1991 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31No. 14 Marshall
W 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. 17
W 21–145,416[7]
October 19at No. 9 FurmanNo. 16
W 26–23 3OT13,082[8]
November 2at The CitadelNo. 10
L 10–1720,071[9]
November 9Mississippi College*No. 20
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 31–2317,231[10]
November 16at Western CarolinaNo. 18
W 24–1411,633[11]
November 30at No. 2 Eastern Kentucky*No. 17
L 3–142,750[12]

After the season

NFL Draft

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

  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.


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