Appalachian State made big plays on both offense and defense that resulted in a huge half-time lead and set the tone for a 59-28 homecoming rout of Sun Belt Conference foe Louisiana-Monroe Saturday before 29,321 fans at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone.
Quarterback Chase Brice threw four touchdown passes and Appalachian State’s defense forced five turnovers–four in the first half.
Brice completed 20-of-30 passes for 256 yards, all in the first half, as Appalachian State (6-2 over-all; 3-1 Sun Belt) soared to a 49-7 halftime cushion. Brice threw a pair of touchdown passes to Caleb Spurlin and one each to Corey Sutton and Malik Williams.