RICHMOND, Va. - Trailing by three points with 3:26 to play, Appalachian State University football drove 70 yards in 12 plays to score the winning touchdown with 10 seconds to play to defeat Richmond, 35-31, to advance to the NCAA Division I FCS semifinal against Montana.
On third and goal, Armanti Edwards found Matt Cline in the end zone for the score to take the second lead of the game.
Two drives earlier, ASU drove 73 yards to take its first lead of the game at 28-24 on a three-yard Edwards run. The Apps then stopped Richmond and forced the Spiders to punt with three and a half minutes on the clock.
On the punt return, UR's Eric McBride forced a fumble and returned it eight yards to regain the lead at 31-28.
Edwards rushed for 51 yards on 12 carries and two scores and threw for 216 more on 21 completions. Devon Moore also had two scores on the ground.
In addition to his game-winning catch, Cline was the leading receiver with 87 yards on nine grabs.
Linebackers Jacque Roman and D.J. Smith had 10 tackles each for the defense.
Appalachian travels to Montana next weekend for the national semifinal game.
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