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Head Coach Jerry Moore
Alma Mater: Baylor, 1961
Years at ASU: 19th

Photo courtesy of Jonathan Williams/The Appalachian
Over the past two decades, Jerry Moore has become the face of Appalachian football. But over the past two seasons, Moore has also become the model for coaching success on a national level, as the head coach of the Mountaineers earned his second-straight American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year award in 2006.

In 18 seasons at Appalachian, Moore has compiled a 154-68 record, making him the winningest coach in SoCon history. In 25 years as a head coach, which includes stints at Texas Tech (1981-85) and North Texas (1979-80), he is 181-116-2.

Despite the success that Moore has enjoyed at nearly every stop of his 46-year coaching career, the 2005 and ‘06 seasons have cemented his place among the sport’s all-time greatest mentors.

In 2006, Moore led the Mountaineers to a school-record 14 victories and their second-straight NCAA Division I Football Championship Series (FCS — formerly Division I-AA) national title. Following a hard-fought 23-10 setback in the season opener at NC State, Moore’s Apps ran off 14-straight wins by an average margin of 22.6 points, capped by a 28-17 triumph over No. 3 Massachusetts in the 2006 NCAA Division I Football Championship in Chattanooga, Tenn. Six of ASU’s 14 victories came versus nationally ranked competition.

In perhaps his finest performance in 25 seasons on the sidelines as a head coach, Moore’s troops swept the Southern Conference’s postseason awards (Offensive Player of the Year Kevin Richardson, Defensive Player of the Year Marques Murrell, Jacobs Blocking Trophy recipient Kerry Brown and Freshman of the Year Armanti Edwards), despite being led by a true freshman at quarterback in Edwards, who went 13-0 as a starter and became just the second freshman and fifth player overall in Division I history to amass 2,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in a season. The postseason accolades also included eight all-Americans and 19 all-conference selections, both ASU records.

The plaudits also rolled in for Moore, who swept the national Coach of the Year awards with recognition from the AFCA, The Sports Network (Eddie Robinson Award) and College Sporting News. Additionally, Moore was named the SoCon Coach of the Year for a record fifth time and the AFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year for the fourth time.

The success in 2006 came on the heels of Moore leading ASU to its first national championship the previous season.

The 2005 Apps overcame perhaps the toughest schedule in ASU history to bring home the school’s first team title in any NCAA sport with a 21-16 triumph over Northern Iowa in the I-AA championship game. In addition to contests at eventual bowl champs LSU and Kansas, Appalachian squared off versus seven nationally ranked I-AA opponents, winning six en route to the title.

In addition to being the first ASU team to ever wear an NCAA crown, Moore’s Apps also became the first football team from the state of North Carolina to ever win an NCAA championship and the first squad from one of the state’s public institutions to win a national title at any level of college football.

Moore’s most evident stamp on the program may be its near invincibility at home during his tenure. The Mountaineers have posted a gaudy 90-17 record under Moore at Kidd Brewer Stadium and ride a school-record 27-game winning streak at “The Rockâ€

He goes for another Championship Division National Title tonight which could explain a delay. Was a former Fry assistant coach. He didn't do very well at Tech and he's in his sixties. This would probably be a place for him to finish his career. If he beats Delaware tonight, he'd be a WOW hire to some degree.

I am not sure he would leave Appy. He has had offers before. I think he may retire there. The whole leadership team at that athletic program seem to be in it for the love of the place and not necessarily for big bucks. It's a real unique situation from everything that I have read, but we will see. After tonight I could be proven wrong.

Wouldn't surprise me, a lot of 1-AA division coaches seem to stay put. They have a good life. Moore at Appy State. Layc0ck at William and Mary. Tubby Raymond stayed at Delaware until he hit retirement age.

Quit grasping at straws.

A successful I-AA coach close to retirement is not going to give up a good thing for the bright lights, big city and even bigger challenge of SMU.

Jerry Moore actually coached at SMU when Hayden Fry was the coach here in the 1970's. Then he coached at North Texas with Fry. When Fry went to Iowa, Moore became the head coach at NT. ...A few years later, Moore became the Head Coach at Texas Tech. Moore was at Tech several years and there when Dickerson/James played here. Moore was at Tech the year Bobby Leach had the Kick off return at Tech with 7 seconds left the sent SMU to the Cotton Bowl..............I think Moore is an excellent coach. He has coached here before, but he has to be pushing 70. So I'm not sure how much longer he will coach.

I wish we could get this guy. I don't care how old he is he would be a great hire.

Me wrote: he would be a great hire.

I'd be shocked if he left App. State. His QB is phenomenal and is only a soph. He's got a good thing going at ASU and seems genuinely happy there. Plus, as other said, he's getting up there in age.

All that said, offer him $1.5 mill and get him out of the Southern Conference. His teams always scare me.

35straight wrote:Do we not have enough money to steal this guy?

why pay money for something, especially if you are going to STEAL it?

J.T.supporta wrote:

35straight wrote:Do we not have enough money to steal this guy?

why pay money for something, especially if you are going to STEAL it?

I think you know where I was going with that.

35straight wrote:

J.T.supporta wrote:

35straight wrote:Do we not have enough money to steal this guy?

why pay money for something, especially if you are going to STEAL it?

I think you know where I was going with that.

HAHA, yes i do. kidnapping would be good for SMU at this point.

35straight wrote:Do we not have enough money to steal this guy?





Head Coach Jerry Moore
Alma Mater: Baylor, 1961
Years at ASU: 19th

Photo courtesy of Jonathan Williams/The Appalachian
Over the past two decades, Jerry Moore has become the face of Appalachian football. But over the past two seasons, Moore has also become the model for coaching success on a national level, as the head coach of the Mountaineers earned his second-straight American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year award in 2006.

I hope not!

It's funny, I saw that App State won tonight and it just crossed my mind that maybe Orsini had to wait until that playoff was over to make an announcement.

Moore would be a good hire. His past records at UNT and Tech are meaningless. It's the past two decades at App State that matter. He's had one losing season in that time. He's taken teams to the playoffs 13 times. He's obviously doing something right and has learned a lot since his previous stint as a head coach in Texas.

Moore is 68 years old. He's from Texas and still has family here. He coached at SMU for 7 years until 1972.

Despite the 3 straight national 1-aa titles, Moore may still want to prove he can coach successfully at the division 1-a level. He's obviously got a good eye for talent and can recruit well.

Some question whether he would come here. Clearly SMU can offer a lot more money than he's making now. It's really a matter of what motivates him. If he still wants to prove he can coach at this level then yes, he'd come here. If he's satisfied doing what he's doing, then he'll stay put at App State, no matter what money is thrown at him.

Winning 3 national championships - then turning around a moribund program like SMU would be a pretty good way to retire.

I'd be very happy if this is the guy.

planoponyfan wrote: I'd be very happy if this is the guy.

Me too, if we could guarantee that he wouldn't die of old age in the middle of two-a-days.