BOONE, N.C. — By game's end, App State Football had gained separation from ETSU and provided reason for celebration from another above-capacity crowd.
Three consecutive scoring drives to begin the 2024 opener and three straight touchdowns toward the end of it bookended a 38-10 victory against FCS neighbor ETSU on Saturday with the third-largest attendance figure in Kidd Brewer Stadium history being recorded.
The attendance figure of 36,232 ranks behind only the matching 40,168 totals from the 2022 home opener against North Carolina and the 2023 visit from East Carolina.
Despite leading 17-0 midway through the second quarter, App State (1-0) found itself clinging to a 17-10 advantage while facing a fourth-and-5 from the ETSU 34 late in the third quarter.