Date: Saturday, Oct. 26
Contest: Wofford (5-2, 3-1) at Appalachian St. (5-2, 3-1)
Time: 2 p.m.
Place: Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, N.C.THE GAME: Appalachian State holds an 11-7 lead in the series that dates back to 1960 … In the five meetings in Southern Conference play, ASU has won all five … Last year, ASU won in Spartanburg by a 34-23 count … Jerry Moore is 5-0 against the Terriers while Mike Ayers is 0-5 vs. ASU while coaching Wofford and was 0-3 while at ETSU … When playing in Boone, the Mountaineers have outscored the Terriers 286-110.
THE COACHES: Wofford head coach Mike Ayers (Georgetown, KY ’74) is in his 15th year with the Terriers and has a record of 86-74-1 … Ayers is in his 18th year as a college head coach with a record of 97-95-2… He was the SoCon Coach of the Year in 2000 … Appalachian State head coach Jerry Moore (Baylor ’61) is in his 14th season as the head coach of the Mountaineers and is the winningest coach in SoCon history with a record of 112-53 … Moore is in his 21st season as a college head coach with a record of 139-101-2 … Moore’s 111th win topped Wallace Wade’s 110 wins at Duke between 1931-50 … Moore was the SoCon coach of the year in ’91, ’94 and ’95.
GAME NOTES: The Terriers, coming off a 31-24 win at home vs Western Carolina, will travel to Boone to face eighth-ranked Appalachian State … The Mountaineers went to Statesboro last week and dropped a 36-20 decision to GSU … Wofford is hoping for the return of its leading rusher, Jesse McCoy, who missed last week’s game with a concussion … ASU QB Joe Burchette has 37 career TD passes which leads all current SoCon quarterbacks … Burchette and the Mountaineers will have to contend with the Terrier’s top-ranked passing defense … This game will feature two of the best punters in the SoCon, Wofford’s Jimmy Miner (45.2) and Nate McKinney (44.3) … DaVon Fowlkes, ASU’s punt return specialist, is leading the league with an average of 17.8 yards per return and has returned one for a TD.

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