1991 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 1991 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 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Jerry Moore, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a conference mark of 5–1. Appalachian State was SoCon champion and advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Eastern Kentucky in the first round.

1991 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–4 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Brewer Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Appalachian State $^ 6 1 0 8 4 0
No. 8 Marshall ^ 5 2 0 11 4 0
No. T–20 The Citadel 5 2 0 7 4 0
No. T–20 Furman 4 3 0 7 4 0
Chattanooga 4 3 0 7 4 0
VMI 2 5 0 4 7 0
Western Carolina 2 5 0 2 9 0
East Tennessee State 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31No. 14 MarshallW 9–317,671[1]
September 7at No. 8 (I-A) Clemson*L 0–3474,127[2]
September 14VMI
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 24–1910,731[3]
September 21James Madison*No. 19
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 8–3113,467[4]
September 28No. 10 Chattanooga
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 42–718,711[5]
October 5at Wake Forest*W 17–328,234[6]
October 12at East Tennessee StateNo. 17W 21–145,416[7]
October 19at No. 9 FurmanNo. 16W 26–23 3OT13,082[8]
November 2at The CitadelNo. 10L 10–1720,071[9]
November 9Mississippi College*No. 20
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 31–2317,231[10]
November 16at Western CarolinaNo. 18W 24–1411,633[11]
November 30at No. 2 Eastern Kentucky*No. 17L 3–142,750[12]

After the season

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NFL Draft

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The following Mountaineers were selected in the 1992 NFL draft following the season.[13]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
5 122 Gary Dandridge Defensive back Seattle Seahawks
7 178 Mike Frier Defensive tackle Seattle Seahawks

References

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  1. ^ "Appalachian avenges loss, stops Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. September 1, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Clemson 'passes' opening test 34–0". The Atlanta Constitution. September 8, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Appalachian State sinks its hooks into VMI 24–19". The Charlotte Observer. September 15, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "JMU rocks Appy St". The Daily News Leader. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Appalachian State rips Tennessee–Chattanooga". The Courier-Journal. September 29, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Appalachian rolls by sluggish Deacs". The News and Observer. October 6, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Appalachian State tops East Tennessee, 21–14". The Tennessean. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Overtime bad time for FU, 26–23". The Greenville News. October 20, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Citadel defense repels late bids by Appalachian". The State. November 3, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Interceptions stop MC in loss to Appalachian". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "ASU pounds out 24–14 win over WCU". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 17, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Eastern back on playoff track 14–3". Lexington Herald-Leader. December 1, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.