cott Satterfield
Scott Satterfield has enjoyed success at every stop of his 23-year playing and coaching career, most notably in his 20 years at Appalachian State University.
In 17 seasons as an Appalachian State player (1991-95) and assistant coach (1998-2008, 2012), he helped lead the Mountaineers to three NCAA Division I FCS national titles, eight conference championships and played a large role in virtually re-writing the program’s offensive record book. Now in his third season as the head coach at his alma mater, Satterfield has led Appalachian to its first-ever Division I bowl appearance.
The 20th head coach in school history has spearheaded Appalachian State’s nearly unprecedented transition from FCS to FBS. He has led the Mountaineers to victories in 17 of their last 19 games dating back to the mid-point of last season, including a Sun Belt Conference-record 11 wins in 2015.
App State’s 11 victories in 2015 are also the most ever by a program in its first season of bowl eligibility after completing the transition from I-AA/FCS to I-A/FBS.
Appalachian State dominated its way to this season’s 11-2 mark, winning its 11 games by an average score of 40-15 and suffering its only two losses at the hands of then-ranked No. 1 Clemson and Sun Belt champion Arkansas State.
The Mountaineers’ historic season continued late into December, as they downed Ohio, 31-29, in the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl on a field goal with no time remaining after App State’s nine-play, 73-yard drive over the final 107 seconds culminated in a Zach Matics’ 23-yard game-winning field goal. Appalachian is the first team to win a bowl game in its initial season as a full-fledged FBS squad.
The Mountaineers ranked among the Sun Belt’s top two in 19 of the league’s 33 statistical categories and are among the top 30 in the nation in scoring offense (19th - 37.2 ppg), scoring defense (13th - 18.3 ppg), total offense (26th - 470.7 ypg), total defense (12th - 318.0 ypg), rushing offense (6th - 268.8 ypg), rushing defense (28th - 133.6 ypg), pass-efficiency offense (5th - 168.54 rating) and passing defense (17th - 184.4 ypg).
Thirteen Mountaineers earned all-Sun Belt recognition under Satterfield’s tutelage in 2015, including a league-high-tying five first-team honorees and the conference’s Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year, defensive end Ronald Blair.
Appalachian State’s historic 2015 campaign came on the heels of a breakout season in 2014, when Satterfield led the Mountaineers to an impressive 7-5 record in their first full season in the NCAA Division I FBS ranks. The 7-5 mark in 2014 included a six-game winning streak to close the season, all in Sun Belt play.
Despite fielding only two senior starters, Appalachian State excelled on both sides of the ball in 2014, ranking among the Sun Belt’s top three teams in 14 of the league’s 33 official statistical categories. Most notably, the Mountaineers led the Sun Belt in total defense by allowing just 347.5 yards per game, a mark that was 53 yards per game less than they allowed in their final FCS campaign in 2013. The Mountaineers also ranked third in the conference in scoring offense (35.7 points per game) and ranked second in both rushing offense (241.8 ypg) and rushing defense (152.3 ypg).
Eleven of Satterfield’s Mountaineers earned all-Sun Belt recognition in their first year in the conference, highlighted by first-team honorees Kendall Lamm and Doug Middleton and Sun Belt Freshman of the Year Taylor Lamb.
The program showed signs of promise in Satterfield’s first season at the helm in 2013, despite posting an un-Appalachian State-like 4-8 record. The short-handed Mountaineers struggled to a 1-6 start but rebounded to win three of their final five games, including a 38-14 rout over future Sun Belt Conference rival Georgia Southern. Appalachian’s only losses during the five-game stretch run were a hard-fought 35-28 defeat at the hands of SoCon co-champion Chattanooga and a 45-6 loss at Georgia, a game that the Mountaineers led early and trailed just 17-6 late in the third quarter.
In all, Appalachian State is 21-15 in Satterfield’s three seasons at the helm, including a 13-3 record and second- (7-1 in 2015) and third-place (6-2 in 2014) finishes in Sun Belt play.
Satterfield was named Appalachian State’s 20th head coach on Dec. 14, 2012. He is only the sixth Appalachian alumnus to ever serve in the role, joining Graydon Eggers ‘24 (1928), Francis Hoover ‘40 (1945), Press Mull ‘47 (1951), Bob Broome ‘40 (1956-58) and Carl Messere ‘61 (1965-70).
After a three-year stint away from his alma mater, Satterfield returned to Appalachian State in January 2012 as the Mountaineers’ assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Despite inheriting a unit that managed just 390.2 yards per game in 2011 (Appalachian’s lowest production in eight seasons), lost three players that would go on to play in the NFL and returned only five starters, the Mountaineer offense flourished under Satterfield’s direction in 2012. Appalachian State ranked among the nation’s top 25 in total offense, passing efficiency, passing yardage and scoring and, for the first time in school history, produced a 3,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver in the same season.
Prior to his return to Appalachian, Satterfield spent one season as the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Toledo (2009) and two as the offensive coordinator at Florida International (2010-11).
In his only season at Toledo, the Rockets ranked 20th nationally in passing (278.5 yards per game) and 14th in total offense (438.3 ypg), averages that were 89 and 104 yards better than the season prior to his arrival.
Scott Satterfield has enjoyed success at every stop of his 23-year playing and coaching career, most notably in his 20 years at Appalachian State University.
In 17 seasons as an Appalachian State player (1991-95) and assistant coach (1998-2008, 2012), he helped lead the Mountaineers to three NCAA Division I FCS national titles, eight conference championships and played a large role in virtually re-writing the program’s offensive record book. Now in his third season as the head coach at his alma mater, Satterfield has led Appalachian to its first-ever Division I bowl appearance.
The 20th head coach in school history has spearheaded Appalachian State’s nearly unprecedented transition from FCS to FBS. He has led the Mountaineers to victories in 17 of their last 19 games dating back to the mid-point of last season, including a Sun Belt Conference-record 11 wins in 2015.
App State’s 11 victories in 2015 are also the most ever by a program in its first season of bowl eligibility after completing the transition from I-AA/FCS to I-A/FBS.
Appalachian State dominated its way to this season’s 11-2 mark, winning its 11 games by an average score of 40-15 and suffering its only two losses at the hands of then-ranked No. 1 Clemson and Sun Belt champion Arkansas State.
The Mountaineers’ historic season continued late into December, as they downed Ohio, 31-29, in the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl on a field goal with no time remaining after App State’s nine-play, 73-yard drive over the final 107 seconds culminated in a Zach Matics’ 23-yard game-winning field goal. Appalachian is the first team to win a bowl game in its initial season as a full-fledged FBS squad.
The Mountaineers ranked among the Sun Belt’s top two in 19 of the league’s 33 statistical categories and are among the top 30 in the nation in scoring offense (19th - 37.2 ppg), scoring defense (13th - 18.3 ppg), total offense (26th - 470.7 ypg), total defense (12th - 318.0 ypg), rushing offense (6th - 268.8 ypg), rushing defense (28th - 133.6 ypg), pass-efficiency offense (5th - 168.54 rating) and passing defense (17th - 184.4 ypg).
Thirteen Mountaineers earned all-Sun Belt recognition under Satterfield’s tutelage in 2015, including a league-high-tying five first-team honorees and the conference’s Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year, defensive end Ronald Blair.
Appalachian State’s historic 2015 campaign came on the heels of a breakout season in 2014, when Satterfield led the Mountaineers to an impressive 7-5 record in their first full season in the NCAA Division I FBS ranks. The 7-5 mark in 2014 included a six-game winning streak to close the season, all in Sun Belt play.
Despite fielding only two senior starters, Appalachian State excelled on both sides of the ball in 2014, ranking among the Sun Belt’s top three teams in 14 of the league’s 33 official statistical categories. Most notably, the Mountaineers led the Sun Belt in total defense by allowing just 347.5 yards per game, a mark that was 53 yards per game less than they allowed in their final FCS campaign in 2013. The Mountaineers also ranked third in the conference in scoring offense (35.7 points per game) and ranked second in both rushing offense (241.8 ypg) and rushing defense (152.3 ypg).
Eleven of Satterfield’s Mountaineers earned all-Sun Belt recognition in their first year in the conference, highlighted by first-team honorees Kendall Lamm and Doug Middleton and Sun Belt Freshman of the Year Taylor Lamb.
The program showed signs of promise in Satterfield’s first season at the helm in 2013, despite posting an un-Appalachian State-like 4-8 record. The short-handed Mountaineers struggled to a 1-6 start but rebounded to win three of their final five games, including a 38-14 rout over future Sun Belt Conference rival Georgia Southern. Appalachian’s only losses during the five-game stretch run were a hard-fought 35-28 defeat at the hands of SoCon co-champion Chattanooga and a 45-6 loss at Georgia, a game that the Mountaineers led early and trailed just 17-6 late in the third quarter.
In all, Appalachian State is 21-15 in Satterfield’s three seasons at the helm, including a 13-3 record and second- (7-1 in 2015) and third-place (6-2 in 2014) finishes in Sun Belt play.
Satterfield was named Appalachian State’s 20th head coach on Dec. 14, 2012. He is only the sixth Appalachian alumnus to ever serve in the role, joining Graydon Eggers ‘24 (1928), Francis Hoover ‘40 (1945), Press Mull ‘47 (1951), Bob Broome ‘40 (1956-58) and Carl Messere ‘61 (1965-70).
After a three-year stint away from his alma mater, Satterfield returned to Appalachian State in January 2012 as the Mountaineers’ assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Despite inheriting a unit that managed just 390.2 yards per game in 2011 (Appalachian’s lowest production in eight seasons), lost three players that would go on to play in the NFL and returned only five starters, the Mountaineer offense flourished under Satterfield’s direction in 2012. Appalachian State ranked among the nation’s top 25 in total offense, passing efficiency, passing yardage and scoring and, for the first time in school history, produced a 3,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver in the same season.
Prior to his return to Appalachian, Satterfield spent one season as the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Toledo (2009) and two as the offensive coordinator at Florida International (2010-11).
In his only season at Toledo, the Rockets ranked 20th nationally in passing (278.5 yards per game) and 14th in total offense (438.3 ypg), averages that were 89 and 104 yards better than the season prior to his arrival.
