No. 24 App State looks to keep longer hold on Top 25 ranking
FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2018, file photo, Louisiana Monroe cornerback Corey Straughter (21) breaks up a pass intended for Mississippi wide receiver DaMarkus Lodge (5) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, in Oxford, Miss. Louisiana-Monroe plays at No. 24 Appalachian State on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning, FIle)

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2018, file photo, Louisiana Monroe cornerback Corey Straughter (21) breaks up a pass intended for Mississippi wide receiver DaMarkus Lodge (5) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, in Oxford, Miss. Louisiana-Monroe plays at No. 24 Appalachian State on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning, FIle)

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FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2019, file photo, Appalachian State's Zac Thomas throws a pass during an NCAA college football game against North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. No. 24 Appalachian State are ranked for the second time ever. They take on Louisiana-Monroe at home on Saturday, Oct. 19. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2019, file photo, Appalachian State's Zac Thomas throws a pass during an NCAA college football game against North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. No. 24 Appalachian State are ranked for the second time ever. They take on Louisiana-Monroe at home on Saturday, Oct. 19. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2019, file photo, Appalachian State's Akeem Davis-Gaither (24) is mobbed by his teammates as he celebrates his interception against North Carolina during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game in Chapel Hill, N.C. No. 24 Appalachian State are ranked for the second time ever. They take on Louisiana-Monroe at home on Saturday, Oct. 19. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2019, file photo, Appalachian State's Akeem Davis-Gaither (24) is mobbed by his teammates as he celebrates his interception against North Carolina during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game in Chapel Hill, N.C. No. 24 Appalachian State are ranked for the second time ever. They take on Louisiana-Monroe at home on Saturday, Oct. 19. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2019, file photo, Appalachian State head coach Eli Drinkwitz shouts in the second quarter of an NCAA football game against Coastal Carolina, in Boone, N.C. No. 24 Appalachian State are ranked for the second time ever. They take on Louisiana-Monroe at home on Saturday, Oct. 19. (Allison Lee Isley/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2019, file photo, Appalachian State head coach Eli Drinkwitz shouts in the second quarter of an NCAA football game against Coastal Carolina, in Boone, N.C. No. 24 Appalachian State are ranked for the second time ever. They take on Louisiana-Monroe at home on Saturday, Oct. 19. (Allison Lee Isley/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP)

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FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2019, file photo, Louisiana-Monroe quarterback Caleb Evans is shown during an NCAA football game against Iowa State, in Ames, Iowa. Louisiana-Monroe plays at No. 24 Appalachian State on Saturday, Oct. 19. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2019, file photo, Louisiana-Monroe quarterback Caleb Evans is shown during an NCAA football game against Iowa State, in Ames, Iowa. Louisiana-Monroe plays at No. 24 Appalachian State on Saturday, Oct. 19. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth, File)

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