The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Sparky Woods, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1 with a conference mark of 6–0–1, winning the SoCon title. Appalachian State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoff, where they lost in the first round to Nicholls State.
| 1986 Appalachian State Mountaineers football | |
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SoCon champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 26–28 vs. Nicholls State | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 9–2–1 (6–0–1 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Conrad Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Appalachian State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Furman ^ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | Western Carolina | W 17–13 | 22,618 | [1] | ||
| September 6 | at Wake Forest* | L 13–21 | 28,700 | [2] | ||
| September 13 | East Tennessee State |
| W 40–14 | 14,200 | [3] | |
| September 27 | The Citadel | No. 10 |
| W 33–10 | 20,800 | [4] |
| October 4 | Davidson | No. 8 |
| W 63–6 | 21,217 | [5] |
| October 11 | at Chattanooga | No. 6 | W 20–15 | 9,044 | [6] | |
| October 18 | at James Madison* | No. 6 | W 21–20 | 12,600 | [7] | |
| October 25 | No. T–18 Furman | No. 5 |
| T 17–17 | 9,878 | [8] |
| November 8 | at No. 17 Marshall | No. 7 | W 27–17 | 12,285 | [9] | |
| November 15 | at VMI | No. 7 | W 19–6 | 3,000 | [10] | |
| November 22 | No. 13 North Carolina A&T* | No. 7 |
| W 55–9 | 14,700 | [11] |
| November 29 | No. 12 Nicholls State* | No. 6 |
| L 26–28 | 7,767 | [12] |
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References edit
- ^ "Apps 'Settle' mountain debate". Asheville Citizen-Times. August 31, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons gun down ASU, 21–13". The News and Observer. September 7, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Settle not alone on ASU offense". Kingsport Times-News. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Apps steamroll Citadel, 33–10". The Greenville News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Record books burned in Appalachian State destruction of Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Settle leads Appalachian State to win". The Herald. October 12, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian rallies over Dukes 21–20". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman Paladins salvage 17–17 tie with Appalachian on Wood kick". The Times and Democrat. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Settle runs for 193 yards as Apps beat Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mistakes fatal for Keydets". The Daily News Leader. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Apps' Settle, Mountaineer defense trample No. 13 N.C. A&T". The Charlotte Observer. November 23, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hodson leads Nicholls over Appalachian St". The Daily Advertiser. November 30, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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