1974 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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1974 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–5 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Conrad Stadium
Seasons
  1973
1975  
1974 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
VMI $  5 1   7 4  
Appalachian State  4 1   6 5  
East Carolina  3 3   7 4  
Richmond  3 3   5 5  
The Citadel  3 4   4 7  
William & Mary  2 3   4 7  
Furman  2 4   5 6  
Davidson  0 3   2 7  
  • $ Conference champion

The 1974 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 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jim Brakefield, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 East Tennessee State *W 16–78,500 [1]
September 14 Middle Tennessee *
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 18–79,500 [2]
September 21at Davidson W 30–07,600 [3]
September 28 Western Carolina *
L 17–2113,589 [4]
October 5at Tennessee Tech *L 14–247,000 [5]
October 12at Lenoir–Rhyne *L 10–3110,500 [6]
October 19 East Carolina
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 23–2111,259 [7]
October 26at The Citadel L 17–2813,235 [8]
November 2 Furman
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 27–312,291 [9]
November 9at South Carolina *L 18–2132,285 [10]
November 16at Richmond W 14–1310,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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