Gerald Hundley Moore (born July 18, 1939) is a former

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at North Texas State University—now the

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—from 1979 to 1980, at

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from 1981 to 1985, and at

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from 1989 to 2012, compiling a career

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coaching record of 242–134–2. In his 24 years at Appalachian State, Moore posted a losing season only once. He led his 2005 Mountaineers team to the

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. This was the first national championship for any college football team in the state of

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. Moore and the Mountaineers repeated as champions in

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and

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, achieving the first "three-peat" in NCAA Division I FCS/I-AA history. Moore was forced out as head coach at the conclusion of the 2012 season.Moore disputes ASU's version of events, Coach said he didn't agree to step down after this season
Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2012. He was selected for inclusion into the

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, and

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in 2014.

Playing career

Moore played wide receiver for the

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. He was coached by

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in 1958 and

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in 1959 and 1960. Moore captained the 1960

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team that ended the year as the nation's eleventh-ranked squad. Moore received degrees from

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in finance and economics.

Coaching career

Moore began his coaching career at

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under Texas high school coach Jim Acree. In 1965, he became assistant coach at SMU. After the 1972 season, he joined the

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as receivers coach, becoming offensive coordinator under coach

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in 1978. In 1979, at

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(now North Texas), Moore got his first head coaching job. After two seasons he left North Texas for

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, where he spent five seasons and garnered a record of 16–37–2 before being replaced by David McWilliams. After three years away from football, Moore joined the coaching staff at

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where he remained for two seasons before taking the head coaching position at Appalachian State in 1989. During his tenure of twenty-four years as head coach at Appalachian State, Moore led the Mountaineers to ten

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championships and three consecutive

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national championships (2005, 2006, and 2007). The 215 ASU victories under his leadership is a school record. Coach jerry moore

On September 1, 2007, Moore led Appalachian State to score one of the biggest upsets in college football history, defeating the then fifth-ranked

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34–32 at

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. The win over Michigan has been regarded the greatest upset of all time in college football history. This marked the first time a team in a lower subdivision defeated a ranked team in a higher subdivision. It was also the first game and loss for Michigan against a

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team. Moore had learned the spread offensive scheme that enabled him to defeat Michigan from then-West Virginia coach

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, whom Michigan hired to succeed

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the following season. Moore became the 28th head coach in Division I history to reach 200 wins after the Mountaineers defeated the

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on October 25, 2008. On December 2, 2012 after a first round home playoff loss to

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, athletics director Charlie Cobb announced that Moore would not return for the 2013 season. According to a press release issued by the ASU athletic department, Cobb stated that he and Moore agreed after the end of the 2011 season that the 2012 season would be Moore's last as head coach, but chose not to make an announcement until that time. However, several days later, Moore claimed that there had been a communication gap, and that he had wanted to coach for one more season in 2013. Cobb announced that assistant head coach

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, who played quarterback under Moore at Appalachian from 1993 to 1995 and served as an assistant at ASU from 1998 to 2008, would serve as interim head coach while a national coaching search was conducted. Satterfield was given the permanent job on December 14, 2012.

Legacy

Following the 2012 season Coach Moore remained in Boone and had distance from the program. Appalachian State moved up to the

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in 2014 and joined the

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. The program saw continued success and the hiring of Doug Gillin as the new athletic director to replace outgoing Cobb. Gillin and the coaching staff rekindled the relationship with Moore. Since then Moore is often involved with current athletic events with the Mountaineers Athletic Fund & Yosef Club and activity speaks with the current players and staff. He is credited setting the foundation of Appalachian State Football. Moore is known for the phrase "''Always do more than is expected''", which is used by many coaches from his coaching tree around the southeast.

selected Moore for the Baylor Football's Hall of Fame’s Wall of Honor — which recognizes graduates for their accomplishments in public or private life in 2013. Moore was inducted into the

and the

in 2014. Coach Moore was inducted into the

Hall of Fame in 2015 alongside

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, the quarterback that led his team to 2 of the 3 national championships and a historic win over Michigan in 2007. In 2018 Moore was awarded The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, North Carolina's highest honor for service to the state. In 2019 Appalachian State University Direct of Athletics Doug Gillin announced they would be honoring Hall of Fame football coach Jerry Moore with a plaza and statue in his name outside the

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north end zone facility. The plaza and statue were dedicated on September 18, 2021, just prior to the first home game of the 2021 season.

Head coaching record

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