Postgame Notes From App State-UMass

POSTGAME NOTES
 
Defensive end Tee Sims had three sacks, the most for an App State defender since Eric Boggs had three against Louisiana in the 11th game of the 2015 season. It was the fourth multi-sack game in the last two seasons for Sims, who has 14.5 sacks in 20 career games.
 
Boggs passed 300 career tackles with a performance that included 15 tackles, one interception, one sack, one forced fumble and two pass breakups. He matched his career high of 15 tackles from a game against South Alabama late in the 2015 season, increased his career total to 313 tackles and recorded the seventh interception of his career.
 
With two touchdown passes, quarterback Taylor Lamb increased his school-record total to 78 for his career, and he's now alone in third place in Sun Belt history. Corey Robinson (Troy) and Kolton Browning (ULM) both threw 81 touchdown passes from 2010-13.
 
With 66 rushing yards, Lamb increased his career total to 1,769 and moved from fifth to fourth place in Sun Belt history on the list for rushing yards by a quarterback.
 
Redshirt freshman running back Marcus Williams Jr. made his first career start and gained 125 yards on 25 carries. Jalin Moore (injured), Terrence Upshaw (injured) and 2016 senior Marcus Cox had been the only running backs to start over the course of the previous 55 games, dating back to the first two games of the 2013 season, when Ricky Fergerson started against Montana and North Carolina A&T.
 
Redshirt freshman kicker Chandler Staton made the first two field goal attempts of his career and was 3-for-3 on extra points. His 40-yard field goal tied the game in the third quarter, and his 30-yard field goal gave App State a 20-17 lead with 4:42 left in the fourth quarter.
 
Redshirt freshman receiver Jalen Virgil also made his first career start.