TCY: The Appalachian State Challenge

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With college football season finally here, I've been in the mood to set up a new TCY career. Yesterday's results give me a great opportunity. And so we present...

The Appalachian State Challenge

The Solecismic Eight has been placed in North Carolina, and adjusted to the Southern Conference of the Football Championship Subdivision. I am assuming command of the Appalachian State Mountaineers, with one specific goal:

Beat Michigan.

Setup and rules for this dynasty:

- Starting Lineup difficulty (it's been a while)
- Hire/Fire Coaches, Suspensions, Bowl System all on.
- Randomization all off.

- Preferred GPA of 2.75, Test Score of 1100 (one exception allowed per recruiting season)
- No bribing

- We will try to schedule Michigan every season in Ann Arbor.
- We will not leave Appalachian State, regardless of success, until we beat Michigan in the Big House.

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Conference Alignment

Since TCY is a bit out of date, a reminder of the conferences and their setup.


ACC (Single division)
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Maryland
Miami (FL)
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

Big Ten
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Northwestern
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Wisconsin

Big Twelve (North)
Colorado
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Missouri
Nebraska

Big Twelve (South)
Baylor
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech

Big East
Boston College
Connecticut
Pittsburgh
Rutgers
Syracuse
Temple
West Virginia

PAC-10
Arizona
Arizona State
California
Oregon
Oregon State
Southern California
Stanford
UCLA
Washington
Washington State

SEC (East)
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt

SEC (West)
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Mississippi State

Mountain West
Air Force
Brigham Young
Colorado State
New Mexico
San Diego State
Utah
UNLV
Wyoming

Conference USA
Alabama-Birmingham
Army
Cincinnati
East Carolina
Houston
Louisville
Memphis
South Florida
Southern Mississippi
Texas Christian
Tulane

Western Athletic
Boise State
Fresno State
Hawaii
Louisiana Tech
Nevada
Rice
San Jose State
Southern Methodist
Texas El-Paso
Tulsa

MAC (North)
Akron
Buffalo
Central Florida
Kent State
Marshall
Miami (OH)
Ohio

MAC (South)
Ball State
Bowling Green
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Northern Illinois
Toledo
Western Michigan

Sun Belt
Arkansas State
Idaho
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
Middle Tennessee State
New Mexico State
North Texas
Troy
Utah State

Independents
Navy
Notre Dame

Southern Conference
Appalachian State
Chattanooga
Elon
Furman
Georgia Southern
The Citadel
Western Carolina
Wofford

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Team Prestige

A rundown of prestige and academic leaders:


Top Ten Schools (Prestige)
97 Miami (FL)
97 Michigan
97 Oklahoma
96 Florida State
94 Ohio State
93 Georgia
92 Florida
92 Nebraska
92 Southern California
92 Texas

Top Ten Schools (Undergraduate Average)
86 Stanford
80 Duke
78 California
77 Rice
76 Northwestern
74 Michigan
73 Virginia
71 UCLA
70 Georgia Tech
69 Wisconsin

Prestige - Southern Conference
63 (106th) Chattanooga
63 (108th) Furman
60 (120th) Appalachian State
59 (121th) Elon
59 (122th) Georgia Southern
56 (123rd) Western Carolina
56 (124th) Wofford
55 (125th) The Citadel

Undergraduate Average - Southern Conference
63 (18th) Western Carolina
50 (57th) Wofford
49 (62nd) Appalachian State
49 (63rd) Elon
37 (106th) Furman
35 (112nd) Georgia Southern
34 (114th) Chattanooga
34 (115th) The Citadel

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2004 Coaching Staff

Offensive Coordinator
Bert Kinney, 45
Play Calling: Excellent
Injury Avoidance: Good
Rehabilitation: Good
Congeniality: Very Good
QB Development: Decent
RB Development: Fair
WR Development: Good
OL Development: Very Good
K Development: Lousy

Formation: I-Formation
Experience: 5 years

Defensive Coordinator
Leland Bailey, 58
Play Calling: Pretty Good
Injury Avoidance: Excellent
Rehabilitation: Excellent
Congeniality: Poor
DL Development: Very Good
LB Development: Poor
DB Development: Good

Syndicate Coordinator
Rich Patterson, 70
Academic Eligibility: Terrific
Syndicate Investigation: Terrible
Solicit Donations: Terrible

Scout - Southeast
A.J. Gunn, 35
QB Scouting: Very Good
RB Scouting: Lousy
WR Scouting: Pretty Good
OL Scouting: Terrible
K Scouting: Decent
DL Scouting: Very Good
LB Scouting: Excellent
DB Scouting: Fair

We actually have a pretty decent set of coaches, better than I expected. I'm not a fan of our local scout (and to be honest, the others don't quite matter for a program like ours).

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2004 Schedule

1
2 at #7 Nebraska
3 at Memphis
4 Middle Tennessee State
5
6 Wofford
7 at The Citadel
8 at Louisiana-Monroe
9 Georgia Southern
10 at Western Carolina
11 Furman
12 Elon
13 at Chattanooga
14

We don't have schedule control in year one, so Michigan will have to wait.

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2004 Roster

Our roster, generally, sucks. I'll give a more detailed account over the next couple days, but a quick look at our likely starters:


QB Marc Battistone (Sr) (26/26)
RB Broderick Gibson (Sr) (38/38)
FB Ernie Horn (Jr) (24/42)
FL Eddie Robertson (Jr) (30/31)
SE Donovan Moore (So) ( 7/14)
TE Dwayne Claridge (Sr) (35/55)
LT J.B. Wilkerson (Sr) (20/38)
LG Brant Carpenter (Jr) (10/63)
OC Scott Humphrey (Sr) (32/32)
RG Lee Nixon (So) ( 9/35)
RT Marc Butler (Sr) (23/33)

LDE Nolan DeWolf (Sr) (22/22)
LDT Nate Griffin (Fr) ( 7/ 7)
RDT Marty Goodwin (Fr) ( 3/16)
RDE Wes Gaines (Sr) (35/48)
WOLB Leland Flynn (Fr) ( 5/20)
MLB Richie Brooks (Jr) (19/19)
SOLB Martin Dillon (Sr) (38/41)
CB Dexter Cascadden (Sr) (27/36)
CB Tyrus Bryant (Sr) (26/26)
FS Sedrick Davis (Jr) (15/32)
SS Brant Guido (Sr) (18/18)

The topic of GameDay conversation, we aren't.

Our default offense/defense is the I-Formation / 4-3 - I don't expect to change the offense unless our coordinator changes, but our inner defensive line is so horrid that we may need to consider a 50.

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Roster - continued

Quarterbacks

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Battistone, Marc 19 QB Sr 26 26
Rudebusch, Doug 1 QB Sr 12 12
Nelson, Kim 15 QB* So* 7 27
Carter, Greg 11 QB* So* 5 5

We don't have much of a difficult decision to make at quarterback. Marc Battistone is a solid candidate for where we are - it's not much, but he's not too bad. His arm tails off for longer passes, and his best rating (after 47/47 Scramble Frequency) is a 31/38 in Avoid Interceptions. Kim Nelson has good potential but is exceedingly raw.

Running Backs / Fullbacks

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Humphrey, Glen 33 RB So* 23 52
Gibson, Broderick 36 RB Sr 38 38
Gunn, Grant 42 RB Fr 23 35
O'Neill, Bruce 32 RB Jr* 15 26
Clinton, Horace 38 RB Sr* 25 25
Horn, Ernie 46 FB Jr 24 42
Newsome, Jorge 20 FB Sr* 26 26
Osgood, Renaldo 23 FB Fr 12 16

A surprising pair of decent running backs. Gibson will be our starter - Humphrey looks solid, but Gunn doesn't have the bars to match the overall rating. Ernie Horn is the only FB with any sort of blocking ability, but Newsome looks like he can run the ball pretty well, so I'll change things up and start him.

Wide Receivers / Tight Ends

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Claridge, Dwayne 91 TE Sr 35 55
Sullivan, Van 89 TE So 21 44
Forbes, Norm 86 TE So 21 41
Macias, Shaun 97 TE Fr 16 20
Sweeney, Teddy 88 WR So 20 44
Eleazer, Gene 6 WR Fr 15 32
Robertson, Eddie 84 WR Jr 30 31
Moore, Donovan 4 WR So 7 14
Duran, Norman 7 WR* Fr 9 20
Marek, Doug 81 WR* Jr* 7 7
Elliott, Bucky 87 WR* Fr 0 0

Dwayne Claridge is the best pass-catcher we have, and will hopefully be seeing a large percentage of our passes. He's not too bad of a blocker, either.

Eddie Robertson and Teddy Sweeney are the starting wideouts, with Eleazer the third man. Sweeney and Eleazer are both outstanding at going over the middle - Robertson has no talent for crossing routes, but is pretty solid everywhere else - good hands, and good yards per catch. We also feature the rare 0/0 player here - Bucky Elliott. Welcome to Appalachian State.

Offensive Line

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
McGee, Vernon 53 C So* 11 57
Flickinger, Robbie 55 C So* 13 35
Humphrey, Scott 50 C Sr* 32 32
Carpenter, Brant 73 G Jr* 10 63
Nixon, Lee 68 G So* 9 35
Grenier, Lester 70 G Jr* 17 17
Randall, Malcolm 75 G So* 7 16
Wozniczka, Pete 67 T Jr* 3 39
Wilkerson, J.B. 60 T Sr* 20 38
Butler, Marc 78 T Sr* 23 33
Dotson, Victor 65 T Fr 20 32

Up to this point, you may have thought we might have a decent offense. The offensive line has potential, but I think will prove to be the biggest weakness.

Scott Humphrey is a reasonable center, although the majority of his bars are Endurance. McGee will be his backup, and may develop into a very good player in his own right.

At guard, Brant Carpenter has a lot of potential, but has no development anywhere but Endurance. He's going to start, along with Lee Nixon (who has no rating above 20).

The tackles are J.B. Wilkerson - again, a good bit of unrealized potential - and Marc Butler. Vic Dotson has pretty good potential himself, but isn't there yet.


Kickers

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Shinkle, Gene 13 P Jr 36 36
Faulk, Bernard 12 P So* 15 18
Wilkerson, Bernard 18 K Fr 9 27
Tongue, Cornelius 3 K Jr 26 26

Shinkle and Tongue here have the obvious edge.

Defensive Line

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Gaines, Wes 90 DE Sr* 35 48
Hitchcock, Emmitt 99 DE Jr 19 36
Batten, Ed 93 DE Fr 11 34
DeWolf, Nolan 77 DE Sr* 22 22
Todd, Stan 92 DE Fr 7 18
Pereira, Ben 96 DT* Fr 4 25
Goodwin, Marty 79 DT* Fr 3 16
Griffin, Nate 72 DT* Fr 7 7
Burgess, Dave 74 DT* So* 1 6

The worst position group on the team. Wes Gaines has the most talent here by far - balanced between Run Defense and Pass Rush. Hitchcock will start on the other side.

As much as we'd prefer to run a four-man front, it's just not doable with this set. We're going to start Ben Pereira as a single-nose in the middle, and hope - he's the most balanced of the guys we have.

Linebackers

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Reid, John 59 ILB Jr* 8 25
Casper, Kelvin 40 ILB Jr* 7 20
Hitchcock, Tony 56 ILB Jr* 12 20
Brooks, Richie 47 ILB Jr 19 19
Dillon, Martin 49 OLB Sr 38 41
Logan, Carl 98 OLB Sr 12 12
Appleberry, Monty 95 OLB* So* 7 25
Flynn, Leland 43 OLB* Fr 5 20
Tolson, Doug 58 OLB* So* 2 19 

Brooks and Hitchcock are the only players with any sort of development in the middle, so they're our starters.

On the outside, we feature Martin Dillon - our defensive captain and the only guy we have any sort of confidence in. He's very solid in pass coverage, so will be on the strong-side. Our weakside will be Carl Logan - Flynn looks decent, but isn't ready this year.

Defensive Backs

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Emmons, Chris 25 CB So 14 38
Cascadden, Dexter 37 CB Sr 27 36
Bryant, Tyrus 35 CB Sr 26 26
Andrews, Courtney 30 CB Fr 10 22
Downey, Duane 39 CB* Fr 0 28
Alcott, Patrick 41 S Fr 8 40
Davis, Sedrick 44 S Jr* 15 32
Guido, Brant 21 S Sr* 18 18
Meeber, Jermaine 27 S Fr 6 9

Tyrus Bryant is the keystone of the defensive secondary - a pretty decent guy in coverage, stronger in man. Cascadden is decent but only that.

None of our safeties stand out - Guido and Davis will be the two playing - but no particular strengths or weaknesses in coverage, so we'll stay balanced.

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Formations and Gameplans

Offense

Offensively, we will run out of a standard I-Formation. We're going to focus on running the ball in most situations - expecting to result in probably 70% rushes in the first couple of games, as that is where our greatest talent is. We'll revist this once we hit the conference schedule and we start facing defenses as bad as ours.

Our pass distances are going to be balanced but focused short - about one in five will be a shot downfield (20 yards+), which may still be too much.

We'll run a good bit of option until our quarterback proves he's no good at it; and with a decent running fullback, we'll feed him the ball a bit to see how he does.

Defense

We're in a 50 formation (essentially a 3-4 with the outside linebackers brought up as almost-DEs), and that's where we'll stay - complete lack of depth means no goal-line, nickel, or dime formations. Our pass coverage will never go into 4-Deep, but is split about even between Man/Bump and Zone coverage. Our only blitzer is going to be Martin Dillon, although he doesn't do it that often.

Essentially... we're going to try and hide our weaknesses as best we can on defense, and use the first three games of the season to figure out how bad we actually are on offense.

[JeffNights]

LOL LAME!!!! Jim's game will never let this happen to the Big Blue here in TCY!

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LOL LAME!!!! Jim's game will never let this happen to the Big Blue here in TCY!

I never said it would be an easy, or a short dynasty. :)

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Dola... or, for that matter, successful. ;)

[nilodor]

Dola... or, for that matter, successful. ;)

Ding! Good luck, you're going to need it. :)

[Crim]

This is interesting. I'll be reading -- and rooting!

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2004 Recruiting

I'd like to say "Forget Positions, we just need Talent".

That said, there are 8 players graduating this season:

QB Battistone
QB Rudebusch
RB Gibson
TE Claridge
OLB Logan
OLB Dillon
CB Bryant
CB Cascadden

As such, we'll try and recruit at least those numbers.

Surprisingly, we have two recruits who can't wait to get here and idolize Appalachian State:

P Ross Dutton - Taylorsville, NC
88th ranked Punter
5th ranked Punter in North Carolina
Overall: 29/100
Strength: Punting Distance
Weakness: Coffin-Corner Punting
Academics: Qualify

CB Trevor Shepard - China Grove, NC
8th ranked CB in North Carolina
Overall: 27/100
Strength: Defending the Run
Weakness: Interceptions
Academics: Do not Qualify (2.57 GPA, 996 Test Score)

Dutton will be one of our initial targets, but I'm not happy with Shepard as our one academic exemption. We're using the first week to get in touch with some of the guys who made our list - we have 24 scholarships available to offer, but a maximum of 16 available roster slots.

Players we've made phone calls to:

DE Edward Norton - Ellenville, NY
15 ranked DE in New York
Overall: 25/100
Strength: Defending the Run
Weakness: Rushing the Passer
Academics: Qualify

DE Cedric Winslett - Cumberland, KY
44th ranked player in Kentucky
6th ranked Defensive End in Kentucky
Overall: 20/100
Strength: Rushing the Passer
Weakness: Defending the Run
Academics: Qualify

DE Jermaine Gilmore - Rowland, NC
13th ranked Defensive End in North Carolina
Overall: 19/100
Strength: Defending the Run
Weakness: Rushing the Passer
Academics: Qualify

DT Jessie Springett - Roxboro, NC
13 ranked Defensive Tackle in North Carolina
Overall: 25/100
Strength: Rushing the Passer
Weakness: Defending the Run
Academics: Qualify

DT Joseph Poston - Graham, NC
16th ranked Defensive Tackle in North Carolina
Overall: 20/100
Strength: Rushing the Passer
Weakness: Defending the Run
Academics: Qualify

DT Ted Givens - Eustis, FL
15th ranked Defensive Tackle in Florida
Overall: 15/100
Strength: Defending the Run
Weakness: Rushing the Passer
Academics: Qualify

S Cris Fisk - Pensacola, FL
12th ranked Safety in Florida
Overall: 34/100
Strength: Zone Defense
Weakness: Punt Returning
Academics: Qualify

S Maurice Cherney - Burlington, NC
7th ranked Safety in North Carolina
Overall: 25/100
Strength: Zone Defense
Weakness: Defending the Run
Academics: Qualify

S Danny Leon - Orlando, FL
17th ranked Safety in Florida
Overall: 19/100
Strength: Zone Defense
Weakness: Defending the Run
Academics: Qualify

One player we've made a call to who has been invited to campus:

T Kenneth Murphy - Kernersville, NC
74 ranked player in North Carolina
13th ranked T in North Carolina
Overall: 38/100
Strength: Run Blocking
Weakness: Pass Protection
Academics: Qualify

One player we've visited at home and haven't yet invited to campus:

WR Carlos Poff - Salisbury, NC
10th ranked WR in North Carolina
Overall: 30/100
Impression: Worse than Scouted
Strength: Catching in Traffic
Weakness: Catching the Ball
Academics: Qualify

A number of players we've visited at home and invited to campus:

RB Tracy Stills - Towson, MD
74th ranked player in Maryland
5th ranked Running Back in Maryland
Overall: 21/100
Impression: Better than Scouted
Strength: Third Down Running
Weakness: Punt Returning
Academics: Qualify

RB Alonzo Didelot - Raleigh, NC
9th ranked Running Back in North Carolina
Overall: 17/100
Impression: Better than Scouted
Strength: Breakaway Running
Weakness: Third Down Running
Academics: Qualify

CB Adrian Calloway - Rockingham, NC
11th ranked Corner in North Carolina
Overall: 25/100
Impression: Better than Scouted
Strength: Defending the Run
Weakness: Zone Defense
Academics: Qualify

And finally, some players we've already extended a scholarship to (after a home visit and an invite):

QB Cole Schwartz - Charlotte, NC
11th ranked Quarterback in North Carolina
Overall: 25/100
Impression: Better than Scouted
Strength: Medium Passing
Weakness: Timing Receivers
Academics: Qualify

FB Pat Soriano - Gretna, VA
91st ranked Fullback
59th ranked Player in Virginia
7th ranked Fullback in Virginia
Overall: 40/100
Impression: Better than Scouted
Strength: Run Blocking
Weakness: Third Down Running
Academics: Qualify

P Ross Dutton - Taylorsville, NC
Impression: Better than Scouted

OLB Benjamin Sheldon - Taylors, SC
36th ranked Player in South Carolina
3rd ranked Outside Linebacker in South Carolina
Overall: 42/100
Impression: Better than Scouted
Strength: Man to Man Defense
Weakness: Rushing the Passer
Academics: Non-Qualifier (2.93 GPA, 929 Test Score)

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Week One Results

Games
None of interest.

Visiting Players
P Ross Dutton is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Dutton.

First Time Home Visits
T Kenneth Murphy
Impression: Worse than Scouted

DE Cedric Winslett
Impression: Better than Scouted

S Maurice Cherney
Impression: Better then Scouted

Newly Extended Invitations
WR Carlos Poff
DE Cedric Winslett
S Maurice Cherney

New Scholarship Offers
WR Carlos Poff
CB Adrian Calloway
S Mauriece Cherney

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Week Two Results

Games
TV1: #28 Washington State 59, New Mexico 14
TV2: #18 Texas A&M 51, Utah 7
TV3: #32 Pittsburgh 24, South Florida 17
TV3: #42 Colorado State 20, Colorado 14
TV3: Miami (OH) 17, #1 Michigan 45
TV4: #3 Florida State 24, Miami 14
TV4: #37 Syracuse 28, Purdue 24
TV4: Fresno State 14, #20 Washington 42
TV4: North Texas 0, #7 Texas 31
TV5: #36 Texas Tech 48, Southern Methodist 14
TV5: California 23, #47 Air Force 27
TV5: Oregon State 14, #10 Louisiana State 42
TV5: Tulane 7, #50 Mississippi State 21
TV5: Bowling Green 6, #2 Oklahoma 41
TV5: Utah State 7, #13 Alabama 56

Southern Conference
#48 Hawaii 33, Wofford 7
Louisiana-Lafayette 20, Elon 17
Georgia Southern 14, #5 Georgia 73 (TV4)
Western Carolina 26, Western Michigan 24
Furman 0, #17 Kansas State 79
Chattanooga 27, Connecticut 0
The Citadel 3, #29 Illinois 59


Appalachian State (0-0) at #7 Nebraska (0-0)
Television: TV5
Line: Nebraska by 19

Offense: I-Formation
Best Offensive Player: QB Archie Carvalho, Sr (92/100)
Best Defensive Player: CB Marshall Fredrickson, Sr (84/95)



Box Score: Appalachian State at Nebraska
Lincoln, NE.

Week 2, 2004

Attendance: 73,900 (73,900).


Weather: 82 degrees, fair.

1Q: 04:35 NEBR - Neal Lindsay 7 run.
1Q: 04:35 NEBR - Sherman Herndon extra point.
2Q: 13:58 NEBR - Jared Myers 1 pass from Archie Carvalho.
2Q: 13:58 NEBR - Sherman Herndon extra point.
2Q: 09:48 NEBR - Kenny Grabowski 19 pass from Archie Carvalho.
2Q: 09:48 NEBR - Sherman Herndon extra point.
2Q: 06:13 NEBR - Sherman Herndon 18 field goal.
2Q: 00:45 NEBR - Earnest Bedford 3 run.
2Q: 00:45 NEBR - Sherman Herndon extra point.
3Q: 10:13 NEBR - Neal Lindsay 9 pass from Archie Carvalho.
3Q: 10:13 NEBR - Sherman Herndon extra point.
3Q: 08:17 NEBR - Sherman Herndon 26 field goal.
3Q: 02:58 NEBR - Neal Lindsay 17 pass from Roderick Reese.
3Q: 02:58 NEBR - Sherman Herndon extra point.
3Q: 02:16 NEBR - Neal Lindsay 23 run.
3Q: 02:16 NEBR - Sherman Herndon extra point.
4Q: 04:13 NEBR - Sherman Herndon 32 field goal.

Game MVP: NEBR 45 Neal Lindsay

Appalachian State 0 0 0 0 - 0
Nebraska 7 24 24 3 - 58

We didn't expect any better. We ended up with -16 yards rushing and 96 yards passing while giving up 343 on the ground, 228 through the air. The one positive to take out is that we managed to pick off Carvalho twice.


Visiting Players
QB Cole Schwartz is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Schwartz.
WR Carlos Poff is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Poff.
P Ross Dutton is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Dutton.
CB Adrian Calloway is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Calloway.
S Maurice Cherney is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Cherney.

First Time Home Visits
DE Edward Norton
Impression: Better than Scouted

DE Jermaine Gilmore
Impression: Better than Scouted

DT Joseph Poston
Impression: Better then Scouted

DT Jessie Springett
Impression: Better than Scouted

Newly Extended Invitations
DE Edward Norton
DE Jermaine Gilmore
DT Joseph Poston
DT Jessie Springett

New Scholarship Offers
DE Edward Norton
DT Jessie Springett

[Izulde]

This is making me want to play TCY, but I forgot to install it over to my laptop :(

[bbgunn]

This is making me want to play TCY, but I forgot to install it over to my laptop :(

Me too... the part about wanting to play TCY, that is.

[Celeval]

Thanks for the encouragement... any thoughts about the games or the posting style are appreciated. Glad that some people are watching. :)

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Week Three Results

Games
TV1: #12 UCLA 28, #29 Illinois 23
TV2: #5 Georgia 41, #25 South Carolina 33
TV3: #26 Georgia Tech 49, #16 Clemson 21
TV3: #11 Penn State 35, #30 Boston College 38
TV3: #7 Texas 6, #31 Arkansas 45
TV4: #1 Michigan 28, #14 Notre Dame 70
TV4: #40 Iowa State 13, #21 Iowa 40
TV4: #34 Mississippi 24, #13 Alabama 21
TV4: Houston 3, #2 Oklahoma 42
TV4: Eastern Michigan 0, #8 Florida 70
TV5: #41 Missouri 34, Troy 7
TV5: #38 West Virginia 58, Central Florida 0
TV5: #47 Air Force 34, Baylor 17
TV5: Wyoming 0, #18 Texas A&M 44
TV5: Southern Mississippi 7, #6 Nebraska 77
TV5: Fresno State 7, #17 Kansas State 69
TV5: Marshall 7, #4 Ohio State 40

Southern Conference
Texas El-Paso 26, The Citadel 20
Navy 40, Furman 23
Western Carolina 0, #35 Minnesota 44
Wofford 13, Northern Illinois 51
Elon 17, Kent State 14
Georgia Southern 20, North Texas 49

Appalachian State (0-1) at Memphis (0-1)
Line: Memphis by 5

Offense: Single-Back Formation
Best Offensive Player: C Richie Gideon, RS-Sr (61/72)
Best Defensive Player: CB Devin Huntington, RS-Sr (52/52)



Box Score: Appalachian State at Memphis
Memphis, TN.

Week 3, 2004

Attendance: 50,400 (62,400).


Weather: 52 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 09:02 APST - Broderick Gibson 6 run.
1Q: 09:02 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
1Q: 06:53 APST - Glen Humphrey 13 run.
1Q: 06:53 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
1Q: 03:32 MEMP - Floyd Banks 17 pass from Phillip Van Horn.
1Q: 03:32 MEMP - Kim Fox extra point.
2Q: 00:15 MEMP - Kim Fox 40 field goal.
3Q: 10:58 MEMP - Karl Bopp 6 pass from Phillip Van Horn.
3Q: 10:58 MEMP - Kim Fox extra point.
3Q: 04:42 APST - Broderick Gibson 3 pass from Marc Battistone.
3Q: 04:42 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
3Q: 00:45 MEMP - Jose Agemy 1 pass from Phillip Van Horn.
3Q: 00:45 MEMP - Kim Fox extra point.
4Q: 11:33 APST - Richie Brooks 65 interception return.
4Q: 11:33 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
4Q: 03:42 MEMP - Jake Pearson 81 interception return.
4Q: 03:42 MEMP - Kim Fox extra point.
4Q: 00:34 APST - Cornelius Tongue 34 field goal.
OT: 13:04 MEMP - Zach Broderick 6 run.
OT: 13:04 MEMP - Kim Fox extra point.

Game MVP: MEMP 87 Jose Agemy

Appalachian State 14 0 7 10 0 - 31
Memphis 7 3 14 7 7 - 38

One heck of the game - losing in OT on the road made it tough, but makes us feel good heading into conference play. We put up (and gave up) almost 500 yards of offense - Gibson had 194 yards rushing on 25 carries, Humphrey added 62 on 9. Battistone was intercepted once and threw for 200 yards himself.

Defensively, Memphis threw for 350 yards but three interceptions - I'm not so unsure I'd not take that trade in every game we play.


Visiting Players
QB Cole Schwartz is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Schwartz.
WR Carlos Poff is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Poff.
P Ross Dutton is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Dutton.
DT Jessie Springett is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Springett.
CB Adrian Calloway is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Calloway.
S Maurice Cherney is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Cherney.

New Contacts
QB Otis Shannon - Charlotte, NC
556th ranked player in the country
53rd ranked Quarterback in the country
18th ranked player in North Carolina
3rd ranked Quarterback in North Carolina
Overall: 57/100
Strength: Touch Passing
Weakness: Long Passing
Academics: Qualify

OLB Ike Olsen - Kernersville, NC
53rd ranked Outside Linebacker in the country
33rd ranked player in North Carolina
2nd ranked Outside Linebacker in North Carolina.
Overall: 69/100
Strength: Rushing the Passer
Weakness: Intercepting Passes
Academics: Qualify

First Time Home Visits
QB Otis Shannon
Impression: Better than Scouted

OLB Ike Olsen
Impression: Better than Scouted

Newly Extended Invitations
QB Otis Shannon
OLB Ike Olsen

New Scholarship Offers
QB Otis Shannon
OLB Ike Olsen

[Celeval]

Week Four Results

Games
TV1: #11 Notre Dame 71, #22 Michigan State 7
TV2: #5 Nebraska 24, #28 Pittsburgh 14
TV3: #6 Florida 7, #9 Tennessee 13
TV3: #8 LSU 13, #16 Auburn 37
TV3: #38 TCU 35, #32 Texas Tech 8
TV4: #47 Clemson 37, #15 Texas A&M 34
TV4: #19 Iowa 0, #29 Arizona State 27
TV4: #31 Minnesota 21, Colorado State 27
TV4: #17 Oregon 10, #1 Oklahoma 6
TV4: Akron 0, #25 Virginia 43
TV5: #20 Maryland 14, #35 West Virginia 24
TV5: #3 Ohio State 23, #24 North Carolina State 20
TV5: #10 UCLA 43, #18 Washington 37
TV5: Vanderbilt 14, #30 Mississippi 59
TV5: Louisville 38, Tulane 7
TV5: Marshall 14, #4 Georgia 70
TV5: Louisiana-Lafayette 0, #14 Kansas State 72

Southern Conference
San Jose State 18, #49 Chattanooga 14
Central Michigan 36, Georgia Southern 13
Western Carolina 7, #44 Alabama 43
Wofford 22, Wake Forest 62
The Citadel 3, Temple 30
Elon 0, Fresno State 40

Middle Tennessee State (0-2) at Appalachian State (0-2)
Line: Appalachian State by 3

Offense: Single-Back Formation
Best Offensive Player: T Kent Torkleson, Jr (51/51)
Best Defensive Player: CB Hunter Whiting, Sr (43/43)

Injuries
After a healthy first week against Nebraska, we got hit hard by injuries against Memphis. The biggest loss is possibly our best player - OLB Martin Dillon tore his knee up pretty bad, and is out for the rest of his career thanks to ACL damage. Leland Flynn steps into his starting role.

Starting G Brant Carpenter is out four weeks with a hyperextended knee, we will shift freshman tackle Vic Dotson into that role until he returns.

Starting DT Ben Pereira is questionable with a knee injury as well - Marty Goodwin steps in.




Box Score: Middle Tennessee State at Appalachian State
Appalachian State, NC.

Week 4, 2004

Attendance: 11,100 (20,400).


Weather: 66 degrees, rain.

1Q: 11:55 APST - Tony Hitchcock 60 interception return.
1Q: 11:55 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
2Q: 07:31 MDTN - Mitch Streb 28 run.
2Q: 07:31 MDTN - Wendell Webster extra point.
2Q: 02:06 APST - Broderick Gibson 5 run.
2Q: 02:06 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
3Q: 00:29 MDTN - Nicky Springer 3 pass from Preston Dozier.
3Q: 00:29 MDTN - Wendell Webster extra point.
OT: 13:50 APST - Glen Humphrey 1 pass from Marc Battistone.
OT: 13:50 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
OT: 12:33 MDTN - Louie Beal 4 run.
OT: 12:33 MDTN - Wendell Webster extra point.
OT: 14:25 MDTN - William Foreman 3 run.
OT: 14:25 MDTN - Wendell Webster extra point.
OT: 14:15 APST - Donovan Moore 19 pass from Marc Battistone.
OT: 14:15 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
OT: 11:40 APST - Broderick Gibson 1 run.
OT: 11:40 APST - Marc Battistone pass for conversion failed.
OT: 13:00 MDTN - Nicky Springer 7 pass from Preston Dozier.
OT: 13:00 MDTN - Preston Dozier pass to Rich Peel for conversion

Game MVP: MDTN 38 Mitch Streb

Middle Tennessee State 0 7 7 0 22 - 36
Appalachian State 7 7 0 0 20 - 34

Well... that sucked. 0-2 in overtime for an 0-3 record which is probably not deserved.

Offensively, we're still coming along pretty well. 215 yards on the ground, of which 123 (and two touchdowns) were Gibson's. Newsome and Humphrey combined for 65 as well. In the passing game, Battistone was so-so - 137 yards on 12/28, but two touchdowns against just one interception.

Defensively, we played better against the pass - 185 yards through the air, and came up with two more interceptions. 191 on the ground, though - losing Dillon is affecting us there, I think.


Visiting Players
QB Cole Schwartz is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Schwartz.
FB Pat Soriano is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Soriano.
WR Carlos Poff is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Poff.
T Kenneth Murphy is visiting. He is considering a visit and a scholarship offer from The Citadel, and has been contacted by Louisiana-Lafayette.
P Ross Dutton is visiting. He has been contacted by Connecticut.
DE Edward Norton is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Norton.
DT Jessie Springett is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Springett.
OLB Benjamin Sheldon is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Sheldon.
CB Adrian Calloway is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Calloway.
S Maurice Cherney is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Cherney.

First Time Home Visits
DT Ted Givens
Impression: Better than Scouted

S Cris Fisk
Impression: Worse than Scouted

S Danny Leon
Impression: Better than Scouted

Newly Extended Invitations
S Cris Fisk
S Danny Leon

[Celeval]

Week Five Results

Games
TV1: #30 Penn State 20, #9 Wisconsin 17
TV2: #34 Clemson 17, #1 Florida State 24
TV3: #32 Kentucky 0, #20 Florida 59
TV3: #31 Alabama 3, #19 Arkansas 34
TV3: #36 Air Force 21, Utah 20
TV4: North Carolina State 17, #10 Virginia Tech 35
TV4: #49 Texas Tech 62, Kansas 7
TV4: #41 Oregon State 43, #21 Arizona State 3
TV4: #5 USC 30, #27 Stanford 3
TV4: Bowling Green 17, Northern Illinois 14
TV5: #38 Iowa 7, #14 Michigan 33
TV5: Purdue 13, #44 Illinois 31
TV5: #16 Washington State 55, Arizona 6
TV5: Mississippi State 17, #25 LSU 73
TV5: South Florida 38, #29 TCU 48
TV5: Akron 14, Kent State 10

Southern Conference
Elon 35, Furman 30 (TV5)
Chattanooga 21, Miami (OH) 31
Georgia Southern 28, #26 West Virginia 59

No game for us this week.

New Commitments
P Ross Dutton (88th P, 5th P in NC) has commited to Appalachian State!

Visiting Players
QB Cole Schwartz is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Schwartz.
FB Pat Soriano is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Soriano.
WR Carlos Poff is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Poff.
T Kenneth Murphy is visiting. He is considering a visit and a scholarship offer from The Citadel, and has been contacted by Louisiana-Lafayette.
P Ross Dutton is visiting. He has been contacted by Connecticut.
DE Edward Norton is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Norton.
DT Jessie Springett is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Springett.
OLB Benjamin Sheldon is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Sheldon.
CB Adrian Calloway is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Calloway.
S Maurice Cherney is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Cherney.

New Scholarship Offers
RB Tracy Stills
DE Cedric Winslett
DT Joseph Poston

[Celeval]

Week Six Results

Games
TV1: #11 Auburn 17, #6 Tennessee 14
TV2: #12 Kansas State 14, #30 Texas A&M 7
TV3: #24 Penn State 15, #38 Minnesota 48
TV3: #39 Texas Tech 10, #14 Oklahoma 41
TV3: #18 LSU 55, #3 Georgia 17
TV4: North Carolina 0, #1 Florida State 58
TV4: #36 Illinois 20, #26 Wisconsin 13
TV4: Kansas 14, #4 Nebraska 68
TV4: #21 Arkansas 17, #17 Florida 20
TV4: East Carolina 17, Louisville 27
TV5: Colorado 21, #28 Missouri 24
TV5: #49 Iowa State 28, #50 Oklahoma State 16
TV5: Baylor 6, #22 Texas 45
TV5: #46 California 0, #33 Oregon State 38
TV5: #34 South Carolina 34, #41 Alabama 13
TV5: Tulsa 26, #35 Hawaii 31
TV5: Utah State 30, Troy 25

Southern Conference
Furman 21, Louisiana-Lafayette 24
Chattanooga 41, Western Carolina 17
The Citadel 19, Georgia Southern 22
Elon 0, #20 Boston College 69

Wofford (0-3) at Appalachian State (0-3)
Line: Appalachian State by 14

Offense: Power-I Formation
Best Offensive Player: FB Calvin Van Valkenberg, RS-Jr (39/39)
Best Defensive Player: ILB Alan Fite, Sr (31/31)

Wofford Statistics:
Rushing Offense: 82-233; 2.84 ypc (111th)
Passing Offense: 29-74, 397 yards (113th)
Points Per Game: 14.0 (103rd)
Rushing Defense: 125-741; 5.92 ypc (102nd)
Passing Defense: 65-102, 788 yards (61st)
PPG Allowed: 48.6 (120th)

Appalachian State Statistics:
Rushing Offense: 110-477; 4.33 ypc (61st)
Passing Offense: 38-83, 447 Yards (108th)
Points Per Game: 21.6 (74th)
Rushing Defense: 111-674; 6.06 ypc (94th)
Passing Defense: 69-109; 762 yards (56th)
PPG Allowed: 44.0 (108th)

Injuries
OLB Martin Dillon - Out, 44 weeks
CB Tyrus Bryant - Questionable, 2 weeks
G Brant Carpenter - Questionable, 2 weeks
DT Ben Pereira - Probable, 2 weeks

CB Ty Bryant is added to the list for this week. Freshman Courtney Andrews takes his slot.



Box Score: Wofford at Appalachian State
Appalachian State, NC.

Week 6, 2004

Attendance: 10,700 (20,400).


Weather: 48 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 06:38 APST - Broderick Gibson 3 run.
1Q: 06:38 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
1Q: 03:38 APST - Eddie Robertson 9 pass from Marc Battistone.
1Q: 03:38 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
2Q: 11:37 APST - Glen Humphrey 9 run.
2Q: 11:37 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
2Q: 03:45 WFRD - Troy Schlereth 32 pass from Lawrence Blanchard.
2Q: 03:45 WFRD - Al Barrett extra point.
3Q: 06:38 APST - Donovan Moore 2 pass from Marc Battistone.
3Q: 06:38 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
3Q: 03:31 APST - Jorge Newsome 13 run.
3Q: 03:31 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
3Q: 01:28 WFRD - Trent Briggs 6 pass from Lawrence Blanchard.
3Q: 01:28 WFRD - Al Barrett extra point.
4Q: 14:20 WFRD - Dennis Robertson 46 interception return.
4Q: 14:20 WFRD - Al Barrett extra point.
4Q: 07:04 WFRD - Damon Manley 15 pass from Lawrence Blanchard.
4Q: 07:04 WFRD - Al Barrett extra point.

Game MVP: APST 65 Victor Dotson

Wofford 0 7 7 14 - 28
Appalachian State 14 7 14 0 - 35

We pick up our first win of the season after a scare - Wofford scores the last 21 points of the game to pull within a touchdown, but turns the ball over on downs in their last real opportunity. Our scoring is spread out - Gibson leads the offense with 113 yards and a score; Newsome and Humphrey both score on the ground, and Robertson and Moore both catch touchdown passes. We completely shut Wofford down on the ground - 22 carries for 33 yards - but the scoring comes against our pass defense, as they throw for 284 yards and 3 touchdowns. It's enough to hold on and go 1-0 in the league, though.



Visiting Players
QB Cole Schwartz is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Schwartz.
RB Tracy Stills is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Stills.
FB Pat Soriano is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Soriano.
WR Carlos Poff is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Poff.
T Kenneth Murphy is visiting. He is considering a visit and a scholarship offer from The Citadel, and has been contacted by Louisiana-Lafayette.
DE Cedric Winslett is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Winslett.
DE Edward Norton is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Norton.
DT Joseph Poston is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Poston.
DT Jessie Springett is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Springett.
OLB Benjamin Sheldon is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Sheldon.
CB Adrian Calloway is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Calloway.
S Maurice Cherney is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Cherney.

Targets Visiting Elsewhere
QB Otis Shannon is considering offers from Iowa State, Wake Forest, and Mississippi. He is visiting Wake Forest.

New Scholarship Offer
S Cris Fisk

[Celeval]

Week Seven Results

Games
TV1: #18 Texas 9, #9 Oklahoma 28
TV2: #17 LSU 10, #14 Florida 14
TV3: #33 Minnesota 34, #6 Michigan 24
TV3: #13 Oregon 38, #15 Washington State 24
TV3: #22 Mississippi 40, #26 South Carolina 24
TV4: #12 Kansas State 52, Kansas 13
TV4: #3 Nebraska 69, #48 Texas Tech 0
TV4: #43 Texas A&M 24, #40 Iowa State 10
TV4: #21 Tennessee 10, #16 Georgia 19
TV4: Nevada 16, #28 Hawaii 23
TV5: #30 Illinois 48, #41 Michigan State 20
TV5: #24 Missouri 14, Baylor 41
TV5: #45 Pittsburgh 26, Temple 21
TV5: California 7, #4 USC 34
TV5: Bowling Green 27, Central Michigan 24
TV5: Marshall 23, Ohio 35
TV5: Arkansas State 10, Middle Tennessee State 17

Southern Conference
Western Carolina 21, Georgia Southern 35
Furman 21, Chattanooga 45
Elon 13, Wofford 41

Appalachian State (1-3) at The Citadel (0-4)
Line: Appalachian State by 8

Offense: Power-I Formation
Best Offensive Player: WR Lamar Ralston, Sr (37/37)
Best Defensive Player: CB Lester Wagner, Jr (40/40)

Appalachian State Statistics:
Rushing Offense: 161-685; 4.25 ypc (49th)
Passing Offense: 56-106, 640 yards (102nd)
Points Per Game: 25.0 (61st)
Rushing Defense: 133-698; 5.24 ypc (80th)
Passing Defense: 84-142; 1046 yards (75th)
PPG Allowed: 40.0 (106th)

The Citadel Statistics:
Rushing Offense: 112-405; 3.61 ypc (101st)
Passing Offense: 41-90; 646 yards (100th)
Points Per Game: 11.2 (115th)
Rushing Defense: 177-867 (100th)
Passing Defense: 78-114, 1057 yards (77th)
PPG Allowed: 34.2 (91st)

Injuries
OLB Martin Dillon - Out, 43 weeks
ILB John Reid - Out, 9 weeks
CB Duane Downey - Questionable, 4 weeks
DE Nolan DwWolf - Probable, 2 weeks
DT Ben Pereira - Probable, 2 weeks
CB Tyrus Bryant - Probable, 1 week
G Brant Carpenter - Probable, 1 week



Box Score: Appalachian State at The Citadel
The Citadel, NC.

Week 7, 2004

Attendance: 7,800 (35,600).


Weather: 62 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 03:48 APST - Donovan Moore 2 pass from Marc Battistone.
1Q: 03:48 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
1Q: 01:31 CITD - Calvin Joseph 4 run.
1Q: 01:31 CITD - Stephen Stewart extra point.
2Q: 11:13 CITD - Stephen Stewart 39 field goal.
2Q: 05:34 APST - Cornelius Tongue 41 field goal.
3Q: 04:14 CITD - Arnold Bernard 18 pass from Tim Kassotis.
3Q: 04:14 CITD - Stephen Stewart extra point.
4Q: 11:45 APST - Broderick Gibson 4 run.
4Q: 11:45 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
4Q: 00:00 CITD - Stephen Stewart 33 field goal.

Game MVP: CITD 69 Jon Magee

Appalachian State 7 3 0 7 - 17
The Citadel 7 3 7 3 - 20
Nearly went to overtime again, but this time we couldn't get it done. We were held to under 100 yards rushing for the first time - Gibson had 61 on 16 carries (and a touchdown) - but even so, we outgained them thanks to a solid performance by Batttistone (192 yards, TD, no interceptions). The play of the game was right at the end - The Citadel punted with 1:11 left, but Tyrus Bryant fumbled the return and gave the game away.


New Commitments
QB Otis Shannon (556th player nationally, 53rd QB nationally, 18th player in NC, 3rd QB in NC) has commited to Appalachian State!

Visiting Players
QB Cole Schwartz is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Schwartz.
RB Tracy Stills is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Stills.
FB Pat Soriano is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Soriano.
WR Carlos Poff is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Poff.
T Kenneth Murphy is visiting. He is visiting The Citadel (with a scholarship offer), and has been contacted by Buffalo and Louisiana-Lafayette.
DE Cedric Winslett is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Winslett.
DE Edward Norton is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Norton.
DT Joseph Poston is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Poston.
DT Jessie Springett is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Springett.
OLB Ike Olsen is visiting. He is also visiting Chattanooga, East Carolina, Hawaii, and North Carolina. He has scholarship offers from all four.
OLB Benjamin Sheldon is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Sheldon.
CB Adrian Calloway is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Calloway.
S Cris Fisk is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Fisk.
S Maurice Cherney is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Cherney.

[Celeval]

Midseason Report

Coaches' Poll
1. Florida State (5-0)
2. Ohio State (5-0)
3. Nebraska (5-0)
4. USC (4-0)
5. UCLA (5-0)
6. Notre Dame (6-0)
7. Virginia Tech (5-0)
8. Oklahoma (4-1)
9. Kansas State (5-0)
10. Oregon (5-0)
11. Auburn (5-0)
12. Miami (FL) (3-1)
13. Floridea (5-1)
14. Georgia (4-1)
15. Virginia (5-0)
16. Boston College (5-0)
17. Michigan (4-2)
18. Mississippi (6-0)
19. TCU (5-0)
20. LSU (4-2)
21. Air Force (6-0)
22. Hawaii (4-0)
23. Washington State (4-1)
24. Oregon State (4-1)
25. Texas (3-2)

Fan's Poll
1. Virginia Tech (5-0)
2. Florida State (5-0)
3. Ohio State (5-0)
4. Auburn (5-0)
5. Notre Dame (6-0)
6. USC (4-0)
7. Nebraska (5-0)
8. Oregon (5-0)
9. Oklahoma (4-1)
10. UCLA (5-0)
11. Kansas State (5-0)
12. Virginia (5-0)
13. Florida (5-1)
14. Boston College (5-0)
15. TCU (5-0)
16. Mississippi (6-0)
17. Michigan (4-2)
18. Georgia (4-1)
19. Miami (FL) (3-1)
20. Hawaii (4-0)
21. Washington State (4-1)
22. Minnesota (5-1)
23. Missouri (4-1)
24. Oregon State (4-1)
25. Air Force (6-0)

BCS Rankings
1. Florida State (5-0)
2. USC (4-0)
3. Notre Dame (6-0)
4. Oregon (5-0)
5. Virginia Tech (5-0)
6. Nebraska (5-0)
7. Ohio State (5-0)
8. Virginia (5-0)
9. Auburn (5-0)
10. Florida (5-1)

Top Five Passing Leaders (by QB Rating)
QB Archie Carvalho (NEB): 205.9 (1116 yards, 18 TD, 4 Int)
QB Isaac Daniels (ND): 200.8 (2028 yards, 28 TD, 3 Int)
QB Trent Hefner (MISS): 188.4 (1403 yards, 15 TD, 0 Int)
QB Tyrone Goodwin (VATC): 186.4 (991 yards, 11 TD, 4 Int)
QB Roosevelt Mathias (MIAF): 184.8 (1255 yards, 14 TD, 2 Int)

Top Five Rushing Leaders (by Yards)
RB Alex Rogers (SYR): 833 yards, 7 TD
RB Clarence Baldwin (NTEX): 814 yards, 9 TD
RB Kurt Caldwell (MIZZ): 782 yards, 6 TD
RB Luther Corbett (BC): 733 yards, 8 TD
RB Ted Schulters (MINN): 724 yards, 8 TD

Top Five Receiving Leaders (by Yards)
WR Bryan Flannery (ND): 820 yards, 9 TD
WR Jeremy Otomo (MINN): 698 yards, 4 TD
WR Jessie Hughes (ND): 591 yards, 12 TD
WR Lamar Ralston (CITD): 554 yards, 2 TD
WR Billy Tucker (SFLA): 553 yards, 4 TD

Appalachian State Summary

Record: 1-4
Rank: 114

Appalachian State Team Rank
Rushes 197 46 (T)
Rushing Yards 776 43
Yards Per Carry 3.93 50
Pass Attempts 132 92 (T)
Completions 74 75 (T)
Passing Yards 832 89
Yards Per Attempt 6.30 73 (T)
3rd Down Conversions 34.7 59 (T)
Points Per Game 23.4 68 (T)
Turnovers 14 93 (T)
Turnover Margin -3 84 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 171 46 (T)
Rushing Yards 866 87
Yards Per Carry 5.06 114
Pass Attempts 166 83
Completions 99 93 (T)
Passing Yards 1151 76
Yards Per Attempt 6.93 63
3rd Down Conversions 32.1 50 (T)
Points Per Game 36.0 100 (T)
Turnovers 11 49 (T)

Primary Formation: I-Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
2 0 at NEBR (3) 58
3 31 at MEMP (79) 38
4 34 MDTN (56) 36
6 35 WFRD (117) 28
7 17 at CITD (118) 20
8 at LAMN (125)
9 GASO (105)
10 at WCAR (116)
11 FRMN (120)
12 ELON (104)
13 at CHAT (69)

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
19 Battistone QB 122 68 800 6.55 6 6
15 Nelson QB 10 6 32 3.20 0 0
Team --- 132 74 832 6.30 6 6

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
36 Gibson RB 103 483 4.68 5 26 32
20 Newsome FB 36 140 3.88 1 12 5
33 Humphrey RB 35 137 3.91 2 10 6
19 Battistone QB 14 0 0.00 0 9 32
Team --- 197 776 3.93 8 60 88

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
4 Moore WR 25 17 262 15.4 118 3
91 Claridge TE 23 17 195 11.4 12 0
7 Duran WR 22 9 135 15.0 16 0
84 Robertson WR 20 9 122 13.5 27 1
36 Gibson RB 13 6 25 4.1 22 1
33 Humphrey RB 7 2 -2 -1.0 10 1
81 Marek WR 7 3 23 7.6 0 0
20 Newsome FB 6 5 38 7.6 9 0
46 Horn FB 5 4 12 3.0 8 0
Team --- 132 74 832 11.2 230 6

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
90 Gaines DE 28 6 4.0 6 0 0
56 Hitchcock ILB 25 6 0.0 1 2 0
21 Guido S 24 9 0.0 3 1 5
44 Davis S 23 11 0.0 3 2 0
59 Reid ILB 22 7 0.0 2 0 0
98 Logan OLB 16 4 0.0 3 0 1
41 Alcott S 14 10 0.0 0 0 2
25 Emmons CB 13 4 0.0 2 0 4
47 Brooks ILB 10 5 0.0 0 1 2
49 Dillon OLB 10 1 0.0 0 1 0
37 Cascadden CB 10 1 0.0 1 1 1
35 Bryant CB 8 6 0.0 0 0 1
99 Hitchcock DE 7 5 1.5 4 0 0
43 Flynn OLB 7 2 0.0 1 0 0
30 Andrews CB 7 4 0.0 2 0 3
77 DeWolf DE 6 3 3.5 5 0 0
27 Meeber S 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
Team --- 283 89 10.0 35 8 20

[CraigSca]

So many things to love about TCY. So many things that are begging to be updated.

Good luck!

[arizing540]

Great read... looking forward to following this! Good luck!

[Celeval]

Week Eight Results

Games
TV1: #8 Oklahoma 31, #9 Kansas State 12
TV2: #15 Virginia 9, #1 Florida State 28
TV3: #16 Boston College 27, #39 Pittsburgh 15
TV3: #29 Tennessee 27, #18 Mississippi 17
TV3: #28 Arkansas 30, #11 Auburn 17
TV4: #17 Michigan 29, #26 Illinois 26
TV4: #2 Ohio State 41, #37 Iowa 17
TV4: #32 Missouri 3, #25 Texas 28
TV4: Baylor 7, #3 Nebraska 51
TV4: #35 South Carolina 35, #36 Kentucky 14
TV5: #30 Minnesota 23, #46 Michigan State 20
TV5: #34 Texas A&M 37, Oklahoma State 15
TV5: #44 Arizona State 0, #4 USC 65
TV5: Vanderbilt 3, #14 Georgia 16
TV5: #22 Hawaii 17, UTEP 23
TV5: Ohio 24, Toledo 29
TV5: Ball State 17, Bowling Green 14

Southern Conference
New Mexico State 20, Western Carolina 14
Chattanooga 48, Wofford 23
The Citadel 31, Elon 13
Georgia Southern 22, Furman 14

Appalachian State (1-4) at Louisiana-Monroe (0-5)
Line: Louisiana-Monroe by 3

Offense: I-Formation
Best Offensive Player: FB Kenny Ball, Jr (40/60)
Best Defensive Player: S Shawn Florez (40/50)

Appalachian State Statistics:
Rushing Offense: 197-776; 3.93 ypc (49th)
Passing Offense: 74-132, 832 yards (100th)
Points Per Game: 23.4 (68th)
Rushing Defense: 161-866; 5.06 ypc (85th)
Passing Defense: 99-166, 1151 yards (66th)
PPG Allowed: 36.0 (101th)

Louisiana-Monroe Statistics:
Rushing Offense: 134-427; 3.18 ypc (110th)
Passing Offense: 75-165, 896 yards (89th)
Points Per Game: 17.0 (99th)
Rushing Defense: 222-963; 4.33 (96th)
Passing Defense: 73-139, 972 yards (39th)
PPG Allowed: 40.2 (115th)

Injuries
OLB Martin Dillon - Out, 42 weeks
ILB John Reid - Out, 8 weeks
CB Duane Downey - Questionable, 3 weeks
DE Nolan DwWolf - Probable, 1 weeks
DT Ben Pereira - Probable, 1 weeks



Box Score: Appalachian State at Louisiana-Monroe
Monroe, LA.

Week 8, 2004

Attendance: 5,100 (30,400).


Weather: 50 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 02:12 APST - Donovan Moore 14 pass from Marc Battistone.
1Q: 02:12 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
2Q: 08:45 APST - Jorge Newsome 5 run.
2Q: 08:45 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
2Q: 00:55 APST - Cornelius Tongue 36 field goal.
3Q: 05:30 LAMN - Jack Holliday 22 run.
3Q: 05:30 LAMN - Matt Marshall extra point.

Game MVP: APST 90 Wes Gaines

Appalachian State 7 10 0 0 - 17
Louisiana-Monroe 0 0 7 0 - 7

A good solid win, and out-of-conference no less. Our rushing game was again weaker than expected for the second straight week - Gibson led with 15 carries for 63 yards - but Battistone threw for over 200 yards, one TD and one pick. Our defense held La-M to under 300 yards of total offense, and we had a positive turnover ratio. The worrisome bit is our returning-from-injury G Brant Carpenter - he had a solid 5 KRBs, but allowed three sacks. Another game like that, and we may go back to freshman tackle Vic Dotson, who did well in three starts in his stead.



New Commitments
RB Tracy Stills (74th player in NC. 5th RB in NC) has committed to Appalachian State!

Visiting Players
QB Cole Schwartz is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Schwartz.
FB Pat Soriano is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Soriano.
WR Carlos Poff is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Poff.
T Kenneth Murphy is visiting. He is visiting The Citadel (with a scholarship offer), and has been contacted by Buffalo and Louisiana-Lafayette.
DE Cedric Winslett is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Winslett.
DE Edward Norton is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Norton.
DT Joseph Poston is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Poston.
DT Jessie Springett is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Springett.
OLB Ike Olsen is visiting. He is also visiting Chattanooga, East Carolina, Hawaii, and North Carolina. He has scholarship offers from all four.
OLB Benjamin Sheldon is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Sheldon.
CB Adrian Calloway is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Calloway.
S Cris Fisk is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Fisk.
S Maurice Cherney is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Cherney.

New Contacts
TE Jimmie Fox - Grundy, VA
898th ranked player in the country
42nd ranked TE in the country
22nd ranked player in Virginia
1st ranked TE in Virginia
Overall: 59/100
Strength: Run Blocking
Weakness: Catching in Traffic
Academics: Qualify

G Jumbo Kleedtke - Fort Lauderdale, FL
712th ranked player in the country
58th ranked Guard in the country
36th ranked player in Florida
6th ranked Guard in Florida
Overall: 60/100
Strength: Run Blocking
Weakness: Pass Protection
Academics: Qualify

DT Gerald Reynolds - Elizabethtown, PA
88th ranked Defensive Tackle in the country
81st ranked player in Pennsylvania
6th ranked Defensive Tackle in Pennsylvania
Overall: 51/100
Strength: Defending the Run
Weakness: Rushing the Passer

First Time Home Visits
TE Jimmie Fox
Impression: Better than Scouted

G Jumbo Kleedtke
Impression: Better than Scouted

DT Gerald Reynolds
Impression: Significantly Worse than Scouted

Newly Extended Invitations
TE Jimmie Fox
G Jumbo Kleedtke
DT Gerald Reynolds

New Scholarship Offers
TE Jimmie Fox
G Jumbo Kleedtke
DT Gerald Reynolds

[Celeval]

Week Nine Results

Games
TV1: #3 Nebraska 48, #16 Kansas State 42
TV2: #11 Georgia 44, #25 Arkansas 0
TV3: #32 Illinois 24, #26 Minnesota 16
TV3: #9 Oregon 38, #38 Stanford 34
TV3: BYU 14, #19 Air Force 28
TV4: #48 Colorado 10, #30 Texas A&M 30
TV4: #18 Texas 10, Texas Tech 7
TV4: #37 Syracuse 28, #28 West Virginia 42
TV4: #45 Kentucky 6, #17 Auburn 34
TV4: Houston 6, #15 TCU 33
TV5: #10 Miami (FL) 24, #35 North Carolina State 17
TV5: Kansas 0, #7 Oklahoma 84
TV5: #5 UCLA 49, Arizona State 25
TV5: #12 Florida 56, Mississippi State 7
TV5: Fresno State 0, #29 Boise State 62
TV5: San Jose State 7, #36 Hawaii 35
TV5: Ball State 28, Akron 16

Southern Conference
Western Carolina 13, Furman 48
Chattanooga 3, The Citadel 37
Wofford 0, #8 Virginia Tech 41

Georgia Southern (3-4) at Appalachian State (2-4)
Line: Appalachian State by 3

Offense: Flexbone Formation
Best Offensive Player: QB Kennedy Cobb, Jr (41/48)
Best Defensive Player: DE Benjamin Webster, RS-So (24/46)

Georgia Southern Statistics:
Rushing Offense: 259-1043, 4.02 ypc (27th)
Passing Offense: 112-200, 1252 yards (60th)
Points Per Game: 22.0 (72nd)
Rushing Defense: 252-1318, 5.23 ypc (121st)
Passing Defense: 105-179, 1517 yards (95th)
PPG Allowed: 38.7 (113th)

Appalachian State Statistics:
Rushing Offense: 237-901, 3.80 ypc (54th)
Passing Offense: 92-159, 1066 yards (85th)
Points Per Game: 22.3 (70th)
Rushing Defense: 202-970, 4.80 ypc (81st)
Passing Defense: 117-195, 1345 yards (72nd)
PPG Allowed: 31.1 (83rd)


Injuries
OLB Martin Dillon - Out, 41 weeks
ILB John Reid - Out, 7 weeks
ILB Richie Brooks - Questionable, 3 weeks
CB Duane Downey - Probable, 2 weeks



Box Score: Georgia Southern at Appalachian State
Appalachian State, NC.

Week 9, 2004

Attendance: 11,700 (20,400).


Weather: 53 degrees, fair.

1Q: 10:58 APST - Glen Humphrey 14 pass from Marc Battistone.
1Q: 10:58 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
1Q: 04:37 APST - Marc Battistone 14 run.
1Q: 04:37 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
2Q: 14:07 APST - Donovan Moore 9 pass from Marc Battistone.
2Q: 14:07 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
2Q: 13:28 APST - Doug Tolson 65 interception return.
2Q: 13:28 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
2Q: 01:00 GASO - Mickey Archie 38 field goal.
3Q: 09:14 GASO - R.J. Abrams 9 pass from Kennedy Cobb.
3Q: 09:14 GASO - Mickey Archie extra point.
3Q: 03:44 APST - Broderick Gibson 23 run.
3Q: 03:44 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.

Game MVP: APST 19 Marc Battistone

Georgia Southern 0 3 7 0 - 10
Appalachian State 14 14 7 0 - 35

That's much more like it. The story in this game was Battistone - he completed 15 of 19 passes for 198 yards, and two touchdowns - plus running a score in himself. Our defense was solid - gave up the standard yards through the air, but stuffed a good rushing team for only 47 on the ground.


Visiting Players
QB Cole Schwartz is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Schwartz.
FB Pat Soriano is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Soriano.
TE Jimmie Fox is visiting. He is also visiting Cincinnati (with a scholarship offer), and has been contacted by Arizona, Bowling Green, and Toledo.
WR Carlos Poff is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Poff.
G Jumbo Kleedtke is visiting. He is also visiting Kansas, Maryland, and Vanderbilt (with scholarship offers).
T Kenneth Murphy is visiting. He is visiting The Citadel (with a scholarship offer), and has been contacted by Louisiana-Lafayette.
DE Cedric Winslett is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Winslett.
DE Edward Norton is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Norton.
DT Gerald Reynolds is visiting. He has been contacted by Alabama-Birmingham and Louisiana Tech.
DT Joseph Poston is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Poston.
DT Jessie Springett is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Springett.
OLB Ike Olsen is visiting. He is also visiting Chattanooga, East Carolina, Hawaii, and North Carolina. He has scholarship offers from all four.
OLB Benjamin Sheldon is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Sheldon.
CB Adrian Calloway is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Calloway.
S Cris Fisk is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Fisk.
S Maurice Cherney is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Cherney.

[Celeval]

Week Ten Results

Coaches' Poll
1. Florida State (7-0)
2. Ohio State (7-0)
3. Nebraska (7-0)
4. USC (6-0)
5. UCLA (7-0)
6. Notre Dame (8-0)
7. Oklahoma (6-1)
8. Virginia Tech (6-0)
9. Miami (FL) (5-1)
10. Oregon (7-0)

Fan's Poll
1. Florida State (7-0)
2. Virginia Tech (6-0)
3. Ohio State (7-0)
4. Notre Dame (8-0)
5. Nebraska (7-0)
6. USC (6-0)
7. Oregon (7-0)
8. Oklahoma (6-1)
9. UCLA (7-0)
10. Florida (6-1)

BCS Rankings
1. Florida State (7-0)
2. USC (6-0)
3. Notre Dame (8-0)
4. Nebraska (7-0)
5. Oregon (7-0)

Southern Conference Standings
1. Chattanooga (4-3, 3-1)
2. Georgia Southern (3-5, 3-1)
3. The Citadel (3-4, 3-1)
4. Appalachian State (3-4, 2-1)
5. Wofford (1-6, 1-2)
6. Elon (2-5, 1-2)
7. Furman (1-6, 1-3)
8. Western Carolina (1-6, 0-3)

Games
TV1: #12 Florida 21, #11 Georgia 24
TV2: #15 Auburn 26, #23 Mississippi 23
TV3: #24 Penn State 17, #2 Ohio State 20
TV3: #49 Missouri 7, #3 Nebraska 58
TV3: #32 Hawaii 0, #26 Boise State 42
TV4: #8 Virginia Tech 30, #34 Georgia Tech 7
TV4: #7 Oklahoma 41, Oklahoma State 0
TV4: #16 Texas 34, Colorado 10
TV4: #19 Tennessee 41, #30 South Carolina 38
TV4: Utah State 24, #45 Middle Tennessee State 17
TV5: #1 Florida State 27, Maryland 3
TV5: Iowa 22, #29 Illinois 38
TV5: #28 Texas A&M 31, Baylor 16
TV5: #46 Stanford 24, #5 UCLA 38
TV5: #4 USC 38, #37 Washington State 7
TV5: #17 Air Force 27, Wyoming 13
TV5: Texas Tech 7, #27 Kansas State 50

Southern Conference
Wofford 42, The Citadel 19
Elon 16, Chattanooga 41

Appalachian State (3-4) at Western Carolina (1-6)
Line: Appalachian State by 8

Offense: I-Formation
Best Offensive Player: FB Colin Hatcher, Sr (49/49)
Best Defensive Player: S Frank Brock, Sr (50/66)

Appalachian State Statistics:
Rushing Offense: 279-1087, 3.89 ypc (42nd)
Passing Offense: 107-178, 1264 yards (75th)
Points Per Game: 24.1 (58th)
Rushing Defense: 224-1017, 4.54 ypc (72nd)
Passing Defense: 132-230, 1574 yards (75th)
PPG Allowed: 28.1 (67th)

Western Carolina Statistics:
Rushing Offense: 191-750, 3.92 ypc (93rd)
Passing Offense: 72-197, 832 yards (121st)
Points Per Game: 14.0 (113th)
Rushing Defense: 329-1797, 5.46 ypc (124th)
Passing Defense: 123-183, 1380 yards (45th)
PPG Allowed: 36.4 (113th)

Injuries
OLB Martin Dillon - Out, 41 weeks
ILB John Reid - Out, 6 weeks
ILB Richie Brooks - Questionable, 4 weeks
CB Duane Downey - Probable, 1 week



Box Score: Appalachian State at Western Carolina
Western Carolina, NC.

Week 10, 2004

Attendance: 3,000 (33,200).


Weather: 68 degrees, fair.

1Q: 09:07 WCAR - Colin Hatcher 4 pass from Joey Wilkerson.
1Q: 09:07 WCAR - Deon Kim extra point.
1Q: 00:05 APST - Donovan Moore 9 pass from Marc Battistone.
1Q: 00:05 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
2Q: 05:21 WCAR - Joey Wilkerson 1 run.
2Q: 05:21 WCAR - Deon Kim extra point.
3Q: 09:37 APST - Cornelius Tongue 24 field goal.
4Q: 09:41 APST - Eddie Robertson 4 pass from Marc Battistone.
4Q: 09:41 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.

Game MVP: APST 4 Donovan Moore

Appalachian State 7 0 3 7 - 17
Western Carolina 7 7 0 0 - 14

Our turn to come from behind, and we're happily up to .500 overall and 3-1 in the league. The standup performer of this one is our senior TE Dwayne Claridge - Claridge caught seven balls for 100 yards (he had 19 for 207 coming into the game) to lead the team.


New Commitments
G Jumbo Kleedtke (712th player nationally, 58th G nationally, 36th player in FL, 6th G in FL) has committed to Appalachian State!
T Kenneth Murphy (74th player in NC, 13th T in NC) has committed to Appalachian State!
DT Gerald Reynolds (88th DT nationally, 81th player in PA, 6th DT in PA) has commited to Appalachian State!

Visiting Players
QB Cole Schwartz is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Schwartz.
FB Pat Soriano is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Soriano.
TE Jimmie Fox is visiting. He is also visiting Bowling Green, South Carolina, and Toledo (with scholarship offers).
WR Carlos Poff is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Poff.
DE Cedric Winslett is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Winslett.
DE Edward Norton is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Norton.
DT Joseph Poston is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Poston.
DT Jessie Springett is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Springett.
OLB Ike Olsen is visiting. He is also visiting Chattanooga, East Carolina, Hawaii, and North Carolina. He has scholarship offers from all four.
OLB Benjamin Sheldon is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Sheldon.
CB Adrian Calloway is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Calloway.
S Cris Fisk is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Fisk.
S Maurice Cherney is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Cherney.

[Celeval]

Week Eleven Results

Coaches' Poll
1. Florida State (8-0)
2. Ohio State (8-0)
3. Nebraska (8-0)
4. USC (7-0)
5. UCLA (8-0)
6. Notre Dame (8-0)
7. Oklahoma (7-1)
8. Virginia Tech (7-0)
9. Miami (FL) (6-1)
10. Oregon (8-0)

Fan's Poll
1. Florida State (8-0)
2. Virginia Tech (7-0)
3. Ohio State (8-0)
4. Notre Dame (8-0)
5. Nebraska (8-0)
6. USC (6-0)
7. Oregon (8-0)
8. Oklahoma (7-1)
9. UCLA (8-0)
10. Auburn (7-1)

BCS Rankings
1. Florida State (8-0)
2. USC (7-0)
3. Nebraska (8-0)
4. Notre Dame (8-0)
5. Ohio State (8-0)

Southern Conference Standings
1. Chattanooga (5-3, 4-1)
2. Appalachian State (4-4, 3-1)
3. Georgia Southern (3-5, 3-1)
4. The Citadel (3-5, 3-2)
5. Wofford (2-6, 2-2)
6. Elon (2-6, 1-3)
7. Furman (1-6, 1-3)
8. Western Carolina (1-7, 0-4)

Games
TV1: #7 Oklahoms 10, #26 Texas A&M 17
TV2: #3 Nebraska 45, #41 Iowa State 17
TV3: #4 USC 30, #18 Oregon State 14
TV3: #32 Colorado State 21, #35 Utah 24
TV3: #44 Toledo 17, #46 Miami (OH) 24
TV4: #37 Pittsburgh 38, #38 Syracuse 3
TV4: Temple 0, #23 West Virginia 48
TV4: #11 Georgia 45, #45 Kentucky 10
TV4: #31 Arkansas 17, #33 South Carolina 42
TV4: Middle Tennessee State 9, New Mexico State 26
TV5: #48 Louisville 17, Memphis 21
TV5: Fresno State 21, Rice 17
TV5: Marshall 31, Akron 29
TV5: Ohio 24, Central Florida 13
TV5: Central Michigan 19, Eastern Michigan 20
TV5: Western Michigan 10, #43 Bowling Green 13
TV5: Arkansas State 37, Idaho 3

Southern Conference
Western Carolina 14, Wofford 17
Chattanooga 0, #14 Auburn 37
The Citadel 17, Troy 31
Georgia Southern 31, Elon 3

Furman (1-6) at Appalachian State (4-4)
Line: Appalachian State by 15

Offense: Single-Back Formation
Best Offensive Player: FB Andre Buchanan, Jr (45/45)
Best Defensive Player: S Kendrick Weber, Sr (34/54)

Furman Statistics:
Rushing Offense: 200-768, 3.84 ypc (97th)
Passing Offense: 122-238, 1507 yards (67th)
Points Per Game: 22.4 (69th)
Rushing Defense: 302-1396, 4.62 ypc (98th)
Passing Defense: 86-161, 1106 yards (5th)
PPG Allowed: 36.4 (113th)

Appalachian State Statistics:
Rushing Offense: 319-1229, 3.85 ypc (38th)
Passing Offense: 124-208, 1479 yards (69th)
Points Per Game: 23.2 (64th)
Rushing Defense: 253-1156, 4.56 ypc (74th)
Passing Defense: 149-260, 1745 yards (74th)
PPG Allowed: 26.3 (60th)

Injuries
OLB Martin Dillon - Out, 40 weeks
DE Wes Gaines - Questionable, 7 weeks
ILB John Reid - Out, 5 weeks
ILB Richie Brooks - Questionable, 4 weeks



Box Score: Furman at Appalachian State
Appalachian State, NC.

Week 11, 2004

Attendance: 11,900 (20,400).


Weather: 76 degrees, fair.

1Q: 11:23 APST - Broderick Gibson 7 run.
1Q: 11:23 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
1Q: 06:09 APST - Carl Logan 80 interception return.
1Q: 06:09 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point failed.
1Q: 01:54 FRMN - Jimmie Houghtlin 7 pass from Omar Greene.
1Q: 01:54 FRMN - Jonathan Powell extra point.
2Q: 07:53 FRMN - Darrell Emmons 28 pass from Omar Greene.
2Q: 07:53 FRMN - Jonathan Powell extra point.
2Q: 01:40 APST - Donovan Moore 24 pass from Marc Battistone.
2Q: 01:40 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.
2Q: 01:14 FRMN - Jimmie Houghtlin 29 pass from Omar Greene.
2Q: 01:14 FRMN - Jonathan Powell extra point.
3Q: 06:24 APST - Cornelius Tongue 18 field goal.
4Q: 13:42 APST - Broderick Gibson 25 run.
4Q: 13:42 APST - Cornelius Tongue extra point.

Game MVP: APST 98 Carl Logan

Furman 7 14 0 0 - 21
Appalachian State 13 7 3 7 - 30
Logan's big interception return gets him the player of the game, but Furman led 21-20 at the half - our defense shut them down in the second half, to pave the way for our fourth straight win. Furman is much more of a passing team - nearly 300 yards - but we allowed only 6 net rushing yards (on 22 rushes), and came up with seven sacks - 2.5 from Hitchcock, 2.0 from DeWolf, one each from Pereira and Logan, and a half from Burgess.



New Commitments
QB Cole Schwartz (11th QB in NC) has committed to Appalachian State!
OLB Ike Olsen (53rd OLB nationally, 33rd player in NC, 2nd OLB in NC) has committed to Appalachian State!

Visiting Players
FB Pat Soriano is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Soriano.
TE Jimmie Fox is visiting. He is also visiting Bowling Green, South Carolina, and Toledo (with scholarship offers).
WR Carlos Poff is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Poff.
DE Cedric Winslett is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Winslett.
DE Edward Norton is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Norton.
DT Joseph Poston is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Poston.
DT Jessie Springett is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Springett.
OLB Benjamin Sheldon is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Sheldon.
CB Adrian Calloway is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Calloway.
S Cris Fisk is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Fisk.
S Maurice Cherney is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Cherney.

[Celeval]

Week Twelve Results

Coaches' Poll
1. Florida State (9-0)
2. Ohio State (9-0)
3. Nebraska (9-0)
4. USC (8-0)
5. Virginia Tech (8-0)
6. Miami (FL) (7-1)
7. Oregon (9-0)
8. Georgia (8-1)
9. UCLA (8-1)
10. Notre Dame (8-1)

Fan's Poll
1. Virginia Tech (8-0)
2. Florida State (9-0)
3. Ohio State (9-0)
4. Nebraska (9-0)
5. USC (8-0)
6. Oregon (9-0)
7. Auburn (8-1)
8. TCU (8-0)
9. Miami (FL) (7-1)
10. Notre Dame (8-1)

BCS Rankings
1. Florida State (9-0)
2. USC (8-0)
3. Nebraska (9-0)
4. Virginia Tech (8-0)
5. Ohio State (9-0)

Southern Conference Standings
1. Chattanooga (5-4, 4-1)
2. Appalachian State (5-4, 4-1)
3. Georgia Southern (4-5, 4-1)
4. Wofford (3-6, 3-2)
5. The Citadel (3-6, 3-2)
6. Elon (2-7, 1-4)
7. Furman (1-7, 1-4)
8. Western Carolina (1-8, 0-5)

Games
TV1: #3 Nebraska 41, #12 Oklahoma 35
TV2: #8 Georgia 38, #14 Auburn 28
TV3: #20 Boston College 21, #22 West Virginia 35
TV3: #9 UCLA 14, #7 Oregon 27
TV3: #13 TCY 24, Louisville 20
TV4: #6 Miami (FL) 51, #19 Virginia 27
TV4: #29 Mississippi 20, #36 Arkansas 13
TV4: #24 Boise STate 40, San Jose State 10
TV4: Marshall 14, #38 Bowling Green 27
TV4: #46 Utah State 30, Arkansas State 27
TV5: #42 Syracuse 54, Temple 24
TV5: Southern Mississippi 13, Memphis 10
TV5: #34 Hawaii 17, Fresno State 35
TV5: Rice 3, UTEP 31
TV5: Akron 13, Ohio 41
TV5: Toledo 13, Northern Illinois 7

Southern Conference
Chattanooga 17, Georgia Southern 41 [TV5]
Wofford 37, Furman 27
The Citadel 20, Western Carolina 23

Elon (2-7) at Appalachian State (5-4)
Line: Appalachian State by 14

Offense: I-Formation
Best Offensive Player: C Antoine Pickerill, RS-Jr (52/52)
Best Defensive Player: CB Ty Hopkins, RS-Jr (42/42)

Elon Statistics:
Rushing Offense: 293-1180, 4.02 ypc (56th)
Passing Offense: 122-250, 1336 yards (105th)
Points Per Game: 12.6 (118th)
Rushing Defense: 389-2077, 5.33 ypc (125th)
Passing Defense: 47-213, 1698 yards (41st)
PPG Allowed: 35.2 (112th)

Appalachian State Statistics:
Rushing Offense: 360-1412, 3.92 ypc (32nd)
Passing Offense: 143-236, 1700 yards (61st)
Points Per Game: 24.0 (63rd)
Rushing Defense: 275-1162, 4.22 ypc (62nd)
Passing Defense: 173-294, 2042 yards (89th)
PPG Allowed: 25.7 (61st)

Injuries
OLB Martin Dillon - Out, 39 weeks
K Cornelius Tongue - Doubtful, 7 weeks
DE Wes Gaines - Questionable, 6 weeks
WR Norman Duran - Doubtful, 4 weeks
ILB John Reid - Out, 4 weeks
ILB Richie Brooks - Questionable, 3 weeks


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Box Score: Elon at Appalachian State
Appalachian State, NC.

Week 12, 2004

Attendance: 12,300 (20,400).


Weather: 51 degrees, fair.

1Q: 08:11 APST - Glen Humphrey 9 pass from Marc Battistone.
1Q: 08:11 APST - Emmanuel Lyons extra point.
1Q: 03:16 APST - Glen Humphrey 3 run.
1Q: 03:16 APST - Emmanuel Lyons extra point.
2Q: 04:55 APST - Emmanuel Lyons 18 field goal.
2Q: 00:56 APST - Broderick Gibson 2 run.
2Q: 00:56 APST - Emmanuel Lyons extra point.
2Q: 00:07 APST - Emmanuel Lyons 52 field goal.
3Q: 09:13 APST - Glen Humphrey 4 run.
3Q: 09:13 APST - Emmanuel Lyons extra point.
3Q: 03:42 ELON - Scott Walton 2 pass from Dean Wallen.
3Q: 03:42 ELON - Dexter Folau extra point failed.
4Q: 09:15 APST - Emmanuel Lyons 29 field goal.

Game MVP: APST 50 Scott Humphrey

Elon 0 0 6 0 - 6
Appalachian State 14 13 7 3 - 37

We won all facets of this one, perhaps bouyed by news of Chattanooga's upset earlier in the day. Our FB Humphrey earned his POG award, picking up 70 yards of total offense and 3 touchdowns. Our backup kicker (Lyons) was 4-4 on PATs and 3-3 on FGs, with a long of 52.


New Commitments
FB Pat Soriano (91st FB nationally, 59th player in VA, 7th FB in VA) has committed to Appalachian State!
TE Jimmie Fox (898th player nationally, 42nd TE nationally, 22nd player in VA, top TE in VA) has committed to Appalachian State!
WR Carlos Poff (10th WR in NC) has committed to Appalachian State!
DE Cedric Winslett (44th player in KY, 6th DE in KY) has committed to Appalachian State!
DT Jessie Springett (13th DT in NC) has committed to Appalachian State!
CB Adrian Calloway (11th CB in NC) has committed to Appalachian State!
S Maurice Cherney (7th S in NC) has committed to Appalachian State!

We are now at 15 out of an allowed 16 in our recruiting class.

Visiting Players
DE Edward Norton is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Norton.
DT Joseph Poston is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Poston.
OLB Benjamin Sheldon is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Sheldon.
S Cris Fisk is visiting. We are the only team to have contacted Fisk.

[Celeval]

Week Thirteen Results

Coaches' Poll
1. Florida State (10-0)
2. Ohio State (10-0)
3. Nebraska (10-0)
4. USC (9-0)
5. Virginia Tech (8-0)
6. Miami (FL) (8-1)
7. Oregon (10-0)
8. Georgia (9-1)
9. Notre Dame (9-1)
10. Michigan (8-2)

Fan's Poll
1. Virginia Tech (8-0)
2. Florida State (10-0)
3. Ohio State (10-0)
4. Nebraska (10-0)
5. USC (9-0)
6. Oregon (10-0)
7. TCU (9-0)
8. Miami (FL) (8-1)
9. Notre Dame (9-1)
10. Georgia (9-1)

BCS Rankings
1. Florida State (10-0)
2. Nebraska (10-0)
3. USC (9-0)
4. Georgia (9-1)
5. Ohio State (10-0)

Southern Conference Standings
1. Appalachian State (6-4, 5-1)
2. Georgia Southern (5-5, 5-1)
3. Chattanooga (5-5, 4-2)
4. Wofford (4-6, 4-2)
5. The Citadel (3-7, 3-3)
6. Western Carolina (2-8, 1-5)
7. Elon (2-8, 1-5)
8. Furman (1-8, 1-5)

Games
TV1: #10 Michigan 14, #2 Ohio State 41
TV2: #7 Oregon 9, #23 Oregon State 41
TV3: #29 Mississippi 7, #17 LSU 30
TV3: Brigham Young 27, #31 Utah 26
TV3: Southern Mississippi 13, #11 TCU 55
TV4: #45 Iowa State 3, #30 Kansas State 45
TV4: #13 Florida 18, #1 Florida State 21
TV4: #32 Colorado State 17, #14 Air Force 24
TV5: #27 Virginia 21, #43 Georgia Tech 33
TV5: #18 Oklahoma 55, Baylor 7
TV5: #28 Boston College 52, Temple 13
TV5: #16 Tennessee 49, Vanderbilt 0
TV5: #21 Auburn 35, Alabama 3
TV5: #34 Miami (OH) 42, Akron 14
TV5: New Mexico State 34, #44 Utah State 28

Southern Conference
Georgia Southern 3, Wofford 17 [TV4]
Western Carolina 9, Elon 26
Furman 6, The Citadel 41

Appalachian State (6-4) at Chattanooga (5-5)
Television: TV4
Line: Appalachian State by 2

Offense: Wing-T Formation
Best Offensive Player: T Bernie Zolak, Sr (43/43)
Best Defensive Player: CB Jumbo Aufedenkampe, Sr (57/57)

Appalachian State Statistics:
Rushing Offense: 413-1626, 3.92 ypc (24th)
Passing Offense: 155-255, 1829 yards (70th)
Points Per Game: 25.3 (55th)
Rushing Defense: 300-1261, 4.20 ypc (58th)
Passing Defense: 185-316, 2192 yards (89th)
PPG Allowed: 23.8 (53rd)

Chattanooga Statistics:
Rushing Offense: 402-1969, 4.89 ypc (2nd)
Passing Offense: 119-240, 1279 yards (115th)
Points Per Game: 25.7 (52nd)
Rushing Defense: 307-1312, 4.27 ypc (67th)
Passing Defense: 161-310, 2073 yards (68th)
PPG Allowed: 24.0 (57th)


Injuries
OLB Martin Dillon - Out, 38 weeks
OLB Doug Tolson - Out, 24 weeks
K Cornelius Tongue - Doubtful, 6 weeks
DE Wes Gaines - Questionable, 5 weeks
ILB Richie Brooks - Questionable, 3 weeks
WR Norman Duran - Doubtful, 3 weeks
ILB John Reid - Doubtful, 3 weeks


[code]
Box Score: Appalachian State at Chattanooga
Chattanooga, NC.

Week 13, 2004

Attendance: 16,400 (26,100).


Weather: 57 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 08:32 CHAT - Greg Watt 32 field goal.
1Q: 05:05 CHAT - Andy McNeil 4 run.
1Q: 05:05 CHAT - Greg Watt extra point.
1Q: 01:20 CHAT - Bernard Dagostino 8 pass from Damon Chrebet.
1Q: 01:20 CHAT - Greg Watt extra point.
2Q: 14:28 CHAT - Ronnie Harrison 2 run.
2Q: 14:28 CHAT - Greg Watt extra point.
2Q: 09:30 CHAT - Brandon Woodard 29 run.
2Q: 09:30 CHAT - Greg Watt extra point.
2Q: 01:10 CHAT - Greg Watt 31 field goal.
3Q: 09:13 CHAT - Brandon Woodard 38 run.
3Q: 09:13 CHAT - Greg Watt extra point.
3Q: 05:13 CHAT - Greg Watt 41 field goal.
3Q: 04:55 CHAT - Matthew Smetana 14 run.
3Q: 04:55 CHAT - Greg Watt extra point.
4Q: 08:44 APST - Broderick Gibson 20 run.
4Q: 08:44 APST - Emmanuel Lyons extra point.
4Q: 02:37 APST - Horace Clinton 3 run.
4Q: 02:37 APST - Emmanuel Lyons extra point.

Game MVP: CHAT 70 Richie Johnson

Appalachian State 0 0 0 14 - 14
Chattanooga 17 17 17 0 - 51

Well... that was embarrassing. We loaded up to stop the run, and weren't too successful - 40 carries for 197 yards given up; and our offense was non-existant - 2.6 yards/carry and 2.7 yards/attempt. Oh, and four turnovers don't help either. Battistone was 4-16 for 9 yards and 2 interceptions. We end up in a four-way tie atop the Southern Conference at 5-2 in-league, but end up second - we tie Chattanooga on overall record (6-5), but lose the head-to-head.


New Commitments
S Cris Fisk (12th S in FL) has committed to Appalachian State!

This completes our recruiting class. With eight remaining scholarships, we look to the guys we have on the team who have earned one this season:

WR Noman Duran (Fr) - 0 GS, 36 targets, 19 catches; 236 yards receiving
DT Ben Pereira (Fr) - 7 GS, 7 tackles, 5 assists, 4.0 sacks
OLB Leland Flynn (Fr) - 9 GS, 17 tackles, 3 assists

[Celeval]

Week Fourteen Results

Sorry... forgot to note the polls before the game.

Games
TV1: #21 Texas A&M 20, #12 Texas 13
TV2: #18 West Virginia 3, #43 Pittsburgh 9
TV3: #36 Tulane 14, #9 TCU 44
TV3: #33 Bowling Green 17, #46 Toledo 10
TV3: #8 Notre Dame 24, #4 USC 55
TV4: #37 Georgia Tech 7, #7 Georgia 38
TV4: #29 Virginia 3, #5 Virginia Tech 20
TV4: Colorado 0, #3 Nebraska 44
TV4: #44 Syracuse 17, #27 Boston College 14
TV4: #14 LSU 9, #41 Arkansas 24
TV5: #38 North Carolina State 45, East Carolina 7
TV5: #47 Kentucky 7, #13 Tennessee 45
TV5: Mississippi State 13, #30 Mississippi 27
TV5: #20 Boise State 40, Nevada 0
TV5: Fresno State 3, San Jose State 7
TV5: UTEP 41, Tulsa 16

Southern Conference
Furman 9, #35 Hawaii 34 [TV5]

[Celeval]

Conference Championship Week Results

Coaches' Poll
1. Florida State (11-0)
2. Ohio State (11-0)
3. Nebraska (11-0)
4. USC (10-0)
5. Virginia Tech (10-0)
6. Miami (FL) (9-1)
7. Georgia (10-1)
8. TCU (11-0)
9. Oregon (10-1)
10. Air Force (11-0)

Fan's Poll
1. Virginia Tech (10-0)
2. Florida State (11-0)
3. Ohio State (11-0)
4. Nebraska (11-0)
5. USC (10-0)
6. TCU (11-0)
7. Miami (FL) (9-1)
8. Oregon (10-1)
9. Georgia (10-1)
10. Tennessee (9-2)

BCS Rankings
1. Florida State (11-0)
2. USC (10-0)
2. Nebraska (11-0)
4. Georgia (10-1)
5. Ohio State (11-0)

Southern Conference Standings (Final)
1. Chattanooga (6-5, 6-2)
2. Appalachian State (6-5, 5-2)
3. Wofford (5-6, 5-2)
4. Georgia Southern (5-6, 5-2)
5. The Citadel (4-7, 4-3)
6. Elon (3-8, 2-5)
7. Furman (1-10, 1-6)
8. Western Carolina (2-9, 1-6)

Games
TV1: #3 Nebraska 35, #17 Texas A&M 25
TV2: #7 Georgia 45, #18 Auburn 14
TV3: #5 Virginia Tech 17, #6 Miami (FL) 42
TV3: #4 USC 41, #15 UCLA 10
TV3: #30 Bowling Green 3, Ohio 14
TV4: Mississippi State 45, #33 Hawaii 31
TV4: Navy 24, Army 34

[Celeval]

Bowl Report

Final BCS Standings
1. Florida State (11-0)
2. USC (11-0)
3. Nebraska (12-0)
4. Georgia (11-1)
5. Ohio State (11-0)
15. TCU (11-0)
16. Air Force (11-0)

Minor Bowl Tier
TV1: Motor City Bowl: #16 Texas 34, #38 Bowling Green 7
TV2: New Orleans Bowl: #48 Utah State 10, Chattanooga 41
TV3: Las Vegas Bowl: #28 Boston College 63, Ohio 32
TV3: Hawaii Bowl: #26 West Virginia 55, #45 Tulane 3
TV3: Music City Bowl: #22 UCLA 35, Brigham Young 3
TV4: Houston Bowl: #39 Wisconsin 28, #15 Boise State 31
TV4: Humanitarian Bowl: #46 Stanford 28, #34 Arkansas 23
TV4: Peach Bowl: #31 Washington State 28, #29 Mississippi 24

Major Bowl Tier
TV1: Gator Bowl: #35 Pittsburgh 3, #26 Auburn 26
TV2: Insight.com Bowl: #34 Utah 24, #13 Notre Dame 66
TV3: Holiday Bowl: #20 Illinois 49, #37 Colorado State 7
TV3: Alamo Bowl: #23 Minnesota 10, #18 Florida 31
TV3: Independence Bowl: #24 Penn State 30, #27 Kansas State 33
TV4: Liberty Bowl: #39 Clemson 35, #7 TCU 3
TV4: Seattle Bowl: #45 Georgia Tech 21, #21 LSU 14
TV4: Outback Bowl: #33 Virginia 7, #17 Oregon State 13

Four-Star Tier
TV1: Rose Bowl: #5 Miami (FL) 45, #9 Air Force 17
TV2: Capital One Bowl: #24 Texas A&M 34, #8 Oregon 10
TV3: Sun Bowl: #32 North Carolina State 28, #15 Oklahoma 16
TV3: Cotton Bowl: #14 Michigan 27, #7 Virginia Tech 32

New Year's Tier
TV1: Fiesta Bowl: #2 Ohio State 13, #3 Nebraska 24
TV2: Orange Bowl: #6 Georgia 42, #8 Tennessee 10

Championship Tier
TV1: Sugar Bowl: #3 USC 24, #1 Florida State 17

Congratulations to the USC Trojans, winners of the 2004 National Championship!

Player of the Year Voting:
QB Horace Fields, Georgia: 249-372, 3446 yards, 37 TDs, 11 Ints; 141-185-4 Rushing
QB Archie Carvalho, Nebraska: 190-298, 3081 yards, 36 TDs, 9 Ints; 121-320-5 Rushing
QB Roosevelt Mathias, Miami (FL): 241-385, 3328 yards, 29 TDs, 9 Ints; 40-(-135) Rushing
QB Hunter Beecroft, USC: 237-378, 3288 yards, 28 TDs, 10 Ints; 81-23 Rushing
QB Bert Blackburn, Texas A&M: 170-281, 2497 yards, 22 TDs, 10 Ints; 160-424-4 Rushing
QB Tito Gunn, UCLA: 271-497, 3771 yards, 28 TDs, 18 Ints; 124-(-198)-4 Rushing
QB Omar Dotson, Boise State: 197-315, 2841 yards, 26 TDs, 11 Ints; 85-131-3 Rushing
WR Jeremy Otomo, Minnesota: 63-1348-10 Receiving
QB Trent Hefner, Mississippi: 194-316, 2617 yards, 21 TDs, 4 Ints; 77-176-2 Rushing
RB Darrell Megna, Virginia: 256-1100-9 Rushing; 84-901-10 Receiving

We put our vote in for Carvalho - he tore us up in Week 2. The winner:

Senior QB Roosevelt Mathias, Miami (FL)

[Celeval]

End of Season Report - National

Coaches' Poll
1. Nebraska (13-0)
2. USC (12-0)
3. Miami (FL) (11-1)
4. Florida State (11-1)
5. Ohio State (11-1)
6. Georgia (12-1)
7. Virginia Tech (11-1)
8. Notre Dame (10-2)
9. TCU (11-1)
10. Boise State (11-1)
11. Oregon (10-2)
12. Texas (9-3)
13. Florida (9-3)
14. Air Force (11-1)
15. Oregon State (10-2)
16. Tennessee (9-3)
17. Illinois (10-2)
18. UCLA (9-3)
19. Texas A&M (10-3)
20. Auburn (10-3)
21. Michigan (8-4)
22. Oklahoma (8-4)
23. West Virginia (10-2)
24. Kansas State (9-3)
25. LSU (8-4)

Fan's Poll
1. Nebraska (13-0)
2. USC (12-0)
3. Virginia Tech (11-1)
4. Florida State (11-1)
5. Miami (FL) (11-1)
6. Ohio State (11-1)
7. Georgia (12-1)
8. TCU (11-1)
9. Boise STate (11-1)
10. Notre Dame (10-2)
11. Oregon (10-2)
12. Oregon State (10-2)
13. Auburn (10-3)
14. Florida (9-3)
15. Tennessee (9-3)
16. Air Force (11-1)
17. Texas (9-3)
18. Texas A&M (10-3)
19. Illinois (10-2)
20. Michigan (8-4)
21. Oklahoma (8-4)
22. Kansas State (9-3)
23. UCLA (9-3)
24. West Virginia (10-2)
25. Minnesota (9-3)

Major Awards
League MVP: QB Roosevelt Mathias, Miami (FL)
Top Offensive Player: QB Horace Fields, Georgia
Top Defensive Player: ILB Winfred Haines, UCLA
Top Offensive Freshman: QB Harvey Truman, Tennessee
Top Defensive Freshman: OLB Victor Stokes, Hawaii

First-Team All-American
QB Horace Fields, Georgia
RB Darrell Megna, Virginia
FB Bo Jarvis, Illinois
TE Adrian Matesky, Ohio State
WR Jeremy Otomo, Minnesota
WR Bryan Flannery, Notre Dame
OC Cornelius Dann, East Carolina
OG J.R. Peterson, Oregon State
OG Max Stender, Utah
OT Norman Maloney, South Carolina
OT Lester Jarosek, Georgia Tech
P Gene Bono, Ohio State
K Shannon Fulcher, Ohio State
DE Wayne Zimmerman, Brigham Young
DE Kelly Mann, Oregon State
DT Robbie Ward, Illinois
ILB Winfred Haines, UCLA
ILB Gary Farley, Auburn
OLB Mel Strickland, Elon
OLB Jorge Blackwell, LSU
CB Drew Tuttle, Nebraska
CB Brant Kerr, USC
S George Perkins, Tulane
S Frank Brock, Western Carolina

Seond-Team All-American
QB Archie Carvalho, Nebraska
RB Ted Schulters, Minnesota
FB Trent Winters, Nebraska
TE Alonzo Jorgensen, Kansas State
WR Austin Lynch, Miami (FL)
WR Jessie Hughes, Notre Dame
OC Marlon Worrell, Minnesota
OG Walt Jacobs, Texas A&M
OG Bert Johnstone, Florida State
OT Frankie Harmon, Arkansas
OT Neal Cook, UTEP
P Zack Haller, Illinois
K J.R. Watkins, Kansas State
DE Dusty Hagen, Notre Dame
DE Reuben Grier, North Carolina State
DT Skip Tayer, Buffalo
ILB Tony Blackburn, Penn State
ILB Shawn Allard, North Carolina State
OLB Ken Banks, Purdue
OLB Teddy Lester, San Diego State
CB Ray Robbins, West Virginia
CB Dixon Perkins, Oregon State
S Victor Cobb, Oregon
S Wes Cook, Chattanooga

Freshman All-American
QB Harven Truman, Tennessee
RB Bucky Huntington, Michigan
FB Victor Bertrand, Florida State
TE Ike Browning, New Mexico State
WR Walter Joyner, Notre Dame
WR Justin Dawson, Mississippi
OC Jay Anderson, Air Force
OG J.R. McNeil, Utah State
OG Barry Meyers, Wisconsin
OT Victor Dotson, Appalachian State
OT Wendell Scurlock, Navy
P Dan Sampras, Ohio
K Dave Ogden, Tennessee
DE Butch Corey, North Texas
DE Rusty Terry, Rice
DT J.J. Gage, Ohio
ILB Tim Edwards, Middle Tennessee State
ILB Rusty Woods, New Mexico State
OLB Bictor Stokes, Hawaii
OLB Lester Cooper, South Carolina
CB Erik Battle, North Carolina
CB Roderick Martindale, Georgia
S Randy Bruce, LSU
S Devin Cruise, Illinois

[Celeval]

End of Season Report - Conference

Southern Conference Standings (Final)
1. Chattanooga (6-5, 6-2)
2. Appalachian State (6-5, 5-2)
3. Wofford (5-6, 5-2)
4. Georgia Southern (5-6, 5-2)
5. The Citadel (4-7, 4-3)
6. Elon (3-8, 2-5)
7. Furman (1-10, 1-6)
8. Western Carolina (2-9, 1-6)

Major Conference Awards
Conference MVP: WR Lamar Ralston, The Citadel
Top Offensive Player: WR Lamar Ralston, The Citadel
Top Defensive Player: S Frank Brock, Western Carolina
Top Offensive Freshman: RB Brandon Woodard, Chattanooga
Top Defensive Freshman: ILB Cedric Bernstein, Elon

First-Team All-Conference
QB Kennedy Cobb, Georgia Southern
RB Broderick Gibson, Appalachian State
FB Brady Jefferson, Chattanooga
TE Dwayne Clardige, Appalachian State
WR Lamar Ralson, The Citadel
WR Norman Spielman, Georgia Southern
OC Johnnie Kramer, Georgia Southern
OG Harris Strayhorn, Chattanooga
OG Gerald Collons, Georgia Southern
OT Edwin Van Koevering, Wofford
OT Ken Boothe, Chattanooga
P Albert Brickner, The Citadel
K Stephen Stewart, The Citadel
DE Benjamin Webster, Georgia Southern
DE Wes Gaines, Appalachian State
DT Kerry Sheldon, Western Carolina
ILB Alan Fite, Wofford
ILB Trent Poliska, Furman
OLB Mel Strickland, Elon
OLB Austin Dell, Chattanooga
CB Jumbo Aufedenkampe, Chattanooga
CB Johnny Gaddy, Georgia Southern
S Frank Brock, Western Carolina
S Wes Cook, Chattanooga

Second-Team All-Conference
QB Marc Battistone, Appalachian State
RB Josh Geer, Elon
FB Calvin Van Valkenberg, Wofford
TE Trent Briggs, Wofford
WR Troy Schlereth, Wofford
WR Luke Earl, Georgia Southern
OC Kenny Robertson, Chattanooga
OG Jon Magee, The Citadel
OG Aaron Crews, Wofford
OT Quentin Tubbs, Elon
OT Terrance O'Donnell, Western Carolina
P Gene Shinkle, Appalachian State
K Greg Watt, Chattanooga
DE Courtney Pinkney, Furman
DE Wally Foley, Furman
DT Sedrick Grier, Chattanooga
ILB Leslie Ruth, Western Carolina
ILB Dwight Wiley, Wofford
OLB Jose Hardy, Western Carolina
OLB Ian Horner, The Citadel
CB Pete Stark, Wofford
CB James Jefferson, Chattanooga
S Herb Summers, The Citadel
S Ray Flynn, Furman

TE Norm Forbes has been named to the Southern Conference All-Academic Team.

[Celeval]

End of Season Recruiting Report

TCY Today Recruiting Rankings
1. UCLA
2. Penn State
3. Florida
4. Virginia Tech
5. USC
6. Michigan
7. Texas
8. Wisconsin
9. Boston College
10. Notre Dame
107. Western Carolina
112. Wofford
113. Elon
114. Furman
115. Appalachian State
118. Chattanooga
121. The Citadel
123. Georgia Southern

Top Five Recruits
1. QB Jim Hiller, Florida
2. RB Herman Rose, Michigan
3. T Edward Lancaster, Texas A&M
4. DE Brett Fulton, Ohio State
5. G Omar Comeaux, UCLA

Appalachian State Recruits
QB Otis Shannon: 38-71, 539 yards, 5 TDs, Int; 99-470-7 Rushing
QB Cole Schwartz: 127-296, 1508 yards, 5 TDs, 10 Int; 39-122-3 Rushing
RB Tracy Stills: 126-560-1 Rushing, 22-254-1 Receiving
FB Pat Soriano: 76-385-1 Rushing, 26-224-1 Receiving
TE Jimmie Fox: 28-408-4 Receiving; 46 Tackles, 4.5 Sacks, Int
WR Carlos Poff: 47-794-7 Receiving
G Jumbo Kleedtke
T Kenneth Murphy
P Ross Dutton: 12 FGs, 52-1948 (37.46) Punting
DE Cedric Winslett: 32 Tackles, 2.0 Sacks
DT Gerald Reynolds: 51 Tackles, 6.0 Sacks
DT Jessie Springett: 63 Tackles, 0.5 Sacks
OLB Ike Olsen: 98 Tackles, 10.0 Sacks, 6 Ints; 12-143-1 Receiving
CB Adrian Calloway: 27 Tackles, 1.5 Sacks, 7 Ints
S Cris Fisk: 44 Tackles, 2.0 Sacks, 12 Ints; 16-146-1 Receiving
S Maurice Cherney: 43 Tackles, 2.0 Sacks, 9 Ints


The College Years
Recruiting List, Ranking View

Player Pos HT WT ST NRank ByPos StRank ByPos
Shannon, Otis QB 6-5 208 NC 556 53 18 3
##Schwartz, Cole QB 6-2 180 NC --- --- --- 11
##Stills, Tracy RB 5-8 182 MD --- --- 74 5
##Soriano, Pat FB 6-2 217 VA --- 91 59 7
**Fox, Jimmie TE 6-6 246 VA 898 42 22 1
##Poff, Carlos WR 5-10 165 NC --- --- --- 10
**Kleedtke, Jumbo G 6-3 261 FL 712 58 36 6
$$Murphy, Kenneth T 6-5 279 NC --- --- 74 13
##Dutton, Ross P 6-0 184 NC --- 88 --- 5
##Winslett, Cedric DE 6-5 237 KY --- --- 44 6
$$Reynolds, Gerald DT 6-3 247 PA --- 88 81 6
##Springett, Jessie DT 6-2 246 NC --- --- --- 13
**Olsen, Ike OLB 5-11 196 NC --- 53 33 2
##Calloway, Adrian CB 5-11 159 NC --- --- --- 11
##Fisk, Cris S 6-2 184 FL --- --- --- 12
$$Cherney, Maurice S 6-0 176 NC --- --- --- 7

Player All-St All-US Status
Shannon, Otis No No Committed *
##Schwartz, Cole No No Committed *
##Stills, Tracy No No Committed *
##Soriano, Pat No No Committed *
**Fox, Jimmie Yes No Committed *
##Poff, Carlos No No Committed *
**Kleedtke, Jumbo No No Committed *
$$Murphy, Kenneth No No Committed *
##Dutton, Ross No No Committed *
##Winslett, Cedric No No Committed *
$$Reynolds, Gerald No No Committed *
##Springett, Jessie No No Committed *
**Olsen, Ike Yes No Committed *
##Calloway, Adrian No No Committed *
##Fisk, Cris No No Committed *
$$Cherney, Maurice No No Committed *

[Celeval]

End of Season Report - Appalachian State


The College Years
2004 Summary for Appalachian State

Record: 6-5
Rank: 66

Appalachian State Team Rank
Rushes 450 33
Rushing Yards 1724 34
Yards Per Carry 3.83 44
Pass Attempts 280 97
Completions 164 64 (T)
Passing Yards 1897 82 (T)
Yards Per Attempt 6.77 60
3rd Down Conversions 38.6 26 (T)
Points Per Game 24.2 57 (T)
Turnovers 22 56 (T)
Turnover Margin +3 44 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 340 9 (T)
Rushing Yards 1458 59
Yards Per Carry 4.28 91 (T)
Pass Attempts 335 64 (T)
Completions 195 95
Passing Yards 2265 59
Yards Per Attempt 6.76 52
3rd Down Conversions 29.3 32 (T)
Points Per Game 26.2 68
Turnovers 25 40 (T)

Primary Formation: I-Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
2 0 at NEBR (1) 58
3 31 at MEMP (87) 38
4 34 MDTN (60) 36
6 35 WFRD (90) 28
7 17 at CITD (101) 20
8 17 at LAMN (125) 7
9 35 GASO (85) 10
10 17 at WCAR (119) 14
11 30 FRMN (122) 21
12 37 ELON (105) 6
13 14 at CHAT (59) 51

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
19 Battistone QB 261 153 1806 6.91 13 11
Team --- 280 164 1897 6.77 13 12

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
36 Gibson RB 201 925 4.60 10 44 55
33 Humphrey RB 89 378 4.24 4 26 18
20 Newsome FB 74 307 4.14 2 19 11
19 Battistone QB 43 -70 -1.62 1 28 135
46 Horn FB 22 118 5.36 0 7 2
Team --- 450 1724 3.83 18 130 234

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
84 Robertson WR 49 22 341 15.5 99 2
91 Claridge TE 48 31 382 12.3 40 0
4 Moore WR 47 34 548 16.1 218 7
7 Duran WR 36 19 236 12.4 44 0
36 Gibson RB 24 13 50 3.8 39 1
20 Newsome FB 21 15 99 6.6 26 0
81 Marek WR 20 11 124 11.2 40 0
33 Humphrey RB 11 6 45 7.5 47 3
Team --- 280 164 1897 11.5 583 13

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
21 Guido S 60 16 0.0 8 1 9
44 Davis S 46 22 0.0 7 2 1
56 Hitchcock ILB 44 14 0.0 2 3 1
90 Gaines DE 42 11 8.0 11 0 0
98 Logan OLB 37 13 1.0 6 1 1
25 Emmons CB 27 8 0.5 3 2 5
41 Alcott S 27 22 0.0 1 0 2
59 Reid ILB 22 7 0.0 2 0 0
47 Brooks ILB 21 8 0.0 0 1 3
30 Andrews CB 20 9 0.0 4 1 4
37 Cascadden CB 20 6 0.0 1 1 3
99 Hitchcock DE 19 11 5.0 9 0 0
43 Flynn OLB 17 3 0.0 3 0 1
58 Tolson OLB 16 3 0.0 1 1 1
35 Bryant CB 15 6 0.0 0 0 1
77 DeWolf DE 12 6 8.0 11 0 0
Team --- 575 184 29.0 78 14 33

Graduating Seniors
QB Marc Battistone: 21 Stokes, 2 Late Heroics - 2004 SOU 2nd Team QB
RB Broderick Gibson: 61 Stokes - 2004 SOU 1st Team RB
TE Dwayne Claridge: 7 Stokes - 2004 SOU 1st Team TE
OLB Martin Dillon: 1 Stoke
OLB Carl Logan: 3 Stokes
CB Tyrus Bryant
CB Dexter Cascadden: 6 Stokes

End of Season Scoring
Team Performance: 71/100
Academic Performance: 49/100
Recruiting Performance: 97/100
Television Revenus: 72/100
Alumni Donations: 73/100
Attendance/Stadium: 14/100
Final Grade: 60/100

[Celeval]

A pretty solid first season, which could have been much better if we had come up with a better performance in that final regular season game. Some wasted recruiting, I think, as I was far too conservative on who to pursue until about halfway through the season - it's been a while since I played TCY, and ended up getting some players in who I don't think will eventually see much time for us.

Next year - hopefully our first matchup against Michigan!

Next season: <a href="http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?p=1555678">2005</a>