1979 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

1979 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–8 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Brakefield (9th season)
Home stadium	Conrad Stadium
Seasons ←  1978 1980  →

1979 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Furman	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Appalachian State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
East Tennessee State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach Jim Brakefield, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SoCon. After their victory over Marshall in their season finale, Brakefield resigned as head coach of the Mountaineers. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Wake Forest *	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 23–30	26,500	[2]
September 15	at Virginia Tech *	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 32–41	30,300	[3]
September 22	Western Carolina	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)	W 35–27	17,124	[4]
September 29	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 23–24	17,850	[5]
October 6	Chattanooga	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 21–24	16,255	[6]
October 13	VMI	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 22–27	7,624	[7]
October 20	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 17–31	13,287	[8]
October 27	at East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 24–10	12,469	[9]
November 3	East Carolina *	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 21–38	13,815	[10]
November 10	William & Mary *	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 0–9	4,820	[11]
November 17	Marshall	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 45–7	8,875	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Brakefield, App coach for 9 years, resigns". The Charlotte Observer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Wake Forest nips Apps". The News and Observer. September 9, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Casey leads Gobblers over Appalachian State". The Daily News Leader. September 16, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Appalachian beats Western Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Citadel surprises Appalachian 24–23". The State. September 30, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "UT–Chattanooga nips Appalachian". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 7, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Allen powers VMI win". The News and Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Paladins slam door on Apps". The Greenville News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Mountaineers surprise sleeping Bucs". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 28, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Pirates outscore ASU". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 4, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Three Libassi field goals, W&M defense stop Apps". Daily Press. November 11, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
12. "ASU smokes Herd, 45–7". The News and Observer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.