For years, Appalachian State and Georgia Southern were bitter adversaries while competing for conference and national titles as Southern Conference members. They combined to win nine national titles, before both made the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) transition in 2014. They were then placed in the same conference– the Sun Belt—which has kept their rivalry as intense as ever. But it’s one that Appalachian State has dominated in recent years.
And with their 27-6 victory over Georgia Southern Thursday night before 23,110 at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone and an ESPNU audience, the Mountaineers have won six of the last seven games in the series.