Postgame Notes: Appalachian at The Citadel

THE CITADEL 31, APPALACHIAN STATE 28 (OT)
OCTOBER 5, 2013 • CHARLESTON, S.C. (JOHNSON HAGOOD STADIUM)
POSTGAME NOTES

 

Team

• Appalachian State fell to 1-4 on the season for the first time since 1993.

• The loss was only Appalachian State's third in its last 20 meetings with The Citadel (2-4, 2-2 SoCon).

• The Citadel claimed consecutive wins in the series for the first time since it defeated Appalachian State three-straight times from 1991-93.

• Appalachian State lost to a team with a losing record for the first time since a 30-27 loss at Western Carolina on Nov. 13, 2004. Appalachian's previous 26 losses had all come against teams with .500 records or better.

• The overtime game was Appalachian State's second in its last six games. The Mountaineers fell in OT to Illinois State in the second round of the 2012 NCAA Division I Football Championship (38-37 on Dec. 1, 2012).

• The overtime tilt was the second in Appalachian State's last three trips to Johnson Hagood Stadium. Appalachian defeated The Citadel, 30-27, in OT on Oct. 3, 2009.

• Appalachian State has lost three-straight overtime games (last year vs. Illinois State and 21-14 at Georgia Southern on Nov. 6, 2011).

• Appalachian State dropped to 5-5 all-time in overtime games.

Individual

• Appalachian State sophomore Kameron Bryant made the first start of his career at quarterback, snapping senior Jamal Londry-Jackson's string of 23-consecutive starts.

• Appalachian State freshman running back Marcus Cox scored two touchdowns (three-yard run, 23-yard run), giving him a Southern Conference-best 10 touchdowns for the season.

• Appalachian State freshman defensive tackle Darian Small made the first start of his career.

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