A hard-fought battle took place between the Appalachian State Mountaineers and the Charlotte 49ers at Kidd Brewer Stadium. Despite every effort that the Niners gave, they fell short and were defeated by the Mountaineers 56-41 in an epic face-off.
Touchdowns were coming early as the Mountaineers opened up with an 87-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage. A couple drives later, the Niners responded with a touchdown of their own by giving it to Benny LeMay. After the two teams traded touchdown drives, the score was 14-13 Mountaineers heading towards the end of the half. After a blocked punt and a strip sack by the Mountaineers, Charlotte trailed 28-13 at halftime.