App State Dominates 49ers in Loggains’ Debut
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BOONE, N.C. — A record-setting debut has led App State quarterback AJ Swann to be named the Sun Belt Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week.
Swann completed 31 of 46 passes for 368 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in App State’s 34-11 win against Charlotte in the Duke’s Mayo Classic held at Bank of America Stadium.
Making his first appearance for the Mountaineers after starting his career at Vanderbilt and spending last season at LSU, Swann set a record for passing yards by a quarterback in his App State debut and accounted for the seventh-highest total by an App State quarterback in the FBS era.
The 368 passing yards rank as the fifth-highest total by an FBS quarterback this season and the third-highest total against an FBS opponent, behind only the 419 yards from Baylor’s Sawyer Robertson (against Auburn) and the 401 yards from WKU’s Maverick McIvor (against Sam Houston State).
Swann’s 31 completions are tied for the eighth-highest total in a game by an App State quarterback.
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