1996 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

1996 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
1996 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 25
Record	7–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Jerry Moore (8th season);
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth year under head coach Jerry Moore, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference mark of 5–3.

1996 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Marshall $^	8	–	0	15	–	0
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 13 Furman ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 25 Appalachian State	5	–	3	7	–	4
The Citadel	3	–	5	4	–	7
Georgia Southern	2	–	6	4	–	7
VMI	2	–	6	3	–	8
Chattanooga	2	–	6	3	–	8
Western Carolina	1	–	7	4	–	7

$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	at Wake Forest*	No. 4	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 13–19	21,129	^[1]
September 7	Tennessee Tech*	No. 7	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	W 16–3	14,383	^[2]
September 21	at No. 25 Eastern Kentucky*	No. 5	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	W 21–14	4,800	^[3]
September 28	The Citadel	No. 4	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	W 34–20	13,231	^[4]
October 5	at East Tennessee State	No. 4	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 10–31	10,416	^[5]
October 12	No. 13 Furman	No. 14	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 14–20	12,111	^[6]
October 19	at Georgia Southern	No. 21	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry)	W 35–28	11,074	^[7]
October 26	No. 1 Marshall	No. 20	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 10–24	23,458	^[8]
November 2	at Chattanooga		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 20–6	6,487	^[9]
November 16	at Western Carolina		Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)	W 24–17	11,316	^[10]
November 23	VMI	No. 25	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	W 26–14	8,260	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "Four field goals help Deacons win opener". The News and Observer. August 30, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Appalachian State stifles Tennessee Tech in opener". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 8, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "No. 5 Appalachian State slips past EKU 21–14". The Courier-Journal. September 22, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mountaineers storm The Citadel". The State. September 29, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "The streak is over". Johnson City Press. October 6, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Long drive spurs Furman to 5th win". The Greenville News. October 13, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "QB swap stops Ga. Southern". The Atlanta Constitution. October 20, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ground assault buries ASU". The Charlotte Observer. October 27, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Scott's 2 scores lead Mountaineers". The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "ASU wins 12th straight". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 17, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Appy State overcomes VMI, 26–14". The Daily News Leader. November 24, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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