Game notes: Liberty at App State
Saturday, September 28, 3:30 p.m. ET, Kidd Brewer Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Liberty (4–0, 2–0 in conference) at App State (2–2, 0–1 in conference), Saturday, September 28, 3:30 p.m. ET, Kidd Brewer Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their second meeting; Liberty leads the series 1–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 11, 2014: Liberty 55, App State 48.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
Liberty
- Liberty is 4–0 (2–0 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 41–24 vs. Campbell; W 30–24 at New Mexico State; W 28–10 vs. UTEP; W 35–24 vs. East Carolina.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Liberty has won four straight, since losing 45–6 to Oregon (Jan. 1, 2024).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Liberty is No. 58 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jamey Chadwell is 30–14 in his second season at Liberty and 69–36 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jamey Chadwell is 2–3 against App State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Kaidon Salter (QB): 1,886 passing yards, 15 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Quinton Cooley (RB): 1,254 rushing yards, 13 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Joseph Carter (LB): 88 tackles, 1.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kaidon Salter needs 47 yards to pass Mike Brown (7,947, 2008–11) for fourth on Liberty’s career total offense list. He has 7,901 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Quinton Cooley needs 69 yards to pass Lawrence Worthington (2,723, 1994–96) for fifth on Liberty’s career rushing yards list. He has 2,655 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Quinton Cooley is tied with Frankie Hickson (29, 2016–19) for sixth on Liberty’s career rushing touchdowns list, at 29 so far; one more rushing touchdown breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2019, Liberty beat New Mexico 17–10.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
App State
- App State is 2–2 (0–1 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 38–10 vs. East Tennessee State; L 20–66 at No. 25 Clemson; W 21–19 at East Carolina; L 14–48 vs. South Alabama.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- App State is No. 93 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Shawn Clark is 40–24 in his sixth season at App State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Shawn Clark faces Liberty as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Joey Aguilar (QB): 3,002 passing yards, 23 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kaedin Robinson (WR): 53 catches, 840 yards, 2 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Brendan Harrington (LB): 55 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Joey Aguilar needs 335 yards to tie Chase Brice (3,337 in 2021) for App State’s single-season record in passing yards, 336 to break it. He has 3,002 this season.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Joey Aguilar needs 224 yards to pass Zac Thomas (6,979, 2017–20) for fourth on App State’s career passing yards list. He has 6,756 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Joey Aguilar needs 4 touchdown passes to pass Richie Williams (59, 2002–05) for fourth on App State’s career touchdown passes list. He has 56 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Kaedin Robinson needs 99 yards to pass Corey Sutton (2,278, 2018–21) for sixth on App State’s career receiving yards list. He has 2,180 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Kaedin Robinson needs 5 catches to pass Matt Cline (151, 2006–09) for eighth on App State’s career receptions list. He has 147 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2019, App State beat Coastal Carolina 56–37.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Shawn Clark is 1–2 against Jamey Chadwell’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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