Appalachian State hosts its inaugural Sun Belt Conference home game on Saturday evening when it welcomes conference foe South Alabama to Kidd Brewer Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at The Rock.
TICKETS
Tickets are still available for Saturday's home opener and can be purchased the following ways:
• online by clicking HERE (24 hours a day)
• by phone at (828) 262-2079 (Friday — 9 a.m.-4 p.m.)
• in person at the Appalachian State athletics ticket office located at the Holmes Center (Friday — 9 a.m.-4 p.m.)
• at the Kidd Brewer Stadium ticket plaza (beginning Saturday at 2 p.m.)
PROMOTIONS
Stripe The Stadium
For the inaugural Sun Belt Conference game at Kidd Brewer Stadium, all fans are asked to help “Stripe The Stadium” to display the dedication of App Nation.
Click HERE to visit the official Stripe The Stadium page for seating chart and official Stripe The Stadium apparel.
Appalachian State students are asked to wear WHITE for the festivities — the first 4,000 students in attendance will receive a FREE commemorative #BeltUpSun white t-shirt.
Jerry Moore Recognition
As part of its inaugural Sun Belt home game, Appalachian State is honoring former head coach and 2014 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Jerry Moore with several pre- and in-game recognitions, including the National Football Foundation's venerable On-Campus Salute, a tradition that dates back to the first College Football HOF class in 1951. Click HERE for more information.
Youth Fotball Day
All youth football teams (eighth grade and younger) are welcome. Players and coaches will receive complimentary admission, watch pregame warmups from the sidelines and be recognized on the field. Family and friends can purchase discounted group tickets. Click HERE for more information.
Youth Spirit Gameday Experience
For youth cheerleaders (eighth grade and younger) - includes meet-and-greet with Appalachian State cheer team, learning a routine, lunch and performing an on-field cheer with the Mountaineer cheer team prior to the game. For more information, contact Appalachian State cheerleading head coach Morgan Roberson at cheer@appstate.edu.
RADIO
Saturday's game will be broadcast live on the Appalachian IMG Sports Network. Live coverage begins at 4 p.m. with Pigskin Prelude. Click HERE for a full list of Appalachian IMG Sports Network affiliates or click HERE to listen live online.
LIVE VIDEO
Saturday's game will air live on ESPN3 (play-by-play: Matt Stewart, analyst: Al Groh, sideline reporter: Tiffany Greene).
NOTING SATURDAY'S MATCHUP
• South Alabama represents the first NCAA Division I FBS opponent to visit Kidd Brewer Stadium since Appalachian State's former league, the Southern Conference, dropped to the Division I-AA (now Division I FCS) ranks in 1982.
• Appalachian State (1-3, 0-1 Sun Belt) is in search of its first Sun Belt victory after opening conference play last Thursday with a 34-14 setback at longtime rival Georgia Southern.
• South Alabama brings a 2-2 overall record to The Rock (1-1 Sun Belt). Like Appalachian, South Alabama opened league action with a loss to Georgia Southern (28-6 at USA on Sept. 20) but rebounded with a convincing 34-10 conference road win at Idaho last Saturday.
• Appalachian State is coming off a grueling stretch of two road games in six days. The Mountaineers dropped a heartbreaking 21-20 decision at Southern Miss on Sept. 20 before dropping its Sun Belt opener at Georgia Southern five days later.
• Appalachian traveled a total of 2,294 miles for the two-game, six-day stretch.
• However, beginning tonight, the Mountaineers play four of their next five games in the friendly confines of Kidd Brewer Stadium, where they have won 68 of their last 80 contests.
• South Alabama is on the back end of its own taxing two-game road stint. The Jaguars had to travel nearly 5,000 miles round trip for last Saturday's game at Idaho before making the 1,262-mile round trip to Boone this weekend.
• Redshirt freshman quarterback Taylor Lamb is slated to make his first home start versus South Alabama. Lamb made his debut as a starter on Sept. 20 at Southern Miss and has accounted for 588 total yards (520 passing, 68 rushing) and three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) in his first two starts.
• Lamb faces a stout South Alabama defense that ranks second in the Sun Belt in points (21.5) and yards (370.0) allowed per game.
• South Alabama's football program is in only its sixth year of existence (USA first fielded a football team in 2009). In their first five seasons, the Jaguars have finished .500 or better four times, including a 6-6 (4-3 Sun Belt) campaign a year ago.
For all of the information on Saturday's matchup, including links to live video, audio and stats, both teams' rosters, depth charts, game notes and much more, click HERE to visit appstatesports.com's official Gameday Central page.
