App State
Also known as APP, App State Mountaineers, Appalachian Normal, Appalachian State, Appalachian state mountaineers, Appalachian State University.
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Head coach
Dowell Loggains48On staff
2026Season
0Open seats2025-26 cycle
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Head coach
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- 2025–presentDowell LoggainsHead Coach
Coordinators
7
- 2026–presentMike AnthonyOffensive Coordinator
- 2025–presentKevin HigginsPassing Game CoordinatorChief of Staff
- 2025–presentD. J. SmithDefensive CoordinatorLinebackers
- 2026–presentDJ SmithDefensive CoordinatorLinebackers
- 2025–presentCurtis FullerDefensive Passing Game CoordinatorDefensive Backs
- 2026–presentTyler ZielenskeSpecial Teams Coordinator
- 2025–presentClyde ChristensenAssociate Head Coach
Position coaches
26
- 2026–presentMacho ArzaAssistant Wide Receivers
- 2026–presentRyan PughOffensive Line
- 2025–presentRiley WatkinsQuarterbacks
- 2026–presentTyler KelleyRunning Backs
- 2025–presentRyan YurachekTight Ends
- 2026–presentJustin HarperWide Receivers
- 2026–presentDevin ColemanAssistant Defensive Backs
- 2026–presentAntonio JamesDefensive Line
- 2025–presentAnthony ShakirEdge
- 2026–presentAaron FierbaughSafeties
- 2026–presentAubrey MannAssistant Coach
- 2026–presentBill BaileyAssistant Coach
- 2026–presentBraden GerbigAssistant Coach
- 2026–presentDr. Parker LeapAssistant Coach
- 2026–presentEthan BaxterAssistant Coach
- 2026–presentGralin KeefeAssistant Coach
- 2026–presentGrier HodgeAssistant Coach
- 2026–presentKayla HillAssistant Coach
- 2026–presentMalik BerryAssistant Coach
- 2026–presentMatt GreenhalghAssistant Coach
- 2026–presentMichael NorderAssistant Coach
- 2026–presentPayton MangrumAssistant Coach
- 2026–presentReggie HuntAssistant Coach
- 2026–presentRomorious WestbrookAssistant Coach
- 2026–presentTitus MillerAssistant Coach
- 2026–presentWill ChristieAssistant Coach
Analysts
5
- 2026–presentWill FlowersOffensive Analyst
- 2026–presentHayden GuyseOffensive Graduate Assistant
- 2025–presentBob SandersDefensive Assistant
- 2026–presentEvan PetersonDefensive Graduate Assistant
- 2026–presentTravis RayDefensive Graduate Assistant
Operations
7
- 2026–presentKaleb MooreAssistant Director of Football Operations
- 2026–presentEve PetroDirector of On-Campus Recruiting
- 2026–presentRyan HuffDirector of Player Development
- 2026–presentCamden DietzDirector of Player Personnel
- 2026–presentAvery BeanDirector of Scouting
- 2026–presentShane NelsonEquipment Manager
- 2026–presentLandon GrierGeneral Manager
Performance
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- 2026–presentJulie WarrenAssistant Head Athletic Trainer
- 2026–presentLayne CourterAssistant Head Athletic Trainer
Open seats
No open seats.
Every seat App State vacated in the 2025-26 cycle has been filled, and no departure has been published since. A seat appears here the moment one is.
Turnover
Last 15 seasons
- Head coach
- Coordinator
- Position coach
- Analyst
- Operations
- Performance
| Season | Hires | Departures |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 10 | 11 |
| 2019 | 10 | 11 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 10 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 | 11 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 14 | 7 |
| 2026 | 40 | 1 |
Where they are now
12 of 29
- Left 2025Joe DaileyWide Receivers → Wide Receivers at Boston CollegePosition coach
- Left 2025Mark SpeirAssistant Coach → Assistant Coach at CincinnatiPosition coach
- Left 2024Frank PonceOffensive Coordinator → Assistant Head Coach at Florida InternationalCoordinator
- Left 2024Lawrence DawseyWide Receivers → Wide Receivers at Jacksonville StatePosition coach
- Left 2022Kevin BarbayOffensive Coordinator → Offensive Coordinator at TulsaCoordinator
- Left 2022Robert NunnDefensive Line → Defensive Quality Control at CincinnatiAnalyst
- Left 2020Tony PetersenOffensive Coordinator → Co-Offensive Coordinator at Northern IllinoisCoordinator
- Left 2019Anwar StewartDefensive Line → Defensive Line at KentuckyPosition coach
- Left 2019Eli DrinkwitzHead Coach → Head Coach at MissouriHead coach
- Left 2019Garrett RileyRunning Backs → Quarterbacks at MissouriPosition coach
- Left 2019Greg GasparatoSafeties → Inside Linebackers at FloridaPosition coach
- Left 2019Ted RoofDefensive Coordinator → Defensive Coordinator at Boston CollegeCoordinator
Moves
No published moves at App State in this window.
Moves appear here as they are published, each one carrying its source.