What you need to know:
* Georgia State fell to Appalachian State 37-3 Saturday afternoon at the Georgia Dome.
* Senior Nick Arbuckle finished the game 21-for-37 for 166 yards.
* Georgia State will return to action next Saturday traveling to Muncie, Ind., to face Ball State at 3 p.m. The game can be seen live on ESPN3.

ATLANTA -- Georgia State fell to Appalachian State 37-3 on Saturday at the Georgia Dome.

GSU quarterback Nick Arbuckle passed for 166 yards on 21-of-37 passing as eight different Panthers had a reception.

Penny Hart, who came into the game with the second-most yards and third-most receptions of any freshman in the country, finished with five catches for 47 yards.

Sophomore Kyler Neal led the Panthers with 47 yards on the ground on nine attempts.

Appalachian State used a balanced attack with 291 yards passing to go along with 207 yards rushing. Quarterback Taylor Lamb finished the game 18-for-24 for 291 yards and three touchdowns as the Mountaineers were able to complete several long passes over the GSU defense. Lamb also ran four times for 53 yards.

Marcus Cox, among the leading rushers in the Sun Belt, finished with 19 rushes for 76 yards, below his average of 123 yards per game.

“Hat's off to Appalachian State. We got beat by a better football team today," head coach Trent Miles said. "They are one of the top teams in the conference and they completely controlled us today. We weren't able to move the ball on offense and couldn't stopped any of their throwing when they attacked our perimeters.”

Senior linebacker Joseph Peterson led the Georgia State defense with 14 tackles, including 1.5 for loss.

Georgia State (1-4, 1-1 Sun Belt) will return to action next Saturday traveling to Muncie, Ind., to face Ball State in its final non-conference game of the season at 3 p.m. ET live on ESPN3.

Appalachian State (4-1, 1-0 Sun Belt) has now won 10 of its last 11 games dating back to last season and seven-straight in Sun Belt play. The Mountaineers will travel to UL Monroe next Saturday.