CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Sun Belt
App State
Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.
SEASON SNAPSHOT
2026 regular season
2026 regular season · 4 completed games · Sun Belt. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #46; PPG allowed #59. ATS coverage 4/4; totals coverage 4/4. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.
Overall record including postseason: 3-1. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.
SEASON LEADERSHIP
Coaching staff
Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.
RECRUITING CLASS
Incoming signing class
2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.
ADVANCED METRICS
Offense and defense
CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.
SEASON LEADERS
Players who led the team
Passing Leader
Malachi Singleton
FBS #33 · 1,206 season total
96CMP132ATT1,206Yards7TD1INT72.73%CMP%165.46NCAA rating
Rushing Leader
Jaquari Lewis
FBS #160 · 220 season total
47Carries220Yards4TD4.68Yards/carry
Receiving Leader
Sam Pickett III
FBS #62 · 326 season total
20REC326Yards3TD16.30Yards/REC
Tackles Leader
Colton Phares
FBS #373 · 23 season total
23Total11Solo12Assists2.50TFL1Sacks
Sacks Leader
Caleb Sandstrom
FBS #14 · 4 season total
4Sacks5TFL2QB hurries9Tackles
Defensive Interceptions Leader
Dre Walker
FBS #14 · 2 season total
2INT0Passes defended0Defensive TDs-1Return yards8Tackles
Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.
FULL SEASON SCHEDULE
Results and market lines
| Wk | Date | Site | Opponent | Result | Score | Spread | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-05 | H | Maine | W | 55–3 | -21 | W | 54 | O |
| 2 | 2026-09-12 | A | East Carolina | W | 27–24 | +6.5 | W | 56 | U |
| 3 | 2026-09-19 | H | Charlotte | W | 26–21 | -16 | L | 52.5 | U |
| 4 | 2026-09-26 | A | NC State | L | 31–41 | +12.5 | W | 56.5 | O |
| 6 | 2026-10-10 | H | Old Dominion | — | — | -9.5 | — | 50 | — |
| 7 | 2026-10-17 | A | Coastal Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | 2026-10-22 | H | James Madison | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | 2026-10-31 | A | Georgia Southern | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | H | Georgia State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | A | Marshall | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | H | UL Monroe | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | 2026-11-27 | A | South Alabama | — | — | — | — | — | — |
H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.
Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.