Appalachian State Football Team History
Appalachian State Mountaineers
 
	
		|  | Appalachian State Boone, NC
 Founded: 1899
 Stadium: Kidd Brewer
 Capacity: 30,000
 Colors: Black & Gold
 Coach: Sparky Woods
 Conference: Southern-
 
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| 1988 Season Highlights |  | Sparky Woods enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Appalachian State. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1988 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 3 | vs. Citadel | 38 | 14 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 10 | @
James Madison | 17 | 14 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 24 | vs. Gardner-Webb | 39 | 10 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 1 | @
South Carolina | 9 | 35 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 8 | @ Virginia Military Institute | 34 | 20 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 15 | vs. Furman | 9 | 24 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 22 | vs. East Tennessee State | 51 | 3 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 29 | @
Marshall | 27 | 30 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 5 | vs. Western Carolina | 42 | 21 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 12 | @ Tennessee-Chattanooga | 24 | 28 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 19 | @
Wake Forest | 34 | 34 | T |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1988 Season Totals |  | Record | 6-4
-1 |  | Points Scored | 324 |  | Scoring Average | 29.5 |  | Points Allowed | 233 |  | Defense Average | 21.2 |  | Opponents Record | 30-16 |  | Conference Record | 0-0 |  | Home Record | 4-1 |  | Away Record | 2-3
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| 1988 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1988 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1988 All Southern Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
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