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Aguilar throws 4 touchdown passes, Appalachian State advances to Sun Belt title game
BOONE, N.C. (AP) Joey Aguilar threw four touchdown passes and Appalachian State blew past Georgia Southern 55-27 on Saturday, clinching a berth in the Sun Belt Championship in the process.
The Mountaineers (8-4, 6-2 Sun Belt Conference) fell behind by 11 points in the first quarter then outscored the Eagles 52-13 over the final three quarters.
Aguilar threw second quarter touchdown passes of 27 yards to Kaedin Robinson and 41 yards to Cristan Horn, leading the Mountaineers to a 27-17 lead at halftime.
Aguilar hit Eli Wilson from 2 yards and Anderson Castle scored on a 15-yard run to extend the lead to 41-17 after three. Aguilar and Robinson hooked up again, from 10 yards, and Maqueul Haywood capped the scoring with a 27-yard run late in the fourth.
Georgia Southern's only highlight in the second half was a 100-yard kickoff return by DeAndre Buchannon.
Aguilar finished 23-of-36 passing for 296 yards with the four scores and one interception. Kanye Roberts had 109 yards rushing and Robinson caught eight passes for 108 yards.
Davis Brin was 24-of-34 for Georgia Southern (6-6, 3-5) but threw three interceptions.
Appalachian State finished second in the East Division but advances to the championship game because first-place James Madison is not eligible for the postseason while the Dukes transition to the FBS. Appalachian State will play Troy, which clinched the West Division with a 35-17 victory over Southern Miss on Saturday.
Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Louisiana and Troy are the only teams that have played in the championship game that began in 2018.
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O. Arnold
22 RB 102 RuYds, RuTD, 7 ReYds, REC |
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J. Aguilar
4 QB 287 PaYds, 4 PaTDs, INT, 10 RuYds |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 21 | 28 |
Rushing | 9 | 12 |
Passing | 11 | 14 |
Penalty | 1 | 2 |
3rd Down Conv | 5-12 | 4-9 |
4th Down Conv | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 365 | 525 |
Total Plays | 64 | 68 |
Avg Gain | 5.7 | 7.7 |
Net Yards Rushing | 127 | 238 |
Rush Attempts | 26 | 33 |
Avg Rush Yards | 4.9 | 7.2 |
Yards Passing | 238 | 287 |
Comp. - Att. | 25-38 | 22-35 |
Yards Per Pass | 5.6 | 7.8 |
Penalties - Yards | 9-70 | 1-15 |
Touchdowns | 2 | 7 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 3 |
Passing TDs | 1 | 4 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 3 | 1 |
Punts - Avg | 3-43.0 | 3-39.7 |
Return Yards | 1 | 25 |
Punts - Returns | 1--1 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 1-2 | 3-25 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
D. Brin
5 QB
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D. Brin | 23/33 | 199 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. French
12 QB
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J. French | 2/4 | 39 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
O. Arnold
22 RB
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O. Arnold | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
O. Arnold
22 RB
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O. Arnold | 18 | 102 | 1 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Mbadinga
31 RB
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D. Mbadinga | 2 | 20 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. French
12 QB
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J. French | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Brin
5 QB
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D. Brin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Hood
7 WR
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K. Hood | 9 | 8 | 90 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Mcafee
9 TE
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J. Mcafee | 9 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Cobb
17 WR
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D. Cobb | 7 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Burgess Jr.
2 WR
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D. Burgess Jr. | 6 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Mbadinga
31 RB
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D. Mbadinga | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
O. Arnold
22 RB
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O. Arnold | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Upshaw
6 TE
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K. Upshaw | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
T. Smith
5 DB
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T. Smith | 5-1 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Davis
16 DB
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T. Davis | 4-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Stampley II
22 DB
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M. Stampley II | 4-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Watson-Trent
1 LB
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M. Watson-Trent | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Bartholomew
17 DB
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S. Bartholomew | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Davis
90 DL
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D. Davis | 2-1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Hickman
4 DB
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D. Hickman | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Rhodes
91 DL
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D. Rhodes | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Bullard
57 DL
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L. Bullard | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Rhodes
88 DL
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J. Rhodes | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Jackson
9 LB
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K. Jackson | 1-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Robertson
20 DB
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S. Robertson | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Hill Jr.
12 DB
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T. Hill Jr. | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Fall
94 DL
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E. Fall | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W. Wallace
79 DL
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W. Wallace | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
M. Lantz
98 K
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M. Lantz | 2/2 | 38 | 3/3 | 9 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
A. Smith
90 P
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A. Smith | 3 | 43.0 | 1 | 50 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
D. Buchannon
15 WR
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D. Buchannon | 3 | 45.0 | 100 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Cobb
17 WR
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D. Cobb | 2 | 14.5 | 29 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Ferguson
30 DB
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J. Ferguson | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
K. Hood 7 WR
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K. Hood | 1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. Aguilar
4 QB
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J. Aguilar | 22/35 | 287 | 4 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Roberts
14 RB
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K. Roberts | 14 | 112 | 1 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Castle
1 RB
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A. Castle | 6 | 63 | 1 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Haywood
28 RB
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M. Haywood | 6 | 61 | 1 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Aguilar
4 QB
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J. Aguilar | 4 | 10 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Tucker
0 WR
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M. Tucker | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Robinson
2 WR
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K. Robinson | 10 | 8 | 108 | 2 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Horn
13 WR
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C. Horn | 3 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Wilson
87 TE
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E. Wilson | 4 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Davis
6 WR
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D. Davis | 5 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Roberts
14 RB
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K. Roberts | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Hetzel
12 WR
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M. Hetzel | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Jackson
15 WR
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M. Jackson | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Tucker
0 WR
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M. Tucker | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Stroman
8 WR
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D. Stroman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Gibbs
81 TE
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M. Gibbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |