Introduction and Media Information

THE ROAD TO A CHAMPIONSHIP
SEPT. 3
SEPT. 10
SEPT. 17
SEPT. 24
OCT. 8
OCT. 15
OCT. 22
OCT. 29
NOV. 5
NOV. 12
NOV. 19
AT EASTERN KENTUCKY
CHATTANOOGA
AT LSU
WESTERN CAROLINA
AT ELON
W, 24-16
L, 36-8
W, 30-3
W, 45-13
L, 31-34
W, 24-7
W, 49-17
W, 35-25
L, 24-0
W, 35-7
W, 52-14
NOV. 26
LAFAYETTE
W, 34-23
AT KANSAS
COASTAL CAROLINA
AT THE CITADEL
AT FURMAN
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
AT WOFFORD
NCAA DIVISION I-AA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND
NCAA DIVISION I-AA PLAYOFFS QUARTERFINALS
DEC. 3
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
W, 38-24
NCAA DIVISION I-AA PLAYOFFS SEMIFINALS
DEC. 10
FURMAN
W, 29-23
NCAA DIVISION I-AA PLAYOFFS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
DEC. 16
NORTHERN IOWA
W, 21-16
2005 ATTENDANCE RECORDS
AVERAGE REGULAR SEASON HOME ATTENDANCE • 23,169
SINGLE-GAME HOME ATTENDANCE • 25,584 VS. WCU
CONSECUTIVE CROWDS OF 20,000+ • 4
AVERAGE CAPACITY • 139.15%
MEDIA INFORMATION
QUICK FACTS
GENERAL INFORMATION
TEAM INFORMATION
Name of School: ..................................... Appalachian State University
2005 Record: ............................................................................ 12-3
Location: ........................................................................ Boone, N.C.
2005 Southern Conference Record/Finish: .............................6-1/1st
Founded: ................................................................................. 1899
Final 2005 National Ranking: ...............................No. 1 (Unanimous)
Enrollment: ...........................................................................14,800
Postseason: ............................ NCAA Division I-AA National Champions
Conference: ....................................................................... Southern
Basic Offense: .......................................................Multiple One-Back
Affiliation: ......................................... NCAA Division I (I-AA football)
Basic Defense: ............................................................................4-3
Nickname: ................................................................... Mountaineers
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...............................................56/14
Colors: ....................................................................... Black and Gold
Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 7/4
Stadium: ....................................................................... Kidd Brewer
Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................ 7/4
Capacity: ...........................................................................17,150
Specialists Returning/Lost: ........................................................ 2/2
Surface: .......................................................................... FieldTurf
COACHING STAFF
Chancellor: ..................................................... Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock
Alma Mater: ..........................................................Mars Hill (1970)
Head Coach: ...................................................................Jerry Moore
Athletics Director: ......................................................... Charlie Cobb
Alma Mater: ............................................................. Baylor (1961)
Alma Mater: ......................................... North Carolina State (1990)
Record at Appalachian/Seasons: .......................... 140-67 (.676)/17
Associate Athletics Director/Football: ................................ Jay Sutton
Career Record/Seasons: .................................. 167-115-2 (.592)/24
Alma Mater: ......................................................Appalachian (1997)
Office Phone: .........................................................(828) 262-2501
Athletics Department Phone: .....................................(828) 262-4010
Best Time to Reach: ................................. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Weekdays
Ticket Office Phone: ..................................................(828) 262-2079
Offensive Line: ............................... Shawn Elliott (Appalachian, 1996)
or 1-800-919-APPS
Wide Receivers: ....................Lonnie Galloway (Western Carolina, 1994)
Tight Ends: ............................................. Brad Glenn (Clemson, 1995)
FOOTBALL HISTORY
Linebackers: .......................................... Dale Jones (Tennessee, 1988)
First Year: ............................................................................... 1928
Running Backs: ................................ Chris Moore (Appalachian, 1999)
All-Time Record: ........................................... 489-293-28 (76 seasons)
Quarterbacks: .............................Scott Satterfield (Appalachian, 1996)
Southern Conference Record: ........................... 153-76-5 (34 seasons)
Def. Line/Recruiting Coordinator: .............Mark Speir (Clemson, 1990)
Southern Conference Championships: ......................................... Six
Def. Coordinator/Def. Backs: ......... John Wiley (East Texas State, 1984)
Years: ..................................................1986, ‘87, ‘91, ‘95, ‘99, 2005
Defensive Assistant: .......................Jason Blalock (Appalachian, 2004)
I-AA Playoff Appearances: ........................................................... 13
Strength and Conditioning: ..............Jeff Dillman (Appalachian, 2001)
Years: ........1986, ‘87, ‘89, ‘91, ‘92, ‘94, ‘95, ‘98, ‘99, 2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘05
SPORTS INFORMATION
Record: ............................................................................... 12-12
NCAA Division I-AA National Championships:.............................. One
Sports Information Director/Football Contact: ..................Mike Flynn
Year: .................................................................................... 2005
Office/Mobile/FAX: .. (828) 262-2845/(828) 964-6406/(828) 262-6106
Bowl Games: ............................................................................. Nine
Email: ....................................................... flynnmh@appstate.edu
Years: .................................... 1937, ‘38, ‘48, ‘49, ‘50 (2), ‘54 (2), ‘55
Website: ..............................................................www.GoASU.com
Record: ...................................................................................3-6
Assistant Directors: ....................................Ty Patton, Jessica Schmick
All-Americans: ............................................................................ 60
Intern: .............................................................................Simon Ault
Academic All-Americans: ............................................................ Six
Student Assistants:......... Reynolds Patterson, Erin Souther, Daniel Clark
2006 MOUNTAINEER SCHEDULE
DATE
OPPONENT
Sept. 2
at NC State
Sept. 9
James Madison
Sept. 16
Mars Hill
Sept. 23
at Gardner-Webb
Sept. 30
Elon*
Oct. 7
at Chattanooga*
Oct. 14
Wofford*
Oct. 21
at Georgia Southern*
Oct. 28
Furman*
Nov. 4
The Citadel*
Nov. 11
at Western Carolina*
* — Southern Conference game
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SERIES RECORD (ASU-OPP.)/GAME NOTES
0-5/Mountaineers are 3-3 in last six matchups versus Atlantic Coast Conference competition
10-3/Last two I-AA national champions clash; ASU is 55-18-2 in home openers, 15-2 under Moore
0-0/First-ever meeting between Mountaineers and Chancellor Dr. Ken Peacock’s alma mater
3-0/Appalachian is 30-6-2 all-time against current members of the Big South Conference
24-9-1/Apps have beaten Phoenix by average score of 45-11 in three SoCon meetings
19-10/Mountaineers return to site of national championship game triumph
13-9/Appalachian is 9-2 all-time against the Terriers in Boone
10-10-1/ASU looks for first win in Statesboro since 1996
12-21-3/Mountaineers have won five-straight over Furman at KBS, including 2005 I-AA semis
23-11/Apps unbeaten at home versus the Bulldogs since 1992
51-18-1/ASU has won 19 of the last 21 battles for the Old Mountain Jug
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
MEDIA INFORMATION
National Championship in the News........................................................ IFC-1
2005 National Champions .........................................................................2-3
Welcome to The Rock ................................................................................. 4
Quick Facts/Schedule................................................................................. 5
Table of Contents/Credits ........................................................................... 6
Media Directory......................................................................................... 7
Media Information/ASU Sports Information ................................................. 8
Getting to Boone....................................................................................... 9
Appalachian Sports Network ................................................................. 10-12
Southern Conference ................................................................................13
SoCon Composite Schedule/Commissioner’s and Germann Cups ......................14
2005 IN REVIEW
2005 Statistics .................................................................................... 90-95
2005 Game Stories and Box Scores....................................................... 96-110
2005 Honor Roll ..................................................................................... 111
2005 Southern Conference Statistics.................................................... 112-13
2005 Southern Conference Awards............................................................ 114
RECORD BOOK
Rushing ........................................................................................... 116-17
Receiving ......................................................................................... 118-19
Passing ............................................................................................ 120-21
Total Offense ......................................................................................... 122
All-Purpose/Service ................................................................................ 123
Scoring ................................................................................................. 124
Kicking ................................................................................................. 125
Punting ................................................................................................ 126
Punt Returns ......................................................................................... 127
Kickoff Returns ...................................................................................... 128
Offensive Line ........................................................................................ 129
Tackles............................................................................................. 130-31
Interceptions ......................................................................................... 132
Misc. Defensive ...................................................................................... 133
Team Offensive ...................................................................................... 134
Team Defensive ...................................................................................... 135
Misc. Team ....................................................................................... 136-37
Year-By-Year Statistics ............................................................................ 138
The Last Time ........................................................................................ 139
Southern Conference Statistical Champions ............................................... 140
SEASON OUTLOOK
Numerical Roster ................................................................................. 16-17
Alphabetical Roster/Pronunciation Guide ....................................................18
Depth Chart.............................................................................................19
Season Preview ................................................................................... 20-22
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Jerry Moore ....................................................................... 24-27
Assistant Coaches ................................................................................ 28-32
Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb ...............................................................33
ASU Athletics Staff ..................................................................................34
MEET THE MOUNTAINEERS
Zach Amedro-Daniel Bettis ................................................................... 36-37
Jonathan Bieschke-Nic Cardwell ............................................................ 38-39
Sidney Cecil-Trey Elder......................................................................... 40-41
Les Ellis-Bryon Heath .......................................................................... 42-43
Trey Hennessee-Reynaldo Hunter .......................................................... 44-45
Matt Isenhour-Mike King...................................................................... 46-47
Brandon Knox-Corey Lynch................................................................... 48-49
Clint Manuel-Clay McKnight.................................................................. 50-51
Marquis Melvin-Marques Murrell ............................................................ 52-53
Jacob Newton-Kevin Richardson ............................................................ 54-55
Billy Riddle-Cory Rycroft ...................................................................... 56-57
Shea Sample-Cam Speer ....................................................................... 58-59
Hunter Stewart-Gary Tharrington .......................................................... 60-61
Jerome Touchstone-Jeremy Wiggins ....................................................... 62-63
Dominique Wilson-Neil Young ............................................................... 64-65
Incoming Freshmen Profiles .................................................................. 66-68
ASU IN THE POSTSEASON
Appalachian in the Postseason ................................................................. 142
Appalachian I-AA Playoff Records ....................................................... 143-45
I-AA Playoff Games Box Scores............................................................ 146-50
SoCon I-AA Playoff History................................................................. 151-52
HISTORY AND TRADITIONS
Yosef .................................................................................................... 154
Old Mountain Jug ................................................................................... 155
No. 23 John Settle ................................................................................. 156
No. 32 Dexter Coakley............................................................................. 157
No. 38 Dino Hackett ............................................................................... 158
Appalachian Heroes ................................................................................ 159
All-Americans ................................................................................... 160-61
Honors and Awards ............................................................................ 162-63
Conference Honors ................................................................................. 164
All-Southern Conference .................................................................... 165-66
Most Memorable Games ...................................................................... 167-70
“The Miracle on the Mountain” ................................................................ 171
“The Fumble” ........................................................................................ 172
All-Time Roster ................................................................................. 173-81
75th Anniversary team/ASU Athletics Hall of Fame .................................... 182
Year-By-Year Records ......................................................................... 183-84
Year-By-Year Conference Records .............................................................. 185
All-Time Coaching Records ...................................................................... 186
Mentors From the Mountain..................................................................... 187
All-Time Scores ................................................................................. 188-94
National Rankings/Television Appearances ................................................ 195
Kidd Brewer Stadium ......................................................................... 196-97
Openers ................................................................................................ 198
Year-By-Year Attendance ......................................................................... 199
Mountaineers in the Pros ........................................................................ 200
2006 OPPONENTS
NC State Wolfpack ....................................................................................70
James Madison Dukes ...............................................................................71
Mars Hill Lions .........................................................................................72
Gardner-Webb Bulldogs .............................................................................73
Elon Phoenix ...........................................................................................74
Chattanooga Mocs ....................................................................................75
Wofford Terriers .......................................................................................76
Georgia Southern Eagles............................................................................77
Furman Paladins ......................................................................................78
The Citadel Bulldogs .................................................................................79
Western Carolina Catamounts .....................................................................80
Series Versus 2006 Opponents ............................................................... 81-84
Series Record Versus All Opponents ....................................................... 85-86
Appalachian Versus I-AA Conferences .........................................................87
Appalachian Versus I-A Conferences ...........................................................88
THE UNIVERSITY
Appalachian State University.............................................................. 202-06
Boone, North Carolina ........................................................................ 207-08
CREDITS
Design and Editor: Mike Flynn
Special Editorial Assistance: Ty Patton, Jessica Schmick
Editorial Assistance: Simon Ault, Daniel Clark, Drew Devine, Erin Flynn,
David Jackson, Leila Jackson, Reynolds Patterson, Erin Souther,
Adam Witten
Cover Design: Leila Jackson
2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Photography: ASU athletics archives, The Appalachian, Baltimore Ravens,
Big South Conference, Charloitte Observer, Keith Cline, Dallas Cowboys, Willis
Glasgow (WG Photos), Green Bay Packers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Leila Jackson,
NCAA Photography, Mike Rominger (ASU public affairs), David Scearce, Bill
Sheffield, Southern Conference, St. Louis Rams, Troy Tuttle
(ASU ITC/Media Services), Watauga Democrat, Winston-Salem Journal
Printing: Multi-Ad Printing (Joe Dalphonso, Marcia Schwarz), Peoria, Ill.
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MEDIA INFORMATION
MEDIA DIRECTORY
PRINT
CONTACT
ADDRESS
PHONE
EMAIL
The Appalachian ..................... Erik Rhyne ...............Box 9025, Boone, NC 28608 .................................(828) 262-3104 ........ theapp@appstate.edu
Asheville Citizen-Times ............ Andrew Pearson ........P.O. Box 2090, Asheville, NC 29802 .......................(828) 252-5611 ........ scoreboard@citizen-times.com
Associated Press ...................... TBA ........................4020 W. Chase, Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27607 .........(919) 833-8687 ........ apraleigh@ap.org
The Charlotte Observer ............. David Scott/Harry Pickett .P.O. Box 32188, Charlotte, NC 28232 .....................(704) 358-5125 ........ obsports@charlotteobserver.com
The Hickory Daily Record ......... Chris Hobbs .............P.O. Box 968, Hickory, NC 28603...........................(828) 322-4510 ........ chobbs@hickoryrecord.com
News & Record ........................ Joe Sirera ................P.O. Box 20848, Greensboro, NC 27420 ..................(336) 373-7062 ........ jsirera@news-record.com
The News & Observer................ Sherry Johnson ........215 S. McDowell St., Raleigh, NC 27602.................(919) 829-4560 ........ sports@newsobserver.com
Watauga Democrat................... Steve Behr ...............P.O. Box 3050, Boone, NC 28607 ...........................(828) 264-3612 ........ sports@wataugademocrat.com
Wilkes Journal-Patriot ............. Justin Griffin ...........P.O. Box 70, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 ...............(336) 838-4117 ........ wjpsports@charter.net
Winston-Salem Journal ............ Tommy Bowman .......P.O. Box 3159, Winston-Salem, NC 27102 ...............(336) 727-7211 ........ jbowman@wsjournal.com
MISC.
CONTACT
ADDRESS
PHONE
EMAIL
ESPN ...................................... Mike Moore ..............ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT 06010...............................(860) 766-2000 ........ mike.moore@espn.com
ESPN SportsTicker ................... Traci Touhy ..............600 Plaza Two, Jersey City, NJ 07311 ....................(800) 367-8935 ........ traci.touhy@sportsticker.com
FOX Sports Net South .............. Jamie Kimbrough .....One CNN Center, Suite 660, Atlanta, GA 30303 .......(404) 230-7318 ........ jkimbrough@foxsports.net
I-AA.org................................. David Coulson ..........510 Laurel Circle W, Deep Gap, NC 28618 ...............(828) 264-0012 ........ coulson@boone.net
The Sports Network ................. Matt Dougherty ........2200 Byberry Road, Hatboro, PA 19040 .................(800) 227-7249 ........ mdougherty@sportsnetwork.com
CFAA ..................................... Otto Fad ..................P.O. Box 92086, Lakeland, FL 33804 ......................(941) 604-5962 ........ ofad@tampabay.rr.com
RADIO
CONTACT
ADDRESS
PHONE
EMAIL
Appalachian Sports Network ..... Adam Witten............307 Varsity Gym, Boone, NC 28608 .......................(828) 262-7167 ........ wittenab@appstate.edu
WASU-FM ............................... Carl Tyrie .................Wey Hall, Boone, NC 28608 ..................................(828) 262-3170 ........ tyriech@appstate.edu
WATA-AM/WZJS-FM ................. Mike Kelly ...............738 Blowing Rock Rd., Boone, NC 28607 ...............(828) 264-2411 ........ mike@wecr1023.com
WXIT-AM/WECR-FM ................. Jeff Fancher .............738 Blowing Rock Rd., Boone, NC 28607 ...............(828) 264-8255 ........ jfancher58@yahoo.com
WFNZ-AM ............................... D.J. Stout ................1520 South Blvd., Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28203 ..(704) 319-9369 ........ dj@wfnz.com
WBLO-AM/WIST-FM ................. Bill Kimm ................P.O. Box 5663, High Point, NC 27262 ....................(336) 887-0983 ........ bkimm@790theball.com
WRBZ-AM ............................... Adam Gold ...............5000 Falls Of the Neuse Rd., Ste. 308, Raleigh, NC 27609 ....(919) 875-9100 ........ adamgold@850thebuzz.com
WHKY-AM .............................. Jason Savage ...........526 Main Ave. SE, Hickory, NC 28602 ....................(828) 322-5115 ........ jsavage@whky.com
WPWT-AM .............................. Mike Cox .................340 Edgemont Ave., Ste. 100, Bristol, TN 37620 .....(423) 878-6391 ........ argproduction@gmail.com
TELEVISION
CONTACT
ADDRESS
PHONE
EMAIL
MTN....................................... Bill Fisher ................P.O. Box 1910, Boone, NC 28607 ...........................(828) 262-0990 ........ info@mtntv.com
WBTV (CBS/Ch. 3) ................... Delano Little ............One Julian Price Place, Charlotte, NC 28208 ...........(704) 374-3500 ........ dlittle@wbtv.com
WCNC-TV (NBC/Ch. 6) .............. Chuck Howard ..........1001 Woodridge Ctr. Dr., Charlotte, NC 28217 ........(704) 329-3666 ........ choward@wcnc.com
WSOC-TV (ABC/Ch. 9) .............. Blaine Kummet .........P.O. Box 34665, Charlotte, NC 28236 .....................(704) 335-4746 ........ blaine.kummet@cox.com
WCCB-TV (FOX/Ch. 18) ............. Bruce Snyder ............One Television Place, Charlotte, NC 28205 ..............(704) 372-1800 ........ bsnyder@foxcharlotte.tv
WFMY-TV (CBS/Ch. 2) .............. Doug Kerr ................P.O. Box TV2, Greensboro, NC 27420 ......................(336) 379-9369 ........ gkerr@wfmy.gannett.com
WGHP-TV (FOX/Ch. 8) .............. Rich Brenner ............P.O. Box HP-8, High Point, NC 27261 ....................(336) 841-6397 ........ rbrenner@wghp.com
WXII-TV (NBC/Ch. 12) .............. Dave Goren ..............P.O. Box 11847, Winston-Salem, NC 27116 .............(336) 721-9944 ........ dgoren@hearst.com
WCYB-TV (NBC/Ch. 5) .............. Paul Johnson ...........P.O. Box 2069, Bristol, VA 24203 ..........................(276) 669-4161 ........ sports@wcyb.com
WJHL-TV (CBS/Ch. 11) ............. Kenny Hawkins ........P.O. Box 1130, Johnson City, TN 37605 .................(423) 434-4544 ........ khawkins@wjhl.com
WLOS-TV (ABC/Ch. 13)............. Stan Pamfilis ............P.O. Box 1300, Asheville, NC 28802 .......................(828) 651-4563 ........ sports@wlos.com
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MEDIA INFORMATION
PRESS CREDENTIALS
Official media outlets and professional scouts
may request credentials by contacting ASU sports
information director Mike Flynn. Requests should be
made in writing, on company letterhead, and either
faxed or emailed to Flynn (see contact info below).
Confirmation of your request will be made through
Sports Information intern Simon Ault upon receipt.
No phone requests will be accepted.
Season credentials will be issued in August,
while single-game passes are issued on a gameby-game basis. For media covering a team visiting
Appalachian, credentials will be sent to the opposing
school’s sports information director for distribution
in advance.
Requests made the week of the game will be
held for pickup until 4 p.m. Friday at the Sports
Information Office in Varsity Gym. On gameday,
credentials may be picked up in-person (with
identification), beginning three hours prior to
kickoff at the will-call window at the west gate of
Kidd Brewer Stadium. Credentials must be displayed
at all times during the game.
Every effort will be made to fill each request.
Appalachian State University reserves the right
to revoke passes due to misconduct and/or
misrepresentation.
Per NCAA rules, credentials must be re-issued for
playoff games. Media outlets will be contacted with
regards to playoff credentials should Appalachian
clinch a playoff berth.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Credential requests should be made to the ASU
sports information office per the above guidelines.
Photographers are permitted to work the sidelines
(except between the 25-yard lines) and beyond the
end zones. Team video and television will film from
the filming boxes located below the press box. Video
areas are covered and have electrical power.
PRESS BOX
Appalachian’s press facilities are located on the
west side of Kidd Brewer Stadium, on level P of the
press tower elevator. The level is reserved for the
media and home and visiting coaching personnel.
Scoreboard and public address personnel are also
housed in the press box. The press box opens three
hours prior to kickoff and remains open as long as
necessary following the game.
PHONE/INTERNET LINES
Multiple telephones, high-speed internet
(Ethernet) lines and wireless high-speed internet are
available to working media in the press box working
area. One fax machine will be on-hand throughout
the day.
Photographers should be aware that ASU’s oncampus internet system, which is the high-speed
connection available in the press box, has firewalls
that have blocked access to some photo servers in the
past. Photographers should have a means to upload
photos via dial-up access in case their server is
unavailable through the ASU system.
BROADCASTING
Permission to broadcast must be secured at least
two weeks in advance from David Jackson, associate
athletics director for public affairs, at (828) 2622018.
Appalachian operates a reciprocal two-line “tradeout” system for most opponents. Lines are available
to non-conference opponents through a line fee.
Broadcast booths are located in the press box.
One visiting station or network (as designated by
the opponent) is granted broadcast rights. Line
installations must be ordered by the individual
station. The number for ordering, is (828) 378-6300.
For installation purposes, the stadium address is 100
Jack Branch Drive, Boone, N.C. 28608.
MID-WEEK INTERVIEWS
All Appalachian student-athlete interviews must
be arranged through sports information director Mike
Flynn. We ask the cooperation of the media in not
phoning the players at home or interviewing at
times other than those designated.
Players will be available for interviews following
practice, Monday-Wednesday. Should media be
unable to attend practice, a phone interview can be
arranged for immediately after practice.
To interview a member of the coaching staff,
please call the football office at (828) 262-2501. The
best time to reach members of the coaching staff is
during the week between 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For any special interview requests, please contact
Mike Flynn.
POSTGAME INTERVIEWS
For games played at Kidd Brewer Stadium, the
opponent’s head coach and selected players, followed
by Appalachian head coach Jerry Moore and selected
ASU players, will be available in the Mountaineer
Room of Owens Field House as soon as possible
following the conclusion of the game.
Media should see Mike Flynn before the end of the
third quarter of all road games for an explanation of
postgame interview procedures.
APPALACHIAN’S LOCKER ROOM IS
CLOSED TO MEDIA AT ALL TIMES!
SOCON TELECONFERENCE
Appalachian head coach Jerry Moore kicks
off each weekly SoCon coaches’ teleconference,
beginning at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays throughout the
season. Media may contact the SoCon Public Affairs
office at (864) 591-5100 for access numbers to the
weekly teleconference.
PARKING
Requests for media parking should be made when
requesting credentials. Special parking needs will
be considered whenever possible. Press parking is
available on a first-come, first-serve basis in the first
lot on Jack Branch Drive. When the primary media
lot is full, media will be directed to an overflow lot.
APPALACHIAN SPORTS INFORMATION
MIKE FLYNN
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR
flynnmh@appstate.edu
TY PATTON
ASST. SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR
pattonts@appstate.edu
JESSICA SCHMICK
ASST. SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR
schmickjr@appstate.edu
PHONE: (828) 262-2268
FAX: (828) 262-6106
WEBSITE: WWW.GOASU.COM
MAILING ADDRESS:
P.O. BOX 32116
BOONE, NC 28608
SHIPPING ADDRESS:
307 VARSITY GYM
BOONE, NC 28608
STUDENT ASSISTANTS
SIMON AULT
SPORTS INFORMATION INTERN
REYNOLDS PATTERSON
ERIN SOUTHER
DANIEL CLARK
Appalachian Sports Information’s staff:
Mike Flynn, Jessica Schmick and Ty Patton
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GETTING TO BOONE
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Boone and its neighboring
community, Blowing Rock,
form a dynamic tandem. The
communities have been recognized
by an assortment of magazines and
organizations as one of the Best
Small Towns in America and as one
of the nation’s premier locations
for Mountain Living.
A four-season playground, the
area has something for everyone.
The mountains and the natural,
scenic beauty are the region’s
greatest assets.
The skiing capital of the Southeast, with four popular ski resorts
only minutes from Boone, there are more than 30 waterfalls to visit in
the area. (For more on Boone and the High Country, see pages 207-08)
rowing in stature as the
commercial center and financial
hub of northwestern North Carolina,
Boone is the brightest star in the
constellation of communities that
dot the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Watauga County holds one of
North Carolina’s most progressive
public school systems, safe and
friendly neighborhoods, a full
spectrum of shopping alternatives
and modern, well-equipped health
care facilities. Adding to the overall
quality of life are year-round
recreational, dining and entertainment opportunities that appeal to
people of all ages.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
From the Northeast
via I-81 and I-77:
Take I-81 south to I-77, west of
Radford, Va. Proceed south on
I-77 into North Carolina. Exit
onto US 421 North and travel
approximately 60 miles to Boone.
In Boone, turn left at light onto
Hardin St. and then right onto
Rivers St. at the next light. At
the second light, turn left onto
Stadium Dr. and then right into
the Kidd Brewer Stadium parking
areas.
From the South via I-77:
Proceed north on I-77 through
Charlotte and Statesville.
Continue on I-77 North
until you reach the I-77/US
421 interchange. Exit onto
Highway 421 North and travel
approximately 60 miles to Boone.
In Boone, turn left at light onto
Hardin St. and then right onto
Rivers St. at the next light. At
the second light, turn left onto
Stadium Dr. and then right into
the Kidd Brewer Stadium parking
areas.
From the West via I-40
(Asheville and/or Hickory):
In Asheville, take I-40 East to
US 221 in Marion. Exit onto US
221 North and follow to Linville.
In Linville, take US 105 North
to Boone. In Boone, at the
intersection of highways 105 &
321, turn left onto US 321 North.
Follow to campus.
—OR—
When traveling on I-40 in the
Hickory area, exit onto US 321
North and travel approximately
50 miles to Boone. Follow
Highway 321 North to campus.
From the East
via I-40 and I-85:
Proceed to Winston-Salem on
I-40. Exit onto US 421 North
in Winston-Salem and travel
approximately 86 miles to Boone.
In Boone, turn left at light onto
Hardin St. and then right onto
Rivers St. at the next light. At
the second light, turn left onto
Stadium Dr. and then right into
the Kidd Brewer Stadium parking
areas.
DRIVING DISTANCES FROM BOONE (IN MILES)
MAJOR CITIES IN THE SOUTHEAST
2005 AWAY SITES
Johnson City, Tenn. ........................................................ 57
Boiling Springs, N.C. ....................................................... 98
Charlotte, N.C. ............................................................... 84
Cullowhee, N.C. .............................................................133
Greensboro, N.C. ...........................................................104
Raleigh, N.C..................................................................187
Knoxville, Tenn. ............................................................152
Chattanooga, Tenn. .......................................................270
Columbia, S.C. ..............................................................181
Statesboro, N.C. ............................................................337
Raleigh, N.C..................................................................187
Atlanta, Ga. ..................................................................274
Richmond, Va. ..............................................................300
Nashville, Tenn. ............................................................338
Hilton Head, S.C. ..........................................................346
Washington, D.C............................................................414
Jacksonville, Fla............................................................476
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APPALACHIAN SPORTS NETWORK
W
ith a presence in seven states and every major media market in North
In addition to his duties as chief network engineer off the air at each
Carolina, the Appalachian Sports Network provides its listeners with
game site, Sparks’ on-air duties include co-hosting Pigskin Prelude and in-game
innovative radio programming surrounding America’s premier mid-major athletics
statistical updates. Tim and his wife, Jodi, were married in July 2002 and have a
program. ASN produces play-by-play coverage of Appalachian State University
one-year-old son, Kadon. The family lives in Winston-Salem.
football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball and volleyball, along
Adam Witten returns for his fouth season as the network’s sideline reporter
with a weekly coaches’ call-in show, entitled Mountaineer Talk. Additionally, ASN
and co-host of Pigskin Prelude. In addition to bringing fans in-game updates from
powers the Southern Conference Sports Network, providing live play-by-play of
field level, the Bradenton, Fla. native has worked as an analyst for Appalachian
SoCon Championships and special events.
men’s basketball and baseball and as the play-by-play voice of Mountaineer
ASN’s flagship station is the 100,000-watt superstation WKBC, 97.3-
women’s basketball during his six years with the network. As ASU’s director of
FM. WKBC’s coverage area includes 45 counties spread over five states: North
external operations, Witten is also responsible for much of ASN’s video projects,
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Combined with
including production of the network’s weekly television shows and ELEVATED, the
the network’s other 11 stations, Appalachian football broadcasts will have the
commemorative DVD of the 2005 national championship.
Entering his fifth campaign on staff, Ben Blevins serves as game day
ability to reach nearly 10 million listeners during the 2006 campaign.
David Jackson enters his seventh season handling the play-by-play duties
for ASN. A 2000 Appalachian alumnus, Jackson has been involved with the
studio engineer, overseeing operations from ASN Central for both home and away
contests.
ASN also welcomes two new members to its football crew in 2006, longtime
Appalachian Sports Network since 1997.
As a senior intern with ASN, Jackson filled the roles of football sideline
reporter and men’s basketball color analyst and chief statistician. Jackson took
western North Carolina broadcasting personalities Bill Fisher and Randy
Jackson.
Fisher, a 30-year broadcasting veteran who has been a fixture in the High
over the play-by-play reigns in February 2000 and followed the men’s basketball
Country since 1982, is the host of MTN Morning on Mountain Television Network
team to an NCAA Tournament appearance.
Born in Carbondale, Ill., Jackson worked as a student assistant in the
and has been the public address announcer for ASU football and men’s basketball
Appalachian Sports Information office from 1996-2000. A native of Greensboro,
for the better part of the last two decades. “Fish,” as he is known across the High
N.C., Jackson spent the summer of 1999 as a broadcast communications intern
Country, will join Witten and Sparks as a co-host of Pigskin Prelude. Fish will
with the Winston-Salem Warthogs, Class A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.
continue as the P.A. voice of the Mountaineers in addition to his role with Pigskin
In addition to his play-by-play duties, Jackson serves as host of Appalachian
Prelude.
Football Weekly and Mountaineer Basketball with Houston Fancher, ASN’s weekly
A television personality in North Carolina’s Triad market for over 20 years,
football and basketball television coaches’ shows. He is also the exclusive host
Randy Jackson makes his return to collegiate athletics as the studio host for
of Inside The Southern Conference and the play-by-play voice of the SoCon men’s
Mountaineer football on ASN. Jackson possesses a strong knowledge of the NCAA
basketball and baseball championships for SCSN.
Division I-AA football and SoCon scenes, having served as the radio voice of
Jackson, who was named ASU’s associate athletics director for public affairs
Southern Illinois University athletics in the 1970s and in various capacities
in December 2004, married ASU athletics’ director of multimedia design Leila
for ASN broadcasts over the course of the past decade. Currently the staff
Pratt in October 2002.
meteorologist at FM Talk 101.1 WTZK in Greensboro, Jackson is also the co-
Legendary Mountaineer quarterback Steve Brown returns to the booth for
founder of the Hazardous Weather Preparedness Institute.
the Appalachian Sports Network football broadcast crew in 2006,
as he provides color commentary.
Brown began his second stint with ASN in 2004, serving as
sideline reporter for all football broadcasts, conducting interviews
and providing analysis from field level. No stranger to the broadcast
booth, he served as color analyst for ASN from 1992-97.
A 1982 Appalachian graduate, Brown was a two-time allSouthern Conference honoree. He ranks second in program history
with 6,533 career passing yards.
Employed as a Territory Sales Representative for ASC
Construction Equipment in Arden, N.C., Brown and his wife, the
former Jeanne Crisp, a 1983 ASU graduate, reside in Weaverville,
N.C. with their two children: Christopher, 16 and Hanna, 11.
Tim Sparks is back for his 10th season with the Appalachian
Sports Network, and his eighth campaign as the chief network
engineer. Sparks is a 1994 Appalachian alumnus and a 1997
graduate of the Carolina School of Broadcasting in Charlotte.
In addition to his work with ASN, Sparks’ broadcast experience
includes a stint as morning drive D.J. and sports anchor at WIFM
in Elkin in 1998. He is currently a teacher and coach at R.J.
Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Tim Sparks, David Jackson, Adam Witten (left to right) and Steve Brown (inset) will be
joined by longtime North Carolina broadcasting personalities for ASN’s expanded coverage
of Mountaineer football in 2006.
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APPALACHIAN SPORTS NETWORK
GAMEDAY PROGRAMMING LINEUP
• Pigskin Prelude: Each Mountaineer football broadcast begins two hours prior to kickoff with
the Pigskin Prelude, presented by Sagebrush Steakhouse. Live from the Mountaineer Tailgate
area, this hour-long show is broadcast from the heart of the pregame activity during each
football game week. At Mountaineer home games, the Pigskin Prelude crew of Adam Witten, Tim
Sparks and Bill Fisher will broadcast live from the Raley Lot tailgating zone, one of the most
electric pregame activity areas in all of college football.
With fan interviews, “Mountaineer Flashback” and game specific promotions and prizes,
2006
RADIO AFFILIATES
THE 100,000-WATT
FLAGSHIP STATION OF THE
APPALACHIAN SPORTS NETWORK
97.3 FM WKBC
NORTH WILKESBORO
CHARLOTTE
WKBC-FM 97.3
North Wilkesboro, Charlotte, Hickory,
Statesville, Winston-Salem, High Country
WNMX-FM 106.1
Charlotte
WCGC-AM 1270
Gastonia, Charlotte
WAVO-AM 1150
Rock Hill, S.C., Charlotte
WHVN-AM 1240
Charlotte
WATA-AM 1450
Boone
Pigskin Prelude will help get you in the mood for college football, Appalachian style.
• Mountaineer Gameday: Mountaineer Gameday hits the airwaves 60 minutes prior to
kickoff. Randy Jackson guides listeners into game mode with in-depth features, a Gameday
Conversation with a member of the Mountaineers and the most comprehensive Southern
Conference and I-AA score updates in the nation on the Carolina Ford Dealers Scoreboard
Report.
• Countdown To Kickoff: Countdown to Kickoff takes fans through the final half hour of
pregame coverage. Each week, listeners go inside the locker room with the opposing head coach
as well as the 18th-year Head Mountaineer Jerry Moore.
“Keys to the Game” with the offensive and defensive staffs, an exclusive injury update
from the training room and a weekly look at the gameday weather get listeners ready for the
excitement of Mountaineer football.
• Game Broadcast: David Jackson and Appalachian Hall of Famer Steve Brown call the action
on ASN. Brown, one of the most prolific passers in ASU and SoCon history, returns to the
booth for his eighth season as color analyst, while Jackson enters his seventh season as “Voice
of the Mountaineers.”
Adam Witten serves as the Mast General Store Sideline Reporter and Tim Sparks provides
statistical updates during broadcasts.
WXIT-AM 1200
Blowing Rock
• Fifth Quarter Show: After the game, the entire crew takes you inside the Appalachian locker
WKRX-FM 96.7
Roxboro, Raleigh
scores, analysis and statistics.
WBLO-AM 790
Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point,
Thomasville
WPET-AM 950
Greensboro, Burlington
WDNC-AM 620
Durham
room for the Fifth Quarter Show, presented by Skybest Long Distance, complete with interviews,
• Saturday Evening Quarterback: Also presented by Sky Best Long Distance, fans can participate in the Saturday Evening Quarterback during the Fifth Quarter Show. ASN Analysts Steve
Brown and Randy Jackson provide answers to callers comments and questions.
To be a part of the program, fans can call toll-free to (877) ASU-TALK.
WPWT-AM 870
Bristol, Tenn./Va., Johnson City, Tenn.,
Abingdon, Va.
ASN ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
TRZ Services
Worldwide Phone Interface
ASN’s Official Webcasting Partner – E-Verian. The Boone-based company provides streaming
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Live internet streaming
free service by clicking on the broadcast icon on the www.GoASU.com main page.
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Each Appalachian Sports Network broadcast can be heard via the World Wide Web through
services for all game broadcasts as well as each edition of Mountaineer Talk. Fans can access this
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ASN TELEVISION
The Appalachian Sports Network boasts the most advanced television operation in the
Southern Conference, thus allowing Appalachian Athletics to be viewed in more markets. ASN
produces 24 weekly TV coach’s shows for football and men’s basketball during their respective
seasons. Fans can also view NBC affiliates WXII in the Triad and WCNC in Charlotte for the best
Mountaineer coverage in western North Carolina. A weekly feature on Appalachian football will
air on WXII each Wednesday night during the station’s 6 p.m. newscast and every Saturday
during its morning broadcasts.
2006
TELEVISION AFFILIATES
Comcast Sports Southeast
APPALACHIAN FOOTBALL WEEKLY
With a potential audience of over eight million viewers, Appalachian Football Weekly hits
the airwaves each week from late August through December, bringing fans all of the action
surrounding Mountaineer football.
Each week, ASN takes fans back to the big game with complete highlight packages along
Across North and South Carolina,
with commentary and insight from head coach Jerry Moore. AFW also includes a feature story of
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
the week, the previous game’s top plays and scores from around the Southern Conference, as well
Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia
as an update on the rest of the athletics scene on campus.
and West Virginia
Mountain Television Network
Check local listings or www.GoASU.com for AFW’s air times in your area.
APPVISION SCOREBOARD
Since 1999, fans visiting Kidd Brewer Stadium have been able to enjoy AppVision, ASU’s
Boone
video replay scoreboard. After a system overhaul and board enlargement prior to the 2001
WXII-TV (Ch. 12/NBC)
Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point
campaign, AppVision brings fans closer to the game than ever.
Controlled by ASN personnel from inside Kidd Brewer Stadium, AppVision provides live
video and instant replay technology to ASU fans in the stands, as well as other features and
Charter Media
Boone, Hickory, Wilkesboro
segments throughout the course of the game.
AppVision was the first scoreboard display of its kind in the Southern Conference and
remains one of the few in all of I-AA football.
WRNC-TV
Roxboro
Check your local listings or visit
www.GoASU.com for when you can view
Appalachian Sports Network productions
in your area.
Appalachian boasts one of the most advanced television operations in the nation, with the complete
production of two weekly coaches’ shows, Kidd Brewer Stadium’s AppVision videoboard and much
more handled completely in-house by the Appalachian Sports Network.
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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
T
he
Southern
Conference, which
enters its 86th season
of intercollegiate competition in 2006, has
become known as one
of the nation’s leaders
in emphasizing the
development of the
student-athlete
and
defining the league’s
role in helping to build
lifelong leaders and
Commissioner
role models.
John Iamarino
The
Southern
Conference has excelled as the premier Division I-AA football conference since earning that classification in 1981. The
Conference currently consists of 11 members in four
states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 19
varsity sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships.
The Southern Conference is the nation’s fiftholdest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley
(1907), the Pacific 10 (1915) and the Southwestern
Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of
origination.
Throughout its history, the Southern
Conference has been an innovator in college athletics. The Southern Conference was the first “super
conference” with its charter membership including
the likes of Alabama, Auburn, and North Carolina.
The SoCon, as it has come to be known by headline writers throughout the country, is the league
that gave birth to the three-point shot in college
basketball and was the college home of such sporting greats as Arnold Palmer, Jerry West and Charlie
“Choo Choo” Justice.
Academic excellence has been a major part of
the Southern Conference’s tradition. League athletes
have been recognized countless times on CoSIDA
Academic All-America and district teams, highlighted this year by College of Charleston baseball player
Phillip Coker, who was named Academic All-American
of the Year. A total of 19 Rhodes-Scholarship winners have been selected from the conference.
The Southern Conference office is located in
the Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C. A textile
mill that was in operation from 1880 until 1999, the
Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and today offers the SoCon a first class meeting area as well as a
spacious library for storage of the conference’s historical documents.
MEMBERSHIP HISTORY
The Southern Conference was formed on February 25,
1921 at a meeting in Atlanta, GA. Fourteen institutions from the 30-member Southern Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (SIAA) reorganized as the
Southern Conference. Those charter members included Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia
Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi State, North
Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia,
Virginia Tech and Washington & Lee. Athletic competition began in the fall of 1921.
In 1922, six more schools - Florida, Louisiana
State, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tulane and
Vanderbilt - joined the fold. A year later, the
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University of the South joined the ranks. Virginia
Military Institute became a member in 1925 and
Duke University came into the fold in 1929. Since
then, conference membership has experienced a
series of membership changes with 42 institutions
having been affiliated with the league. The league
has undergone two major transitions during its history.
The first occurred in December 1932 when the
Southeastern Conference was formed out of the 23school Southern Conference. The league’s 13 members west and south of the Appalachian Mountains
reorganized to help reduce the extensive travel demands that were present in the league at the time. In
1936, the Southern Conference invited The Citadel,
William & Mary, Davidson, Furman, Richmond and
Wake Forest to join the membership.
The second major shift happened in 1953 when
Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North
Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest officially withdrew from the league to form the Atlantic
Coast Conference. This change was brought about
due to the desire of many of those schools to schedule a greater number of regular season basketball
games against their local rivals.
Today, the league continues to thrive with a
membership that spans four Southeastern states.
Current league members are Appalachian State,
College of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson,
Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro,
Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford. The
most recent addition, Elon University, joined the
Southern Conference on July 1, 2003. The Phoenix
replaced Virginia Military Institute which left the
conference on June 30, 2003. East Tennessee State,
which joined the SoCon in 1978, left the conference
following the conclusion of the 2004-05 academic
year.
CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
The first Southern Conference Championship was
the league basketball tournament held in Atlanta in
1922. The North Carolina Tar Heels won the tournament to become the first recognized league champion
in any sport. The Southern Conference Tournament
remains the oldest of its kind in college basketball.
In May of 1923, the league held its first outdoor track and field championship in Montgomery,
AL. Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State) captured
six individual titles on its way to winning the team
championship. Two other sports - cross country and
tennis - held their first championships during the
1920s. North Carolina won the initial cross country
team championship in 1926 in Athens, Ga. Tennis
crowned its first singles and doubles champions in
New Orleans, La. in 1928. Donald Cram of Vanderbilt
was the league’s first singles champion, while
Leonard Chamberlin and Maurie Bayon of Tulane won
the doubles title.
The 1930s saw four more sports - wrestling,
indoor track and field, swimming and golf - celebrate their first conference championships. VMI
played host to and won the first league wrestling
team championship in 1930. Washington & Lee won
the first indoor track team championship, which
also took place in 1930 and was held at Chapel Hill,
NC. The University of Virginia hosted and won the
first league swimming championship in 1933, while
Duke captured the first conference golf team title at
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Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, NC later that
same year.
Baseball was introduced as a Southern
Conference sport in 1947 as Clemson captured the
league championship that year. Rifle held its first
conference championship in 1956, while soccer was
the most recently added men’s sport in 1967.
The Southern Conference began sponsoring
women’s sports during the 1983-84 season. That
year, volleyball, basketball and tennis championships were held in the league. Cross country joined
the mix in 1985 and the league began holding indoor
and outdoor track championships in 1988. Most recently, the conference instituted golf and softball
championships in the spring of 1994 and added soccer in the fall of 1994.
The Southern Conference currently declares
champions in 10 men’s sports - football, soccer, cross
country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor
track and field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf
- and nine women’s sports - soccer, volleyball, cross
country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor
track and field, tennis, golf and softball.
FOOTBALL
The Southern Conference has the most prolific history among Division I-AA football conferences. The
league boasts the best winning percentage in the
history of the I-AA Playoffs (.626). League players
have garnered over 200 All-America selections and
numerous national player- or coach-of-the-year
awards. The conference has had at least one team in
the Top 10 of the final I-AA poll for 22 consecutive
years with at least two teams finishing in the Top 20
in every season since 1982.
The conference has placed multiple representatives in the I-AA Playoffs in 20 of 24 seasons, with
14 Championship Game appearances and six national titles.
Georgia Southern won back-to-back national
championships including a 27-25 win over Montana
in the 2000 title game and a 59-24 win over
Youngstown State in 1999.
Furman advanced to the championship title
game in 2001 before falling to Montana. Appalachian
State claimed its first-ever National Championship
crown in 2005 with a 21-16 win over Northern Iowa
The SoCon has had at least one team reach the
semifinals in seven of the last eight years and in 12
of the last 14 seasons. In 2005, the league had three
teams advance to the playoffs for the fifth time in
the past seven years.
Before it was a league member, Georgia
Southern made five championship appearances with
four titles, giving SoCon members 17 title games and
nine championships. The Eagles’ six national titles
mark the most in I-AA football. Georgia Southern
won back-to-back national championships in 198586 and 1989-90.
In 1988, Furman won the I-AA national championship in its second trip to the title game. The
Paladins defeated Georgia Southern 17-12, avenging a loss to the Eagles in the 1985 championship
game.
Marshall ended its I-AA tenure with its second
national title. The Thundering Herd advanced to the
national championship game five times during the
1990s, winning the title over Youngstown State in
1992 and Montana in 1996.
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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE 2006 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE
Thursday, August 31
Chowan at Western Carolina
Chattanooga at Tennessee Tech
Saturday, September 2
Appalachian State at NC State
Jacksonville State at Furman
The Citadel at Texas A&M
Elon at Coastal Carolina
South Carolina State at Wofford
Saturday, September 9
James Madison at Appalachian State
West Georgia at Furman
Towson at Elon
Charleston Southern at The Citadel
C. Connecticut St. at Georgia Southern
Coastal Carolina at Wofford
Chattanooga at Memphis
Saturday, September 16
Mars Hill at Appalachian State
Presbyterian at Elon
Eastern Kentucky at Western Carolina
Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern
Furman at North Carolina
Chattanooga at Western Kentucky
Wofford at South Carolina
Saturday, September 23
Appalachian State at Gardner-Webb
The Citadel at Pittsburgh
*Georgia Southern at Chattanooga
*Western Carolina at Furman
Saturday, October 28
*Furman at Appalachian State
*Western Carolina at Wofford
*Georgia Southern at The Citadel
*Elon at Chattanooga
Saturday, September 30
*Elon at Appalachian State
*Chattanooga at The Citadel
*Furman at Wofford
*Georgia Southern at Western Carolina
Saturday, November 4
*The Citadel at Appalachian State
Western Carolina at Liberty
*Furman at Elon
Jacksonville State at Chattanooga
*Wofford at Georgia Southern
Saturday, October 7
*Appalachian State at Chattanooga
North Dakota State at Georgia Southern
*The Citadel at Wofford
*Western Carolina at Elon
Furman at Coastal Carolina
Saturday, October 14
*Wofford at Appalachian State
*Elon at Georgia Southern
*Chattanooga at Western Carolina
*The Citadel at Furman
Saturday, October 21
*Appalachian State at Georgia Southern
*Chattanooga at Furman
*Western Carolina at The Citadel
*Wofford at Elon
Saturday, November 11
*Appalachian State at Western Carolina
*Chattanooga at Wofford
Elon at North Carolina A&T
VMI at The Citadel
*Georgia Southern at Furman
Saturday, November 18
Central Arkansas at Georgia Southern
Western Carolina at Florida
Wofford at Gardner-Webb
*The Citadel at Elon
* denotes Southern Conference game
MOUNTAINEERS WIN BOTH CUPS IN 2005-06
For the sixth time in school and conference history, Appalachian State University won both the Southern Conference’s Commissioner’s and
Germann Cups in 2005-06. The Cups presented annually to the league’s top all-around men’s and women’s all-sports programs.
Appalachian is the only school in SoCon history to win both the Commissioner’s Cup and Germann Cup in the same year, a feat it has now
accomplished six times. It last won both awards in 1991-92.
The Commissioner’s Cup is the 26th overall and 14th in the last 15 years for the Mountaineers’ vaunted men’s programs. Conference championships
in football and cross country and runner-up finishes in indoor and outdoor track and field paced the Apps to 71 total points, two more than 2004-05
Commissioner’s Cup champion Chattanooga.
The Germann Cup is the seventh overall but first in 14 years for the Mountaineer women. Championships in indoor and outdoor track and field
and a second-place showing in volleyball led the way to 71.5 points for the Apps. ASU finished in fifth place or higher in seven of the SoCon’s nine
women’s sports to beat out the 2004-05 winner, College of Charleston, by 4.5 points.
2005-06 COMMISSIONER’S CUP STANDINGS
2005-06 GERMANN CUP STANDINGS
1.
Appalachian ............................................................. 71
1.
Appalachian .......................................................... 72.5
2.
Chattanooga ...............................................................69
2.
College of Charleston ...................................................68
3.
Davidson ....................................................................67
3.
Western Carolina ...................................................... 67.5
4.
Furman ......................................................................63
4.
Furman ......................................................................65
5.
Elon ........................................................................ 58.5
5.
Chattanooga ............................................................ 64.5
6.
UNC Greensboro ........................................................ 54.5
6.
Davidson ................................................................. 55.5
7.
Western Carolina .........................................................52
7.
Georgia Southern...................................................... 53.5
8.
College of Charleston ................................................ 49.5
8.
UNC Greensboro ...........................................................48
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The Citadel .................................................................48
Georgia Southern ........................................................48
10.
Wofford ................................................................... 28.5
11.
Wofford ................................................................... 41.5
11.
The Citadel..................................................................19
12.
VMI ............................................................................. 6
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Elon ..........................................................................48
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