1996 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 25
Record7–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Brewer Stadium
1996 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Marshall $^  8 0   15 0  
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^  7 1   10 3  
No. 13 Furman ^  6 2   9 4  
No. 25 Appalachian State  5 3   7 4  
The Citadel  3 5   4 7  
Georgia Southern  2 6   4 7  
VMI  2 6   3 8  
Chattanooga  2 6   3 8  
Western Carolina  1 7   4 7  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth year under head coach Jerry Moore, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference mark of 5–3.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29at Wake Forest*No. 4L 13–1921,129[1]
September 7Tennessee Tech*No. 7W 16–314,383[2]
September 21at No. 25 Eastern Kentucky*No. 5W 21–144,800[3]
September 28The CitadelNo. 4
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 34–2013,231[4]
October 5at East Tennessee StateNo. 4L 10–3110,416[5]
October 12No. 13 FurmanNo. 14
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 14–2012,111[6]
October 19at Georgia SouthernNo. 21W 35–2811,074[7]
October 26No. 1 MarshallNo. 20
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 10–2423,458[8]
November 2at ChattanoogaW 20–66,487[9]
November 16at Western CarolinaW 24–1711,316[10]
November 23VMINo. 25
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 26–148,260[11]

References

  1. "Four field goals help Deacons win opener". The News and Observer. August 30, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Appalachian State stifles Tennessee Tech in opener". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 8, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "No. 5 Appalachian State slips past EKU 21–14". The Courier-Journal. September 22, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Mountaineers storm The Citadel". The State. September 29, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "The streak is over". Johnson City Press. October 6, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Long drive spurs Furman to 5th win". The Greenville News. October 13, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "QB swap stops Ga. Southern". The Atlanta Constitution. October 20, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Ground assault buries ASU". The Charlotte Observer. October 27, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Scott's 2 scores lead Mountaineers". The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "ASU wins 12th straight". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 17, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Appy State overcomes VMI, 26–14". The Daily News Leader. November 24, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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