2012: D'Appollonio saw action in 11 games and made one tackle, which he recorded vs. Ole Miss. He snapped for punter Dylan Breeding, who ranked sixth in the NCAA and second in the SEC with an average of 45.58 yards per punt, and placekicker Zach Hocker, who broke three UA career records during the season. Breeding punted three times for an average of 58.3 yards per punt, the third-highest single-game average in school history, in the 19-15 win vs. Tulsa. Breeding's average of 45.58 yards per punt for the season ranked third on UA's single-season list. Breeding ended his career tied for fourth on the school's career punt average list at 42.9 yards per punt, an average boosted by averaging 45.4 yards per punt in his final two seasons with D'Appollonio as the primary snapper.

2011: He appeared in all 13 games as UA's deep snapper and made two tackles, one each in the 38-28 win vs. Troy and the 31-28 victory vs. Vanderbilt. He snapped to punter Dylan Breeding, who led the SEC and ranked seventh in the country with an average of 45.28 yards per punt, and to Zach Hocker, who ranked second in the SEC, first among kickers, and 17th in the NCAA with an average of 9.1 points per game and was tied for second in the conference and for 11th in the nation with an average of 1.6 field goals made per game. Hocker scored 118 points, which was an Arkansas record for single-season points by a kicker and the second-highest point total by any player in one season in school history. He also made 21 field goals, the second-highest single-season total in school history, and his 55 made PATs were the fourth-most in a season in school history. Breeding's punting average also ranked as the third-best single-season average in school history.

HIGH SCHOOL: D'Appollonio played football for coach Mike Giovando at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Ariz., where he also competed in track. In his senior season, he was a first-team All-State performer while also being selected as his school's Scholar Athlete of the Year and to the National Honor Society..

PERSONAL: Born January 19, 1993, he is the son of Al and Rose D'Appollonio. He is majoring in political science. He was named to the Razorback Honor Roll in the fall of 2011 and the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll in 2012. He was recognized as an Academic Champion after posting a 4.0 GPA in the fall of 2012.