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App State rolls to Saturday night win over rival Marshall

Mountaineers earn third-largest victory in the series with Thundering Herd

Published

November 5, 2023

Appalachian State corralled a 31-9 win over Marshall at home on Saturday night. Photo by Taylor Newton Photography | courtesy ASU athletics.

Courtesy Appalachian State University athletics | AppStateSports.com

BOONE, N.C. — A historic nighttime appearance at The Rock coincided with a resounding victory over a longtime rival.

Playing a post-October night game in Kidd Brewer Stadium for the first time and facing Marshall in a home conference game for the first time since 1996, App State rolled to a 31-9 victory against the Thundering Herd on Saturday in front of 34,057 fans, plus an NFL Network audience.

It was App State’s third-largest margin of victory in the series and the largest since a 40-0 win in 1985.

The Mountaineers (5-4, 3-2 Sun Belt) held a 28-3 lead midway through the third quarter thanks to three touchdown passes from Joey Aguilar, with the first App State touchdowns by receivers Michael Hetzel (16 yards) and Makai Jackson (29 yards) following a 24-yard scoring reception from Kaedin Robinson.