BOONE, N.C. — Renewing an in-state rivalry that once included annual showdowns as conference foes, App State Football will play host to current SoCon member Western Carolina on Sept. 2, 2028 at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
The two schools, which are separated by less than 140 miles in the North Carolina mountains, faced off on the football field every year from 1932-1941 and 1946-2013. App State made the FCS-to-FBS transition from the SoCon to the Sun Belt Conference in 2014, and the 2028 date would mark the first matchup between the Mountaineers and Catamounts in 5,398 days.