[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 412 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 412

  Commending the Appalachian State University Mountaineers of Boone, 
   North Carolina, for winning the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic 
  Association Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision (formerly 
                      Division 1-AA) Championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            December 19 (legislative day, December 18), 2007

     Mr. Burr (for himself and Mrs. Dole) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Commending the Appalachian State University Mountaineers of Boone, 
   North Carolina, for winning the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic 
  Association Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision (formerly 
                      Division 1-AA) Championship.

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 2nd straight championship;
Whereas, in December 2007, the Appalachian State University Mountaineers won 
        their 3rd straight NCAA Division 1 national title by winning the 
        Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as the 
        Division 1-AA Championship), the first Football Championship Subdivision 
        team in history to accomplish this feat, beating the University of 
        Delaware (Delaware) Blue Hens by a score of 49-21;
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 
        14-0 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 21-0 with 10:22 remaining in the 
        2nd quarter as freshman tight end Daniel Kilgore recovered a fumble in 
        the endzone for the touchdown as the Mountaineers scored on their 1st 3 
        drives of the game;
Whereas Delaware broke into the scoring column with only 1:10 remaining in the 
        1st half, in a play that was originally ruled incomplete, but upon 
        official review was ruled a touchdown to cut the Appalachian State lead 
        to 21-7;
Whereas Appalachian State answered the score 26 seconds later as Armanti Edwards 
        threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to senior Dexter Jackson, in his 4th 
        touchdown pass this season to Dexter Jackson for more than 59 yards;
Whereas Appalachian State opened scoring in the 3rd quarter to extend their lead 
        to 35-7;
Whereas Delaware countered to cut the Appalachian State lead to 35-14;
Whereas Kevin Richardson then ran the lead to 42-14 with a 6-yard touchdown for 
        his 2nd 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 1st 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 1st game of the 2007 
        season, beat the University of Michigan Wolverines, ranked 5th 
        nationally at the time, by a score of 34-32 in front of 109,000 
        spectators at ``The Big House'' in Ann Arbor, Michigan, marking the 1st 
        time a Division 1-AA team has ever beaten a nationally ranked Division 
        1-A team;
Whereas the Mountaineers finished off this impressive 2007 season with a 13-2 
        record;
Whereas the Appalachian State Mountaineers 2007 All-Americans include Kerry 
        Brown, Corey Lynch, Kevin Richardson, Armanti Edwards, Gary Tharrington, 
        and Jerome Touchstone; 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 Senate--
            (1) applauds the Appalachian State University Mountaineers 
        football team for its historic season and National Collegiate 
        Athletic Association Division 1 Football Championship 
        Subdivision title;
            (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; and
            (3) requests the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an 
        enrolled copy of the resolution to--
                    (A) Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock, Chancellor of 
                Appalachian State University;
                    (B) Charles Cobb, Athletic Director of the 
                University; and
                    (C) Jerry Moore, Head Coach.
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