Postgame Notes from App State's Win vs. Robert Morris

POSTGAME NOTES: App State 42, Robert Morris 3
 
App State improved to 5-3 overall and has a quartet of Sun Belt Conference games coming up to close out the regular season.
 
Since the Mountaineers' 2014 FBS debut, App State has the sixth-most wins (85) in the FBS in that span behind just Alabama (111), Clemson (107), Ohio State (101), Georgia (94) and Oklahoma (91).
 
Since 2014, App State has a home record of 47-9.

In 100 games since the start of the 2015 season, App State improved to 78-22. 
 
The sellout attendance at Kidd Brewer Stadium was 32,501, the sixth-largest crowd in stadium history. Five of the top seven crowds in stadium history have occurred in 2022.
 
The Mountaineers have won their last eight contests against FCS opponents, dating back to 2015.
 
App State finished up the month with a 3-1 record in October.
 
Cornerback Milan Tucker made his first career start.
 
Twenty App State players, including 11 true freshmen, made their App State debuts: linebacker Cole Becker, linebacker Nate Blanton Jr., quarterback Ryan Burger, defensive back DJ Burks, running back Bradley Davis, cornerback James Edwards, linebacker Derrell Farrar, linebacker Brodrick Gooch, linebacker Colin Guentensberger, defensive back Andre Hamilton, tight end Kanen Hamlett, offensive lineman Sammy Henderson, defensive lineman Santana Hopper, wide receiver Reece Larson, linebacker Orlando Leon, offensive lineman Chris Lyle, defensive lineman Jamar Rucks, tight end Gerry Snyder, wide receiver Coen Sutton and defensive lineman Josiah Wyatt.
 
Offense
 
The Mountaineers' offense racked up 29 first downs and 512 total yards. It was the team's third time this season with more than 500 total yards.
 
One game after rushing for a season-high 404 yards, App State totaled 287 rushing yards from eight different ball carriers.
 
Chase Brice completed 17 of 23 passes for 185 yards and four touchdowns, his third game this season with four or more TD passes. Brice's five games at App State with four or more TD passes are second-most in school history behind Taylor Lamb's six such performances.
 
Touchdown catches were hauled in by Dashaun Davis, Tyler Page, Dalton Stroman and Miller Gibbs. It was Page's first touchdown as a Mountaineer.
 
In his collegiate debut in the second half, Ryan Burger completed 4 of 6 passes for 40 yards and rushed twice for 23 yards.
 
Nate Noel rushed five times for a team-high 88 yards.
 
Playing in his second game, freshman Kanye Roberts rushed for 57 yards on 11 carries and his second career touchdown. Anderson Castle had a career-high 67 yards on nine carries with a touchdown.
 
App State completed a pass to 12 different receivers, the seventh time in eight games this year that the Mountaineers have had at least nine different pass catchers.
 
Defense
 
App State held Robert Morris to just 148 total yards and seven first downs, with only a field goal allowed.
 
Over their last seven quarters of play, the Mountaineers have allowed two field goals, no touchdowns and 301 total yards.
 
With the Colonials passing for only 70 yards, it marked the fourth time this year holding the opponent under 100 passing yards (Texas A&M, The Citadel, Georgia State).
 
Nick Ross snagged his first interception of the year and the third of his career.
 
The team's three sacks came Jalen McLeod (who also had a career-high six tackles), KeSean Brown and Logan Doublin.
 
Special Teams
 
Of Clayton Howell's five punts, three landed inside the 20-yard line.
 
Milan Tucker returned two kickoffs for an average of 35 yards, with his opening return of the game a 39-yarder.