# 2025 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 2025 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team will represent Appalachian State University in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers are expected to be led by Dowell Loggains in his first year as the head coach. The Mountaineers play home games at the Kidd Brewer Stadium, located in Boone, North Carolina.

## Offseason
### Transfers
#### Outgoing

| Player | Position | New school |
| Deshawn McKnight | DL | Arizona |
| Trenton Alan Yowe | DB | Arkansas State |
| Anderson Castle | RB | Duke |
| Reece Larson | WR | FIU |
| Jalik Thomas | S | Florida A&M |
| Brendan Harrington | LB | Georgia Southern |
| Joshua Donald | DL | Houston |
| Makai Jackson | WR | Indiana |
| Markus Clark | DL | Liberty |
| Zavier Short | WR | Marshall |
| Nate Johnson | DE | Missouri |
| Garner Langlo | OL | Troy |
| Jack Hollifield | OL | Tulane |
| Santana Hopper | DL | Tulane |
| Joey Aguilar | QB | UCLA |
| Kaedin Robinson | WR | UCLA |
| Thomas Shrader | OL | USF |
| Jason Chambers | DB | West Virginia |
| Grant Tucker | WR | Wofford |
| Michael Hetzel | WR | Unknown |
| Kanye Roberts | RB | Withdrawn |
| Shawn Collins | DE | Withdrawn |
| Avarion Cole | S | Withdrawn |
| Jordan Favors | S | Withdrawn |

#### Incoming

| Player | Position | Previous school |
| Dylan Hasz | S | Arkansas |
| Davion Dozier | WR | Arkansas |
| Rashod Dubinion | RB | Arkansas |
| Brooks Yurachek | LB | Arkansas |
| Jaden Barnes | WR | Austin Peay |
| Jackson Grier | WR | Boise State |
| Joseph Bakhole | DE | Chattanooga |
| Garrison Butler | DL | Cincinnati |
| Cristian Conyer | DB | Coastal Carolina |
| J. J. Kohl | QB | Iowa State |
| AJ Swann | QB | LSU |
| Brayshawn Littlejohn | LB | Missouri |
| Shamarr Jackson | OL | New Mexico State |
| Khalifa Keith | RB | Tennessee |
| Will Flowers | OL | Valdosta State |
| Tyriq Poindexter | OL | VMI |
| Lance Williams | OL | Virginia Tech |

### Coaching staff additions

| Name | New Position | Previous Team | Previous Position |
| Dowell Loggains | Head coach | South Carolina | Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| Ryan Yurachek | Offensive assistant | South Carolina | Assistant tight ends |
| Riley Watkins | Offensive assistant | South Carolina | Offensive graduate assistant |
| Allen Mogridge | Offensive assistant | Georgia Tech | Senior football advisor |
| D. J. Smith | Defensive coordinator | Missouri | Co-defensive coordinator/Linebackers/Recruiting coordinator |
| Curtis Fuller | Defensive assistant | Coastal Carolina | Cornerbacks |
| Joe Dailey | Offensive assistant | Hampton | Quarterbacks/Pass game coordinator |
| Anthony Shakir | Defensive assistant | Ball State | Defensive line |
| Keith Jones Jr. | Defensive assistant | New England Patriots | Defensive coaching assistant |
| Clyde Christensen | Associate head coach | North Carolina | Senior advisor |
| Jeff Crosby | Special teams | Texas | Special teams analyst |
| Aashon Larkins | Offensive assistant | Dartmouth | Secondary |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 29 | vs. Charlotte* | Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic) |
| September 6 | Lindenwood* | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC |
| September 13 | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS |
| September 27 | at Boise State* | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID |
| October 4 | Oregon State* | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC |
| October 11 | at Georgia State | Center Parc StadiumAtlanta, GA |
| October 18 | Coastal Carolina | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC |
| October 25 | at Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard StadiumNorfolk, VA |
| November 6 | Georgia Southern | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC (rivalry) |
| November 15 | at James Madison | Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA |
| November 22 | Marshall | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC (rivalry) |
| November 29 | Arkansas State | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC |
| *Non-conference game ||||