Appalachian State Football Team History
Appalachian State Mountaineers
 
	
		|  | Appalachian State Boone, NC
 Founded: 1899
 Stadium: Kidd Brewer
 Capacity: 30,000
 Colors: Black & Gold
 Coach: Jim Brakefield
 Conference: Southern-
 
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| 1978 Season Highlights |  | Jim Brakefield enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Appalachian State. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1978 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 9 | vs. Wofford | 35 | 14 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 16 | @
Marshall | 28 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 23 | vs. Richmond | 24 | 19 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 30 | vs. Furman | 34 | 52 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 7 | @ Tennessee-Chattanooga | 14 | 72 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 14 | @ Lenoir-Rhyne | 49 | 28 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 21 | vs. Citadel | 42 | 14 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 28 | vs. East Tennessee State | 34 | 35 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 4 | @
East Carolina | 8 | 33 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 11 | @ Virginia Military Institute | 31 | 10 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 18 | vs. Western Carolina | 39 | 13 | W |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1978 Season Totals |  | Record | 7-4 |  | Points Scored | 338 |  | Scoring Average | 30.7 |  | Points Allowed | 297 |  | Defense Average | 27.0 |  | Opponents Record | 10-13 |  | Conference Record | 0-0 |  | Home Record | 4-2 |  | Away Record | 3-2 |  | 
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| 1978 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1978 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1978 All Southern Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.