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APPALACHIAN STATE 2015 ROSTER NAME LEWIS, IKE SPEIR, ZEB GRAY, ALEX HOPKINS, DELTRON BARBOUR, JAYLAN WILLIAMS, MONDO ARMSTRONG, MYKELTI GIBBS, LATRELL GILCHRIST, KENNAN MEADORS, SHAEDON JONES, MALACHI BOYD, JOSH EXFORD, AUSTIN CARUSO, J.P. HOWARD, A.J. LAMB, TAYLOR STRINGER, DEVAN DAVID, DANIEL FORD, JORDAN JONES, DANTE COX, MARCUS ADAMS, MOCK EASTER, JAKE GARNETT, TREYON FITCH, CURTIS HAYES, TAE ABSHER, BRAD PINCKNEY, BRANDON CATHEY, NIKIA UPSHAW, TERRENCE WILSON, JUSTIN MIDDLETON, DOUG ANDERSON, DUSTIN DAVIS, AKEEM MOORE, JALIN THOMAS, JOSH SIGALO, JUNIOR FERGERSON, RICKY KRAH, AARON SOMBO, OSVALDO TOWNES, RASHAAD DAVIDSON, ERIC FRANKLIN, DESMOND THOMAS, TORONTO DADA, OLAWALE FULLER, TEH’RON NORWOOD, NATE RUBINO, MICHAEL SIMS, ANTONIOUS WARD, D.J. HARKNESS, ALANMICHEAL BOGGS, ERIC CECIL, BILL
POS WR QB DB WR WR DB WR DB OLB WR WR RB DB QB DB QB OLB QB DB WR RB WR QB DB QB DB WR DB RB RB DB DB OLB OLB RB DB DB RB DB OLB OLB RB DB ILB DL ILB DL PK DL ILB DL ILB TE
HT. 5-10 6-2 6-3 5-8 5-10 5-11 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-1 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-8 5-11 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-0
WT. 175 190 210 160 180 175 195 170 210 180 215 180 195 210 190 200 200 192 200 185 200 187 186 195 195 175 170 185 175 210 180 210 200 200 200 205 185 170 185 240 220 195 190 235 235 225 240 205 250 245 260 235 210
YR. SO. FR. JR. FR. FR. JR. FR. SO. JR. SO. SR. FR. FR. FR. SO. SO. SO. FR. JR. SO. JR. FR. FR. SO. FR. FR. FR. SO. FR. SO. FR. SR. JR. FR. FR. FR. FR. SR. SR. SR. JR. SR. FR. JR. JR. FR. JR. FR. JR. SR. FR. SO. SO.
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HT. 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-6 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-9 6-5 6-3 5-10 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-6 6-1 6-3 6-2
WT. 240 230 270 305 240 300 270 215 315 224 265 210 225 195 275 260 280 235 285 295 295 305 315 320 290 260 280 275 294 280 225 190 195 180 225 245 205 235 190 230 210 260 190 225 285 235 250 260 225 240 240 270
YR. FR. JR. SR. SO. SO. FR. FR. JR. JR. FR. SR. FR. FR. SR. SR. FR. FR. FR. FR. JR. SR. FR. SO. JR. SR. FR. JR. FR. FR. FR. SO. SR. JR. SR. SR. JR. SO. FR. JR. JR. JR. JR. JR. FR. FR. FR. FR. SR. FR. SR. FR. SR.
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NAME MONTRES KITCHENS DONTREAL PRUITT JOHN JOHNSON JARVIS BENTLEY LAMARCUS FARMER KAMRYN MELTON TREY PAGE SAM LEBBIE JAWON MCDOWELL RASHAD DILLARD TEDDY RUBEN EMANUEL THOMPSON CONNOR BRAVARD DARRIN REDDICK RICHARD HALLMAN DONDRELL HARRIS UVAKEIOUS MCGHEE DALLAS TIDWELL BRANDON SILVERS MELVIN TYUS K.D. EDENFIELD JUSTIN LUCAS JAQUADRIAN LEWIS NYCK YOUNG ANDRE FLAKES ISMAIL SALEEM ROD ADAMS BRYAN HOLMES JALEN HARRIS TERRIS LEWIS DEMETRIUS CAIN JALEN ROUNTREE WILLIAM LLOYD CEDARIUS ROOKARD MARQUELL BECKWITH JOSH MARSHALL MITCHELL ROLAND KEITH JOHNSON ZACH MCCRAY TRON FOLSOM JAMAL STADOM A.J. SMILEY BRANDON BURKS JOSH ANDERSON ROBERT JOHNSON DOUG SALTER JORDAN CHUNN NICK MANUEL JED SOLOMON JOSH BURNHAM ANTIONE BARKER JAKE BARRETT GABE HILL BRATCHER UNDERWOOD TYLER ROBERTS DANIEL WARREN NICK MCLAUGHLIN
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HT. 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-5 6-0 5-10 5-8 6-3 6-0 6-1 5-7 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-7 6-3 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-1 5-8 5-8 6-2 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-1 5-7 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-3 5-10 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-11 5-8 5-9 6-3 5-10 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-1 5-11
WT. 180 181 189 198 173 185 170 251 177 261 161 193 203 197 201 197 239 227 214 204 197 227 192 200 185 165 190 181 182 229 215 171 214 206 181 183 231 174 190 204 266 203 207 253 189 226 227 185 178 179 218 193 232 160 240 221 225
YR. SR. SR. SO. SR. SR. SO. SR. SO. FR. R-JR. SR. SO. SR. SR. FR. SO. FR. SR. SO. FR. SR. JR. JR. JR. SO. FR. SR. SR. SO. JR. JR. JR. JR. FR. JR. JR. JR. SO. JR. FR. SO. FR. SR. SO. R-FR. FR. JR. FR. SR. SR. FR. R-FR. R-FR. R-FR. SR. JR. JR.
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WT. 190 214 311 294 302 270 284 214 282 300 275 238 306 237 293 170 190 305 342 301 302 238 287 329 327 270 208 200 185 155 179 195 220 235 229 319 303 281 290 267 296 306 207 289 327 214 285 196 186 210 183 241 195 185 230 180 180
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MATCHUP at a GLANCE APPALACHIAN STATE 6-1 (3-0 Sun Belt)
TROY 2-5 (1-2 Sun Belt)
6-1, 3-0 Sun Belt ..........................................................................Record..........................................................................2-5 1-2 Sun Belt Boone ........................................................................................ Location .................................................................................. Troy, Ala. 1899.......................................................................................... Founded ........................................................................................ 1887 18,026..................................................................................... Enrollment ................................................................................... 25,000 Mountaineers .............................................................................. Mascot .......................................................................................Trojans Black and Gold ............................................................................. Colors ............................................................Cardinal, Silver and Black Sun Belt ...................................................................................Conference ..................................................................................Sun Belt Kidd Brewer (23,150)..................................................................Stadium.......................................................Veterans Memorial (30,000) Scott Satterfield ........................................................................Head coach .............................................................................Neal Brown 17-14 (Third season) ................................................Head coach’s record at school ....................................................2-5 (First season) Same .........................................................................Head coach’s overall record...................................................Same (First season) None .................................................................................. National rankings ................................................................................ None Multiple spread.......................................................................Basic offense ..................................................................................Spread 38.0 (1st/19th) ..........................................Points per game (Conference/National rank).........................................24.4 (8th/94th) 276.9 (2nd/10th) ................................Rushing yards per game (Conference/National rank)..............................123.4 (9th/112th) 205.1 (9th/89th) .................................Passing yards per game (Conference/National rank) ................................207.4 (8th/85th) 482.0 (1st/20th) ................................... Total yards per game (Conference/National rank) ..............................330.9 (10th/117th) 3-4 ........................................................................................Basic defense .......................................................................................4-3 12.0 (1st/4th) ....................................Points allowed per game (Conference/National rank) ................................ 26.9 (3rd/68th) 120.3 (1st/23rd) ......................... Rushing yards allowed per game (Conference/National rank) ........................193.1 (5th/95th) 156.7 (1st/8th) ........................... Passing yards allowed per game (Conference/National rank) ........................185.1 (8th/76th) 277.0 (1st/7th) ..............................Total yards allowed per game (Conference/National rank) .......................... 387.3 (3rd/56th) W. 31-13 vs. Georgia Southern (Oct. 22) ....................................Last game.....................................W. 52-7 vs. New Mexico State (Oct. 24)
When Appalachian State has the ball: When Appalachian State has the ball, it will try to establish its running attack against Troy’s defense. Marcus Cox is the leader of the Mountaineers’ rushing attack with 777 yards and six touchdowns. Terrance Upshaw has 306 yards and two touchdowns, but averages 5.8 yards per carry. Taylor Lamb has added a
productive passing attack by completing 59.4 percent of his passes. He has already passed for 17 touchdowns and averages 190.4 yards per game. Simms McElfresh is Lamb’s leading receiver with 18 catches for 254 yards and four touchdowns. Shaedon Meaders has 12 catches, but averages 23.5 yards per catch.
When Troy has the ball: When Troy has the ball, it runs a spread offense. The Trojans like to run a variety of screen passes to catch defenses in blitzes. Quarterback Brandon Silvers has completed 62.7 percent of his passes for 1,049 yards and nine touchdowns. Teddy Rubin is Silvers’ top target, having caught
Sun Belt Conference standings Appalachian State Arkansas State Georgia Southern Idaho Georgia State Texas State UL Lafayette South Alabama Troy UL Monroe New Mexico State
Conf 3-0 3-0 3-1 2-2 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-2 0-3 0-3
Overall 6-1 4-3 5-2 3-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 3-4 2-5 1-6 0-7
33 passes for 468 yards and five touchdowns. When the Trojans run the ball, Brandon Burks usually does the honors. Burks has 621 yards and five touchdowns. He broke a 92-yard touchdown run last week in a 52-7 win over New Mexico State.
Oct. 22 game:
Appalachian State 31, Georgia Southern 13
Oct. 24 games:
Idaho 27, UL Monroe 13 Texas State 36, UL Monroe 13 Troy 52, New Mexico State 7
Oct. 29 games
Texas State at Georgia Southern
Oct. 31 games
Troy at Appalachian State, 3:30 p.m. UL Monroe at UL Lafayette, 5 p.m. Georgia State at Arkansas State, 7 p.m. Texas State at Georgia Southern, 7:30 p.m. Idaho at New Mexico State, 8 p.m.
Passing leaders Receiving leaders Rushing leaders APPALACHIAN STATE PLAYER COMP ATT Taylor Lamb 82 138 J.P. Caruso 6 10 Team totals 89 149 Opp totals 109 188
INT 5 0 5 11
PCT. YDS 59.4 60.0 59.7 1,436 1,097
TDS 17 1 18 6
TROY Brandon Silvers 99 Dallas Tidwell 20 Team totals 139 Opp. totals 99
3 2 7 1
62.7 42.6 55.6 55.6
9 1 11 11
158 47 236 178
1,049 243 1,296 1,296
Avg. Game 190.4 22.2 205.1 156.7
APPALACHIAN STATE PLAYER NO. YDS Simms McElfresh 18 254 Shaedon Meadors 12 282 Malachi Jones 10 215 Team totals 89 1,436 Opp totals 109 1,097
AVG 14.1 23.5 21.5 16.1 10.1
TDS 4 3 1 18 6
1748 40.5 185.1 185.1
TROY Teddy Ruben Jarvis Bentley Deondre Douglas Team totals Opp. totals
14.2 10.1 8.5 10.4 13.1
5 1 0 10 11
33 15 15 139 99
468 152 128 1,452 1,296
Avg. Game 42.3 40.3 30.7 205.1 156.7
APPALACHIAN STATE PLAYER ATT Marcus Cox 137 Terrance Upshaw 53 Taylor Lamb 33 Team totals 330 Opp totals 244
YARDS 777 306 255 1,938 842
AVG. 5.7 5.8 7.7 5.9 3.5
TD 6 2 2 14 4
Avg. Game 111.0 51.0 36.4 276.9 156.7
66.9 21.7 18.3 207.4 185.1
TROY Brandon Burks Andre Flakes Dontreal Pruitt Team totals Opp. totals
621 136 105 864 1,352
5.4 4.9 3.0 3.8 4.2
5 2 1 9 11
88.7 19.4 21.0 123.4 193.1
116 28 35 225 321
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