Appalachian State Football Team History
Appalachian State Mountaineers
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Appalachian State
Boone, NC
Founded: 1899 Stadium: Kidd Brewer Capacity: 30,000 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Jim Brakefield Conference: Southern-
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1979 Season Highlights |
Jim Brakefield enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Appalachian State. |
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1979 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 8 | @
Wake Forest
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23 |
30 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 15 | @
Virginia Tech
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32 |
41 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 22 | @ Western Carolina
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35 |
27 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 29 | @ Citadel
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23 |
24 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 6 | vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
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21 |
24 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 13 | vs. Virginia Military Institute
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22 |
27 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 20 | @ Furman
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17 |
31 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 27 | @ East Tennessee State
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24 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 3 | vs.
East Carolina
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21 |
38 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 10 | vs. William & Mary
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0 |
9 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 17 | vs.
Marshall
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45 |
7 |
W |
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1979 Season Totals |
Record | 3-8
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Points Scored | 263 |
Scoring Average | 23.9 |
Points Allowed | 268 |
Defense Average | 24.4 |
Opponents Record | 21-23
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 1-4
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Away Record | 2-4
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1979 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1979 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1979 All Southern Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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