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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 929 

Commending the Appalachian State University Mountaineers for winning the 

2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I–AA) title. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 17, 2008 

Ms. FOXX (for herself and Mr. COBLE) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Commending the Appalachian State University Mountaineers 

for winning the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision 

(formerly Division I–AA) title. 

Whereas, in 2005, Appalachian State University became the 

first team from North Carolina to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association (‘‘NCAA’’) football championship with its victory over the University of Northern 

Iowa; 

Whereas, in 2006, Appalachian State University defeated the 

University of Massachusetts football team to win its second straight championship; 

Whereas, in December 2007, the Appalachian State University Mountaineers won their third straight NCAA DiviVerDate Aug 31 2005 23:59 Jan 17, 2008 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR929.IH HR929

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sion I national title by winning the Division I Football 

Championship Subdivision (formerly known as the Division I–AA Championship), beating the University of 

Delaware (‘‘Delaware’’) Blue Hens by a score of 49 to 

21; 

Whereas Appalachian State has become the first football 

team in history to win 3 consecutive national championships in the NCAA Division I Football Championship 

Subdivision; 

Whereas, in the 2007 championship game, senior tailback 

Kevin Richardson opened the scoring with a 19-yard 

touchdown reception on a screen pass from Armanti Edwards; 

Whereas Delaware responded by driving the ball to the Appalachian State 1-foot line, where the Mountaineers 

stonewalled the Blue Hens with an impressive defensive 

stand; 

Whereas, on the ensuing possession, sophomore Devon Moore 

extended the lead to 14 to 0 in a touchdown run that 

capped a 5-play, 99-yard drive to set an Appalachian 

State school record for longest scoring drive; 

Whereas Appalachian State extended the lead to 21 to 0 with 

10:22 remaining in the second quarter as freshman tight 

end Daniel Kilgore recovered a fumble in the endzone for 

the touchdown as the Mountaineers scored on their first 

3 drives of the game; 

Whereas Delaware broke into the scoring column with only 

1:10 remaining in the first half, in a play that was originally ruled incomplete, but upon official review was ruled 

a touchdown to bring the Appalachian State lead to 21 

to 7; 


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Whereas Appalachian State scored 26 seconds later as 

Armanti Edwards threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to 

senior Dexter Jackson, in his fourth touchdown pass this 

season to Dexter Jackson for more than 59 yards; 

Whereas Appalachian State opened scoring in the third quarter to extend their lead to 35 to 7; 

Whereas Delaware countered to cut the Appalachian State 

lead to 35 to 14; 

Whereas Kevin Richardson then ran the lead to 42 to 14 

with a 6-yard touchdown for his second score of the 

game, in which he posted a total of 111 yards rushing 

and 27 yards receiving with touchdowns both on the 

ground and by air; 

Whereas Kevin Richardson is Appalachian State’s all-time 

leading rusher, closing his college career with 4,797 yards 

on the ground; 

Whereas sophomore quarterback Armanti Edwards had 198 

yards passing, 89 yards rushing and 3 passing touchdowns, and finishes the season with 1,948 yards passing 

and 1,587 yards rushing, falling just short of becoming 

the first player in NCAA history to pass for 2,000 yards 

and rush for 1,000 yards twice in his career; 

Whereas Corey Lynch finishes his career with 52 pass breakups, capturing the NCAA Division I record for career 

passes defended; 

Whereas the team’s championship victory finished off a remarkable season for the Mountaineers, who, on September 1, 2007, in their first game of the 2007 season, 

beat the University of Michigan Wolverines, ranked fifth 

nationally at the time, by a score of 34 to 32 in front 

of 109,000 spectators at ‘‘The Big House’’ in Ann Arbor, 


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Michigan, marking the first time a Division I–AA team 

has ever beaten a nationally ranked Division I–A team; 

Whereas the Mountaineers finished off this impressive 2007 

season with a 13 and 2 record; 

Whereas the Appalachian State Mountaineers 2007 All-Americans include Pierre Banks, Kerry Brown, Armanti Edwards, John Holt, Corey Lynch, Julian Rauch, Kevin 

Richardson, Scott Suttle, Gary Tharrington, Jerome 

Touchstone, and Anthony Williams; and 

Whereas the Mountaineers enjoy widespread support from 

their spirited and dedicated fans as well as the entire Appalachian State University community: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the United States House of Rep2 resentatives— 

3 (1) applauds the Appalachian State University 

4 Mountaineers football team for its historic season 

5 and third straight National Collegiate Athletic Asso6 ciation Division I Football Championship Subdivi7 sion title; and 

8 (2) recognizes the hard work and preparation of 

9 the players, Head Coach Jerry Moore, and the as10 sistant coaches and support personnel who all played 

11 critical roles in this championship. 

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