MOSCOW, Idaho — Appalachian State mounted its biggest comeback in seven years and remained unbeaten in Sun Belt Conference play with a 23-20 victory at Idaho on Saturday.
The Mountaineers (4-2, 3-0) trailed 20-0 early in the third quarter before rallying behind a sack-hungry, turnover-minded defense and three touchdown throws from senior quarterback Taylor Lamb, who tied Armanti Edwards' school record of 74 career TD passes. It was App State's biggest comeback since it erased a 35-14 deficit in the fourth quarter of a 42-41 victory at Chattanooga in the 2010 opener.
Idaho (2-4, 1-2) regained possession at its 46-yard line with 2:23 remaining, and Tee Sims had a hand in two sacks leading up to a fourth-and-24 pass that was completed but stopped a yard short of the marker.