2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Sun Belt co-champion
Camellia Bowl champion
Camellia Bowl, W 31–28 vs. Toledo
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record10–3 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorFrank Ponce (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorShawn Clark (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorNate Woody (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumKidd Brewer Stadium
2016 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Appalachian State +  7 –1   10 –3  
Arkansas State +  7 –1   8 –5  
Troy  6 –2   10 –3  
Idaho  6 –2   9 –4  
Louisiana–Lafayette  5 –3   6 –7  
Georgia Southern  4 –4   5 –7  
Louisiana–Monroe  3 –5   4 –8  
South Alabama  2 –6   6 –7  
Georgia State  2 –6   3 –9  
New Mexico State  2 –6   3 –9  
Texas State  0 –8   2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Scott Satterfield. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to win a share of the Sun Belt championship with Arkansas State. They were invited to the Camellia Bowl where they defeated Toledo.

Schedule

Appalachian State announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Mountaineers will host Sun Belt foes Georgia State, Idaho, Louisiana–Monroe, and Texas State, and will travel to Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Lafayette, New Mexico State, and Troy. Appalachian State will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Arkansas State and South Alabama.[1]

The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Miami from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Old Dominion from Conference USA, and two road games against Akron from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Tennessee from the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:30 p.m.at No. 9 Tennessee*
SECNL 13–20 OT100,074
September 103:30 p.m.Old Dominion*
ASNW 31–723,374
September 17NoonNo. 25 Miami (FL)*
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPNL 10–4534,658
September 243:30 p.m.at Akron*
ASNW 45–3815,381
October 1NoonGeorgia State
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ASNW 17–324,782
October 128:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Lafayette
ESPN2W 24–016,960
October 223:30 p.m.Idaho
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN3W 37–1926,931
October 277:30 p.m.at Georgia Southern
ESPNUW 34–1023,474
November 53:30 p.m.Texas State
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN3W 35–1028,472
November 123:30 p.m.at Troy
ESPN3L 24–2825,782
November 192:30 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN3W 42–1718,699
November 264:00 p.m.at New Mexico State
ESPN3W 37–75,366
December 175:30 p.m.vs. Toledo*
ESPNW 31–2820,257
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

At Tennessee

1 2 3 4OT Total
Mountaineers 7 6 0 00 13
#9 Volunteers 3 0 3 77 20

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 0 7 0 0 7
Mountaineers 14 10 0 7 31

Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Hurricanes 21 3 7 14 45
Mountaineers 0 3 7 0 10

At Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 10 21 7 7 45
Zips 0 14 10 14 38

Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 3 3
Mountaineers 0 0 7 10 17

At Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 10 14 0 0 24
Ragin' Cajuns 0 0 0 0 0

Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 6 3 10 19
Mountaineers 10 0 13 14 37

At Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 10 10 14 34
Eagles 10 0 0 0 10

Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 3 0 7 0 10
Mountaineers 7 21 7 0 35

At Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 14 3 7 24
Trojans 14 0 7 7 28

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 3 7 0 7 17
Mountaineers 14 7 14 7 42

At New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 17 3 10 7 37
Aggies 0 7 0 0 7

Toledo–Camellia Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 7 14 3 31
Rockets 7 7 14 0 28

Roster

2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Ike Lewis Jr
QB 2 Zeb Speir Fr
WR 3 Deltron Hopkins  So
WR 6 Shaedon Meadors Jr
QB 7 Jacob Huesman Fr
RB 8 Josh Boyd So
QB 10 J.P. Caruso So
QB 11 Taylor Lamb Jr
QB 12 Zac Thomas Fr
WR 13 Dante Jones Jr
RB 14 Marcus Cox Sr
WR 15 Mock Adams Fr
WR 16 Jaquil Capel Sr
QB 16 Jake Easter Fr
QB 17 Curtis Fitch So
WR 18 Brad Absher So
RB 19 Darrynton Evans Fr
RB 21 Terrence Upshaw Jr
RB 25 Jalin Moore So
RB 27 Marcus Williams Jr. Fr
TE 30 George Vinson Jr
TE 46 Bill Cecil Jr
OL 50 Beau Nunn Jr
OL 52 Tobias Edge-Campbell So
OL 55 Matt Williams Fr
OL 56 Nate Haskins Fr
OL 58 Ryan Neuzil Fr
OL 60 Logan Wright Fr
OL 61 Aidan Nesvisky Fr
OL 63 Ivan Reyes Fr
OL 64 Jake Appling Fr
OL 66 Jamie Collmar Sr
OL 67 Weston Gillespie Fr
OL 70 Colby Gossett Jr
OL 73 Cole Garrison Fr
OL 74 Victor Johnson Fr
OL 75 Parker Collins Sr
OL 76 Madison Malone So
OL 78 Chandler Greer So
OL 79 Will Hardin Fr
TE 80 Hunter Nunn Jr
WR 81 Jalen Virgil Fr
WR 82 Zy Letman Jr
WR 83 Mykel Golden Sr
WR 84 Crisjohn Roscoe Fr
TE 85 Barrett Burns Sr
TE 86 Levi Duffield Jr
TE 87 Collin Reed Fr
WR 88 T.J. Watkins Fr
TE 89 Mitchell McClurg Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 3 Alex Gray  Sr
DB 4 Mondo Williams Sr
LB 6 Kennan Gilchrist Sr
DB 7 Josh Thomas So
DB 9 Austin Exford So
DB 10 A. J. Howard Jr
DB 11 Jeremy Level Fr
DB 12 Brandon Pinckney Jr
DB 17 Tae Hayes So
DB 18 Shemar Jean-Charles Fr
LB 20 Cameron Pack Fr
DB 20 A'Darius Purifoy Fr
DB 22 Clifton Duck Fr
LB 24 Akeem Davis-Gaither Fr
DB 26 K.J. Chamberlain Fr
LB 28 Devan Stringer Jr
DB 29 Devonte Harrison Fr
LB 31 Rashaad Townes Jr
LB 33 Edward Davis Fr
DB 34 Desmond Franklin Fr
LB 35 Toronto Thomas Sr
DB 36 Kaiden Smith Fr
LB 37 Teh'ron Fuller So
LB 39 Miller Kirkpatrick Fr
DL 40 Nate Norwood Sr
DL 42 Tee Sims Sr
LB 44 Anthony Flory So
LB 45 Eric Boggs Jr
DL 47 Okon Godwin So
LB 48 Dezmin Reed Sr
DL 51 Caleb Fuller Jr
LB 53 Noel Cook Fr
DL 54 Darian Small Sr
LB 59 Jordan Fehr Fr
DL 68 Brody Barrett Fr
DL 69 Tommy Dawkins Fr
DL 72 Tyson Fernandez Sr
LB 88 John Law Sr
DL 90 Chris Willis Fr
DL 91 Caleb Spurlin Fr
DL 92 MyQuon Stout So
DL 95 Devin Papenheim Fr
DL 96 Elijah Diarrassouba Fr
DL 97 Matthew McClurg Fr
DL 99 Baer Hunter Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 41 Michael Rubino Fr
K 57 Chandler Staton Fr
K/P 91 Bentlee Critcher Sr
LS 93 Elias McMurray So
K 94 Rylee Critcher Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Nate Woody (defensive coordinator/outside linebackers)
  • Shawn Clark (co-offensive coordinator (run game)/offensive lineman)
  • Frank Ponce (co-offensive coordinator (pass game)/quarterbacks)
  • Bryan Brown (cornerbacks)
  • Stu Holt (running backs/special teams)
  • Mark Ivey (defensive line)
  • Dale Jones (inside linebackers)
  • Scot Sloan (secondary/recruiting coordinator)
  • Justin Watts (wide receivers)
  • Mike Sirignano (strength & conditioning)
  • Alex Farah (graduate assistant – offense)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 12, 2017

References

  1. ↑ "Sun Belt Announces 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Appalachian State University Department of Athletics. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
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