Courtesy of Appalachian Sports Information
BOONE, N.C. — For the second year in a row, Appalachian State University will open the NCAA Division I Football Championship at home versus South Carolina State. This year’s first-round matchup between Appalachian (9-2, 8-0 SoCon) and S.C. State (10-1, 8-0 MEAC) is set for Saturday, Nov. 28 at noon at ASU’s Kidd Brewer Stadium. The game will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
Last year, Appalachian defeated S.C. State, 37-21, in an opening-round matchup at Kidd Brewer Stadium. ASU was paced by Armanti Edwards' school-record 433 passing yards in the win while SCSU’s William Ford ran for 117 yards in the loss. The contest was close throughout but the Mountaineers pulled away by scoring 13 unanswered points in the final 7:21 of the ballgame.
This year, the Mountaineers enter the postseason with nine-straight victories that followed back-to-back five-point losses to East Carolina and McNeese State to open the campaign. The Bulldogs’ only loss of the season was a 38-14 setback at the hands of South Carolina on Oct. 3 in Columbia, S.C. The winner of the ASU-SCSU rematch will square off against the winner of the first-round game between No. 4-seeded Richmond and Elon in the national quarterfinals on Dec. 5. The NCAA Division I national championship game is set for Friday, Dec. 18 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Tickets for Appalachian’s opening-round matchup cost $25 for adults, $15 for youth (ages 3-12) and ASU student guests (limit two) and $5 for ASU students. Tickets can be purchased online by clicking HERE, by phone at (828) 262-2079 or in person at the ASU athletics ticket office, located in the Holmes Center. Online sales are available 24 hours a day while phone and in-person sales are available from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Wednesday and Friday of this week.
NOTE: Saturday’s men’s basketball contest versus Morgan State will tip off at 7 p.m. at the Holmes Center. Fans can receive free admission with a ticket stub from the football game.
BOONE, N.C. — For the second year in a row, Appalachian State University will open the NCAA Division I Football Championship at home versus South Carolina State. This year’s first-round matchup between Appalachian (9-2, 8-0 SoCon) and S.C. State (10-1, 8-0 MEAC) is set for Saturday, Nov. 28 at noon at ASU’s Kidd Brewer Stadium. The game will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
Last year, Appalachian defeated S.C. State, 37-21, in an opening-round matchup at Kidd Brewer Stadium. ASU was paced by Armanti Edwards' school-record 433 passing yards in the win while SCSU’s William Ford ran for 117 yards in the loss. The contest was close throughout but the Mountaineers pulled away by scoring 13 unanswered points in the final 7:21 of the ballgame.
This year, the Mountaineers enter the postseason with nine-straight victories that followed back-to-back five-point losses to East Carolina and McNeese State to open the campaign. The Bulldogs’ only loss of the season was a 38-14 setback at the hands of South Carolina on Oct. 3 in Columbia, S.C. The winner of the ASU-SCSU rematch will square off against the winner of the first-round game between No. 4-seeded Richmond and Elon in the national quarterfinals on Dec. 5. The NCAA Division I national championship game is set for Friday, Dec. 18 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Tickets for Appalachian’s opening-round matchup cost $25 for adults, $15 for youth (ages 3-12) and ASU student guests (limit two) and $5 for ASU students. Tickets can be purchased online by clicking HERE, by phone at (828) 262-2079 or in person at the ASU athletics ticket office, located in the Holmes Center. Online sales are available 24 hours a day while phone and in-person sales are available from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Wednesday and Friday of this week.
NOTE: Saturday’s men’s basketball contest versus Morgan State will tip off at 7 p.m. at the Holmes Center. Fans can receive free admission with a ticket stub from the football game.
