2019 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game
The 2019 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina, to determine the 2019 champion of the Sun Belt Conference. The game, the conference's second championship game, featured the East division champions Appalachian State and the West division champions Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.[2]
2019 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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Conference Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 7, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Kidd Brewer Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Boone, NC | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Appalachian State by 5.5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Jason Autrey | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 18,618 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Appalachian State x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louisiana x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The 2018 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game featured East Division champion Appalachian State against West Division champion Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns for the first title game for the conference. The Mountaineers defeated the Ragin' Cajuns by a score of 30–19.[3]
Teams
The 2019 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game was contested by the Appalachian State Mountaineers, East Division champions, and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, West Division champions. The teams had met 7 times previously, with the Mountaineers holding a 7–0 edge in the series. The teams' most recent meeting was earlier in the 2019 season; Appalachian State won, 17–7. Louisiana had yet to win in the series, since they first met in 2014[4] This was the teams' second meeting in the Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game, a rematch from the previous year.
Appalachian State
Appalachian State clinched its spot in the Championship Game after its November 23 win over Texas State.[5] The Mountaineers secured hosting rights on November 29 with a 48–13 win over Troy.[6] This is Appalachian State's second consecutive and overall appearance in the Championship Game.
Louisiana
The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns earned their spot after clinching the West Division title on November 23 with a win over Troy.[7] This will be the Ragin' Cajuns' second consecutive and overall appearance in the Championship Game.
Game summary
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Louisiana | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
No. 21 Appalachian State | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 45 |
at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina
- Date: Saturday, December 7, 2019
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 18,618
- Referee: Jason Autrey
- TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
Game information |
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Statistics
Statistics | LA | APP |
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First downs | 31 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 84–513 | 68–416 |
Rushes–yards | 38–159 | 51–267 |
Passing yards | 354 | 149 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–46–1 | 9–17–0 |
Time of possession | 29:49 | 30:11 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana | Passing | Levi Lewis | 24/46, 354 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Elijah Mitchell | 18 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Peter LaBlanc | 3 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD | |
Appalachian State | Passing | Zac Thomas | 9/17, 149 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Daetrich Harrington | 9 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Darrynton Evans | 2 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD |
References
- "Louisiana vs. Appalachian State - Game Summary - December 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- McElwain, John. "Sun Belt, ESPN Announce Updates to 2019 Football Schedule". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- "Louisiana vs. Appalachian State - Game Summary - December 1, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- "Winsipedia - Appalachian State Mountaineers vs. Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- "Evans scores 3 TDs, No. 23 App State tops Texas State 35-13". ESPN. November 23, 2019.
- "Thomas, No. 22 Appalachian State rout Troy 48-13". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 29, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- Stephenson, Creg (November 23, 2019). "Louisiana hands Troy most-decisive Sun Belt loss in school history, 53-3". AL.com.