BOONE, N.C. — It was like a blast from the past as Appalachian State opened Sun Belt Conference football play on Saturday afternoon with a 17-3 victory over Georgia State before 24,782 fans at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
The last time that Appalachian State (3-2 overall, 1-0 in league) was embroiled in a scoreless tie at halftime, head coach Scott Satterfield was playing quarterback and co-offensive coordinator Shawn Clark was proving blocking on the offensive line.
The Mountaineers won on that cool, October evening in 1995 at Marshall, 10-3, on a late Satterfield TD-option run and they needed a similar spurt in the second half this time to overcome an uncharacteristic offensive start.