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2024 App State

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Shawn Clark.

Schedule and results

App State in 2024, game by game: won vs. East Tennessee State 38–10; lost at No. 25 Clemson 20–66; won at East Carolina 21–19; lost vs. South Alabama 14–48; lost at Marshall 37–52; lost at Louisiana 24–34; won vs. Georgia State 33–26; won vs. Old Dominion 28–20; lost at Coastal Carolina 24–38; won vs. James Madison 34–20; lost at Georgia Southern 20–29+28−46Won 38–10 vs. East Tennessee State+28East Tennessee …Lost 20–66 at No. 25 Clemson-46No. 25 ClemsonWon 21–19 at East Carolina+2East CarolinaLost 14–48 vs. South Alabama-34South AlabamaLost 37–52 at Marshall-15MarshallLost 24–34 at Louisiana-10LouisianaWon 33–26 vs. Georgia State+7Georgia StateWon 28–20 vs. Old Dominion+8Old DominionLost 24–38 at Coastal Carolina-14Coastal CarolinaWon 34–20 vs. James Madison+14James MadisonLost 20–29 at Georgia Southern-9Georgia Southern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsEast Tennessee StateW 38–⁠1091%
Sep 7at25ClemsonL 20–⁠6639%
Sep 14atEast CarolinaW 21–⁠1954%
Sep 19vsSouth AlabamaL 14–⁠4866%
Sep 28vsLibertyPreview38%
Oct 5atMarshallL 37–⁠5247%
Oct 12atLouisianaL 24–⁠3436%
Oct 26vsGeorgia StateW 33–⁠2666%
Nov 2vsOld DominionW 28–⁠2055%
Nov 7atCoastal CarolinaL 24–⁠3845%
Nov 23vsJames MadisonW 34–⁠2033%
Nov 30atGeorgia SouthernL 20–⁠2940%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
293–⁠362
Coach
Shawn Clark
Elo
1499 −75 this season
SP+ rating
-8.1 No. 100 of 134; offense No. 67, defense No. 110, special teams No. 115
SRS
−7.6 No. 98 of 134 in FBS
Returning
88% of last season’s EPA, No. 6 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 94 roster talent No. 84 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Frank Ponce
Defensive coordinator
Scot Sloan
Offense
Pro tempo
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense83rd of 134
  • Defense119th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted83rd of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted112th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0744%1.2883rd of 134
Defense0.2549%1.20119th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.20 def		42% off
49% def		—83rd off
112th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.9own 2816% allowed
Defense4.8own 2912% caused

CORE rating -8.9, 95th of 134 (offense 2.0, defense 10.9).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJoey Aguilar QB3,002 yds
Passing touchdownsJoey Aguilar QB23 TD
Rushing yardsAhmani Marshall RB713 yds
Rushing touchdownsAhmani Marshall RB7 TD
Receiving yardsKaedin Robinson WR840 yds
Receiving touchdownsDalton Stroman WR5 TD
TacklesBrendan Harrington LB55 tkl
SacksMichael Fletcher DE4 sacks
InterceptionsJason Chambers CB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Khamani Alexander RB★★★No. 1362
Jackson Bussey DE★★★No. 1475
DeNigel Cooper DE★★★No. 1507
Jose Leon WR★★★No. 1591
Anthony Rosier DE★★★No. 1703

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.824
Running backs13.00.857
Receivers33.00.831
Offensive line42.80.819
Defensive line43.00.847
Defensive backs53.00.827
Whole class182.90.832

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 118

The 2024 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 15

The 2024 portal
Luke Burgess OT★★★from Louisville
Avarion Cole S★★★from North Carolina A&T
Myles Farmer S★★★from Syracuse
Jason Chambers CB★★★from North Carolina Central
William Fowles WR★★★from Louisville
Michael Marotta OL★★★from Valdosta State
Nick Campbell DL★★★from NC State
Andres Dewerk OL★★★from USC
Elijah Mc-Cantos CB★★★from Illinois
Garner Langlo OT★★★from Auburn
Jack Hollifield OL★★★from Virginia Tech
Joshua Donald DL★★★from Troy

And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 21

Nate Noel RB★★★to Missouri
Donovan Spellman DE★★★to Charlotte
Milan Tucker WR★★★to Florida Atlantic
Ryan Burger QB★★★to Liberty
Charles Wright QB★★★no new school on file
DeAndre Dingle-Prince DL★★★to North Carolina A&T
Deshawn McKnight DL★★★no new school on file
Jaden Lindsay OL★★★to Gardner-Webb
James Edwards CB★★★to Tennessee Tech
Kevon Haigler DE★★★to Murray State
Mason McHugh QB★★★to Butler C.C.
Omari Philyaw CB★★★to Tennessee Tech

And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2024 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠110–⁠3
Louisiana7–⁠110–⁠4
Georgia Southern6–⁠28–⁠5
Arkansas State5–⁠38–⁠5
Texas State5–⁠38–⁠5
South Alabama5–⁠37–⁠6
James Madison4–⁠49–⁠4
Old Dominion4–⁠45–⁠7
Coastal Carolina3–⁠56–⁠7
App State3–⁠55–⁠6
UL Monroe3–⁠55–⁠7
Troy3–⁠54–⁠8
Georgia State1–⁠73–⁠9
Southern Miss0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.