The 2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University

Appalachian State University

Appalachian State University is a comprehensive , public, coeducational university located in Boone, North Carolina, United States. Appalachian State, also referred to as Appalachian, App State, or simply App, is the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system...

 in the college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 season of 2006–2007

2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season

The 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of the college football season, began on August 26, 2006 and concluded on December 15, 2006 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the Massachusetts Minutemen to win the NCAA Division I Football...

. The team was coached by Jerry Moore

Jerry Moore

Gerald Hundley "Jerry" Moore is the current head football coach of the Appalachian State University Mountaineers located in the town of Boone in Watauga County, North Carolina. He has filled the position since 1989. Moore has had a winning record in 19 out of the last 20 seasons. He led the...

 and the Mountaineers

Appalachian State Mountaineers

The Appalachian State Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, United States. The Mountaineers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and have been a member of the Southern Conference since 1972....

 played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Kidd Brewer Stadium is located in Boone, North Carolina and is Appalachian State University's 21,650 seat multi-purpose stadium. Nicknamed "The Rock", the stadium is home to the Mountaineers, the NCAA 2005, 2006, and 2007 Division I FCS national champions. It is also the home of the school's field...

 in Boone, North Carolina

Boone, North Carolina

Boone is a town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, United States. Boone's population was reported as 17,122, as of 2010...

.

The football team competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly I-AA, as a member of the Southern Conference

Southern Conference

The Southern Conference is a Division I college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision . Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North...

. Appalachian is the only university in North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

, public

University of North Carolina

Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...

 or private, to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

 (NCAA) national championship in football. Appalachian won the 2005 Division I-AA Football Championship and repeated as FCS national champions in 2006.

Schedule

NC State

James Madison

Mars Hill

Gardner–Webb

Elon

Chattanooga

Wofford

Georgia Southern

Furman

The Citadel

Western Carolina

Coastal Carolina

Montana State

Youngstown State

Massachusetts

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Final
The Sports Network	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

Awards and honors

• Southern Conference Coach of the Year (coaches and media) — Jerry Moore
  Jerry Moore
  Gerald Hundley "Jerry" Moore is the current head football coach of the Appalachian State University Mountaineers located in the town of Boone in Watauga County, North Carolina. He has filled the position since 1989. Moore has had a winning record in 19 out of the last 20 seasons. He led the...
  
  
• Southern Conference Roy M. "Legs" Hawley Offensive Player of the Year (media) — Kevin Richardson
  Kevin Richardson (American football)
  Kevin Lamont Richardson is a former starting running back for the Appalachian State Mountaineers for the 2005-2007 seasons...
  
  
• Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Kevin Richardson
• Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Marques Murrell
  Marques Murrell
  Marques Murrell is an American football linebacker for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Appalachian State.Murrell has also played for the New York Jets and New England...
  
  
• Southern Conference Freshman of the Year (coaches and media) — Armanti Edwards
  Armanti Edwards
  Armanti Fredrico Edwards is an American football player for the Carolina Panthers. He was the starting quarterback for the Appalachian State Mountaineers football team from 2006–09. He was drafted by the Panthers in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Trophy
  Jacobs Blocking Trophy
  The Jacobs Blocking Trophy is the name of several similar annual college football awards bestowed by a conference upon their best blocker. The awards are named in honor of , the founder and president of Presbyterian College from 1935 to 1945. The trophies are awarded by his sons, Hugh and William...
  
   — Kerry Brown

Team

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;">		ASU	Opp
Scoring	528	223
Points per Game	35.2	14.9
First Downs	319	214
Rushing	194	84
Passing	107	111
Penalty	18	19
Total Offense	6,265	4,154
Avg per Play	6.2	4.4
Avg per Game	417.7	276.9
Fumbles–Lost	34–16	27–13
Penalties–Yards	99–918	75–618
Avg per Game	61.2	41.2

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;"> ASU Opp Punts–Yards 56–2,075 92–3,405   Avg per Punt 37.1 37.0 Time of Possession/Game 31:01 29:54 3rd Down Conversions 82 for 188 65 for 219 4th Down Conversions 15 for 25 9 for 28 Touchdowns Scored 71 27 Field Goals–Attempts 10–14 10–26 PAT–Attempts 70–71 25–25 Attendance 184,911 108,140   Games/Avg per Game 9/20,546 5/21,628

Scores by quarter

2006 statistics at GoASU

External links

• GoASU.com - Official Appalachian State Mountaineers football website