CHARLOTTE, N.C. — AJ Swann threw three touchdown passes and Rashod Dubinion ran for 111 yards and a score as Appalachian State rolled to a 34-11 win over Charlotte in the Duke’s Mayo Classic on Friday night.
The game marked Charlotte’s Dowell Loggains first game as a head coach at any level and his 49ers took a 3-0 lead on Liam Boyd’s 42-yard first-quarter field goal, but the Mountaineers rolled off 27 straight points to make it 27-3 to start the fourth quarter.
Dubinion capped an 81-yard, nine-play drive with a 2-yard TD run and Swann sandwiched a 10-yard pass to Jaden Barnes and a 19-yard strike to Kanen Hamlett around Dominic De Freitas’ field goals from 47- and 35-yards out. Swann’s final touchdown, a 1-yard toss to Alex Sanchez, capped the scoring.
Swann was 31 of 46 passing for 368 yards and Barnes caught six for 134 yards and a score. Appalachian State rolled to 586 yards of offense while holding the 49ers to just 218.
Charlotte, which has a whole new coaching staff and a roster that features 57 newcomers, was led by Conner Harrell’s 142 yards on 13-for-24 passing. CJ Stokes had 15 carries for 49 yards.
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