The 2008 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

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 season of 2008–2009

2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season

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. It was the 79th season of play for the Mountaineers. The team was led 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...

, the 2006 Eddie Robinson Award

Eddie Robinson Award

The Eddie Robinson Award is awarded annually to college football's top head coach in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision . The award was established by The Sports Network in 1987 and is voted upon by the division's sports information directors and selected sports writers...

 winner for Coach of the Year. It was his 20th season as head coach. 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

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.

Appalachian completed a perfect Southern Conference

Southern Conference

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 season at 8–0, and became just the fourth football program in conference history to win four straight conference titles. A quarterfinal playoff loss to the Richmond Spiders

Richmond Spiders football

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 ended Appalachian's season, the quest for four consecutive national titles, and snapped the Mountaineers' record string of consecutive playoff victories at 13. Ending the season on a positive note was quarterback

Quarterback

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 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...

, who was honored with the Walter Payton Award

Walter Payton Award

The Walter Payton Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding offensive player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision of college football as chosen by a nationwide panel of media and college sports information directors...

, given annually to the Division I FCS most outstanding offensive player.

Schedule

LSU

Jacksonville

James Madison

Presbyterian

The Citadel

Samford

Georgia Southern

Furman

Wofford

Chattanooga

Elon

Western Carolina

South Carolina State

Richmond

Roster

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma Mater	Year
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...	Head Coach	Baylor Baylor University Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:... , 1961	20th
John Wiley	Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs	East Texas State Texas A&M University–Commerce Texas A&M University–Commerce is a state university located in Commerce, Texas and a member of the Texas A&M University System, the second largest university within the system behind Texas A&M University in College Station.... , 1984	18th
Dale Jones	Linebackers	Tennessee University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States... , 1988	13th
Scott Satterfield	Quarterbacks	Appalachian State, 1996	10th
Shawn Elliott	Offensive Line	Appalachian State, 1996	12th
Chris Moore	Running Backs	Appalachian State, 1999	14th
Mark Speir	Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator	Clemson Clemson University Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.... , 1990	6th
Antonio Carter	Wide Receivers (Split Ends)	Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.... , 2004	1st
Brad Glenn	Wide Receivers (Slot)	Clemson, 1995	4th
Nic Cardwell	Tight Ends	Appalachian State, 2008	1st
John Holt	Offensive Quality Control	Appalachian State, 2008	1st
Brad West	Defensive Quality Control	Appalachian State, 2006	2nd
Trey Elder	Student Assistant	Appalachian State, 2008	1st
Jeff Dillman	Strength & Conditioning	Appalachian State, 2001	3rd

Coach profiles at GoASU

Rankings

Ranking Movement
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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	Wk 13	Final
The Sports Network	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	|- style="text-align:cen>er;"	FCS Coaches	1	2	2	1	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5

Awards and honors

• Walter Payton Award
  Walter Payton Award
  The Walter Payton Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding offensive player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision of college football as chosen by a nationwide panel of media and college sports information directors...
  
   — 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 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) — Armanti Edwards
• Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Armanti Edwards
• Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Jacque Roman

Team

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;">		ASU	Opp
Scoring	522	303
Points per Game	37.3	21.6
First Downs	304	250
Rushing	156	124
Passing	137	106
Penalty	11	20
Total Offense	6,491	4,676
Avg per Play	6.8	4.7
Avg per Game	463.6	334.0
Fumbles–Lost	30–18	23–8
Penalties–Yards	88–761	79–723
Avg per Game	54.4	51.6

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;"> ASU Opp Punts–Yards 60–2,352 82–3,181   Avg per Punt 39.2 38.8 Time of Possession/Game 29:10 30:50 3rd Down Conversions 81 for 177 68 for 214 4th Down Conversions 9 for 19 15 for 36 Touchdowns Scored 72 39 Field Goals–Attempts 8–12 10–17 PAT–Attempts 64–69 37–39 Attendance 201,291 160,876   Games/Avg per Game 8/25,161 6/26,813

Scores by quarter

Rushing

Name	GP–GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Armanti Edwards	13–13	193	1,169	228	941	4.9	11	76	72.4
Robert Welton	11–5	95	558	14	544	5.7	11	72	49.5
Devin Radford	10–3	75	540	20	520	6.9	4	84	52.0
DeAndre Presley	9–1	73	476	61	415	5.7	7	33	46.1
Josh Jackson	14–2	65	328	11	317	4.9	4	27	22.6
Cedric Baker	10–0	19	186	3	183	9.6	0	40	18.3
Devon Moore	3–2	22	133	10	123	5.6	2	40	41.0
Matt Cline	12–2	20	122	3	119	5.9	0	22	9.9
T. J. Courman	14–9	13	69	1	68	5.2	0	15	4.9
CoCo Hillary	14–12	7	37	8	29	4.1	0	13	2.1
Anthony Cruver	5–0	2	21	0	21	10.5	0	18	4.2
Trey Hennessee	14–0	7	18	5	13	1.9	0	7	0.9
Hunter Stewart	14–0	4	17	13	4	1.0	0	13	0.3
Jason Vitaris	14–0	1	1	0	1	1.0	0	1	0.1
Total	–	604	3,675	465	3,210	5.3	39	84	229.3

Passing

Name	GP–GS	Effic	Att–Cmp–Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Armanti Edwards	13–13	170.19	196–306–9	64.1	2,902	30	72	223.2
DeAndre Presley	9–1	147.64	30–45–1	66.7	379	2	58	42.1
CoCo Hillary	14–12	0.00	0–2–0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
Hunter Stewart	14–0	0.00	0–1–0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
Total	–	165.88	226–354–10	63.8	3,281	32	72	234.4

Receiving

Name	GP–GS	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
CoCo Hillary	14–12	56	735	13.1	5	50	52.5
Ben Jorden	14–7	29	506	17.4	6	58	36.1
T. J. Courman	14–9	29	292	10.1	3	48	20.9
Brian Quick	13–4	23	496	21.6	7	58	38.2
Matt Cline	12–2	19	264	13.9	2	35	22.0
Josh Johnson	14–9	16	229	14.3	2	38	16.4
Blake Elder	14–3	13	180	13.8	1	38	12.9
T. Washington	13–1	11	125	11.4	2	44	9.6
B. J. Frazier	14–4	10	120	12.0	1	20	8.6
Robert Welton	11–5	7	86	12.3	1	44	7.8
Devin Radford	10–3	5	178	35.6	2	72	17.8
Josh Jackson	14–2	4	28	7.0	0	13	2.0
Clay McKnight	13–0	2	13	6.5	0	7	1.0
Devon Moore	3–2	1	19	19.0	0	19	6.3
Brad Hardee	13–3	1	10	10.0	0	10	0.8
Total	–	226	3,281	14.5	32	72	234.4

Defense

Name	GP–GS	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense		Interceptions				Fumbles		Blkd Kick
		Solo	Ast	Total	TFL–Yds	No–Yds	BrUp	QBH	No.–Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv–Yds	FF
Jacque Roman	14–14	47	83	130	6.5–30	3.0–23	2	5	2–21	10.5	0	13	4–33	–	–
D. J. Smith	14–14	58	65	123	7.5–21	2.0–8	5	3	–	–	–	–	1–0	–	–
Pierre Banks	14–14	45	53	98	4.0–22	2.0–20	11	2	1–18	18.0	0	18	–	2	–
Cortez Gilbert	14–14	45	27	72	0.5–1	–	17	–	2–0	0	0	0	–	–	1
Mark LeGree	13–13	37	21	58	3.0–19	1.0–13	7	–	10–32	3.2	0	22	–	1	–
A. Williams	14–14	13	42	55	4.5–29	3.0–25	–	4	–	–	–	–	1–11	1	–
Lanston Tanyi	14–9	15	37	52	7.0–28	6.0–25	–	9	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
Ed Gainey	14–10	32	19	51	0.5–0	–	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jabari Fletcher	13–11	21	28	49	12.5–57	6.0–45	2	8	–	–	–	–	–	2	–
Billy Riddle	14–3	20	22	42	1.5–2	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
Malcolm Bennett	13–13	6	31	37	2.0–6	1.0–4	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
Leonard Love	9–7	18	19	37	2.5–5	–	6	–	1–10	10.0	0	10	–	1	–
Travis Dowda	13–5	20	10	30	4.0–42	–	2	–	3–33	11.0	1	33	–	1	–
Quavian Lewis	13–4	10	18	28	8.0–30	3.0–20	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	2	–
Demery Brewer	13–0	12	11	23	1.0–9	1.0–9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Daniel Finnerty	14–2	4	15	19	4.0–9	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
B. Simpkins	13–0	4	12	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Trey Hennessee	14–0	4	10	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brad Hardee	13–3	8	5	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Richard Long	14–0	2	9	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jason Jones	13–0	7	4	11	2.5–9	2.0–9	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Josh Smith	10–0	5	5	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
D. McDuffie	3–3	6	4	10	0.5–1	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gordy Witte	12–0	5	3	8	2.0–11	1.0–7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ellis McDowell	5–0	4	3	7	0.5–1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Josh Davis	7–0	3	4	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tony Robertson	3–3	5	2	7	2.0–13	1.0–9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bobby Bozzo	12–0	4	3	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jason Vitaris	14–0	4	2	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cedric Baker	10–0	3	3	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jared Reine	11–1	4	1	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Daniel Kilgore	14–13	2	2	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Wilson Fitchett	14–0	–	4	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Orry Frye	11–4	1	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Justin Johnson	3–0	1	1	2	0.5–0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mario Acitelli	14–14	–	2	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brandon Olsen	2–0	1	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brad Coley	14–14	1	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dominick Magazu	8–0	1	-	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brian Quick	13–4	1	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Neil Young	14–0	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mitch Mitchener	2–0	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Clay McKnight	13–0	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2–0	–	–
Coad Westra	3–0	1	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Daniel Pratl	3–1	–	1	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
J. Bieschke	14–13	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	–	480	587	1,067	77–345	32–216	69	45	19–114	6.0	1	33	8–44	14	1

Special teams

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Neil Young	55	2,232	0.6	56	5	12	14	1	1	44	44.0	0	0
T. J. Courman	2	55	27.5	34	1	0	1	0	–	–	–	–	–
Adam Kassouf	1	44	44.0	44	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–
DeAndre Presley	1	21	21.0	21	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–
TEAM	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–
Jason Vitaris	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93	5,344	57.5	9	3
Total	60	2,352	39.2	56	6	12	15	1	94	5,388	57.3	9	3

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
B. J. Frazier	29	183	6.3	0	28	–	–	–	–	–
Josh Johnson	7	47	6.7	0	26	–	–	–	–	–
CoCo Hillary	–	–	–	–	–	30	701	23.4	0	48
Richard Long	–	–	–	–	–	8	129	16.1	0	26
Devin Radford	–	–	–	–	–	3	39	13.0	0	20
Matt Cline	–	–	–	–	–	1	19	19.0	0	19
Blake Elder	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0.0	0	0
Travis Dowda	–	–	–	–	–	1	17	17.0	0	17
Tim Frye	–	–	–	–	–	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Total	36	230	6.4	0	28	45	902	20.0	0	48

2008 statistics at GoASU

External links

• GoASU.com - Official Appalachian State Mountaineers football website