APPALACHIAN STATE 49, OLD DOMINION 0
SEPTEMBER 26, 2015 • NORFOLK, VA. (S.B. BALLARD STADIUM)
POSTGAME NOTES
Team
• In a game that was played mostly in a steady rain, Appalachian State moved to 2-1 overall.
• The win was Appalachian State's eighth in its last nine games.
• Appalachian State recorded its fourth shutout in its last 14 games (66-0 vs. Campbell – Sept. 6, 2014; 44-0 vs. Georgia State – Nov. 1, 2014; 49-0 vs. Howard – Sept. 5, 2015; 49-0 at Old Dominion – Sept. 26, 2015).
• Old Dominion (2-2) was shut out for the first time in program history.
• The shutout was Appalachian State's first on the road since a 51-0 win at The Citadel on Sept. 25, 1999.
• Appalachian State's 35-0 halftime lead was its largest in a road game since it had a 35-0 halftime lead at Chattanooga on Oct. 7, 2006 (App State went on to win, 56-21).
• The 49-point loss was ODU's worst-ever at home (prev. 56-14 vs. Marshall – Oct. 4, 2014).
• Appalachian State moved to 6-1 in its last seven games that immediately followed a regular-season bye.
• The win was the first of the season by a Sun Belt Conference program over a Conference USA opponent. The Sun Belt's last win over a C-USA team was UL Lafayette's 24-21 win over Tulane in the 2013 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
• The win was Appalachian State's first non-conference road win over an NCAA Division I FBS opponent since its historic 34-32 victory at No. 5 Michigan on Sept. 1, 2007.
Individual
• Junior running back Marcus Cox rushed for 107 yards, good for his sixth-straight 100-yard game and his 17th in 27-career games.
• Cox moved into sixth place on Appalachian State's all-time rushing list with 2,976 career yards, passing Ritchie Melchor (2,918 yards from 1986-89). Cox needs just 24 yards to become the sixth 3,000-yard rusher in school history.
• Sophomore quarterback Taylor Lamb set a new career high with four touchdown passes (prev. 3 vs. Liberty – Oct. 11, 2014). Lamb was lifted from the game after Appalachian State extended the lead to 49-0 in the third quarter.
• Sophomore outside linebacker Devan Stringer scored the first touchdown of his career on a 77-yard fumble return in the second quarter. It was Appalachian State's first defensive touchdown since Olawale Dada's 20-yard fumble return at Troy on Oct. 18, 2014.
• Sophomore tight end Hunter Nunn scored on the first reception of his career, a one-yard touchdown pass from Lamb in the third quarter. All three passes caught by Appalachian State tight ends this season have been touchdowns (Barrett Burns – 2 ; Nunn – 1).
