Appalachian State Defeats UMass; Mountaineers Are Back-to-Back DI-AA Champs

Congratulations to the Appalachian State Mountaineers.  Friday night, Appy State defeated the University of Massachusetts, by a score of 28-17, making the Boone, North Carolina-based school the 2006 Division I-AA Champions.  Running back Kevin Richardson ran for 179 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Mountaineers.  Richardson's four TDs allowed him to set a DI-AA record for rushing scores, with 30.  A sellout crowd of 22,808 watched the game in Chatanooga, Tennessee.  Appalachian State, also the 2005 champs, has not lost a game to a non-DI-A team in over 14 months.