4-83-0 Average Per Return.......... 25.0 20.8Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 0-0-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 1-15-1 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0Possession Time............... 23:34 36:26 1st Quarter................. 4:27 10:33 2nd Quarter................. 5:24 9:36 3rd Quarter................. 7:08 7:52 4th Quarter................. 6:35 8:25Third-Down Conversions........ 8 of 15 6 of 19Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 0 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 2-2 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 5-49 1-13PAT Kicks..................... 3-3 1-1Field Goals................... 0-0 3-3Drive Chart Drive Started Drive Ended ConsumedTeam Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ASU 1st A24 11:36 Kickoff A24 11:29 Fumble 0-0 00:07ASU 1st A20 09:45 Kickoff A28 08:13 Punt 3-8 01:32ASU 1st A20 05:47 Punt A48 03:51 Punt 5-28 01:56ASU 1st A36 00:59 Punt U00 13:18 *TOUCHDOWN 9-64 02:41ASU 2nd A13 11:43 Punt A33 10:33 Interception 4-20 01:10ASU 2nd A29 08:13 Kickoff A31 07:22 Punt 3-2 00:51ASU 2nd A20 04:31 Punt A28 04:06 Fumble 1-8 00:25ASU 2nd A20 01:09 Kickoff A44 00:00 End of half 5-24 01:09ASU 3rd A20 15:00 Kickoff A50 12:39 Punt 8-30 02:21ASU 3rd A21 10:17 Punt U00 06:05 *TOUCHDOWN 9-79 04:12ASU 3rd A35 00:35 Punt A32 14:44 Punt 3--3 00:51ASU 4th A20 11:41 Punt A47 10:12 Punt 7-27 01:29ASU 4th U15 09:14 Fumble U15 09:14 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 00:00ASU 4th A26 05:26 Punt A36 03:37 Punt 5-10 01:49ASU 4th A18 03:01 Punt A39 00:00 End of half 8-21 03:01UNI 1st U26 15:00 Kickoff A33 11:29 *FIELD GOAL 9-41 03:31UNI 1st A24 11:29 Fumble A09 09:45 *FIELD GOAL 6-15 01:44UNI 1st U17 08:13 Punt A38 05:47 Punt 5-45 02:26UNI 1st U19 03:51 Punt U33 00:59 Punt 5-14 02:52UNI 2nd U39 13:13 Kickoff U44 11:43 Punt 3-5 01:30UNI 2nd A41 10:33 Interception A00 08:20 *TOUCHDOWN 5-41 02:13UNI 2nd U41 07:22 Punt A44 04:31 Punt 6-15 02:51UNI 2nd A28 04:06 Fumble A14 01:09 *FIELD GOAL 7-14 02:57UNI 3rd U22 12:39 Punt A48 10:17 Punt 5-30 02:22UNI 3rd U24 05:58 Kickoff U45 00:35 Punt 10-21 05:23UNI 4th U25 14:44 Punt A40 11:41 Punt 7-35 03:03UNI 4th U10 10:12 Punt U15 09:14 Fumble 3-5 00:58UNI 4th U33 09:02 Kickoff U37 05:26 Punt 6-4 03:36UNI 4th U17 03:37 Punt U30 03:01 Punt 4-13 00:36ASU 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total---------------------------------------------------------------------------Time of possession 04:27 05:24 07:08 06:35 09:51 13:43 23:343rd Down Conversions 1/3 2/3 2/3 3/6 3/6 5/9 8/15Avg Field Position A25 A20 A25 A21 A22 A23 A224th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0UNI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total---------------------------------------------------------------------------Time of possession 10:33 09:36 07:52 08:25 20:09 16:17 36:263rd Down Conversions 1/5 3/6 0/3 2/5 4/11 2/8 6/19Avg Field Position U34 A48 U23 U21 U43 U21 U344th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Drive Chart (By Quarter) Drive Started Drive Ended ConsumedTeam Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UNI 1st U26 15:00 Kickoff A33 11:29 *FIELD GOAL 9-41 03:31ASU 1st A24 11:36 Kickoff A24 11:29 Fumble 0-0 00:07UNI 1st A24 11:29 Fumble A09 09:45 *FIELD GOAL 6-15 01:44ASU 1st A20 09:45 Kickoff A28 08:13 Punt 3-8 01:32UNI 1st U17 08:13 Punt A38 05:47 Punt 5-45 02:26ASU 1st A20 05:47 Punt A48 03:51 Punt 5-28 01:56UNI 1st U19 03:51 Punt U33 00:59 Punt 5-14 02:52ASU 1st A36 00:59 Punt U00 13:18 *TOUCHDOWN 9-64 02:41UNI 2nd U39 13:13 Kickoff U44 11:43 Punt 3-5 01:30ASU 2nd A13 11:43 Punt A33 10:33 Interception 4-20 01:10UNI 2nd A41 10:33 Interception A00 08:20 *TOUCHDOWN 5-41 02:13ASU 2nd A29 08:13 Kickoff A31 07:22 Punt 3-2 00:51UNI 2nd U41 07:22 Punt A44 04:31 Punt 6-15 02:51ASU 2nd A20 04:31 Punt A28 04:06 Fumble 1-8 00:25UNI 2nd A28 04:06 Fumble A14 01:09 *FIELD GOAL 7-14 02:57ASU 2nd A20 01:09 Kickoff A44 00:00 End of half 5-24 01:09ASU 3rd A20 15:00 Kickoff A50 12:39 Punt 8-30 02:21UNI 3rd U22 12:39 Punt A48 10:17 Punt 5-30 02:22ASU 3rd A21 10:17 Punt U00 06:05 *TOUCHDOWN 9-79 04:12UNI 3rd U24 05:58 Kickoff U45 00:35 Punt 10-21 05:23ASU 3rd A35 00:35 Punt A32 14:44 Punt 3--3 00:51UNI 4th U25 14:44 Punt A40 11:41 Punt 7-35 03:03ASU 4th A20 11:41 Punt A47 10:12 Punt 7-27 01:29UNI 4th U10 10:12 Punt U15 09:14 Fumble 3-5 00:58ASU 4th U15 09:14 Fumble U15 09:14 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 00:00UNI 4th U33 09:02 Kickoff U37 05:26 Punt 6-4 03:36ASU 4th A26 05:26 Punt A36 03:37 Punt 5-10 01:49UNI 4th U17 03:37 Punt U30 03:01 Punt 4-13 00:36ASU 4th A18 03:01 Punt A39 00:00 End of half 8-21 03:01Defensive StatisticsAppalachian State ## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------97 Jason Hunter 9 1 9.5 3.0/21 . 1-15 . . . 2.0/20 .44 Marques Murrell 7 2 8.0 5.5/38 2 . . . . 2.0/22 .33 Brad West 6 1 6.5 1.0/1 . . . . . / .18 Justin Woazeah 6 . 6.0 . . . . 2 . / .38 Monte Smith 5 . 5.0 1.0/2 . . . . . / .56 Joe Suiter 4 2 5.0 0.5/4 . . . . . 0.5/4 .6 J. Touchstone 4 . 4.0 1.0/2 . . . . . / .8 Jeremy Wiggins 4 1 4.5 . . . . 2 . / .27 Cam Speer 4 1 4.5 0.5/0 1 . . . . / .46 Zodd Kelly 3 . 3.0 . . . . . . / .95 Omarr Byrom 2 1 2.5 0.5/3 . . . . . 0.5/3 .25 Billy Riddle 2 . 2.0 . . . . . . / .36 Titus Howard 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . / .29 S. Breitenstein 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . / .93 Arthur Orlebar 1 1 1.5 . . . . . . / .Northern Iowa ## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 Parsons, Chris 6 1 6.5 . . . . 1 . / .3 Dokes, Dre 5 . 5.0 . . . . 1 . / .20 Varner, Tanner 4 . 4.0 1.0/3 . . 1-0 3 . / .41 Heideman, Darin 4 1 4.5 . 1 . . 1 . / .99 Lacy, Jordan 3 . 3.0 . . . . 1 . / .46 Koebcke, Brett 3 . 3.0 . . . . . . / .97 Johnson, C. 3 1 3.5 . . . . . . / .54 Hermann, John 2 1 2.5 1.5/7 . . . 2 . 0.5/6 .25 Tharp, Matt 2 . 2.0 . . 1-0 . . . / .92 Stensrud, Kevin 2 . 2.0 1.0/2 . . . 1 . / .56 Schratz, Dave 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . / .31 Stotser, B.J. 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . / .83 Lindgren, James 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . / .90 Matthes, M. 1 1 1.5 0.5/7 . . . . . 0.5/7 .21 Key, Alphonso 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . / .8 Nelson, Nick 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . / .96 Huygens, Mark . 1 0.5 . . . . . . / .1 Lewis, Corey . . . . . 1-0 . . . / . Participation Report Appalachian State Northern IowaPOS ## OFFENSE POS ## OFFENSELT 75 Grant Oliver LT 77 Rinehart, ChadLG 76 Kerry Brown LG 78 Rawlins, TylerC 66 Scott Suttle C 62 Hoffman, EricRG 70 J. Robertson RG 69 Anderson, B.RT 62 Matt Isenhour RT 70 Lobdell, JoeTE 80 Daniel Bettis TE 87 Cutright, BrianWR 10 Zach Johnson WR 18 Surrency, J.WR 14 Brandon Turner WR 2 Hunter, PatrickWR 82 Jermane Little QB 12 Sanders, EricQB 15 Trey Elder FB 48 Garrett, CyrusRB 28 K. Richardson RB 33 Freeney, T.POS ## DEFENSE POS ## DEFENSELE 44 Marques Murrell LE 90 Matthes, M.LT 95 Omarr Byrom NT 92 Stensrud, KevinRT 56 Joe Suiter RE 99 Lacy, JordanRE 97 Jason Hunter OLB 56 Schratz, DaveWLB 33 Brad West WILL 41 Heideman, DarinBAN 38 Monte Smith MIKE 46 Koebcke, BrettMLB 46 Zodd Kelly OLB 54 Hermann, JohnLCB 18 Justin Woazeah LCB 9 Cooper, CurtisRCB 6 J. Touchstone RCB 3 Dokes, DreS 47 Corey Lynch FS 10 Parsons, ChrisNIC 8 Jeremy Wiggins SS 20 Varner, Tanner Appalachian State: 2-Dexter Jackson, 7-Richie Williams, 11-Chase Laws, 13-Michael King, 21-Dominick Dingle, 25-Billy Riddle, 27-Cam Speer, 29-S. Breitenstein, 31-Pierre Banks, 35-Trey Hennessee, 36-Titus Howard, 42-T.J. Courman, 43-G. Tharrington, 51-Kyle Knox, 59-Russell Wilson, 65-Josh Miller, 67-John Holt, 88-Nic Cardwell, 89-Brian Stokes, 91-Julian Rauch, 93-Arthur Orlebar, 99-Matt Dodge.

Northern Iowa: 1-Lewis, Corey, 5-Horne, David, 6-Goodwin, Jamie, 7-Breeland, Jason, 8-Nelson, Nick, 21-Key, Alphonso, 22-Bradley, Curt, 25-Tharp, Matt, 31-Stotser, B.J., 35-Manahl, Ryan, 37-Waters, C., 39-Carter, Brannon, 43-Niemann, Kyle, 45-Kos, Adam, 49-Wingert, Brian, 50-Davis, Nick, 51-Kirk, Justin, 71-Swift, Bob, 83-Lindgren, James, 84-Hannam, Ross, 96-Huygens, Mark, 97-Johnson, C..

Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter) 2004 UNI Football Appalachian State vs Northern Iowa (Dec 16, 2005 at Chattanooga, Tenn.)

Julian Rauch kickoff 52 yards to the UNI13, Goodwin, Jamie return 13 yards to the UNI26 (Jason Hunter). U 1-10 U26 Horne, David rush up middle for 2 yards to the UNI28 (Joe Suiter;Brad West). U 2-8 U28 PENALTY ASU offside defense 5 yards to the UNI33. U 2-3 U33 Sanders, Eric flag pass complete to Surrency, J. for 6 yards to the UNI39, 1ST DOWN UNI (J. Touchstone). U 1-10 U39 Horne, David rush right for loss of 2 yards to the UNI37 (J. Touchstone). U 2-12 U37 Sanders, Eric sideline pass incomplete to Horne, David. U 3-12 U37 Sanders, Eric sideline pass complete to Bradley, Curt for 23 yards to the ASU40, 1ST DOWN UNI (Justin Woazeah). U 1-10 A40 Horne, David rush over right guard for 6 yards to the ASU34 (Jeremy Wiggins). U 2-4 A34 Horne, David rush up middle for 1 yard to the ASU33 (Marques Murrell;Arthur Orlebar). U 3-3 A33 Sanders, Eric flag pass incomplete to Hannam, Ross. UNI going for it on 4th down UNI changes mind and goes for the FG U 4-3 A33 Wingert, Brian field goal attempt from 50 GOOD, clock 11:36. 1988 championship FG distance record was 55 yards UNI Wingert FG of 50 yards was a career long

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Wingert, Brian kickoff 65 yards to the ASU0, Dexter Jackson return 24 yards to the ASU24, fumble by Dexter Jackson recovered by UNI Lewis, Corey at ASU24. U 1-10 A24 NORTHERN IOWA drive start at 11:29 (1st). U 1-10 A24 Sanders, Eric middle pass complete to Breeland, Jason for 1 yard to the ASU23 (Brad West). U 2-9 A23 Sanders, Eric sideline pass complete to Hunter, Patrick for 12 yards to the ASU11, 1ST DOWN UNI (Justin Woazeah). U 1-10 A11 Sanders, Eric rush quarterback draw for 2 yards to the ASU9 (Joe Suiter). U 2-8 A09 Sanders, Eric flag pass incomplete to Horne, David. U 3-8 A09 Sanders, Eric middle pass incomplete to Hunter, Patrick. UNI pass overthrown in end zone, will go for the FG U 4-8 A09 Wingert, Brian field goal attempt from 26 GOOD, clock 09:45.

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Wingert, Brian kickoff 65 yards to the ASU0, touchback. A 1-10 A20 APPALACHIAN STATE drive start at 09:45 (1st). A 1-10 A20 K. Richardson rush up middle for 3 yards to the ASU23 (Lacy, Jordan). A 2-7 A23 K. Richardson rush over left guard for 5 yards to the ASU28 (Johnson, C.). A 3-2 A28 Trey Elder sideline pass incomplete to Daniel Bettis (Varner, Tanner). A 4-2 A28 Matt Dodge punt 55 yards to the UNI17, downed. --------------- 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:32 ---------------

U 1-10 U17 NORTHERN IOWA drive start at 08:13 (1st). U 1-10 U17 Sanders, Eric sideline pass complete to Lindgren, James for 11 yards to the UNI28, 1ST DOWN UNI (Justin Woazeah). U 1-10 U28 Horne, David rush over right tackle for 23 yards to the ASU49, 1ST DOWN UNI (Zodd Kelly), PENALTY ASU personal foul (Zodd Kelly) 15 yards to the ASU34, 1ST DOWN UNI. U 1-10 A34 1st and 10. U 1-10 A34 Freeney, T. rush for 4 yards to the ASU30 (Marques Murrell). U 2-6 A30 Sanders, Eric sideline pass incomplete to Goodwin, Jamie (Justin Woazeah). U 3-6 A30 Sanders, Eric sacked for loss of 8 yards to the ASU38 (Jason Hunter). UNI punt ruled down inside the one, but play is being reviewed. First play in 1AA overturned U 4-14 A38 Kos, Adam punt 38 yards to the ASU0, touchback. --------------- 5 plays, 45 yards, TOP 02:26 ---------------

A 1-10 A20 APPALACHIAN STATE drive start at 05:47 (1st). A 1-10 A20 K. Richardson rush for 1 yard to the ASU21 (Koebcke, Brett). A 2-9 A21 Trey Elder middle pass complete to Brandon Turner for 26 yards to the ASU47, 1ST DOWN ASU (Tharp, Matt). App State goes no huddle A 1-10 A47 Trey Elder screen pass complete to T.J. Courman for 1 yard to the ASU48 (Matthes, M.). A 2-9 A48 Trey Elder middle pass incomplete to Daniel Bettis (Parsons, Chris). A 3-9 A48 Trey Elder sideline pass incomplete to Dexter Jackson. A 4-9 A48 Matt Dodge punt 42 yards to the UNI10, Dokes, Dre return 9 yards to the UNI19 (Billy Riddle). --------------- 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 01:56 ---------------

U 1-10 U19 NORTHERN IOWA drive start at 03:51 (1st). U 1-10 U19 Horne, David rush right for 7 yards to the UNI26. U 2-3 U26 Horne, David rush over left guard for 4 yards to the UNI30, 1ST DOWN UNI (Brad West). U 1-10 U30 Horne, David rush over right tackle for 7 yards to the UNI37 (Omarr Byrom). U 2-3 U37 Horne, David rush up middle for 2 yards to the UNI39 (Brad West). U 3-1 U39 Horne, David rush for loss of 1 yard to the UNI38 (Jason Hunter). U 4-2 U38 PENALTY UNI false start 5 yards to the UNI33. U 4-7 U33 Kos, Adam punt 31 yards to the ASU36, downed. --------------- 5 plays, 14 yards, TOP 02:52 ---------------

A 1-10 A36 APPALACHIAN STATE drive start at 00:59 (1st). A 1-10 A36 Trey Elder rush quarterback draw for 1 yard to the ASU37 (Johnson, C.). A 2-9 A37 Trey Elder sideline pass incomplete to Daniel Bettis. A 3-9 A37 Trey Elder sideline pass complete to Dexter Jackson for 13 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN ASU (Key, Alphonso). A 1-10 A50 K. Richardson rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the UNI48 (Varner, Tanner).

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Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter) A 2-8 U48 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. A 2-8 U48 Trey Elder screen pass complete to K. Richardson for 10 yards to the UNI38, 1ST DOWN ASU (Koebcke, Brett). A 1-10 U38 Trey Elder rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the UNI39 (Hermann, John). A 2-11 U39 Trey Elder sideline pass complete to Dexter Jackson for 5 yards to the UNI34 (Dokes, Dre). A 3-6 U34 Trey Elder post pass complete to Brandon Turner for 29 yards to the UNI5, 1ST DOWN ASU (Dokes, Dre). A 1-G U05 K. Richardson rush over left guard for 5 yards to the UNI0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:18. Julian Rauch kick attempt good.

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Julian Rauch kickoff 50 yards to the UNI15, Goodwin, Jamie return 24 yards to the UNI39 (Jason Hunter). U 1-10 U39 NORTHERN IOWA drive start at 13:13 (2nd). U 1-10 U39 Sanders, Eric sideline pass incomplete to Surrency, J. (Jeremy Wiggins). U 2-10 U39 Sanders, Eric rush over right tackle for 1 yard to the UNI40 (Marques Murrell). U 3-9 U40 Sanders, Eric sideline pass complete to Cutright, Brian for 4 yards to the UNI44 (Monte Smith). U 4-5 U44 Kos, Adam punt 43 yards to the ASU13, fair catch by Dexter Jackson. --------------- 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:30 ---------------

A 1-10 A13 APPALACHIAN STATE drive start at 11:43 (2nd). A 1-10 A13 Trey Elder screen pass incomplete to K. Richardson. A 2-10 A13 Trey Elder rush quarterback draw for 3 yards to the ASU16 (Parsons, Chris;Johnson, C.). A 3-7 A16 Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 10:55. Clock reset to 11 minutes because of time out A 3-7 A16 Trey Elder middle pass complete to Zach Johnson for 17 yards to the ASU33, 1ST DOWN ASU (Schratz, Dave). A 1-10 A33 Trey Elder flag pass intercepted by Varner, Tanner at the ASU41, Varner, Tanner return 0 yards to the ASU41. --------------- 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 01:10 ---------------

U 1-10 A41 NORTHERN IOWA drive start at 10:33 (2nd). U 1-10 A41 Horne, David rush up middle for 2 yards to the ASU39 (Zodd Kelly). First interception thrown by App State during playoffs U 2-8 A39 Sanders, Eric sideline pass complete to Goodwin, Jamie for 32 yards to the ASU7, 1ST DOWN UNI. U 1-G A07 Freeney, T. rush up middle for 2 yards to the ASU5 (Jason Hunter;Jeremy Wiggins). U 2-G A05 Sanders, Eric rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the ASU2 (Joe Suiter). U 3-G A02 Horne, David rush over left guard for 2 yards to the ASU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:20. Wingert, Brian kick attempt good. UNI 17th rushing TD for David Horne which is a school record

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Wingert, Brian kickoff 62 yards to the ASU3, Jermane Little return 26 yards to the ASU29 (Stotser, B.J.). A 1-10 A29 APPALACHIAN STATE drive start at 08:13 (2nd). A 1-10 A29 T.J. Courman rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the ASU27 (Stensrud, Kevin). A 2-12 A27 Trey Elder flag pass complete to Brandon Turner for 4 yards to the ASU31 (Varner, Tanner). A 3-8 A31 Trey Elder middle pass incomplete to Jermane Little. A 4-8 A31 Matt Dodge punt 28 yards to the UNI41, fair catch by Dokes, Dre. --------------- 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:51 ---------------

U 1-10 U41 NORTHERN IOWA drive start at 07:22 (2nd). U 1-10 U41 Horne, David rush right for loss of 2 yards to the UNI39 (Monte Smith). U 2-12 U39 Sanders, Eric rush for 10 yards to the UNI49 (Jason Hunter). U 3-2 U49 Sanders, Eric sideline pass complete to Lindgren, James for 5 yards to the ASU46, 1ST DOWN UNI (J. Touchstone). U 1-10 A46 Horne, David rush over left guard for 1 yard to the ASU45 (Jason Hunter). U 2-9 A45 Sanders, Eric sideline pass incomplete to Breeland, Jason. U 3-9 A45 Sanders, Eric rush up middle for 1 yard to the ASU44 (Joe Suiter). U 4-8 A44 Kos, Adam punt 44 yards to the ASU0, touchback. --------------- 6 plays, 15 yards, TOP 02:51 ---------------

A 1-10 A20 APPALACHIAN STATE drive start at 04:31 (2nd). UNI has doubled up App State on time of possession A 1-10 A20 Trey Hennessee rush up middle to the ASU28, fumble forced by Heideman, Darin, fumble by Trey Hennessee recovered by UNI Tharp, Matt at ASU28. --------------- 1 plays, 8 yards, TOP 00:25 ---------------

U 1-10 A28 NORTHERN IOWA drive start at 04:06 (2nd). U 1-10 A28 Horne, David rush for 4 yards to the ASU24 (Jason Hunter). U 2-6 A24 Breeland, Jason rush for loss of 11 yards to the ASU35 (Marques Murrell). U 3-17 A35 Sanders, Eric pass complete to Surrency, J. for 22 yards to the ASU13, 1ST DOWN UNI. U 1-10 A13 Horne, David rush for 1 yard to the ASU12 (Brad West). U 2-9 A12 Sanders, Eric rush for loss of 2 yards to the ASU14 (Marques Murrell). U 3-11 A14 Sanders, Eric pass incomplete to Hunter, Patrick. U 4-11 A14 Wingert, Brian field goal attempt from 31 GOOD, clock 01:09.

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Wingert, Brian kickoff 65 yards to the ASU0, touchback. A 1-10 A20 APPALACHIAN STATE drive start at 01:09 (2nd). A 1-10 A20 K. Richardson rush up middle for 3 yards to the ASU23 (Lacy, Jordan). A 2-7 A23 PENALTY UNI personal foul (Johnson, C.) 15 yards to the ASU38, 1ST DOWN ASU. A 1-10 A38 K. Richardson rush for 1 yard to the ASU39 (Lacy, Jordan). A 2-9 A39 Timeout Appalachian State, clock 00:18. A 2-9 A39 Trey Elder middle pass complete to Zach Johnson for 18 yards to the UNI43, 1ST DOWN ASU (Parsons, Chris). A 1-10 U43 Timeout Appalachian State, clock 00:11. A 1-10 U43 Trey Elder sacked for loss of 13 yards to the ASU44 (Matthes, M.;Hermann, John). A 2-23 A44 Timeout Appalachian State, clock 00:02. Richie Williams comes in at QB for App State A 2-23 A44 Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 00:02. A 2-23 A44 Richie Williams deep pass incomplete (Dokes, Dre). A 3-23 A44 End of 1st half, clock 00:00.

=========END OF 2nd QUARTER========== APPALACHIAN STATE 7, NORTHERN IOWA 16 =====================================

Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter) App St has lost 10 fumbles in 4 playoff games while only losing 3 fumbles during the 11 game regular season A 3-23 A44 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, UNI ball on UNI35. --------------- 5 plays, 24 yards, TOP 01:09 ---------------

Wingert, Brian kickoff 65 yards to the ASU0, touchback. A 1-10 A20 APPALACHIAN STATE drive start at 15:00 (3rd). Richie Williams starts second half for App State A 1-10 A20 Richie Williams pass incomplete (Hermann, John). A 2-10 A20 Richie Williams middle pass incomplete to K. Richardson, dropped pass. A 3-10 A20 Richie Williams middle pass complete to Zach Johnson for 15 yards to the ASU35, 1ST DOWN ASU (Tharp, Matt). A 1-10 A35 Richie Williams flag pass complete to Jermane Little for 6 yards to the ASU41 (Dokes, Dre). A 2-4 A41 K. Richardson rush over right guard for 6 yards to the ASU47, 1ST DOWN ASU (Heideman, Darin;Huygens, Mark). App State first first down rushing A 1-10 A47 Richie Williams pass incomplete (Heideman, Darin). A 2-10 A47 K. Richardson rush over left guard for 3 yards to the 50 yardline (Koebcke, Brett). A 3-7 A50 Richie Williams sideline pass incomplete to K. Richardson. A 4-7 A50 Matt Dodge punt 34 yards to the UNI16, Dokes, Dre return 6 yards to the UNI22 (Monte Smith). --------------- 8 plays, 30 yards, TOP 02:21 ---------------

U 1-10 U22 NORTHERN IOWA drive start at 12:39 (3rd). U 1-10 U22 Horne, David rush up middle for 17 yards to the UNI39, 1ST DOWN UNI (Omarr Byrom). U 1-10 U39 Horne, David rush over right tackle for 11 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN UNI (Jeremy Wiggins). U 1-10 U50 Horne, David rush over right guard for 5 yards to the ASU45 (Joe Suiter). U 2-5 A45 Horne, David rush right for 2 yards to the ASU43 (Justin Woazeah). U 3-3 A43 Sanders, Eric sideline pass incomplete to Freeney, T.. U 4-3 A43 PENALTY UNI false start 5 yards to the ASU48. U 4-8 A48 Kos, Adam punt 33 yards to the ASU15, Dexter Jackson return 6 yards to the ASU21 (Lindgren, James). --------------- 5 plays, 30 yards, TOP 02:22 ---------------

A 1-10 A21 APPALACHIAN STATE drive start at 10:17 (3rd). A 1-10 A21 Richie Williams screen pass complete to Dexter Jackson for 7 yards to the ASU28 (Heideman, Darin). A 2-3 A28 K. Richardson rush up middle for no gain to the ASU28 (Stensrud, Kevin). A 3-3 A28 Richie Williams middle pass complete to Jermane Little for 7 yards to the ASU35, 1ST DOWN ASU (Dokes, Dre). A 1-10 A35 Richie Williams middle pass complete to Brandon Turner for 19 yards to the UNI46, 1ST DOWN ASU. A 1-10 U46 Richie Williams deep out pass complete to Zach Johnson for 31 yards to the UNI15, 1ST DOWN ASU. App State Johnson goes up in traffic and brings down the pass A 1-10 U15 Brandon Turner rush for 3 yards to the UNI12 (Varner, Tanner). A 2-7 U12 Richie Williams screen pass incomplete (Lacy, Jordan). A 3-7 U12 Richie Williams sideline pass incomplete to Dexter Jackson, PENALTY UNI pass interference (Dokes, Dre) 10 yards to the UNI2, 1ST DOWN ASU, NO PLAY. A 1-G U02 K. Richardson rush over right guard for 1 yard to the UNI1 (Heideman, Darin). A 2-G U01 K. Richardson rush up middle for 1 yard to the UNI0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:05. App St ties school record for 21st total TD on the season Julian Rauch kick attempt good.

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Julian Rauch kickoff 61 yards to the UNI4, Goodwin, Jamie return 20 yards to the UNI24 (S. Breitenstein). U 1-10 U24 NORTHERN IOWA drive start at 05:58 (3rd). U 1-10 U24 Sanders, Eric rush left for 11 yards to the UNI35, 1ST DOWN UNI. U 1-10 U35 Horne, David rush over left guard for 12 yards to the UNI47, 1ST DOWN UNI (Monte Smith). UNI David Horne goes over 100 yards rushing for the game U 1-10 U47 Horne, David rush over right tackle for loss of 2 yards to the UNI45 (Marques Murrell). David Horne's third 100 yard game of the post season U 2-12 U45 PENALTY UNI holding (Anderson, B.) 10 yards to the UNI35. U 2-22 U35 Sanders, Eric sideline pass incomplete to Cutright, Brian. U 3-22 U35 Sanders, Eric sacked for loss of 7 yards to the UNI28 (Joe Suiter;Omarr Byrom). U 4-29 U28 PENALTY ASU roughing the kicker (Justin Woazeah) 15 yards to the UNI43, 1ST DOWN UNI. U 1-10 U43 Freeney, T. rush over left guard for 7 yards to the 50 yardline (Brad West). U 2-3 U50 Freeney, T. rush over right guard for 6 yards to the ASU44, 1ST DOWN UNI (Zodd Kelly). U 1-10 A44 Freeney, T. rush over left guard for 1 yard to the ASU43 (Arthur Orlebar). U 2-9 A43 Sanders, Eric middle pass complete to Horne, David for 4 yards to the ASU39 (Jeremy Wiggins). 8th different UNI receiver to catch a pass out of 10 completions U 3-5 A39 TEAM rush for loss of 16 yards to the UNI45. Bad snap for UNI U 4-21 U45 Kos, Adam punt 20 yards to the ASU35, downed. --------------- 10 plays, 21 yards, TOP 05:23 ---------------

A 1-10 A35 APPALACHIAN STATE drive start at 00:35 (3rd). A 1-10 A35 Richie Williams pass incomplete (Hermann, John). A 2-10 A35 Jermane Little rush right for loss of 3 yards to the ASU32 (Varner, Tanner).

==========END OF 3rd QUARTER========== APPALACHIAN STATE 14, NORTHERN IOWA 16 ======================================

Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter) A 3-13 A32 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. 20,236 attendance is largest since 1996 and largest in Chattanooga A 3-13 A32 Richie Williams middle pass incomplete to Brandon Turner. A 4-13 A32 Matt Dodge punt 48 yards to the UNI20, Dokes, Dre return 5 yards to the UNI25 (Billy Riddle). --------------- 3 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 00:51 ---------------

U 1-10 U25 NORTHERN IOWA drive start at 14:44 (4th). U 1-10 U25 Sanders, Eric sideline pass incomplete (Justin Woazeah). U 2-10 U25 Freeney, T. rush over left guard for 5 yards to the UNI30 (Cam Speer). U 3-5 U30 Sanders, Eric sideline pass complete to Cutright, Brian for 6 yards to the UNI36, 1ST DOWN UNI. U 1-10 U36 Freeney, T. rush over right tackle for 17 yards to the ASU47, 1ST DOWN UNI (Justin Woazeah). U 1-10 A47 Freeney, T. rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the ASU48 (Marques Murrell;Cam Speer). U 2-11 A48 Sanders, Eric rush over left tackle for 8 yards to the ASU40. U 3-3 A40 Sanders, Eric rush over left tackle for no gain to the ASU40 (Jason Hunter). U 4-3 A40 Kos, Adam punt 40 yards to the ASU0, touchback. --------------- 7 plays, 35 yards, TOP 03:03 ---------------

A 1-10 A20 APPALACHIAN STATE drive start at 11:41 (4th). A 1-10 A20 Richie Williams middle pass complete to Zach Johnson for 12 yards to the ASU32, 1ST DOWN ASU (Parsons, Chris). A 1-10 A32 Richie Williams pass incomplete (Stensrud, Kevin). A 2-10 A32 Richie Williams middle pass incomplete to Daniel Bettis. A 3-10 A32 Richie Williams pass complete to K. Richardson for 15 yards to the ASU47, 1ST DOWN ASU (Dokes, Dre). A 1-10 A47 Richie Williams middle pass incomplete to Jermane Little. A 2-10 A47 Richie Williams sideline pass incomplete to K. Richardson (Varner, Tanner). UNI Varner with the hard hit causing the break up A 3-10 A47 Richie Williams middle pass incomplete to Dexter Jackson. A 4-10 A47 Matt Dodge punt 42 yards to the UNI11, Dokes, Dre return -1 yards to the UNI10 (Titus Howard). --------------- 7 plays, 27 yards, TOP 01:29 ---------------

U 1-10 U10 NORTHERN IOWA drive start at 10:12 (4th). Total yards currently is 262 for ASU and 261 for UNI UNI has a 12 minute 20 second advantage in time of possession U 1-10 U10 Sanders, Eric sideline pass complete to Surrency, J. for 14 yards to the UNI24, 1ST DOWN UNI (Justin Woazeah). U 1-10 U24 Sanders, Eric rush over right tackle for 1 yard to the UNI25 (Cam Speer). U 2-9 U25 Sanders, Eric sacked for loss of 10 yards to the UNI15 (Marques Murrell), fumble by Sanders, Eric recovered by ASU Jason Hunter at UNI15, Jason Hunter for 15 yards to the UNI0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:14. --------------- 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:58 ---------------

Julian Rauch kick attempt good. App State 6th defensive TD return and 97 Hunter's 3rd of season App State Murrell tied for 4th for single forced fumbles and Murrell's 12 sacks ties his for second on the single season list

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Julian Rauch kickoff 58 yards to the UNI7, Goodwin, Jamie return 26 yards to the UNI33 (Monte Smith). U 1-10 U33 NORTHERN IOWA drive start at 09:02 (4th). U 1-10 U33 Sanders, Eric sideline pass incomplete to Cutright, Brian. U 2-10 U33 Sanders, Eric middle pass complete to Hunter, Patrick for 8 yards to the UNI41 (Cam Speer). UNI 5 for 16 on third down U 3-2 U41 Sanders, Eric sideline pass complete to Surrency, J. for 3 yards to the UNI44, 1ST DOWN UNI (J. Touchstone). U 1-10 U44 Sanders, Eric sacked for loss of 12 yards to the UNI32 (Marques Murrell), fumble by Sanders, Eric recovered by UNI TEAM at UNI32. U 2-22 U32 Sanders, Eric sacked for loss of 12 yards to the UNI20 (Jason Hunter). U 3-34 U20 Sanders, Eric screen pass complete to Horne, David for 17 yards to the UNI37 (Jeremy Wiggins). U 4-17 U37 Kos, Adam punt 40 yards to the ASU23, Dexter Jackson return 3 yards to the ASU26 (Nelson, Nick). --------------- 6 plays, 4 yards, TOP 03:36 ---------------

A 1-10 A26 APPALACHIAN STATE drive start at 05:26 (4th). A 1-10 A26 Richie Williams screen pass complete to K. Richardson for 9 yards to the ASU35 (Parsons, Chris). A 2-1 A35 K. Richardson rush up middle for 3 yards to the ASU38, 1ST DOWN ASU (Johnson, C.). A 1-10 A38 Richie Williams rush up middle for 3 yards to the ASU41. A 2-7 A41 Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 04:01. A 2-7 A41 Richie Williams pass incomplete (Varner, Tanner). A 3-7 A41 Richie Williams deep pass incomplete to Dexter Jackson. A 4-7 A41 PENALTY ASU false start 5 yards to the ASU36. A 4-12 A36 Matt Dodge punt 44 yards to the UNI20, Dokes, Dre return 0 yards to the UNI20, fumble forced by Cam Speer, fumble by Dokes, Dre recovered by UNI TEAM at UNI17. --------------- 5 plays, 10 yards, TOP 01:49 ---------------

U 1-10 U17 NORTHERN IOWA drive start at 03:37 (4th), UNI ball on UNI17. U 1-10 U17 Sanders, Eric pass complete to Surrency, J. for 14 yards to the UNI31, 1ST DOWN UNI. U 1-10 U31 Sanders, Eric middle pass incomplete to Cutright, Brian (Jeremy Wiggins). U 2-10 U31 Sanders, Eric sideline pass complete to Horne, David for loss of 1 yard to the UNI30 (Brad West). U 3-11 U30 Sanders, Eric middle pass incomplete. U 4-11 U30 Kos, Adam punt 52 yards to the ASU18, downed. --------------- 4 plays, 13 yards, TOP 00:36 ---------------

A 1-10 A18 APPALACHIAN STATE drive start at 03:01 (4th). A 1-10 A18 Richie Williams middle pass complete to Zach Johnson for 8 yards to the ASU26 (Parsons, Chris). App State Zach Johnson goes over 100 yards receiving A 2-2 A26 K. Richardson rush for 1 yard to the ASU27 (Heideman, Darin). A 3-1 A27 Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 02:16. Measurement is called for, App State short by less then a foot A 3-1 A27 K. Richardson rush up middle for 2 yards to the ASU29, 1ST DOWN ASU (Parsons, Chris). App State Zach Johnson's first career 100 yard receving game A 1-10 A29 K. Richardson rush for 4 yards to the ASU33 (Hermann, John). A 2-6 A33 Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 01:45. UNI's last time out of the game A 2-6 A33 Richie Williams sideline pass incomplete to Dexter Jackson. A 3-6 A33 Timeout Appalachian State, clock 01:42. A 3-6 A33 K. Richardson rush up middle for 10 yards to the ASU43, 1ST DOWN ASU (Parsons, Chris). App State's longest rush of the day A 1-10 A43 Team rush for loss of 1 yard to the ASU42. A 2-11 A42 Team rush for loss of 3 yards to the ASU39. A 3-14 A39 End of 2nd half, clock 00:00. --------------- 8 plays, 21 yards, TOP 03:01 ---------------

==============FINAL SCORE============= APPALACHIAN STATE 21, NORTHERN IOWA 16 ======================================

Thanks for posting.

Congrats to ASU. I wonder if Boone celebrated last night?

I hate I missed that game. I watched the semi when AS played Furman.

I wanted to see Richie Williams play. My nephew played at the same high as Williams did. They won the State the year my nephew played.

I watched the game and wished for better announcers. They seem to spend more time talking about USC and Texas instead of the good game before them.

Grumble, grumble.....

Only because Delaware had 17 players who were either expected to start or see significant playing time this year not even step onto the field for one snap due to injuries before the season even started, and then a few more once it did.

Seriously though, congratulations! It was a heck of a game, with your QB coming off the bench with bum leg to try to give the team a lift, and trailing for most of the game. I love college football.

Now if only I-A will get a clue and have a playoff ystem as well...

6 posted on 12/17/2005 5:08:35 AM PST by Hurricane Andrew (History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.)

Excellent! Go Southern Conference!

BTW, what school do you think will replace ET State? Costal Carolina is being mentioned. One coach thought the rest of the SoCon wouldn't want to deal with Costal's recruiting appeal. I would like to see SC State join, but they will never leave the MEAC.

I wonder if Boone celebrated last night?

You're kidding, right? :-)

9 posted on 12/17/2005 7:21:19 AM PST by who knows what evil? (New England...the Sodom and Gomorrah of the 21st Century, and they're proud of it!)

12 posted on 12/17/2005 7:26:00 AM PST by babydoll22 (If you stop growing as a person you live in your own private hell.)

Congratulations. One of the most scenic places in America.

I had two good friends who played for ASU back in the 60's and 70's.

I recall around 1970, the App State paper published a derogatory article about Troy State. Sure enough, the article was posted all around the locker room. Troy beat them by around 40 points.

Great game!
Hated the final score though.
Anyway, congrats to ASU

Congratulations! My boys (James Madison) won it last year, hopefully we'll be back next year.

}:-)4

16 posted on 12/17/2005 4:50:30 PM PST by Moose4 (Liberals and vampires: Both like death, both hate crosses, and both are bloodsuckers.)

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