1979 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumConrad Stadium
1979 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chattanooga $ 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
VMI 4 –1 –06 –4 –1
The Citadel 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
Furman 4 –3 –05 –6 –0
Appalachian State 3 –4 –03 –8 –0
East Tennessee State 2 –3 –07 –4 –0
Western Carolina 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Marshall 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Wake Forest*
L 22–3026,500[2]
September 15at Virginia Tech*
L 32–4130,300[3]
September 22Western Carolina
W 35–2717,124[4]
September 29at The Citadel
L 23–2417,850[5]
October 6Chattanooga
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 21–2416,255[6]
October 13VMI
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 22–277,624[7]
October 20at Furman
L 17–3113,287[8]
October 27at East Tennessee State
W 24–1012,469[9]
November 3East Carolina*
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 21–3813,815[10]
November 10William & Mary*
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 0–94,820[11]
November 17Marshall
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 45–78,875[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Brakefield, App coach for 9 years, resigns". The Charlotte Observer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wake Forest nips Apps". The News and Observer. September 9, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Casey leads Gobblers over Appalachian State". The Daily News Leader. September 16, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Appalachian beats Western Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Citadel surprises Appalachian 24–23". The State. September 30, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "UT–Chattanooga nips Appalachian". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 7, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Allen powers VMI win". The News and Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Paladins slam door on Apps". The Greenville News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Mountaineers surprise sleeping Bucs". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 28, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Pirates outscore ASU". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 4, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Three Libassi field goals, W&M defense stop Apps". Daily Press. November 11, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "ASU smokes Herd, 45–7". The News and Observer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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