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Final

And it’s over as Appalachian State becomes the 4th school to go to a 3rd straight national championship and tries to become the first I-AA/FCS school to win 3 in a row as they defeat Richmond 55-35.

5:27 4th Quarter

A 13 yard touchdown to Cardwell pretty much puts this game out of reach as Appalachian State goes up 55-35. Armanti Edwards also passes 300 yards and breaks a record for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in any I-AA/FCS game ever.
8:04 4th Quarter

Cory Lynch comes up with the interception. That’s a critical turnover that Richmond couldn’t commit as they try to come back in this game.

10:11 4th Quarter

A 29 yard touchdown pass to Cardwell puts Appalachian State up by 2 touchdowns once again, 49-35, and Richmond once again is in trouble as they have to come from behind again, but this time with only about 10 minutes left.

14:06 4th Quarter

Richmond once again forced into a 3-and-out and Appalachian State’s offense once again takes over.

0:30 3rd Quarter

Richmond finally makes a defensive stop that they need, forcing Appalachian State to punt after holding them to a 3rd and 14.

3:01 3rd Quarter

Appalachian State gets a defense stop that they need as Richmond goes three-and-out.

4:41 3rd Quarter

Richardson gets a 3 yard touchdown run on a drive where Armanti Edwards goes over 100 yard passing on the game, as Appalachian State retakes a 42-35 lead on Richmond.

9:02 3rd Quarter

Eric Ward has a 5 yard touchdown run and Richmond is able to close the entire 14 point Mountaineer lead without Appalachian State even being able to run a play in the 2nd half. It’s now tied at 35.

11:48 3rd Quarter

Hillary fumbles the ball on the kickoff return, and Richmond picks up their first turnover of the game as they’re in great position to tie the game.

11:57 3rd Quarter

Joe Stewart catches a 17 yard touchdown pass as Richmond scores on their opening drive of the 2nd half to narrow the score to 35-28.

Halftime

Appalachian State still has to watch out in this game as they’ve allowed Richmond to score 21 points and are only ahead by 2 scores. If Richmond can find out how to stop their offense, the Mountaineers will have to be on high alert on defense.

However, Richmond’s main problem is stopping Appalachian State on offense as, other than the drive that finished the half, the Mountaineers have scored touchdowns on 5 of their 7 drives. It doesn’t matter how much Richmond might be able to get their offense going, if they can’t stop Armanti Edwards, then they’re never going to be able to close the gap.