It was fifteen years ago when Appalachian State surprised the college football world with a remarkable success over Michigan in Ann Arbor. The Mountaineers took down another powerhouse program in their own home on Saturday.
Chase Brice tossed for 134 lawns and a goal and Appalachian State took benefit of 2 turnovers to stun No. 6 Texas A&M 17-14.
Appalachian State won a week after scoring 6 goals and 40 points in the 4th quarter in a 63-61 opening loss to North Carolina.
Appalachian State (1-1) settled for a 29-yard field objective by Michael Hughes to take a 17-14 lead with about 8 minutes left after Christian Wells was broad open however dropped a goal pass on 3rd down.
The Aggies (1-1) had a opportunity to tie it with about 3 1/2 minutes to go, however a 47-yard field objective effort by Caden Davis was brief.
Camerun Peoples, who endedup with 112 backyards hurrying, had a 1-lawn run on 3rd down on the next ownership to keep Appalachian State’s drive going. He then rushed 48 backyards to the 12 on the next play and the Mountaineers ran out the clock.
It’s Appalachian State’s veryfirst win over a group in the AP Top 25 as an FBS group after losing in overtime to No. 9 Tennessee in 2016 and dropping an OT videogame to No. 9 Penn State in 2018.
The Mountaineers kept A&M’s offense in check a week after coach Shawn Clark was left looking for methods to repair his defense after the 63-point outburst by North Carolina.
Devon Achane ran for a goal in the veryfirst half and returned a kickoff for a rating in the 3rd, however the Aggies had problem getting much else going on a mistake-filled day.
The Mountaineers outgained A&M 305-186 and had 22 initially downs to simply 9 by the Aggies. They regulated time of ownership, too, holding a 41: 29 to 18: 31 benefit in that location.
The Aggies were driving in the 3rd quarter when Dexter Lawson Jr. required a fumble by Evan Stewart after a 13-yard reception and it was recuperated by Nick Hampton.
The Mountaineers took a 14-7 lead when Henry Pearson got a 9-backyard TD reception from Brice with about 2 1/2 minutes left in the 3rd.
The lead was brief as Achane returned the occurring kickoff 95 lawns for a goal seconds lateron. Achane, who is a sprinter on Texas A&M’s track group, juked a protector priorto shedding a prospective tackler and racing downfield for the rating to tie it at 14-all.
Haynes King was sacked by DeAndre Dingle-Prince and fumbled late in the veryfirst quarter. Texas A&M lineman Layden Robinson recuperated the ball, however he likewise fumbled and this time Appalachian State recuperated it.
They cashed in on the error when Ahmani Marshall scored on a 4-lawn goal run that made it 7-0 early in the 2nd quarter.
The Aggies connected it up when Achane rushed 26 lawns for a goal on the next drive.
King completed the videogame with simply 97 backyards passing. It’s simply the 3rd time that an SEC group ranked in the AP Top 10 lost to an unranked school from a non-power conference consideringthat 2000.
As for Appalachian State, it isn’t the just group from the Sun Belt to pull off a significant upset on the roadway on Saturday. Roughly an hour earlier, Marshall finished its stunner of No. 8 Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, winning 26-21.
Appalachian State moves to 1-1 on the year after losing its season-opener to UNC in a high-scoring affair. It looks to bring the momentum when it starts conference play versus Troy next week.
Texas A&M drops to 1-1 on the year. It hosts No. 16 Miami priorto start SEC play a week lateron.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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