Appalachian State is the class of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. Troy is a .500 team. But the Trojans have outscored their opponents by 26 points and this is their biggest game of the season. It is huge revenge for them after the Mountaineers defeated them by 37 points last season. That was the most lopsided loss Troy had last year. 

The Trojans have picked up their scoring averaging 27.6 points in their last five games.  The Trojans rank 17th in defensive total yards and they have 36 sacks. The most points they've surrendered all season is 35. 

Appalachian State is down a tick at quarterback from previous seasons. Mountaineers QB Chase Brice has been picked off eight times.  The Trojans have 13 takeaways, 11th-most in the country.