1980 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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1980 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–4–1 (4–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Conrad Stadium
Seasons
←  1979
1981  →
1980 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Furman $ 7 –0 –09 –1 –1
Chattanooga 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
Appalachian State 4 –2 –16 –4 –1
The Citadel 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
Western Carolina 2 –4 –13 –7 –1
VMI 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
East Tennessee State 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
Marshall 0 –5 –12 –8 –1
Davidson 0 –2 –05 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • This conference was a hybrid of I-A and I-AA programs. Davidson was classified as I-AA. [1] [2] The rest of the teams were I-A.

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Mike Working, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play, and finished third in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at James Madison *
W 34–67,100 [3]
September 13 The Citadel
W 17–1415,250 [4]
September 20at Chattanooga
L 7–1411,000 [5]
September 27 East Tennessee State
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 42–1514,160 [6]
October 4at Marshall
W 23–614,010 [7]
October 11at NC State *
L 14–1741,800 [8]
October 18 Lenoir–Rhyne *
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 57–2511,500 [9]
October 25 Furman
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 20–2114,200 [10]
November 1 Western Carolina
W 27–2415,850 [11]
November 8at VMI
T 16–164,700 [12]
November 22at Wake Forest *
L 16–2823,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Apps Blast E. Tennessee". Star-News. September 27, 1980. p. 37. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Western, ASU Debut With Victories". The Dispatch. September 8, 1980. p. 8. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Beasley key Apps to easy triumph over J. Madison". The Charlotte Observer. September 7, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Appalachian tops Citadel". The Times and Democrat. September 14, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Durden running leads UTC win". The Tennessean. September 21, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Mountaineers romp past Bucs". Kingsport Times-News. September 28, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Appalachian St. pounds Marshall". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Wolfpack salvages victory over Apps". The News and Observer. October 12, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Appalachian State zips 57–25". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Furman sneaks past Apps, 21–20". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "ASU rallies past Western, 27–24". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 2, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Kicking malady holds VMI to tie with Apps". Daily Press. November 9, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Records, penalty flags fall as Wake tops Apps". The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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