NO. 13/12 APPALACHIAN STATE 28,
NO. 25 SAMFORD 25
OCTOBER 13, 2012 - BIRMINGHAM,
ALA. (SEIBERT STADIUM)
POSTGAME NOTES
Team
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With
its fourth-straight win, Appalachian State moved to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in
Southern Conference play.
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Samford
dropped to 5-2 overall and 3-2 in SoCon play.
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Appalachian
State moved to 6-1 all-time versus Samford with its fifth-straight win over the
Bulldogs. The Mountaineers are 4-0 all-time against the Bulldogs in Birmingham.
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Appalachian
State remains as the only Southern Conference team that Samford has not
defeated since it joined the conference in 2008.
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Appalachian
State limited Samford to 339 yards, SU's lowest offensive output of the season (prev.
347 at Western Carolina on Sept. 22).
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Appalachian
State had a season-high six sacks (prev. 4 at Chattanooga on Sept. 22 and vs.
Elon on Oct. 6).
Individual
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For
the second-straight week, senior running back Steven Miller set a career high for receptions (six) and receiving
yards (92).
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Joel Ross' 17-yard interception return for
Appalachian State's first touchdown was the first interception and first
touchdown of the sophomore's career.
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Junior Adam
Scott made his second-career start in place of injured Deuce Robinson at the rush position and set career highs with three sacks, three tackles for loss and seven tackles.
