On the evening after hosting ESPN's College GameDay show for the first time, App State capped a historic day in Boone with a fourth-down, Hail Mary finish for the ages. With 2 seconds left and facing fourth down, Chase Brice lofted a high pass about 5 yards short of the end zone that was tipped by Dalton Stroman before landing in the arms of Christan Horn, who followed a Kaedin Robinson block into the end zone for the walk-off victory.
App State won its eighth straight Sun Belt opener in its ninth season as a member of the conference.