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1979 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumConrad Stadium
Seasons← 19781980 →
1979 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
VMI 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
The Citadel 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Furman 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Appalachian State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
East Tennessee State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Marshall 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach Jim Brakefield, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SoCon. After their victory over Marshall in their season finale, Brakefield resigned as head coach of the Mountaineers.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Wake Forest*L 23–3026,500
September 15at Virginia Tech*L 32–4130,300
September 22Western CarolinaW 35–2717,124
September 29at The CitadelL 23–2417,850
October 6Chattanooga
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 21–2416,255
October 13VMI
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 22–277,624
October 20at FurmanL 17–3113,287
October 27at East Tennessee StateW 24–1012,469
November 3East Carolina*
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 21–3813,815
November 10William & Mary*
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 0–94,820
November 17Marshall
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 45–78,875
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Brakefield, App coach for 9 years, resigns". The Charlotte Observer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wake Forest nips Apps". The News and Observer. September 9, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Casey leads Gobblers over Appalachian State". The Daily News Leader. September 16, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Appalachian beats Western Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Citadel surprises Appalachian 24–23". The State. September 30, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "UT–Chattanooga nips Appalachian". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 7, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Allen powers VMI win". The News and Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Paladins slam door on Apps". The Greenville News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Mountaineers surprise sleeping Bucs". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 28, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Pirates outscore ASU". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 4, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Three Libassi field goals, W&M defense stop Apps". Daily Press. November 11, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "ASU smokes Herd, 45–7". The News and Observer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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