Things have been really good for Appalachian State Football the past few years. The Mountaineers have made a strong mark on major college football entering just their fourth FBS season and third year as a bowl-eligible program.
They are 27-5 in their last 32 games, including a 10-3 record that included winning a share of the Sun Belt conference championship and beating Toledo in the Camellia Bowl in 2016. Appalachian State has won 14 of its past sixteen conference tilts and came up one recovered fumble short of upsetting Tennessee at Knoxville last season. The Mountaineers were especially stingy defensively against the Southeastern Conference Volunteers, holding them to only 127 rushing yards.