A few postgame notes… ASU vs. Maine
Appalachian State’s lack of run-game production caught up in a big way today, and its season ended in a 34-12 loss to Maine in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
The Mountaineers, who totaled 275 yards overall, had only three yards rushing on 25 carries.
It was their lowest rushing total ever in a playoff game. The previous low was 28 in 2000 against Montana.
It was their lowest total overall since a minus-one yard performance against Northwestern State in 2004.
ASU entered this season with a string of six straight seasons with 10 or more wins. That streak ended today. The Mountaineers finished 8-4.
Today’s attendance of 15,291 at Kidd Brewer Stadium was the second-largest for an ASU playoff opener. The largest crowd for a playoff opener was 16,223 against Coastal Carolina in 2006.
Senior Brian Quick added one more receiving record. He became ASU’s all-time leader with 202 career receptions, breaking the previous record of 200 by DaVon Fowlkes. Quick set school records for career receiving yards (3,418) and touchdown catches (31) earlier this season.