The 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers were led by first-year head coach Eliah Drinkwitz through the team's win in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game, after which he left to fill the head coaching vacancy at Missouri. Shawn Clark led the team during their bowl game appearance. Appalachian State played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium on the school's Boone, North Carolina, campus, and competed as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference.
Preseason
Recruiting The Mountaineers signed 18 recruits.Joyce, Ethan."Eliah Drinkwitz wraps up first football recruiting class as head coach at App State", Winston-Salem Journal, February 6, 2019, retrieved February 10, 2019
Personnel
Coaching staff +App State football current coaching staff"2019 App State football roster", appstatesports.com, retrieved March 5, 2019Eliah Drinkwitz Head CoachArkansas Tech University 1stTed Roof Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Georgia Institute of Technology 1stShawn ClarkAssistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Appalachian State University 4thGreg Gasparato Safeties Wofford College2ndCharlie Harbison Cornerbacks Gardner–Webb University1stErik Link Special Teams Coordinator Drake University 1stGarrett Riley Running Backs Texas Tech University 1stD. J. Smith Outside Linebackers Appalachian State University 2ndAnwar Stewart Defensive Line University of Kentucky 1stPat Washington Wide Receivers Auburn University1stJustin Watts Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator Clemson University5th
Roster 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football rosterQuarterback 7 Jacob Huesman – junior (6'3, 205) 9 Jackson Gibbs – sophomore (6'1, 195) 10 Tanner Wilson – sophomore (6'2, 225) 12 Zac Thomas – junior (6'1, 210) 15 David Baldwin-Griffin – freshman (6'4, 230)
Running back 3 Darrynton Evans – junior (5'11, 200) 4 Daetrich Harrington – sophomore (6'0, 195) 6 Camerun Peoples – freshman (6'2, 210) 22 Raykwon Anderson – freshman (5'9, 180) 24 Ben Williams – freshman (5'10, 185) 26 Marcus Williams Jr. – junior (5'10, 205) 27 Nakendrick Clark – junior (5'9, 195) 45 Gabe Montgomery – sophomore (5'8, 205)
Wide receiver 2 Corey Sutton – junior (6'3, 200) 5 Thomas Hennigan – junior (6'1, 205) 11 Jalen Virgil – junior (6'1, 210) 13 Keishawn Watson – graduate (5'11, 185) 14 Malik Williams – junior (5'10, 180) 16 Christian Wells – freshman (5'11, 170) 17 Dashaun Davis – freshman (5'9, 160) 20 Sean Horton – freshman (6'1, 185) 21 Dysaun Razzak – freshman (5'7, 155) 35 Elijah Johnson – freshman (5'11, 175) 80 AJ Hall – freshman (6'1, 200) 82 Richard Tucker – freshman (6'0, 180) 83 Jake Henry – sophomore (5'11, 180) 85 Michael Queen – junior (6'1, 200) 89 Chase Eighmy – freshman (6'2, 205)
Tight end 18 Mike Evans – junior (6'3, 240) 81 Miller Gibbs – freshman (6'4, 220) 84 Ricky Kofoed – freshman (6'3, 205) 86 Trey Ross – freshman (6'3, 230) 87 Collin Reed – senior (6'4, 245) 88 Henry Pearson – sophomore (6'3, 245)
Placekicker 16 Ryker Casey – freshman (6'0, 200) 29 John Gliarmis – freshman (5'8, 155) 91 Chandler Staton – junior (5'11, 190) Offensive Lineman 50 Joey Cave – graduate (6'4, 300) 51 Baer Hunter – junior (6'2, 285) 54 Lyle Hiers – freshman (6'5, 280) 55 Matt Williams – junior (6'5, 280) 58 Ryan Neuzil – junior (6'3, 285) 60 Noah Hannon – junior (6'1, 265) 63 Ivan Reyes – junior (6'1, 295) 64 Will Hardin – junior (6'2, 300) 65 Gage Blackston – sophomore (6'4, 275) 67 Logan Wright – junior (6'4, 305) 69 Joe Hartung – sophomore (6'3, 270) 70 Cooper Hodges – freshman (6'4, 295) 72 Larry Dowdy – freshman (6'4, 265) 73 Cole Garrison – junior (6'4, 285) 74 Anderson Hardy – freshman (6'6, 275) 75 Victor Johnson – senior (6'5, 295) 76 Cameron Pack – senior (6'4, 250) 77 Josh Headlee – freshman (6'4, 285) 78 Craig McFarland – freshman (6'6, 280) 79 Sammy Henderson – freshman (6'5, 275)
Defensive Lineman 30 Zareon Hayes – freshman (6'1, 235) 36 Brock Mattison – freshman (6'1, 225) 42 Harrison Taylor – freshman (6'4, 234) 43 Hansky Paillant – freshman (6'2, 240) 46 Chris Washington – freshman (5'11, 270) 48 Demetrius Taylor – junior (6'1, 275) 57 Elijah Diarrassouba – junior (6'1, 255) 66 Will Israel – sophomore (6'2, 235) 68 Greg Johnston – sophomore (6'3, 275) 89 Dorian Pickett – freshman (6'2, 235) 90 Chris Willis – junior (6'2, 260) 91 Tommy Dawkins – junior (6'2, 240) 94 Luke Smith – freshman (6'1, 270) 95 George Blackstock – sophomore (6'1, 260) 96 Markell Clark – junior (6'0, 275) 97 Caleb Spurlin – junior (5'10, 260) 98 E.J. Scott – senior (6'3, 275) 99 Jordon Earle – freshman (6'2, 295)
Punter 30 Clayton Howell – sophomore (6'0, 195) 39 Xavier Subotsch – junior (6'1, 195) Linebacker 10 Tim Frizzell – junior (6'1, 230) 20 Noel Cook – senior (6'0, 215) 22 Jace Frisbee – sophomore (6'2, 210) 24 Akeem Davis-Gaither – senior (6'2, 215) 27 Matthew McQuinn – sophomore (6'0, 210) 28 KeSean Brown – freshman (6'2, 210) 29 Brendan Harrington – freshman (6'1, 215) 31 Nick Hampton – freshman (6'3, 210) 33 Jordan Mitchell – freshman (6'0, 225) 34 Jourdan Heilig – freshman (6'2, 215) 37 Tanner Ellenberger – sophomore (6'3, 225) 40 Logan Doublin – sophomore (6'0, 220) 44 T.D. Roof – junior (5'11, 220) 45 Trey Cobb – sophomore (6'2, 220) 47 Colin Guetensberger – freshman (6'0, 200) 49 Blythe Hall – junior (6'2, 210) 51 Tyler Bird – sophomore (6'2, 220) 52 D'Marco Jackson – sophomore (6'1, 220) 58 Grant Daley – freshman (6'2, 210) 59 Jordan Fehr – senior (6'3, 230)
Defensive back 2 Willie Edwards – graduate (6'1, 190) 3 Shaun Jolly – sophomore (5'9, 175) 6 Desmond Franklin – senior (6'0, 205) 7 Josh Thomas – senior (6'0, 205) 8 Shemar Jean-Charles – junior (5'11, 180) 11 Jeremy Level – junior (6'1, 210) 12 Steven Jones Jr. – sophomore (5'10, 180) 13 Kaiden Smith – junior (6'1, 200) 14 Bailey Watts – freshman (6'1, 180) 15 Tre Caldwell – freshman (5'10, 185) 18 Milan Tucker – freshman (5'11, 170) 19 Mike Price – freshman (5'10, 190) 21 Ryan Huff – sophomore (6'1, 200) 25 Kaleb Dawson – freshman (5'11, 190) 26 Nicholas Ross – freshman (5'10, 175) 35 Emmanuel Jenkins – freshman (6'2, 185) 39 Jackson Greene – freshman (5'11, 180) 39 Zion Madden – freshman (5'10, 157)
Long snappers 41 Reed Harper – freshman (5'11, 200) 42 Christian Johnstone – freshman (6'3, 245) 53 Jake Appling – junior (6'3, 275)
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Schedule
Schedule Source:"2019 App State Football Schedule Revealed", AppStateSports.com, March 1, 2019, retrieved March 2, 2019.
Game summaries
East Tennessee State
Charlotte
At North Carolina
Coastal Carolina
At Louisiana
Louisiana–Monroe
At South Alabama
Georgia Southern
At South Carolina
At Georgia State
Texas State
At Troy
Sun Belt Championship Game
Rankings
Players drafted into the NFL
3 93 Darrynton Evans RB Tennessee Titans 4 107 Akeem Davis-Gaither OLB Cincinnati Bengals
References