2007 Appalachian State Football

School: Appalachian State (SoCon member 1971-2014)

Sport: Football

Year (Coach): 2007 (Jerry Moore)

Notable

Posted a 13-2 mark and a 5-2 SoCon record to capture the league's regular season title ... Won third National Championship in a row under SoCon Hall of Famer Jerry Moore ... SoCon title was also Appalachian State's third in a row ... Finished the regular season ranked No. 1 nationally and rolled to a 49-21 win over No. 13 Delaware in the national title game in Chattanooga, Tenn. ... Defeated six nationally-ranked teams during the season, including wins over No. 12 James Madison, No. 14 Eastern Washington, No. 6 Richmond, and Delaware in the playoffs ... Posted the most notable upset in college football history with a 34-32 win over FBS No. 5 Michigan on September 1 in Ann Arbor ... All-America receiver Dexter Jackson earned a spot on the cover of Sports Illustrated following that monumental win, which came in front of a crowd of 109,218 fans at storied Michigan Stadium ... A record 11 Mountaineers earned Sports Network All-America honors in 2007 ... Running back Kevin Richardson was named SoCon Offensive Player of the Year and Corey Lynch was named SoCon Defensive Player of the Year ... The team averaged 41.3 points per game and allowed only 26.5 points per game.