Little did anybody know in 2014 that the App State football program would make the most successful transition from the Football Championship Subdivision to the Football Bowl Subdivision in college football history.
Winning three straight national championships from 2005-2007, the Mountaineers made the division switch in the 2014 season.
In the three seasons App State has been bowl-eligible, the Mountaineers have gone three for three in bowl eligibility. They finished with a winning record every year and won double digit games in 2015 and 2016. They also won both of their bowl appearances and won two Sun Belt Conference championships.