On Saturday, Appalachian State traveled to Cullowhee to face arch rival Western Carolina. Appalachian State prevailed with a 37-14 victory over the Catamounts. With the win, the Mountaineers maintained possession of the Old Mountain Jug. This was Appalachian's 24th win of the last 26 meetings with Western Carolina. Travaris Cadet set the tone for the dominating first period by returning the opening kickoff 56 yards to the WCU 44. Eight plays later, DeAndre Presley scored on an 11-yard run to make it 7-0 just 3:22 into the game. Western Carolina (2-6, 1-4 SoCon) pulled out all the stops early in the game in hopes of an upset, beginning with its opening play when it picked up 50 yards on a flea-flicker. However, the trickery backfired for the rest of the period, which was a big factor in ASU building what proved to be an insurmountable lead. In the win, App State junior quarterback DeAndre Presley completed 21 of 29 passes for 185 yards passing. He also added 87 yards on 9 carries, rushing for 3 TDs.
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