Date: Saturday, Nov. 9
Contest: VMI (5-5, 2-4) at Appalachian State (6-3, 4-2)
Time: 2 p.m.
Place: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, N.C.
THE GAME: Appalachian State holds a 19-4-2 lead in the series with VMI that dates back to 1976 … The Mountaineers have won seven straight from the Keydets and 15 of the last 16 … In games played in Boone, ASU leads the series 8-2-1 and has won three straight … ASU head coach Jerry Moore is 12-1 vs. VMI while the Keydets are 0-3 vs. ASU under Cal McCombs … ASU’s biggest win in the series occurred the last time they faced in Boone with the Mountaineers posting a 52-0 victory.
THE COACHES: VMI head coach Cal McCombs (The Citadel ’67) is in his fourth year with the Keydets and has a record of 9-34 … Appalachian State head coach Jerry Moore (Baylor ’61) is in his 14th season as the head coach of the Mountaineers is now the winningest coach in SoCon history with his record of 113-53 … Moore is in his 21st season as a college head coach with a record of 140-101-2 … Moore’s 113 career wins at Appalachian earns his place in the SoCon record book as the winningest head coach in SoCon history … 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: VMI is traveling to Boone after a 35-23 loss at home against WCU last week … App State was at Chattanooga last week and posted a 20-17 win against the Mocs … Appalachian escaped Lexington last year with a 27-17 win by scoring 14 points in the final four minutes of the game … The Keydets held a 17-14 lead late in the fourth quarter before the Mountaineers reached paydirt with a one-yard run and a 21-yard interception return for a touchdown to put ASU up 27-17 with 23 seconds left in the contest … This year, the VMI offensive line will have to contend with the SoCon’s leading sack defense … The Mountaineer defense has recorded 21 sacks this season with nine of those coming from DL K.T. Stovall … VMI ranks third in scoring offense this season, averaging 27.8 PPG.

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