2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2017 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 fifth-year head coach Scott Satterfield. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to earn a share of the Sun Belt championship for the second consecutive year.[1] They received an invite to the Dollar General Bowl where they defeated Toledo for the second consecutive year in a bowl game.[2][3]

2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Sun Belt co-champion
Dollar General Bowl champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record9–4 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorNate Woody (5th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumKidd Brewer Stadium
Seasons
 2016
2018 
2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Troy + 71  112 
Appalachian State + 71  94 
Arkansas State 62  75 
Georgia State 53  75 
New Mexico State 44  76 
Louisiana 44  57 
Louisiana–Monroe 44  48 
Idaho 35  48 
South Alabama 35  48 
Coastal Carolina * 26  39 
Georgia Southern 26  210 
Texas State 17  210 
  • + Conference co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

Schedule

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Appalachian State announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Mountaineers hosted Sun Belt foes Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, North Mexico State, and Louisiana–Lafayette, and traveled to Georgia State, Idaho, Louisiana–Monroe, and Texas State[4]

The Mountaineers hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Savannah State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Wake Forest from the Atlantic Coast Conference, and traveled to Georgia from the Southeastern Conference and UMass, who is independent from a conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:15 p.m.at No. 15 Georgia*ESPNL 10–3192,746
September 93:30 p.m.Savannah State*ESPN3W 54–720,109
September 167:00 p.m.at Texas StateESPN3W 20–1319,520
September 233:30 p.m.Wake Forest*
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN3L 19–2035,126
October 73:30 p.m.New Mexico Statedagger
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN3W 45–3122,787
October 145:00 p.m.at IdahoESPN3W 23–2010,168
October 213:30 p.m.Coastal Carolina
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN3W 37–2930,179
October 283:30 p.m.at UMass*ELVNL 27–30 2OT11,889
November 43:00 p.m.at Louisiana–MonroeESPN3L 45–527,397
November 97:30 p.m.Georgia Southern
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (rivalry)
ESPNUW 27–623,110
November 252:00 p.m.at Georgia StateESPN3W 31–1013,154
December 22:30 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN3W 63–1423,411
December 237:00 p.m.vs. Toledo*ESPNW 34–028,706
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule source:[5]

Players in the 2018 NFL draft

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PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Colby GossettG6213Minnesota Vikings

References

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  1. "Appalachian State, Troy share Sun Belt championship". CollegeFootballTalk. December 3, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  2. "Appalachian State dominates Toledo in Dollar General Bowl shutout". AL.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  3. "Appalachian State Mountaineers vs. Toledo Rockets Live Score and Stats - December 23, 2017 Gametracker". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  4. "Sun Belt Announces 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). Appalachian State University Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  5. "2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 2, 2017.