1975 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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1975 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record8–3 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Conrad Stadium
Seasons
  1974
1976  
1975 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Richmond $ 5 1 05 6 0
East Carolina 4 2 08 3 0
Appalachian State 3 2 08 3 0
The Citadel 4 3 06 5 0
William & Mary 2 3 02 9 0
Furman 2 4 05 5 1
VMI 2 4 03 8 0
Davidson 0 3 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1975 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 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Brakefield, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13 East Carolina W 41–2513,000 [1]
September 20at Wake Forest *W 19–1724,300 [2]
September 27at Furman L 23–3012,000 [3]
October 4 Tennessee Tech *
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 17–1010,892 [4]
October 11at East Tennessee State *
W 44–218,172 [5]
October 18 Lenoir Rhyne *
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 52–2813,017 [6]
October 25 Richmond
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 17–2414,195 [7]
November 1at The Citadel W 22–1718,485 [8]
November 8at South Carolina *W 39–3447,489 [9]
November 15at Western Carolina *L 11–2010,250 [10]
November 22 Davidson
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 52–78,691 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Appalachian wins, 42–25". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 14, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Appalachian State beats Wake Forest". The Selma Times-Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Furman upsets unbeaten ASU, 30–23". The Greenville News. September 28, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Mounties survive Tennessee Tech". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mountaineers embarrass Buccaneers, 44–21". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 12, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Appalachian sets school marks". The Danville Register. October 19, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Shaw paces Richmond". The Daily News Leader. October 26, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Citadel falls to ASU". Florence Morning News. November 2, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Plucky Appalachian startles Gamecocks". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Cats do it again". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 16, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Apps show depth, topple Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. November 23, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.