GEORGIA 45, APPALACHIAN STATE 6
NOVEMBER 9, 2013 • ATHENS, GA. (SANFORD STADIUM)
POSTGAME NOTES
Team
• Appalachian State fell to 2-8 overall while Georgia moved to 6-3.
• Appalachian State fell to 1-13 all-time versus current members of the Southeastern Conference (Appalachian's lone win against a current SEC program was a 39-34 win at then-independent South Carolina on Nov. 8, 1975).
• Appalachian State jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a field goal on its first possession, which was its first lead against a BCS conference opponent since its 34-32 win at Michigan on Sept. 1, 2007 and its first lead against an SEC opponent since it led Auburn, 15-7, late in the third quarter of a 22-15 loss on Sept. 4, 1999.
• Despite making only 2-of-4 field-goal attempts in the first half (49-yarder blocked, 46-yarder missed), Appalachian State trailed just 14-6 at halftime. Georgia held a slim 215-194 advantage in total yardage in the first half.
• Georgia outgained Appalachian State 353-58 and outscored the Mountaineers 31-0 in the second half.
• The crowd of 92,746 was the second-largest to ever witness an Appalachian State game, behind only the 109,218 in attendance for the 34-32 win at Michigan on Sept. 1, 2007.
Individual
• Appalachian State senior wide receiver Andrew Peacock matched a career high with 12 receptions, which is tied for seventh in Appalachian single-game history.
• The 12 receptions gives Peacock 199 in his career, good for third in Appalachian State history just one behind second-place DaVon Fowlkes (200 – 2001-04) and only three short of the school's all-time record of 202, held by current St. Louis Ram Brian Quick (2007-11).
• With 90 receiving yards, Peacock also moved into fifth in Appalachian State history with 1,999 for his career.
• With 78 receiving yards, Appalachian State senior wide receiver Tony Washington moved into a tie for 10th in school history with 1,613 for his career (matching Sterling Hayward – 2000-03).
• Appalachian State senior kicker Drew Stewart's 49-yard field goal in the first quarter was a career long (prev. 48 at Montana, Aug. 31, 2013).
