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1979 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record3–8 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Conrad Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980 →
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. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Wake Forest*
L 22–3026,500 [2]
September 15at Virginia Tech*
L 32–4130,300 [3]
September 22 Western Carolina
W 35–2717,124 [4]
September 29at The Citadel
L 23–2417,850 [5]
October 6 Chattanooga
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 21–2416,255 [6]
October 13 VMI
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 22–277,624 [7]
October 20at Furman
L 17–3113,287 [8]
October 27at East Tennessee State
W 24–1012,469 [9]
November 3 East Carolina*
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 21–3813,815 [10]
November 10 William & Mary*
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 0–94,820 [11]
November 17 Marshall
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 45–78,875 [12]
  • *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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