1991 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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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 MarshallW 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
Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
  • W 17–328,234[6]
    October 12at East Tennessee StateNo. 17W 21–145,416[7]
    October 19at No. 9 FurmanNo. 16W 26–23 3OT13,082[8]
    November 2at The CitadelNo. 10L 10–1720,071[9]
    November 9Mississippi College*No. 20
    • Kidd Brewer Stadium
    • Boone, NC
    W 31–2317,231[10]
    November 16at Western CarolinaNo. 18W 24–1411,633[11]
    November 30at No. 2 Eastern Kentucky*No. 17L 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