The 1979 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented Appalachian State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach Jim Brakefield, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SoCon. After their victory over Marshall in their season finale, Brakefield resigned as head coach of the Mountaineers.[1]
| 1979 Appalachian State Mountaineers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (3–4 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Conrad Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | at Wake Forest* | L 22–30 | 26,500 | [2] | |
| September 15 | at Virginia Tech* | L 32–41 | 30,300 | [3] | |
| September 22 | Western Carolina | W 35–27 | 17,124 | [4] | |
| September 29 | at The Citadel | L 23–24 | 17,850 | [5] | |
| October 6 | Chattanooga |
| L 21–24 | 16,255 | [6] |
| October 13 | VMI |
| L 22–27 | 7,624 | [7] |
| October 20 | at Furman | L 17–31 | 13,287 | [8] | |
| October 27 | at East Tennessee State | W 24–10 | 12,469 | [9] | |
| November 3 | East Carolina* |
| L 21–38 | 13,815 | [10] |
| November 10 | William & Mary* |
| L 0–9 | 4,820 | [11] |
| November 17 | Marshall |
| W 45–7 | 8,875 | [12] |
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References
edit- ^ "Brakefield, App coach for 9 years, resigns". The Charlotte Observer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest nips Apps". The News and Observer. September 9, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Casey leads Gobblers over Appalachian State". The Daily News Leader. September 16, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian beats Western Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel surprises Appalachian 24–23". The State. September 30, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UT–Chattanooga nips Appalachian". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 7, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Allen powers VMI win". The News and Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins slam door on Apps". The Greenville News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers surprise sleeping Bucs". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 28, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pirates outscore ASU". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 4, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Three Libassi field goals, W&M defense stop Apps". Daily Press. November 11, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ASU smokes Herd, 45–7". The News and Observer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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