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APPALACHIAN STATE vs ELON
OCT. 6, 2012, 3:30 PM at KIDD BREWER STADIUM
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Appalachian tidal wave Wearing throwback uniforms that included the old Yosef logo on their helmets, the Appalachian State Mountaineers crushed Coastal Carolina 55-14 last Saturday. At left, Steven Miller weaves his way through trafďŹ c during the second quarter. At bottom right, Mountaineers defensive tackle Stephen Burns gets ready to hit Coastal quarterback Aramis Hillary. At bottom left, ASU receiver Tony Washington picks up some yardage after making a catch. The Mountaineers host Elon today in a homecoming showdown of Southern Conference rivals.
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Conrad, Kidd Brewer Stadium welcomes alumni BY STEVE BEHR sports@wataugademocrat.com This is a very special homecoming since this is also the 50th anniversary year of the construction of Kidd Brewer Stadium, which was known as Conrad Stadium when it was constructed in 1962. I had a few moments to catch up with Kidd Brewer Stadium, which is also known as “The Rock,” following practice this week. Steve Behr: First of all, should I call you The Kidd, or Kidd Brewer, or The Rock? Kidd Brewer Stadium: Any of the three is acceptable, but since management put a big rock near the ticket office, The Rock works fine for me. SB: You’ve become an institution here at Appalachian State. Did you ever imagine the campus, the enrollment and the football program would grow the way they have? KBS: So many things have changed. I was originally constructed with 10,000 permanent seats, and was named after former university trustee William J. Conrad. I was also the first stadium in either North or South Carolina to install artificial turf. ASU played Elon on Oct. 3, 1970. I got a name change to Kidd Brewer Stadium in 1988 in honor of coach Kidd Brewer, who went 35-5-3 as coach from 1935-38. I was renovated in 1995 by 6,650 seats, and again in 2008 to raise capacity to 24,050. I’ve sent three teams to Division I-AA/Football Championship Subdivision games in 2005-07 and all have returned with national championships. I’ve also got 18 luxury suits, 500 club seats and state-of-the-art training and locker facilities. SB: People seem to like you. You’ve been over capacity the last 40 games. KBS: Not bad for a middle-aged stadium, eh? I’ve averaged as high as 29,449 fans in 2010 and 28,727 in 2008. A total of 30,931 joined me on Halloween 2008 to watch the Mountaineers crush Wofford 70-24 on ESPN2. And that was just the secondlargest crowd to visit me. The largest crowd, 31,531, saw the Mountaineers beat Elon 34-31 in 2010. I’ve had seven crowds of over 30,000 guests.
ASU’s Conrad Stadium during the 1960s. Now known as Kidd Brewer Stadium, it has been the home of the Mountaineers for 50 years.
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Ironically, I was also the site for the second college football game ever televised by ESPN. Appalachian State played Western Carolina for the Old Mountain Jug in 1979. SB: Speaking of Elon, they return for today’s game. Any memories? KBS: They’re a little fuzzy before 2003 when Elon joined the Southern Conference since the teams didn’t play each other at ASU between 2003 and 1970. ASU won that 1970 game 14-10. The last time Elon even won here was when I was known as Conrad Stadium, which was 1964. It’s the only time Elon, then known as the Fighting Christians, has won a game on my lawn. SB: Any special memories in general? KBS: The first game I hosted was a downer, a 6-3 loss to Emory & Henry. The next
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home game was a 27-12 win over Elon. The first homecoming game at Conrad Stadium ended in a 21-21 tie with Catawba on Oct. 13, 1962. The Mountaineers were 2-1-1 at home that season under coach Jim Duncan. The time ASU beat No. 1-ranked Marshall 24-14 in 1994 was one to remember. It was the first time ASU ever beat a No. 1-ranked team. ASU also beat No. 1-ranked Georgia Southern 17-16 in 1999. And who could ever forget the “Miracle on the Mountain,” a 16-15 win over Furman in 2002? My guests nearly lost their minds when Josh Jeffries intercepted a two-point conversion pass from Billy Napier, lateraled it to Derrick Black, who returned it for a defensive two-point conversion with seven seconds left in the game. That one made the
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top play of the day on ESPN. SB: Any thoughts on the best players to play here? KBS: There have been so many All-Americans and so many who have gone on to the National Football League, but there are four who stand out. Defensively, nobody hit harder than linebacker Dexter Coakley, but linebacker Dino Hackett is a close second. Offensively, quarterback Armanti Edwards had a “wow” factor, as ASU radio announcer David Jackson correctly said, that few who played at this site, could match. Running back John Settle was also a special player to watch. SB: Thank you for your time, Rock. KBS: My pleasure. By the way, welcome back alumni.
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tale of the tape NO. 14 AFCA, NO. 15 TSN
APPALACHIAN STATE (3-2, 1-1 SoCon)
ELON (2-3, 0-2 SoCon)
APPALACHIAN STATE .....................................................................vs. .......................................................................................... ELON Boone, N.C. .............................................................................. Location .......................................................................Burlington, N.C. 17,344 .................................................................................. Enrollment ................................................................................... 5,916 1899 ....................................................................................... Founded ...................................................................................... 1889 Mountaineers/Black and Gold........................................... Nickname/Colors ...............................................Phoenix/Maroon and Gold Southern Conference ..............................................................Conference ............................................................. Southern Conference Kidd Brewer (24,050) ..................................................... Stadium (Capacity) ............................................................Rhodes (11,250) Jerry Moore (Baylor, 1961) ................................................... Head Coach ..................................Jason Swepson (Boston College, 1992) 210-85 (24rd season) ................................................Coach’s Record at School .................................................. 7-9 (Second season) 237-133-2 (31th season) .............................................Coach’s Overall Record.................................................... 7-9 (Second season) 3-2 .....................................................................................Overall Record.................................................................................... 2-3 1-1 (t-5th) ............................................................Conference Record (Standing) ...............................................................0-2 (8th) No. 15 (Sports Network) No. 14 (AFCA) ............................ National Ranking................................................................................None Multiple Spread ....................................................................Basic Offense.............................................................................. Multiple 33.0 (3rd/22nd) ......................................Points Per Game (Conference/National Rank)......................................25.8 (8th/57th) 212 (4th/21st) .................................Rushing Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank)........................... 100.0 (9th/101st) 255.4 (1st/24th) ..............................Passing Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ............................247.8 (2nd/30th) 467.6 (2nd/11th) ............................... Total Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ..............................347.8 (8th/72nd) Multiple ..............................................................................Basic Defense..................................................................................... 4-3 29.0 (6th/73rd) ..............................Points Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ..............................33.0 (8th/89th) 197.6 (6th/84th)......................Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ...................237.2 (7th/108th) 215.4 (7th/70th)...................... Passing Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) .......................124.6 (1st/2nd) 413.0 (8th/85th).........................Total Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank)........................361.8 (5th/55th)
2012 appalachian state SCHEDULE DATE Sat, Sept. 1 Sat, Sept. 8 Sat, Sept. 15 Sat, Sept. 22 Sat, Sept. 29 Sat, Oct. 6 Sat, Oct. 13 Sat, Oct. 20 Sat, Oct. 27 Sat, Nov. 3 Sat, Nov. 10
OPPONENT at East Carolina MONTANA THE CITADEL* at Chattanooga * COASTAL CAROLINA ELON * at Samford * WOFFORD * at Western Carolina * at Georgia Southern * FURMAN *
TIME/RESULT (TV) L. 13-35 W. 35-27 L. 28-52 W. 34-17 W. 55-14 3:30 p.m. 3 p.m. (2 p.m. CT) 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
SERIES RECORD (ASU-OPP.)/NOTES Pirates score 14 points in fourth quarter ASU beats Grizzlies for first time in program history Mountaineers suffer worst SoCon loss since 2004 ASU scores 24 points in fourth quarter Mountaineers ambush Chanticleers in first half Appalachian State has not lost to Phoenix since 1964 Mountaineers have won all four SoCon games with Bulldogs Terriers broke three-game losing streak with ASU in 2011 Mountaineers dominate series 57-18-1 ASU upset No. 1 Eagles 24-17 in Boone last season Paladins snapped six-game skit to Mountaineers in 2011
ALL CAPS denotes a home game, * denotes Southern Conference game, kickoff times are subject to change.
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SoCON STANDINGS
TEAM WOFFORD SAMFORD GEORGIA SOUTHERN THE CITADEL APPALACHIAN STATE CHATTANOOGA FURMAN ELON WESTERN CAROLINA
CONFERENCE 2 0 1.000 2 1 .667 2 1 .667 2 1 .667 1 1 .500 1 1 .500 1 1 .500 0 2 .000 0 3 .000
OVERALL 4 0 1.000 4 1 .800 3 1 .750 3 2 .600 3 2 .600 2 3 .400 2 3 .400 2 3 .400 1 4 .200
SEPT. 29 GAMES: APPALACHIAN STATE 55, COASTAL CAROLINA 14 FURMAN 45, WESTERN CAROLINA 24 WOFFORD 49, ELON 24 CHATTANOOGA 28, THE CITADEL 10 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 35, SAMFORD 16 OCT. 6 GAMES: FURMAN AT WOFFORD, 1:30 P.M. THE CITADEL AT SAMFORD, 3 P.M. ELON AT APPALACHIAN STATE, 3:30 P.M. GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT WESTERN CAROLINA, 3:30 P.M.
team, stats SCORING OFFENESE TEAM
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TD
FG. XPTS 2PT. POINTS
AVG. 1. WOFFORD
4
29
4
28
0
214
53.5
2. GEROGIA SOUTHERN 4
19
3
17
0
140
35.0 33.0
3. APPALACHIAN STATE
5
21
3
17
0
165
4. FURMAN
5
20
4
17
0
149
29.8
5. THE CITADEL
5
19
5
19
0
148
29.6
6. SAMFORD
5
18
5
16
1
143
28.6
7. WESTERN CAROLINA 5
17
4
15
1
131
26.2
8. ELON
5
14
10 13
1
129
25.8
9. CHATTANOOGA
5
15
4
1
117
23.4
G
TD
FG. XPTS 2PT. POINTS
13
SCORING DEFENSE TEAM AVG. 1. WOFFORD
4
6
3
4
1
51
12.8
2. GEROGIA SOUTHERN 4
6
7
5
0
62
15.5
3. CHATTANOOGA
5
13
5
12
0
105
21.0
4. SAMFORD
5
14
3
13
0
106
21.2
5. THE CITADEL
5
20
1
20
0
143
28.6
6. APPALACHIAN STATE
5
20
2
19
0
145
29.0
7. FURMAN
5
19
7
16
2
157
31.4
8. ELON
5
22
4
21
0
165
33.0
9. WESTERN CAROLINA 5
25
3
24
1
185
37.0