1996 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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1996 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 25
1996 record7–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Brewer Stadium
Seasons
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1996 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Marshall $^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 13 Furman ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 25 Appalachian State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
The Citadel   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Georgia Southern   2 – 6     4 – 7  
VMI   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Chattanooga   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Western Carolina   1 – 7     4 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented Appalachian State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth year under head coach Jerry Moore, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference mark of 5–3.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29at Wake Forest*No. 4
L 13–1921,129[1]
September 7Tennessee Tech*No. 7
W 16–314,383[2]
September 21at No. 25 Eastern Kentucky*No. 5
W 21–144,800[3]
September 28The CitadelNo. 4
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 34–2013,231[4]
October 5at East Tennessee StateNo. 4
L 10–3110,416[5]
October 12No. 13 FurmanNo. 14
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 14–2012,111[6]
October 19at Georgia SouthernNo. 21
W 35–2811,074[7]
October 26No. 1 MarshallNo. 20
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 10–2423,458[8]
November 2at Chattanooga
W 20–66,487[9]
November 16at Western Carolina
W 24–1711,316[10]
November 23VMINo. 25
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 26–148,260[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "Four field goals help Deacons win opener". The News and Observer. August 30, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Appalachian State stifles Tennessee Tech in opener". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 8, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "No. 5 Appalachian State slips past EKU 21–14". The Courier-Journal. September 22, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mountaineers storm The Citadel". The State. September 29, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The streak is over". Johnson City Press. October 6, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Long drive spurs Furman to 5th win". The Greenville News. October 13, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "QB swap stops Ga. Southern". The Atlanta Constitution. October 20, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ground assault buries ASU". The Charlotte Observer. October 27, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Scott's 2 scores lead Mountaineers". The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "ASU wins 12th straight". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 17, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Appy State overcomes VMI, 26–14". The Daily News Leader. November 24, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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