Appalachian State Football Team History
Appalachian State Mountaineers
Appalachian State
Boone, NC
Founded: 1899 Stadium: Kidd Brewer Capacity: 30,000 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Mike Working Conference: Southern-
1980 Season Highlights
Mike Working enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Appalachian State.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 @
James Madison
34
6
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs. Citadel
17
14
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
7
14
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. East Tennessee State
42
15
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Marshall
23
6
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
North Carolina State
14
17
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @ Lenoir-Rhyne
57
25
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Furman
20
21
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. Western Carolina
27
24
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Virginia Military Institute
16
16
T
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Wake Forest
16
28
L
1980 Season Totals
Record 6-4
-1
Points Scored 273
Scoring Average 24.8
Points Allowed 186
Defense Average 16.9
Opponents Record 17-25
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 3-3
-1
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.