1987 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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1987 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
Conference Southern Conference
Record11–3 (7–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Conrad Stadium
Seasons
  1986
1988  
1987 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Appalachian State $^ 7 0 011 3 0
No. 14 Marshall ^ 4 2 010 5 0
Furman 4 3 07 4 0
Chattanooga 4 3 06 5 0
VMI 2 4 04 7 0
Western Carolina 2 4 04 7 0
East Tennessee State 2 5 05 6 0
The Citadel 1 5 04 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Sparky Woods, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a conference mark of 7–0, winning the SoCon title. Appalachian State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Richmond in the first round and Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals before falling to Marshall in the semifinals.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at South Carolina *L 3–2468,830 [1]
September 12 James Madison *W 17–1012,862 [2]
September 19 VMI No. 7
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 27–1013,911 [3]
September 26at Wake Forest *No. 4L 12–1633,400 [4]
October 10 Liberty *No. 4
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 24–613,715 [5]
October 17at Furman No. 3W 16–813,147 [6]
October 24No. T–17 Chattanooga No. 2
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 17–323,727 [7]
October 31at East Tennessee State No. 2W 28–95,767 [8]
November 7No. 18 Marshall No. 2
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 17–1014,306 [9]
November 14at The Citadel No. 2W 27–1717,349 [10]
November 21at Western Carolina No. 2W 33–1311,154 [11]
November 28No. 17 Richmond *No. 2
W 20–34,138 [12]
December 5No. 6 Georgia Southern *No. 2
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 19–09,229 [13]
December 12No. 14 MarshallNo. 2
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
L 10–2414,621 [14]

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