Chattanooga Football - Postgame Quotes
Chattanooga at No. 8 Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium - Boone, N.C.
November 7, 2009

Chattanooga Head Coach Russ Huesman
"We spotted them 14 points, but after that I felt like we played toe-to-toe with them. I told our kids in the locker room that I was proud of them, probably as proud of them as I've been all year because we probably lost to a better football team but we had a chance at the end and that's all you can ask for."

"Well, we had a few balls go off our hands in the first quarter, one goes off our hands and they return it down to the one-yard line. We were playing an excellent football team and when you give them opportunities like that you know they're going to make you pay."

"We knew at halftime that our kids weren't going to quit. This wasn't one of those games where you say 'well it could have got out of hand' that's not the way we're going to do things here. Our kids played hard and responded the way I knew they would."

"Our kids fought, you could see how badly they wanted to win and that's the great thing about this team is this these guys never quit."

"We came to the realization that when you play App State, you know they're going to get yards you just have to be able to contain them. You cant let them dictate your game plan you just have to execute better and make tackles because if you don't do that they'll make you pay."

(On deciding to kick the field goal to make it 21-20.)
"The kids wanted to go for it, I wanted to go for it. But it got to the point where there was so much indecision about how we were going to try and get the yard I decided to kick the field goal."

(On  the consecutive onside kicks to start the second half)
"No we never said coming in that we were going to onside kick. After halftime though I told Camay "we're going onside, can you give me a great kick ?'  and he said 'no question'. So I told the guys we're doing it and we ended up getting three out of them. After the field goal I saw the guys in the huddle and I could tell what they were thinking so I said 'ok lets try it again'.

Chattanooga RB Chris Awuah
"We came out fighting the whole game, some things didn't go our way in the first half but we came to play. That's one thing about this team is we'll never quit."

"We never thought we were out of the game, our coaches stress to us every day that it's a four quarter ball game and to leave out there on the field and that's what we did today, we just played a great football team today."

Chattanooga QB B.J. Coleman
"Very proud of our team's effort today, the offensive line did a great job in protection out there. The whole team  did great things today, we've just got to learn how to finish games."

"That's a great football team we played today, they compete for a national championship year in and year out and we hung with them today until the very end. Unfortunately, they made a few more plays then we did but we had a chance in the fourth quarter and that's all you can ask for."

"You spot Appalachian State 21 points and you're in trouble. We know that, but to be in the game in the fourth quarter speaks volumes about the character of this team."

Appalachian State Head Coach Jerry Moore
"The number one thing is that's a good one. Chattanooga is a team that I was very concerned about coming in. They've gotten better every game this season and we've got a great deal of respect for what they're doing over there."

"They've done a terrific job, they've got five wins with a chance to win a few more and give them a winning season so you give them all the credit in the world for what those guys are doing."

"We gave them some hope in the second quarter with a few mistakes that we made but they didn't quit. We turned the ball over a few times and they took advantage of our mistakes and that says a lot about what kind of team they've got."

"I was really proud of our defense, I thought our defense did a great job especially in the fourth quarter when we had to get stops we did."

"They kept us off the field, and one of the things that has been a trademark of our team over the past few years has been keeping the tempo of the game at a fast pace. UT-Chattanooga did a great job of keeping us out of rhythm in that first half."

"Those kicks took a lot of momentum from us. It's almost like a blocked punt in terms of the field position and the momentum it gives. I think it was a great call on their part because it sends the message to your kids ' hey, we came here to win' so I like that move on their part we just have to do a better job making a play on the ball.

"Armanti didn't throw it as well as he usually does. On both those interceptions you'll notice he kind of put a little too much air under the ball. But the thing is, one day in four years you're going to be off a little bit and as always in the fourth quarter he made the plays to win the ballgame for us."

"There's a time and place for us to think about Elon. I honestly haven't had the time to think about it much, it's a big game obviously they've got a great football team so its going to be a great challenge for our team."

Appalachian State QB Armanti Edwards
"You gotta let it go, if you sit there and mope about the mistakes, you're going to make more so its important to have a short-term memory."

"Our defense played great today, they kept us up and in the game. It wasn't like I had to go back out there and make a play because our defense was doing a great job."

 Appalachian State WR Brian Quick
"We have a lot of depth on this team at wide receiver. Coco's a great playmaker for this team and we all hate that he's out but at the same time guys are going to have to continue to step up and make plays."

 Appalachian State LB DJ Smith (on his first quarter interception)
"Something told me to keep my eyes on the quarterback, on that call, my responsibility is to sprint out to the flats and fortunately it went off his hands and I was there for the pick."

"We've got a bend but don't break defense and we've been in those type of situations before so whenever we're in that type of spot we just know we've got to step up and play that much harder"

Appalachian State LB Jacque Roman (on the fourth down stop)
"Our defense has been in that situation before (Fourth and short). They could have kicked a field goal but they decided to go for it. We pretty much knew what they were going to do so it was just a matter of stacking the box and stuffing them up the middle."