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Michael S. Walters
football
Postgame notes: Coastal Carolina 27, App State 24
App State is 3-3 after six games for the second consecutive season. The Mountaineers’ three losses were by a total of 12 points, including a double overtime loss to the No. 1 team at the time. 17 North Carolina, lost by 3 points to Wyoming and Coastal Carolina.
App State lost by a field goal on the final play for the first time since losing in double overtime at Massachusetts in 2017, and lost by a field goal as regulation expired for the first time since 2000 at Chattanooga.
Coastal Carolina won for the first time against Boone (improving its all-time record against Boone to 1-6). In the last game in Boone, App State defeated the No. 14 Chanticleers 30-27, also on a last-second field goal.
The official attendance for Tuesday’s sold-out game at Kidd Brewer Stadium was 34,252. This was the seventh-largest crowd in the stadium’s history and the largest for a Tuesday-Wednesday game since the 2011 game between Pitt and visiting UW (40,219). The 2021 App State vs. Coastal game in Boone was a sold-out crowd of 31,061 on Wednesday.
The Mountaineers played most of the game without the nation’s second-leading rusher. Nate Noel He had a 1-yard run and a 4-yard catch on the first drive, but was unable to return due to a lower-body injury.
App State had a -1 turnover margin for the game.The Mountaineers went 5-11 under his head coach. Sean Clark When you lose a come-from-behind battle. If they win the turnover battle, they will have 17 wins and 1 loss, and if they have the same number of turnovers as their opponent, they will have 7 wins and 3 losses.
attack
App State went a perfect 4-for-4 in the red zone, scoring three touchdowns and one field goal.
The Mountaineers’ 305 passing yards were the second-most of the season, but their 111 rushing yards were the lowest of the season.
The running back by committee after Noel went down with an injury included 48 rushing yards. kanye robertsfrom 41 maquel haywood and from 15 Armani Marshallscored his first touchdown of the season on a 3-yard score in the second quarter.
Joey Aguilar He completed passes to a season-high 11 receivers, marking the fourth time in five games in which he has completed passes to nine or more receivers. Aguilar finished the game with 305 passing yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions.
makai jackson and milan tucker Their career catch yards were 67 and 69, respectively.
Dalton Stroman’s It was his second touchdown catch this season. david larkins It was also his second.
defense
andrew parker jr. He recorded 12 tackles, matching his career high and leading all players in the game.
Kayden Sullivan Recorded nine tackles, a career high. He had 1.5 TFLs, including a fourth-down stop on Grayson McCall in the fourth quarter that gave App State a potential win.
ethan johnson and Nate Johnson (unrelated) also set career highs with nine and seven tackles for loss, respectively.
special teams
michael hughes He attempted his only field goal from 29 yards. He completed 11 of his 14 attempts this year, including all attempts of 44 yards or less.
two of Mitchell Lake’s Four punts were inside the 20. He averaged 41.2 yards per punt and had a season-best long of 56 yards.