2010 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
SoCon co-champion
FCS Quarterfinals, L 24–42 vs. Villanova
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 4
FCS Coaches	No. 4
Record	10–3 (7–1 Southern)
Head coach	Jerry Moore (22nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Collaborative[1]
Offensive scheme	Multiple spread
Defensive coordinator	Dale Jones (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Appalachian State +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 6 Wofford +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 5 Georgia Southern ^		5	–	3					10	–	5
Chattanooga		5	–	3					6	–	5
Elon		5	–	3					6	–	5
Furman		3	–	5					5	–	6
Samford		2	–	6					4	–	7
The Citadel		1	–	7					3	–	8
Western Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2010 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by head coach Jerry Moore in his 22nd season and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium. They were members of the Southern Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:00 p.m.	at Chattanooga	No. 3	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	SportSouth	W 42–41	15,235
September 11	3:30 p.m.	Jacksonville*	No. 3	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		W 45–14	28,708
September 18	3:30 p.m.	North Carolina Central*	No. 2	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		W 44–16	29,218
September 25	3:00 p.m.	at Samford	No. 2	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL		W 35–17	9,428
October 9	3:00 p.m.	No. 19 Elon	No. 1	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	SportSouth	W 34–31	31,531
October 16	6:00 p.m.	The Citadel	No. 1	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		W 39–10	29,519
October 23	3:00 p.m.	at Western Carolina	No. 1	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug)	SportSouth	W 37–14	14,004
October 30	3:30 p.m.	Furman	No. 1	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (Black Saturday)		W 37–26	29,093
November 6	2:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern	No. 1	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry)		L 14–21 OT	20,073
November 13	3:00 p.m.	No. 4 Wofford	No. 3	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	SportSouth	W 43–13	28,622
November 20	12:30 p.m.	at Florida*	No. 2	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN3	L 10–48	90,119
December 4	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 Western Illinois*	No. 2	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Second Round)	MASN	W 42–14	13,322
December 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 10 Villanova*	No. 2	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN	L 24–42	15,706
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Appalachian State	7	0	7	28	42
Chattanooga	16	12	0	13	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jacksonville	0	7	7	0	14
Appalachian State	10	7	14	14	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina Central	0	7	6	3	16
Appalachian State	17	10	14	3	44

	1	2	3	4	Total
Appalachian State	7	21	7	0	35
Samford	0	10	0	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Elon	7	10	7	7	31
Appalachian State	7	13	7	7	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
The Citadel	7	0	3	0	10
Appalachian State	13	16	10	0	39

	1	2	3	4	Total
Appalachian State	20	7	7	3	37
Western Carolina	0	7	7	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Furman	0	6	14	6	26
Appalachian State	7	7	14	9	37

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Appalachian State	14	0	0	0	0	14
Georgia Southern	0	7	7	0	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wofford	0	0	7	6	13
Appalachian State	7	17	14	5	43

	1	2	3	4	Total
Appalachian State	0	0	3	7	10
Florida	21	7	14	6	48

	1	2	3	4	Total
Western Illinois	7	0	7	0	14
Appalachian State	7	21	7	7	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Villanova	14	14	0	14	42
Appalachian State	10	0	7	7	24

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
The Sports Network	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	4
FCS Coaches	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	3	4