Football vs. Wofford - Postgame Notes

NO. 13/11 APPALACHIAN STATE 28, NO. 8/9 WOFFORD 38

OCTOBER 20, 2012 • BOONE, N.C. (KIDD BREWER STADIUM)

POSTGAME NOTES

 

Team

• Appalachian State (5-3, 3-2 SoCon) had a four-game winning streak snapped with its first home loss to Wofford (6-1, 4-1 SoCon) since 2002.

 

• Appalachian State's two home losses this season are its most since 2002.

 

Individual

• Junior Tony Washington's 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown that gave Appalachian State a 28-24 lead in the third quarter was the first kickoff return for a touchdown by a Mountaineer since CoCo Hillary's 95-yard touchdown return at Wofford on Sept. 22, 2007.

 

• The 99-yard kickoff return was the second-longest in Appalachian State history and the longest since Keith Nash's school-record 100-yard touchdown return at Lenoir-Rhyne on Oct. 12, 1968.

 

• With 363 yards of total offense, Appalachian State junior quarterback Jamal Jackson moved into the top 10 in Appalachian State history in career total offense. His 5,032 yards of total offense now rank eighth in school history.

 

• Appalachian State sophomore defensive back Joel Ross scored his second touchdown in two weeks on a 47-yard fumble return in the second quarter. Ross scored on a 17-yard interception return during last Saturday's 28-25 win at Samford.

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