App State was ranked for the first time since the move to FBS last season in what was seen as a breakthrough moment for the App State football program. The ranking only lasted a week as the Apps would get blasted in Statesboro, going down to their third string QB in the process.
App State would battle through the rest of the season and win the inaugural Sun Belt Championship Game and blast Middle Tennessee in the NOLA Bow, finishing the year just outside the Top 25. Now with a new coaching staff, but with a large portion of last year’s team returning, the question is how long could it take before we see App State ranked in 2019?