[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 929 Introduced in House (IH)]







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.


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                    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

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                               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 Division 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;
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, 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
    Resolved, That the United States House of Representatives--
            (1) applauds the Appalachian State University Mountaineers 
        football team for its historic season and third straight 
        National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football 
        Championship Subdivision title; and
            (2) recognizes the hard work and preparation of the 
        players, Head Coach Jerry Moore, and the assistant coaches and 
        support personnel who all played critical roles in this 
        championship.
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