1983 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

1983 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Mack Brown (1st season)
Home stadium	Conrad Stadium
Seasons ←  1982 1984  →

1983 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Furman $^	6	–	0	–	1			10	–	2	–	1
No. 9 Western Carolina ^	5	–	0	–	1			11	–	3	–	1
Chattanooga	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Appalachian State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
VMI	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
East Tennessee State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their only year under head coach Mack Brown, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–5 in conference play, placing fourth in the SoCon.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Wake Forest *		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 27–25	25,711	[1]
September 10	James Madison *		Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 20–24	12,240	[2]
September 17	VMI		Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 31–0	14,128	[3]
September 24	at The Citadel	No. 18	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 27–16	15,795	[4]
October 1	at East Tennessee State	No. 14	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 27–11	9,565	[5]
October 8	Chattanooga	No. 10	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 9–30	13,264	[6]
October 15	Gardner–Webb *	No. 18	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 21–17	16,621	[7]
October 22	at No. 8 Furman		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 0–49	14,973	[8]
November 5	at NC State *		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 7–33	40,800	[9]
November 12	Marshall		Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 28–19	8,112	[10]
November 19	at No. 13 Western Carolina		Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)	L 15–41	13,924	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Apps shock Wake". The News and Observer. September 4, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Mountaineers on other end of upset, 24–20". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 11, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Appalachian mauls VMI". Daily Press. September 18, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Mountaineers get early lead, whip Citadel". The Greenville News. September 25, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "ETSU falls, 27–11". Kingsport Times-News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "App. St. blitzed by UT–Chattanooga". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 9, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Appalachian rallies by Gardner–Webb, 21–17". The News and Observer. October 16, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Furman routs injury-riddled Appalachian State". The Charlotte Observer. October 23, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "State whips ASU, 33–7". The News and Observer. November 6, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Apps outlast Marshall". The State. November 13, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Catamounts run wild, 41–15". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 20, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.