BOONE — Appalachian State and its flair for the dramatic produced an ending for the ages.
A Hail Mary pass is deflected on the final play of the game with Troy. It landed in the arms of a Mountaineers receiver, who circled the defense and made it to the end zone, giving Appalachian State a 32-28 victory.
The triumph caps a day when Boone captured the national spotlight through ESPN’s “College GameDay” telecast on campus. And it comes one week after Appalachian State knocked off then-sixth-ranked Texas A&M 17-14 on the road. Troy held onto a 28-26 lead after taking a safety in the closing seconds. The Trojans kept the Mountaineers defense off balance all afternoon.
But holding Appalachian State at the Troy 2, the Trojans couldn’t pick up a first down and took the safety, setting up one of the most dramatic finishes in school history.
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