1978 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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1978 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Conrad Stadium
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Furman + 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Chattanooga + 3 –1 –07 –3 –1
Appalachian State 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Western Carolina 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
The Citadel 2 –3 –05 –6 –0
VMI 0 –4 –03 –8 –0
Marshall 0 –5 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Jim Brakefield, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Wofford *
W 35–1411,250 [1]
September 16at Marshall
W 28–715,768 [2]
September 23 Richmond *
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 24–198,416 [3]
September 30 Furman
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 34–5213,150 [4]
October 7at Chattanooga
L 14–7210,501 [5]
October 14at Lenoir–Rhyne *
W 49–287,500 [6]
October 21 The Citadel
W 42–1411,130 [7]
October 28 East Tennessee State *
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 34–3514,471 [8]
November 4at East Carolina *
L 8–3319,726 [9]
November 11at VMI
W 31–104,600 [10]
November 18at Western Carolina
W 39–1312,232 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Mountaineers top Terriers, 35–14". The Greenville News. September 10, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Apps down Marshall, 28–7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 17, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Appalachian rally rocks Richmond, 24–19". Daily Press. September 24, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Furman outscores Appalachian 52–34". The State. October 1, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Appalachian trounced 72–14". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Apps survive scare, outlast Lenoir–Rhyne". The Charlotte Observer. October 15, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "ASU beats Citadel". The Greenville News. October 22, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bucs claim 35–34 thriller over Appy State". Kingsport Times-News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "East Carolina whips Apps 33–8". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "VMI falls 31–10 to Appalachian". Daily Press. November 12, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Appalachian ends WCU title hopes". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 19, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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