Appalachian State Mountaineers whoop Old Dominion 31-7
The Appalachian State Mountaineers returned to their winning ways at home against the Old Dominion Monarchs.
Last week, Appalachian State was very close to defeating No. 9 Tennessee. Tennessee won the game, 20-13.
This weekend, Appalachian State faced Old Dominion. Appalachian State jumped on Old Dominion early. You could have called this game ‘The Marcus Cox Show,’ because this young man was unstoppable.
Appalachian State dominated the game from beginning to end. The first offensive play of the game was a 40-yard pass from App State quarterback Taylor Lamb to Jaquil Capel. The next play was a 20-yard scamper for Marcus Cox.
Appalachian State’s first drive ended with a Cox touchdown. The second drive did, also. At the end of Appalachian State’s fourth drive (in the first half), Cox scored another touchdown; hence, ‘The Marcus Cox Show.’
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Cox finished the game with 18 rushes for 133 yards and three touchdowns. He also caught one pass for eight yards. All three of his touchdowns were in the first half.
Appalachian State’s rushing was the tale of the game. Their rushing was responsible for 230 of their 415 yards on the day.
Quarterback Taylor Lamb completed 14 of his 21 passes for 181 yards and one interception. He connected on passes with six different players, most notably Barrett Burns and Jaquil Capel. Burns reeled in three catches for 66 yards. He averaged 22 yards per reception. Capel finished the game with six receptions for 82 yards.
Despite totaling 326 yards of offense, Old Dominion only managed to score seven points in the second quarter. Old Dominion could not get into a rhythm the entire game. Although they have one turnover, Old Dominion committed five penalties for 45 yards.
Next: App Nearly Beats Tennessee
App State will play Miami next week and that represents their next shot at a team ranked in the top twenty-five. October will mark the transition to the conference schedule.