App State rallies for 31-29 win over OH in Camellia Bowl

“We always talk about in our program, How are you going to finish?” Mountaineers coach Scott Satterfield said. “What I care about is him being an influence on your life every day; the way you live, the way you carry yourself, being accountable and being respectable the little things that are going to mean something to you the rest of your life”.

Appalachian State running back Marcus Cox (14) breaks through the tackle of Georgia Southern defensive end Logan Hunt (91) to score a touchdown in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, N.C., Thursday Oct. 22, 2015.

The Mountaineers (10-2) are seeking a bowl win in their first year of full-fledged FBS eligibility.

The future is certainly bright for App State, which will be among the Sun Belt favorites again next year, but this will be a memory to cherish for a long time.

4 ppg and Appalachian State registers in with 37.2 ppg. “It’d be great looking down the road 20 years from now and being able to say that we were that team that won that first bowl game”.

Facts and figures: OH is making its sixth bowl trip in seven seasons and ninth overall, posting a 2-6 postseason record…. A 6-6 OH team also didn’t get a postseason invitation last season…

“It’s an awesome treat for us and our staff, and our student-athletes have really enjoyed themselves”, Satterfield said. “And we couldn’t ask for more ideal weather for football. That gave us a bad taste in our mouth”.

The Bobcats’ final drive was finished by third-team quarterback Greg Windham after an injury to JD Sprague. “You could see one, you could see as many as three quarterbacks in this game”, Solich said.

Desmond Reed, who plays for Appalachian State University, was proud to have his family in Montgomery. The Bobcats closed by snapping Northern Illinois’s 22-game November win streak.

The Appalachian State defense has been stingy all season, leading the conference in points allowed (18.3), passing yards allowed (184.4) and total yards allowed (318.0). Opposing offenses have converted just 32 percent of their attempts (52 of 153), which leads the MAC and ranks 17th nationally. Ohio, meanwhile, has excelled at stopping teams on third downs.