Courtesy: Dave Mayo (Appalachian, 1983) Armanti Edwards' 8,509 career passing yards are the most in SoCon history.

BOONE, N.C. — With his 415 passing yards in Saturday’s 44-34 win over Wofford, Appalachian State University quarterback Armanti Edwards surpassed current Elon signal-caller Scott Riddle as the Southern Conference’s all-time leading passer.

With the 415-yard performance against Wofford, Edwards upped his career passing total to 8,509 yards and moved past Riddle, who has 8,487 career yards through the air, atop the SoCon’s all-time passing chart. On Sept. 26, Riddle won the race to break the previous conference record of 7,824 career passing yards, set by East Tennessee State’s Greg Ryan from 1993-96. Elon was idle on Saturday.

Edwards now holds SoCon records for career passing yards, total offense (12,474 yds.), rushing yards by a quarterback (3,965) and touchdowns responsible for (122).

The battle for the top spot on the SoCon’s all-time passing list will likely continue throughout the rest of the season, as Riddle (299.8 ypg) and Edwards (281.6 ypg) rank seventh and eighth, respectively, in NCAA Division I FCS this season in passing yards per game. However, even if Edwards finishes atop the list this year, his reign as the league’s all-time leading passer will probably be short-lived, as Riddle has another season of eligibility remaining.

MOUNTAINEER FAITHFUL URGED TO WEAR BLACK FOR SATURDAY’S BLACK SATURDAY SHOWDOWN: Appalachian has designated Saturday’s home showdown versus Georgia Southern (4-3, 3-1 SoCon) as “Black Saturday” at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

ASU athletics urges Mountaineer faithful to wear black to The Rock on Saturday in support of the Apps and to create a sea of black for the television audience watching across the Southeast on SportSouth.

Reserved seats are sold out for the annual Black Saturday contest (3 p.m.) but general-admission grass seats still remain. Tickets can be purchased online by clicking HERE or by phone at (828) 262-2079.