Photo by: Carroll Gambrell
Eagles-Mountaineers Rivalry Continues Saturday in Boone
10/22/2013 10:17:00 PM | Football
SoCon Game of the Week kicks off at 3:30 p.m.
#24 GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES (4-2, 2-2)
at
APPALACHIAN STATE MOUNTAINEERS (1-6, 1-3)
Saturday, October 26, 2013, 3:30 p.m. ET
Kidd Brewer Stadium (Field Turf) // Statesboro, Ga.
Tickets: Tickets available at appstatesports.com and by calling 828-262-2079.
Radio: Georgia Southern Radio Network and online at GSEagles.com
SoCon Game of the Week: ESPN3, Darren Goldwater, Play-by-Play; Paul Maguire, Analyst
Live Stats: appstatesports.com
Social Media: Twitter @GSAthletics Facebook.com/GSAthletics
Game Notes: Appalachian State / Georgia Southern
Media Guide: Appalachian State / Georgia Southern
Game Notes: Appalachian State / Georgia Southern
Media Guide: Appalachian State / Georgia Southern
2013 Record Overall SoCon Home Road OT
Overall 4-2 2-2 4-0 0-2 0-0
COACHES
Georgia Southern Jeff Monken (Millikin '89)
Georgia Southern Jeff Monken (Millikin '89)
Record at GS: 35-14 (71.4), Fourth Year
Career Record: Same
Record vs. Appalachian State: 1-2
Appalachian State Scott Satterfield (Appalachian State '96)
Record at Appalachian State: 1-6, (14.3) First Year
Career Record: Same
Record vs. GS: 0-0
WATCH AND LISTEN
Georgia Southern's game at Appalachian State this Saturday, October 26th, is the SoCon Game of the Week and will be broadcast on ESPN3 as part of the Southern Conference's media package. Darren Goldwater will have the play-by-play call and Paul Maguire, a former SoCon football student-athlete, the analysis, for the SoCon TV Network.
An audio broadcast of Saturday's game is available as part of GS All-Access on GSEagles.com with packages varying from a day to a full year. A single-day pass is $5.95 and content can be accessed on all Windows, OSX, iOS and Android devices. Eagle Football fans can catch all the action, as well as pre-game and post-game shows on the Georgia Southern Radio Network. The pre-game show begins two hours before kickoff. A complete listing of affiliates is available in the left column of the first page of these notes.
GATA GET BACK
It's not too late to RSVP for the GATA Club All-Sports Alumni Reunion to be held during homecoming weekend (Nov. 8-9). All Georgia Southern student-athletes, coaches, managers and athletic trainers are invited back for this special weekend and will receive two complimentary tickets to the Men's Basketball season opener Nov. 8 and one complimentary ticket to the Football game on Saturday, Nov. 9 (2 p.m. kickoff) with a pre-game tailgate and recognition ceremony on the field at halftime. To submit contact information, visit tinyurl.com/GATAClub or to RSVP, e-mail GATAClub@GeorgiaSouthern.edu.
QUICK HITS
In six games this year, linebackers Edwin Jackson and Kyle Oehlbeck are tied with 43 total tackles with each one as the leading tackler in two games and tied for the lead in two... Senior running back Johnathan Bryant needs one more carry for 100 in his career and has 822 career rushing yards... Six of the last seven games in the Georgia Southern-Appalachian State series have been decided by seven points or less... Of the Eagles' 12 overtime games, two have featured Appalachian State (W ot 2010, 21-14, L 2ot 2006 20-27)... For the first time since 2009, this game does not feature one or the other team with a number-one ranking... Wide Receivers Coach Chad Lunsford spent two seasons on the staff at Appalachian State as tight ends coach (2001-2002) ... Scot Sloan, secondary coach for the Mountaineers, served in a similar role for the Eagles from 2002-2005.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN-APPALACHIAN STATE SERIES
In its longest series against an opponent, Georgia Southern finds itself in its only deficit against current conference opponents as the Mountainers have a 15-12-1 all-time mark against the Eagles and a 12-10 advantage in games played in the modern era. The Eagles defeated the top-ranked and previously undefeated Mountaineers in a 21-14 overtime win at Paulson Stadium in November 2010. That Eagle victory ended ASU's 26-game conference win streak, a streak that started after Georgia Southern's last win in Boone, N.C. in October 2007. The Eagles' came out on top at Kidd Brewer Stadium 38-35 and halted Appalachian State's 30-game home win streak.
THE COACHES
A 2012 finalist and 2013 candidate for Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year honors, Jeff Monken is in his fourth year as head coach of the Georgia Southern Football program with a 35-14 record for a 71.4 winning percentage. Monken is one of only two coaches in Eagle Football history, the other his mentor Paul Johnson, to record 10 or more wins in each of the first three years of his tenure. With 24 years of coaching experience, including five years as an assistant coach at Georgia Southern during one of its most successful periods, Monken is prepared to navigate the present and the future for this Eagle Football program.
Former Mountaineer quarterback Scott Satterfield has spent 17 of his last 22 years at Appalachian State as a student-athlete and a coach and became the head coach of his alma mater in December of 2012. The sixth alumnus to coach the Mountaineers, Satterfield served the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Toledo (2009) and offensive coordinator at Florida International (2009-10) prior to returning to Boone. Satterfield started 27 games for the Mountaineers from 1992-95 and helped lead ASU to the only undefeated, untied regular season in school history (11-0) in 1995.
STATISTICAL COMPARISON
GSU ASU
Overall Record 4-2 1-6
Scoring Avg. 42.6 28.8
First Downs 137 146
Total Offense Avg. 491.5 398.4
Rushing Yards Avg. 369.7 127.3
Passing Yards Avg. 121.8 271.1
Kickoff Return Avg. 15.8 18.9
Punt Return Avg. 8.5 4.9
Net Punting 35.1 38.1
Time of Possession 31:59 28:09
Third-Down Conversions 39/79 (49%) 38/94 (40%)
Fourth-Down Conversions 5/9 (55%) 3/11 (27%)
Points Allowed Avg. 23.7 27.7
Total Yards Allowed Avg. 363.3 396.9
Rushing Yards Allowed Avg. 185.3 225.3
Passing Yards Allowed Avg. 178.8 171.6
LAST TIME OUT AGAINST THE MOUNTAINEERS
Appalachian State snapped Georgia Southern's 14-game home win streak and snatched a win away from the number-one Eagles 31-28 at Paulson Stadium last year in front of the seventh-largest crowd in program history. Jamal Londry-Jackson threw for 383 yards and three touchdowns to upset Georgia Southern with a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Tony Washington.
Georgia Southern was in the lead 14-3 after the first quarter, but the Mountaineers scored three of their touchdowns in the second quarter for a 24-21 edge at halftime. The Eagles missed three field goals on the afternoon and an interception deep in Mountaineer territory put the ball back in ASU's hands with less than a minute to play.
Eagle running back William Banks ran for a career-best three touchdowns on the day, including back-to-back scores in the first quarter.
STILL THE FAVORITE
Despite not being eligible for the Southern Conference championship and postseason play, Georgia Southern was voted as the league's favorite by both the SoCon coaches and media this summer.
EAGLES EARN SOCON WEEKLY HONORS
Georgia Southern's Jerick McKinnon and Kevin Ellison captured two of the Southern Conference's weekly awards Oct. 14 with McKinnon's selection as the league's offensive player of the week and Ellison being named, for the second time this season, the Freshman of the Week. Four Eagles have earned five different honors so far this season.
October 14 -- Offensive Player of the Week
Jerick McKinnon, RB 198 rush yds, 2 TDs,63-yd run & 30-yd gain in final series
October 14 -- Freshman of the Week
Kevin Ellison, Freshman QB, career-best rushing w/135 yds & TD, 7-10 passing for 138 yds
scored game-winning TD
September 30 -- Special Teams Player of the Week
Younghoe Koo, PK 3-3 FGs, 2-2 PATs, career-long FG (40), gamewinning 26-yd FG
September 16 -- Freshman of the Week
Kevin Ellison, Freshman QB 102 rush yds, career-best 53 yd run, career-best 6 completions
September 2 -- Offensive Player of the Week
ADD McKINNON TO THE LIST... AGAIN
Georgia Southern's lengthy list of Eagles with 100-yard rushing games added Jerick McKinnon's name for his 16th appearance. McKinnon's 198 yards in The Citadel victory provided for his fifth inclusion in 2013 alone. Here is where he stands on the list with his new additions for 2013 in bold.
Rank A-Yds-TD Opponent Season
2. 34-316-2 Central Arkansas (P) 2012
31. 32-198-2 The Citadel 2013
16-198-3 Howard 2012
45. 35-182-1 at The Citadel 2010
48. 33-181-2 at Samford 2013
64. 25-172-1 Chattanooga 2013
67. 29-171-4 Old Dominion (P) 2012
72. 31-168-1 at North Dakota State 2012
79. 13-162-2 Samford 2012
138. 28-141-3 at Chattanooga (3ot) 2012
214. 21-121-0 Appalachian State 2012
255. 19-114-2 Wofford 2013
10-114-2 Western Carolina 2011
280. 19-109-2 at Georgia 2012
287. 12-107-1 Savannah State 2013
332. 12-101-0 Delaware (P) 2010
(P) indicates playoff game
BUTLER MOVES INTO TOP 10
With two receiving touchdowns against Samford, junior Tray Butler moved into a tie with teammate Kentrellis Showers, Jayson Foster, Karl Miller and Darren Willis, each with five career touchdown receptions.
RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS - Career
1. 18 Monty Sharpe 1983-86
2. 13 Teddy Craft 2003-05
13 Chris Johnson 1997-00
4. 10 Corey Joyner 1994-98
10 Tony Belser 1985-88
6. 9 Raja Andrews 2004-08
7. 7 Terrence Sorrell 1989-92
8. 6 Michael McIntosh 2006-08
6 Derrick Owens 1999-02
5 Jayson Foster 2004-07
5 Karl Miller 1987-90
5 Darren Willis 1991-93
JUST THE OPPOSITE FOR WESTBROOKS
While Butler and Showers are trying to make it happen in the passing game for the Eagles, cornerback Lavelle Westbrooks is trying to do just the opposite for Georgia Southern opponents. The senior from Riverdale, Ga., added two PBUs to his career total to join the Eagles' career top 10 in that category. Westbrooks is tied with James Young, Aaron Whitaker and Taz Dixon with 18.
MOST PASS BREAKUPS - Career
1. 36 Laron Scott 2009-11
2. 35 Rodney Oglesby 1988-91
3. 32 Nay Young 1984-87
4. 24 Mark Giles 1988-91
5. 21 Carson Hill 2006-10
6. 20 David Young 1999-02
20 Rob Stockton 1992-95
18 James Young 2001-04
18 Aaron Whitaker 2001-03
18 Taz Dixon 1986-89
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