2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
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

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.

Appalachian State had games scheduled against Morgan State, UMass, Wake Forest and Wisconsin, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1][2][3][4]

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

Schedule Source:^[5][6]

Charlotte at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 7 3 10 0 20 • Mountaineers 0 14 7 14 35 Date: September 12, 2020 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Cloudy and Rainy • Wind: Light Referee: Chris Bynum TV announcers (ESPN2): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky and Lericia Harris (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
APP −17	59.5[7]

Statistics	Charlotte	Appalachian State
First downs	16	29
Total yards	286	512
Rushing yards	146	308
Passing yards	140	204
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	28:37	31:23

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

Appalachian State at Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total No. 23 Mountaineers 7 0 0 0 7 • Thundering Herd 7 3 7 0 17 Date: September 19, 2020 Location: Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV Game start: 3:45 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 12,050 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: 8 SSW MPH Referee: M. VanderVelde TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst), Sherree Burruss (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
APP −4.5	59[8]

Statistics	Appalachian State	Marshall
First downs	26	23
Total yards	364	379
Rushing yards	96	216
Passing yards	268	163
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	28:01	31:59

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

Campbell at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total Camels 7 6 0 8 21 • RV Mountaineers 7 10 21 14 52 Date: September 26, 2020 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 350 Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 0 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPN+): Harrison Battle (play–by–play) and Stan Lewter (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
APP −35.5	51.5[9]

Statistics	Campbell	Appalachian State
First downs	15	31
Total yards	305	535
Rushing yards	117	404
Passing yards	188	131
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	25:40	34:20

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

Arkansas State at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 7 0 10 0 17 • Mountaineers 14 17 7 7 45 Date: October 22, 2020 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes Game attendance: 2,100 Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Light Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play–by–play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Marty Smith (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
APP −13.5	69.5[10]

Statistics	Arkansas State	Appalachian State
First downs	24	22
Total yards	368	521
Rushing yards	73	305
Passing yards	295	216
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	30:43	29:17

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

Appalachian State at Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total • Mountaineers 14 7 7 3 31 Warhawks 0 7 0 6 13 Date: October 31, 2020 Location: Malone Stadium Monroe, LA Game start: 3:03 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 5,493 Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear/Sunny • Wind: NW 6 MPH Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPNU): Bill Roth (play–by–play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
APP −28.5	57.5[11]

Statistics	Appalachian State	Louisiana–Monroe
First downs	26	16
Total yards	480	222
Rushing yards	328	68
Passing yards	152	154
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	34:47	25:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	13/18, 152 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Zac Thomas	11 carries, 109 yards
	Receiving	Malik Williams	6 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Colby Suits	19/30, 134 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Isaiah Phillips	11 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Josh Pederson	2 receptions, 32 yards

Appalachian State at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total • RV Mountaineers 14 10 0 14 38 Bobcats 7 3 0 7 17 Date: November 7, 2020 Location: Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 3:05 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes Game attendance: 6,745 Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 7 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play–by–play) and Steven Foster (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
APP −21.5	58.5[12]

Statistics	Appalachian State	Texas State
First downs	22	21
Total yards	426	420
Rushing yards	258	215
Passing yards	168	205
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	32:15	27:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	18/27, 168 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Daetrich Harrington	18 carries, 113 yards
	Receiving	Miller Gibbs	3 receptions, 47 yards, 1 TD
Texas State	Passing	Tyler Vitt	21/38, 205 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Jahmyl Jeter	11 carries, 135 yards
	Receiving	Javen Banks	4 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD

Georgia State at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 3 0 3 13 • RV Mountaineers 3 0 7 7 17 Date: November 14, 2020 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 2:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes Game attendance: 2,100 Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: Light Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN3): Harrison Battle (play–by–play) and Stan Lewter (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
APP −17.5	63[13]

Statistics	Georgia State	Appalachian State
First downs	16	19
Total yards	300	310
Rushing yards	148	131
Passing yards	152	179
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	25:25	34:35

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

Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Mountaineers 7 10 3 3 23 • No. 15 Chanticleers 6 3 12 13 34 Date: November 21, 2020 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 12:01 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:35 Game attendance: 5,000 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ESE, 2 MPH Referee: T. Livingston TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play–by–play), Dustin Fox (analyst), Marty Smith (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
CCU −3	49

Statistics	Appalachian State	Coastal Carolina
First downs	22	16
Total yards	415	369
Rushing yards	204	189
Passing yards	211	200
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	33:50	26:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	17/29, 211 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	27 carries, 178 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malik Williams	3 receptions, 79 yards
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	12/21, 200 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Grayson McCall	14 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Isaiah Likely	3 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD

Troy at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 0 10 0 0 10 • Mountaineers 21 13 13 0 47 Date: November 28, 2020 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes Game attendance: 2,100 Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: Light Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN2): Bill Roth (play–by–play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
APP –14	50.5[14]

Statistics	Troy	Appalachian State
First downs	13	26
Total yards	231	554
Rushing yards	106	275
Passing yards	125	279
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	29:39	30:21

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

Louisiana at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 25 Ragin' Cajuns 0 9 15 0 24 Mountaineers 7 3 0 11 21 Date: December 4, 2020 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 8:40 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Game attendance: 2,170 Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Rainy and Wet • Wind: Light Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play–by–play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Marty Smith (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
APP –3	52.5[15]

Statistics	Louisiana	Appalachian State
First downs	18	19
Total yards	227	290
Rushing yards	126	198
Passing yards	101	92
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	24:17	35:43

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

Appalachian State at Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total • Mountaineers 0 7 10 17 34 Eagles 7 10 0 9 26 Date: December 12, 2020 Location: Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA Game start: 6:05 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes Game attendance: 6,228 Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Danny Waugh (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
APP –9	45[16]

Statistics	Appalachian State	Georgia Southern
First downs	17	16
Total yards	381	349
Rushing yards	173	204
Passing yards	208	145
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	34:52	25:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	18/29, 208 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Nate Noel	13 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Thomas Hennigan	8 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD
Georgia Southern	Passing	Miller Mosley	5/14, 122 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Justin Tomlin	6 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dexter Carter Jr.	1 reception, 78 yards, 1 TD

North Texas vs. Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 0 14 7 7 28 • Moutaineers 14 21 7 14 56 Date: December 21, 2020 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 2:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 39 minutes Game attendance: 5,000 Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 6 MPH Referee: Luke Richmond TV announcers (ESPN): Courtney Lyle (play–by–play), Eric Mac Lain, (analyst), Marty Smith, and Ryan McGee (sideline reporters)

Pregame line	Over/under
APP –19.5	63.5[17]

Statistics	North Texas	Appalachian State
First downs	30	22
Total yards	497	636
Rushing yards	230	500
Passing yards	267	136
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	31:54	28:06

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV*	23	RV
Coaches	RV	RV*	23	RV
CFP	Not released															Not released

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
5	178	Shemar Jean-Charles	CB	Green Bay Packers