2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Sun Belt co-champion Dollar General Bowl champion
Dollar General Bowl, W 34–0 vs. Toledo
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	9–4 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Scott Satterfield (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Frank Ponce (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Shawn Clark (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Nate Woody (5th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium

2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Troy +		7	–	1					11	–	2
Appalachian State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Arkansas State		6	–	2					7	–	5
Georgia State		5	–	3					7	–	5
New Mexico State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisiana		4	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	4					4	–	8
Idaho		3	–	5					4	–	8
South Alabama		3	–	5					4	–	8
Coastal Carolina *		2	–	6					3	–	9
Georgia Southern		2	–	6					2	–	10
Texas State		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Scott Satterfield. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to earn a share of the Sun Belt championship for the second consecutive year.^[1] They received an invite to the Dollar General Bowl where they defeated Toledo for the second consecutive year in a bowl game.^[2][3]

Schedule

Appalachian State announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Mountaineers hosted Sun Belt foes Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, North Mexico State, and Louisiana–Lafayette, and traveled to Georgia State, Idaho, Louisiana–Monroe, and Texas State^[4]

The Mountaineers hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Savannah State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Wake Forest from the Atlantic Coast Conference, and traveled to Georgia from the Southeastern Conference and UMass, who is independent from a conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:15 p.m.	at No. 15 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPN	L 10–31	92,746
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Savannah State*	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	W 54–7	20,109
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 20–13	19,520
September 23	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest*	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	L 19–20	35,126
October 7	3:30 p.m.	New Mexico State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	W 45–31	22,787
October 14	5:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	W 23–20	10,168
October 21	3:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	W 37–29	30,179
October 28	3:30 p.m.	at UMass*	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ELVN	L 27–30 ^2OT	11,889
November 4	3:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	L 45–52	7,397
November 9	7:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 27–6	23,110
November 25	2:00 p.m.	at Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 31–10	13,154
December 2	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	W 63–14	23,411
December 23	7:00 p.m.	vs. Toledo*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Dollar General Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–0	28,706
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[5]

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

See also: 2018 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Colby Gossett	G	6	213	Minnesota Vikings

References

1. "Appalachian State, Troy share Sun Belt championship". CollegeFootballTalk. December 3, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
2. "Appalachian State dominates Toledo in Dollar General Bowl shutout". AL.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
3. "Appalachian State Mountaineers vs. Toledo Rockets Live Score and Stats - December 23, 2017 Gametracker". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
4. "Sun Belt Announces 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). Appalachian State University Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
5. "2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 2, 2017.