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  • The Value of Undergraduate Research
    The Value of Undergraduate Research
    Chemistry major Allison Newell and biology major Morgan Thompson present their undergraduate research findings at a professional conference in San Diego, Calif.
  • Snowfall prediction research
    Snowfall Prediction Research
    Researchers from Appalachian State University, UNC Asheville and NC State University are collaborating on a project to improve snowfall predications in the higher elevations.
  • On the Rock Face
    On the Rock Face
    The region's cliff faces harbor rare plant species dating back to the last ice age. Appalachian researchers are working to understand and protect this special ecosystem.
  • Seven Girls, Seven Dreams
    Seven Girls, Seven Dreams
    Seven girls have greater hope for achieving their professional dreams because they chose to participate in Upward Bound's college preparation activities.
  • Dancing with the Dragon: Contemporary Art from Beijing
    Dancing with the Dragon: Contemporary Art from Beijing
    The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts presents "Dancing with the Dragon," a multi-disciplinary exchange program featuring contemporary art and artists from China.
  • Gloria Steinem
    Gloria Steinem: A Leader in Social Change
    Appalachian's Forum Lecture Series brings nationally prominent speakers to campus. Their views enliven campus dialogue on a variety of issues. Writer and feminist activist Gloria Steinem opened the 2008 series.
  • Supporting the Best Writers
    Supporting the Best Writers
    The Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship in Creative Writing is awarded to Appalachian's best student writers of fiction and poetry. This year's winner is John Stone, a senior from Sanford.
  • Carolyn Clark
    The Power of Mentoring - Carolyn Clark '04
    Two communication majors reach the top of their field in New York City thanks to the mentoring relationships they developed at Appalachian.
  • Appalachian Graduate Student Profiles
    Diverse Educational Journeys
    Four graduate students describe very diverse educational journeys at Appalachian and beyond in their own words.
  • Mountaineers Make History
    Mountaineers Make History
    The Mountaineers seal their reputation as a national model for college football success after winning an unprecedented third-straight NCAA Div I FCS Championship.
  • Appalachian and the Community Together
    Hearts and Hands at Work
    Appalachian students can express their benevolent spirit through community service, service-learning, and community-based research opportunities.
  • Enhancing Diversity: The Faculty Fellows Program
    Enhancing Diversity: The Faculty Fellows Program
    Central to the depth and quality of intellectual life at Appalachian is a diverse faculty.
  • Shades of Green
    Shades of Green
    Professor Curtis Ryan dispels myths and misinformation of Islam and the Arab world.
  • Cultural Exchange
    Cultural Exchange
    15 Pakistanis strengthen their teaching skills and leave behind a better understanding of their culture.
  • A Debt-Free Education
    A Debt-Free Education
    A new scholarship fund called Appalachian Commitment to a College Education for Student Success (ACCESS) brought its first group of recipients to campus this fall.
  • A Friendship Blooms
    A Friendship Blooms
    Art faculty member April Flanders and her student Heather Owens are just one example of how Appalachian's stimulating learning community thrives both inside and outside the classroom.
  • A Beautiful Setting
    A Beautiful Setting
    Spring, summer, fall and winter bring some 30 million visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Trail, both just minutes from campus.
  • Global Climate Change
    Global Climate Change
    Geologist Dr. Ellen Cowan was among a select, international group of scientists who drilled the Antarctic sea floor for indications of how global warming affected our planet in the past.
  • Many Faces, Many Stories
    Many Faces, Many Stories
    Ask someone to tell their story and you'll find that no two students are alike on the Appalachian campus.
  • The Polluting of a Park
    The Polluting of a Park
    Biologist Howard Neufeld has spent 20 years documenting the impact of ozone on native plants in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
  • Champion Cyclists
    Champion Cyclists
    The Appalachian Cycling Team - one of 20 club sports on campus - is a four-time winner of the Atlantic Coast Cycling Conference for road racing.
  • Exercise and the Immune System
    Exercise and the Immune System
    Keeping athletes healthy is a passion for David Nieman, a world-renowned expert in nutrition and exercise science.
  • A Student-run Record Label
    A Student-run Record Label
    In the Hayes School of Music, students expand their knowledge of the recording industry by signing, recording and marketing local bands through their own record label called Split Rail Records.

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Final Score Appalachian State 49 Delaware 21

Electrifying football season

Appalachian State University’s Mountaineers became the first team ever to win three consecutive NCAA Division I FCS Championships. Their 49 to 21 victory over Delaware Dec. 14 ended an exciting 2007 season that began with a nation-shocking win at Michigan.

Exhilarated by Appalachian’s “David vs. Goliath” defeat of the No. 5-ranked Wolverines, record numbers of fans packed Kidd Brewer Stadium for the regular season – an average of more than 27,000 per game. Appalachian posted a 10-2-0 record and snagged the Southern Conference championship for a third consecutive year, sharing this year’s title with Wofford.

The season’s most impressive moments included the following:

Season Highlights

  • Beat Michigan in season opener 34-32, becoming the first FCS team to ever defeat a nationally ranked FBS team.
  • Prompted the Associated Press to change its policy which previously allowed voters to include only Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS - formerly Division I-A) teams on their ballots; the new policy has been dubbed the “Appalachian State Rule” after the win against Michigan
  • Kept the Old Mountain Jug after the team’s highest offensive output in 71 years – a 79-35 win over Western Carolina
  • Won the FCS regular-season total attendance title with a cumulative attendance of 162,481 (27,080 average) in six regular-season home games
  • Claimed a third-straight Southern Conference championship with a 37-17 win over Chattanooga, sharing this year’s title with Wofford
  • Finished regular season 10-2-0; 5-2-0 in the Southern Conference
  • Beat James Madison by one point after a fumble recovery in the last 22 seconds of the first round of the NCAA Division I Playoffs
  • Made seven appearances in the national quarterfinals in the past 14 seasons
  • Tied an NCAA Division I FCS record for consecutive postseason wins in contiguous years with its 10th-straight postseason victory, against Eastern Washington
  • Became just the sixth team to ever advance to three-consecutive FCS/I-AA semifinals
  • Became the fifth team to ever advance to a third consecutive FCS/I-AA national title game
  • Became the top ranked primetime show of the night Dec. 14 in Charlotte and Greensboro/Winston-Salem -- beating all primetime broadcast shows, according to Time Warner Cable in Greensboro, which televised the NCAA Division I FCS Championship game in Chattanooga.

Player Accomplishments

Armanti Edwards set an NCAA Division I record (FBS or FCS) for rushing yards by a quarterback with 313 during the semifinal game against Richmond. His performance also shattered Appalachian and Southern Conference rushing records for any position. During the regular season, Edwards set a school rushing record for a single game with 291 yards against The Citadel, and in the process, broke Appalachian’s career record for rushing yards by a quarterback: 1,889 yards, surpassing the previous record of 1,621 by Scott Satterfield (1992-95). Also named a NCAA Division I FCS all-American by The Sports Network.

Kevin Richardson became Appalachian’s all-time leading rusher, surpassing the previous record held by John Settle (1983-86); also a candidate for the Walter Payton Award, presented annually to the nation’s best offensive player in Division I FCS.

Corey Lynch became a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the nation’s outstanding Division I FCS defensive player; also named an NCAA Division I FCS all-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Associated Press and The Sports Network. His block to secure the win against Michigan earned Appalachian the fan voting Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the Week award on ESPN.com. Appalachian is now eligible for the $100,000 Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the Year at the conclusion of the 2007 season.

Kerry Brown named an NCAA Division I FCS all-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Associated Press and The Sports Network; also earned the Jacobs Blocking Trophy – awarded to the SoCon’s top offensive lineman – for the second-straight year. He is the first Mountaineer to claim the honor in back-to-back seasons since Gil Beck in 1976-77.

Defensive end Gary Tharrington named a NCAA Division I FCS all-American by The Associated Press.

Defensive back Jerome Touchstone named a NCAA Division I FCS all-American by The Sports Network.