1983 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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1983 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumConrad Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southern Conference football standings
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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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.