1983 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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1983 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Conrad Stadium
Seasons
←  1982
1984  →
1983 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Furman $^ 6 –0 –110 –2 –1
No. 9 Western Carolina ^ 5 –0 –111 –3 –1
Chattanooga 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Appalachian State 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Marshall 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
VMI 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
The Citadel 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
East Tennessee State 1 –6 –03 –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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Wake Forest *
W 27–2525,711 [1]
September 10 James Madison *
L 20–2412,240 [2]
September 17 VMI
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 31–014,128 [3]
September 24at The Citadel No. 18
W 27–1615,795 [4]
October 1at East Tennessee State No. 14
W 27–119,565 [5]
October 8 Chattanooga No. 10
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 9–3013,264 [6]
October 15 Gardner–Webb *No. 18
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 21–1716,621 [7]
October 22at No. 8 Furman
L 0–4914,973 [8]
November 5at NC State *
L 7–3340,800 [9]
November 12 Marshall
W 28–198,112 [10]
November 19at No. 13 Western Carolina
L 15–4113,924 [11]

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.
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