1971 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 1971 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented Appalachian State University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Brakefield, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–3–1.[1] Brakefield was hired from Wofford in January 1971 to replace Carl Messere who resigned to focus exclusively on his teaching duties.[2]

1971 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumConrad Stadium
1971 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Delaware   –  10 –1 –0
No. 5 Tennessee State   –  9 –1 –0
No. 2 McNeese State   –  9 –1 –1
Colorado College   –  7 –1 –0
No. 8 Akron   –  8 –2 –0
Samford   –  8 –2 –0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan   –  7 –1 –2
Arkansas AM&N   –  7 –2 –0
Indiana (PA)   –  7 –2 –0
Appalachian State   –  7 –3 –1
Northern Michigan   –  7 –3 –0
Hawaii   –  7 –4 –0
Santa Clara   –  6 –4 –0
Southern Illinois   –  6 –4 –0
Tampa   –  6 –5 –0
UNLV   –  5 –4 –1
Bucknell   –  5 –5 –0
Central Michigan   –  5 –5 –0
Milwaukee   –  5 –5 –0
Nevada   –  5 –5 –0
Wayne State (MI)   –  4 –4 –0
Hofstra   –  5 –6 –0
Cortland   –  4 –5 –0
Northeastern   –  4 –5 –0
Portland State   –  4 –5 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  4 –6 –1
Eastern Illinois   –  4 –6 –0
Indiana State   –  4 –6 –0
Saint Mary's   –  3 –5 –0
Rose-Hulman   –  3 –6 –0
Boston University   –  3 –7 –0
Drexel   –  2 –6 –0
Chattanooga   –  2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Furman
T 0–05,000[3]
September 18at East Tennessee State
W 28–247,000[4]
September 25Western Carolina
L 0–2610,300[5]
October 2vs. Davidson
W 35–105,626[6]
October 9Lenoir–Rhyne
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 14–09,000[7]
October 16Catawbadagger
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 55–2110,500[8]
October 23Bluefield State
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 49–0950[9]
October 30at Wofford
L 16–266,500[10]
November 6Florence State
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 59–65,000[11]
November 13at Eastern Kentucky
L 14–2813,250[12]
November 20at Elon
W 14–109,000[13]
  • daggerHomecoming

References
  1. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Appalachian State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  2. "Wofford's Jim Brakefield accepts Appalachian post". The State. January 3, 1971. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Furman, ASU battle to scoreless tie". The Greenville News. September 12, 1971. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Buccaneers beaten by Apps, 28–24". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 19, 1971. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Catamounts shock Mounties, 26–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 26, 1971. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mounties steamroll Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1971. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "ASU hands Lenoir Rhyne 14–0 defeat". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 10, 1971. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Deskins four TD's lead Apps victory". The Gastonia Gazette. October 17, 1971. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Appalachian rips by Bluefield, 49–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 24, 1971. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Terriers trip Appalachian". The State. October 31, 1971. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Appalachian St. bops Florence". The News and Observer. November 7, 1971. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Brooks breaks mark as Eastern wins 28–14". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 14, 1971. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Coakley's 12-yard run lifts Apps past Elon". The Charlotte Observer. November 21, 1971. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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