BOONE, N.C. — A historic nighttime appearance at The Rock coincided with a resounding victory over a longtime rival.
Playing a post-October night game in Kidd Brewer Stadium for the first time and facing Marshall in a home conference game for the first time since 1996, App State rolled to a 31-9 victory against the Thundering Herd on Saturday in front of 34,057 fans, plus an NFL Network audience.
It was App State's third-largest margin of victory in the series and the largest since a 40-0 win in 1985.
The Mountaineers (5-4, 3-2 Sun Belt) held a 28-3 lead midway through the third quarter thanks to three touchdown passes from , with the first App State touchdowns by receivers (16 yards) and (29 yards) following a 24-yard scoring reception from .