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Kevin Richardson scores the second of his two touchdowns on the afternoon to cut ASUís deficit to 35-31 early in the fourth quarter.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. ó No. 13 Wofford College ran for 291 yards and converted 11-of-19 third-down attempts to knock off top-ranked Appalachian State University, 42-31, on Saturday afternoon at Gibbs Stadium.

ASUís first setback in 385 days snapped the nationís longest winning streak at 17 games.

Appalachian (3-1, 0-1 Southern Conference), which trailed by 11 points three times in the second half, cut the deficit to 35-31 with 8:18 left to play on Walter Payton Award candidate Kevin Richardsonís second touchdown run of the day.

Wofford (3-1, 1-0 SoCon) proceeded to run 6:03 off the clock with a 12-play drive, but Michael Hobbsí fumble at the ASU seven yard line was recovered by Corey Lynch to give the Mountaineers one last chance with 2:15 remaining in the ballgame.

However, the Apps couldnít take advantage of the Terriersí only turnover of the afternoon and their drive stalled at the 30-yard line with 58 seconds to go. Three plays later, the Terriers capped the upset with a 27-yard touchdown run by Kevious Johnson.

Wofford sealed its first-ever win over a top-ranked team by converting all five of its third-down attempts in the fourth quarter and holding the ball for 10:16 in the final period.

In all, Wofford out-gained ASU, 431-320, including a 291-112 advantage on the ground. The run-happy Terriers also completed 10-of-13 passes, including 49-yard touchdown bomb in the first quarter and a nine-yard score on a halfback pass in the fourth.

Making his first start since the Mountaineersí monumental win over Michigan three weeks ago, quarterback Armanti Edwards completed 11-of-18 passes for 103 yards and ran 11 times for a team-high 37 yards before re-aggravating his shoulder injury on ASUís second play of the second half. In his absence, Trey Elder threw for 105 yards and ran for 33 more. Senior wide receiver Hans Batichon set career highs with six receptions for 93 yards.

Appalachian looks to get back on track at 1:30 p.m. Saturday when it visits SoCon foe Elon at Elonís Rhodes Stadium.