[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 27]
[Senate]
[Page 36154]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 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

  Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. Dole) submitted the following 
resolution; which was:

                              S. Res. 412

       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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