1991 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

1991 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 3–14 vs. Eastern Kentucky
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	8–4 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Jerry Moore (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium
Seasons ←  1990 1992  →

1991 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Appalachian State $^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 8 Marshall ^	5	–	2	–	0			11	–	4	–	0
No. T–20 The Citadel	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. T–20 Furman	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
VMI	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
East Tennessee State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 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 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Jerry Moore, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a conference mark of 5–1. Appalachian State was SoCon champion and advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Eastern Kentucky in the first round.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	No. 14 Marshall		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)	W 9–3	17,671	[1]
September 7	at No. 8 (I-A) Clemson *		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 0–34	74,127	[2]
September 14	VMI		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	W 24–19	10,731	[3]
September 21	James Madison *	No. 19	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 8–31	13,467	[4]
September 28	No. 10 Chattanooga		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	W 42–7	18,711	[5]
October 5	at Wake Forest *		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 17–3	28,234	[6]
October 12	at East Tennessee State	No. 17	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 21–14	5,416	[7]
October 19	at No. 9 Furman	No. 16	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 26–23 3OT	13,082	[8]
November 2	at The Citadel	No. 10	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 10–17	20,071	[9]
November 9	Mississippi College *	No. 20	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	W 31–23	17,231	[10]
November 16	at Western Carolina	No. 18	Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)	W 24–14	11,633	[11]
November 30	at No. 2 Eastern Kentucky *	No. 17	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 3–14	2,750	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Mountaineers were selected in the 1992 NFL draft following the season. ^[13]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
5	122	Gary Dandridge	Defensive back	Seattle Seahawks
7	178	Mike Frier	Defensive tackle	Seattle Seahawks

References

1. "Appalachian avenges loss, stops Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. September 1, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Clemson 'passes' opening test 34–0". The Atlanta Constitution. September 8, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Appalachian State sinks its hooks into VMI 24–19". The Charlotte Observer. September 15, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "JMU rocks Appy St". The Daily News Leader. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Appalachian State rips Tennessee–Chattanooga". The Courier-Journal. September 29, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Appalachian rolls by sluggish Deacs". The News and Observer. October 6, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Appalachian State tops East Tennessee, 21–14". The Tennessean. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Overtime bad time for FU, 26–23". The Greenville News. October 20, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Citadel defense repels late bids by Appalachian". The State. November 3, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Interceptions stop MC in loss to Appalachian". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. "ASU pounds out 24–14 win over WCU". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 17, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Eastern back on playoff track 14–3". Lexington Herald-Leader. December 1, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.