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Appalachian State Football Team History

Appalachian State Mountaineers

Appalachian State
Boone, NC
Founded: 1899
Stadium: Kidd Brewer
Capacity: 30,000
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Jerry Moore
Conference: Southern-

1972 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Jerry Moore enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Appalachian State.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 29	@ Wake Forest	13	19	L
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Tennessee Tech	16	3	W
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Eastern Kentucky	21	14	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Citadel	34	20	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ East Tennessee State	10	31	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Furman	14	20	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Georgia Southern	35	28	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Marshall	10	24	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Tennessee-Chattanooga	20	6	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Western Carolina	24	17	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Virginia Military Institute	26	14	W

1996 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	223
Scoring Average	20.3
Points Allowed	196
Defense Average	17.8
Opponents Record	22-15
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	4-2

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1996 Southern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Marshall	15-0	658	210					Bob Pruett
Appalachian State	7-4	223	196					Jerry Moore
Georgia Southern	4-7	255	295					Frank Ellwood

1996 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1996 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.