Amid the near freezing temps and driving rain, Appalachian State (10-1, 6-1 Sun Belt) flexed their muscles and showed the nation why they should be ranked.
Texas State (3-8, 2-5 Sun Belt) was relentless on defense and for the first three quarters the Mountaineers had to stave off a home upset.
A beautiful 45-yard strike to Corey Sutton from Zac Thomas put App State ahead with 7:09 left in the first.
Texas State had a couple of turnover-on-downs before Joshua Rowland hit a career high 49-yard field goal to put Texas State on the board.