Appalachian State Opens Home Slate vs. NCA&T Aggies

BOONE, North Carolina -- Appalachian State University football opens the home portion of its 2013 campaign on Saturday when it hosts in-state rival North Carolina A&T under the Kidd Brewer Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.

TICKETS
Tickets remain for Saturday's game and can be purchased:

• online by clicking HERE

• by phone at (828) 262-2079 (Friday - 9 a.m.-4 p.m.)

• in person at the Appalachian State athletics ticket office (Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.)

• in person at the Kidd Brewer Stadium ticket plaza (Saturday beginning at 2 p.m.)

LIVE VIDEO
Saturday's game will be shown live on App State TV. Click HERE to become a App State TV premium subscriber.

RADIO
Saturday's game will be broadcast live on the Appalachian IMG Sports Network. Live coverage begins at 4 p.m. with Pigskin Prelude. Click HERE for a full list of Appalachian IMG Sports Network affiliates.

NOTING SATURDAY'S MATCHUP
• Appalachian State, ranked No. 21 in this week's NCAA Division I FCS poll, is coming off a 30-6 loss to fellow longtime FCS power Montana in last Saturday’s season opener in Missoula, Mont.

• North Carolina A&T had a bye on the opening weekend of the season and is playing its first game of the campaign this weekend at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

• N.C. A&T is the Mountaineers’ home-opening opponent for the second time in three years and third time overall. Appalachian routed the Aggies, 58-6, in its 2011 home opener and also topped A&T, 45-0, in its first home game of the 1994 season.

• Prior to 2011, Appalachian and A&T had not met on the gridiron since 1995, despite the schools being separated by just 118 miles.

• Appalachian State owns a 5-1 advantage in six all-time meetings with N.C. A&T, including a perfect 4-0 mark versus the Aggies at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

• Appalachian is 61-19-2 (.756) all-time in home openers. The Mountaineers have won three-straight and 10 of their last 11 home openers.

• Appalachian State has won 32-straight home games versus in-state opponents, a streak that spans nearly 30 years. The Mountaineers’ last home loss to an in-state foe was a 34-7 defeat to Western Carolina at what was then known as Conrad Stadium on Oct. 6, 1984.

• Last Saturday’s loss to Montana should not cause too much panic among Mountaineer faithful, as it was Appalachian’s ninth loss in its last 12 season openers. During that same stretch (2002-present), App State is 105-27 (.795) in all other games.

• Additionally, Appalachian State is 24-1 in its last 25 games that immediately followed a same-season loss.

• North Carolina A&T is coming off a 7-4 campaign, its first winning season since it went 10-3 in 2003.

For all of the information on Saturday's matchup, including links to live video, audio and stats, both teams' rosters, depth charts, game notes and much more, click HERE to visit appstatesports.com's official Gameday Central page.

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