1978 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

1978 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumConrad Stadium
1978 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Chattanooga + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
VMI 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Marshall 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Davidson 0 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
East Tennessee State 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA teams. Davidson was classified as I-AA. All the other teams were classified as I-A. Davidson and East Tennessee State were ineligible for the conference title. VMI's games against William & Mary and Richmond and Chattanooga's game against Richmond were designated as conference games and counted in the SoCon standings.

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Jim Brakefield, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Wofford*
W 35–1411,250[1]
September 16at Marshall
W 28–715,768[2]
September 23Richmond*
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 24–198,416[3]
September 30Furman
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 34–5213,150[4]
October 7at Chattanooga
L 14–7210,501[5]
October 14at Lenoir–Rhyne*
W 49–287,500[6]
October 21The Citadel
W 42–1411,130[7]
October 28East Tennessee State*
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 34–3514,471[8]
November 4at East Carolina*
L 8–3319,726[9]
November 11at VMI
W 31–104,600[10]
November 18at Western Carolina
W 39–1312,232[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Mountaineers top Terriers, 35–14". The Greenville News. September 10, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Apps down Marshall, 28–7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 17, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Appalachian rally rocks Richmond, 24–19". Daily Press. September 24, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Furman outscores Appalachian 52–34". The State. October 1, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Appalachian trounced 72–14". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Apps survive scare, outlast Lenoir–Rhyne". The Charlotte Observer. October 15, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "ASU beats Citadel". The Greenville News. October 22, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bucs claim 35–34 thriller over Appy State". Kingsport Times-News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "East Carolina whips Apps 33–8". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "VMI falls 31–10 to Appalachian". Daily Press. November 12, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Appalachian ends WCU title hopes". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 19, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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