1986 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

American college football season

1986 Appalachian State Mountaineers football

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)
Head coach|

* Sparky Woods (3rd season)

Home stadium| Conrad Stadium

Seasons

<- 1985

1987 ->

1986 Southern Conference football standings

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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

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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August 30| Western Carolina| |

* Conrad Stadium
* Boone, NC (rivalry)

| W 17–13| 22,618| [1]
September 6| at Wake Forest*| |

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| L 13–21| 28,700| [2]
September 13| East Tennessee State| |

* Conrad Stadium
* Boone, NC

| W 40–14| 14,200| [3]
September 27| The Citadel| No. 10|

* Conrad Stadium
* Boone, NC

| W 33–10| 20,800| [4]
October 4| Davidson| No. 8|

* Conrad Stadium
* Boone, NC

| W 63–6| 21,217| [5]
October 11| at Chattanooga| No. 6|

* Chamberlain Field
* Chattanooga, TN

| W 20–15| 9,044| [6]
October 18| at James Madison*| No. 6|

* JMU Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| W 21–20| 12,600| [7]
October 25| No. T–18 Furman| No. 5|

* Conrad Stadium
* Boone, NC

| T 17–17| 9,878| [8]
November 8| at No. 17 Marshall| No. 7|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| W 27–17| 12,285| [9]
November 15| at VMI| No. 7|

* Alumni Memorial Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 19–6| 3,000| [10]
November 22| No. 13 North Carolina A&T*| No. 7|

* Conrad Stadium
* Boone, NC

| W 55–9| 14,700| [11]
November 29| No. 12 Nicholls State*| No. 6|

* Conrad Stadium
* Boone, NC (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)

| L 26–28| 7,767| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "Apps 'Settle' mountain debate". Asheville Citizen-Times. August 31, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Deacons gun down ASU, 21–13". The News and Observer. September 7, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Settle not alone on ASU offense". Kingsport Times-News. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Apps steamroll Citadel, 33–10". The Greenville News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Record books burned in Appalachian State destruction of Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Settle leads Appalachian State to win". The Herald. October 12, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Appalachian rallies over Dukes 21–20". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "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.
9. ^ "Settle runs for 193 yards as Apps beat Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Mistakes fatal for Keydets". The Daily News Leader. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Apps' Settle, Mountaineer defense trample No. 13 N.C. A&T". The Charlotte Observer. November 23, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Hodson leads Nicholls over Appalachian St". The Daily Advertiser. November 30, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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Appalachian State Mountaineers football

Venues|

* College Field (1928–1961)
* Kidd Brewer Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Georgia Southern
* Marshall
* Western Carolina

Culture & lore|

* "Hi Hi Yikas"
* Marching Mountaineers
* 2007 Michigan game
* Miracle on the Mountain
* Yosef

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943–1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

National championship seasons in bold

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Southern Conference football champions

Pre-SEC|

* Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech & North Carolina (1922)
* Vanderbilt & Washington and Lee (1923)
* Alabama (1924)
* Alabama & Tulane (1925)
* Alabama (1926)
* Georgia Tech, Tennessee, & NC State (1927)
* Georgia Tech (1928)
* Tulane (1929)
* Alabama & Tulane (1930)
* Tulane (1931)
* Tennessee & Auburn & LSU (1932)

Pre-ACC|

* Duke (1933)
* Washington and Lee (1934)
* Duke (1935)
* Duke (1936)
* Maryland (1937)
* Duke (1938)
* Duke (1939)
* Clemson (1940)
* Duke (1941)
* William & Mary (1942)
* Duke (1943)
* Duke (1944)
* Duke (1945)
* North Carolina (1946)
* William & Mary (1947)
* Clemson (1948)
* North Carolina (1949)
* Washington and Lee (1950)
* Maryland & VMI (1951)
* Duke (1952)

Post-ACC|

* West Virginia (1953)
* West Virginia (1954)
* West Virginia (1955)
* West Virginia (1956)
* VMI (1957)
* West Virginia (1958)
* VMI (1959)
* VMI (1960)
* The Citadel (1961)
* VMI (1962)
* Virginia Tech (1963)
* West Virginia (1964)
* West Virginia (1965)
* East Carolina & William & Mary (1966)
* West Virginia (1967)
* Richmond (1968)
* Davidson & Richmond (1969)
* William & Mary (1970)
* Richmond (1971)
* East Carolina (1972)
* East Carolina (1973)
* VMI (1974)
* Richmond (1975)
* East Carolina (1976)
* Chattanooga & VMI (1977)
* Chattanooga & Furman (1978)
* Chattanooga (1979)
* Furman (1980)
* Furman (1981)

I-AA/FCS|

* Furman (1982)
* Furman (1983)
* Chattanooga (1984)
* Furman (1985)
* Appalachian State (1986)
* Appalachian State (1987)
* Furman & Marshall (1988)
* Furman (1989)
* Furman (1990)
* Appalachian State (1991)
* The Citadel (1992)
* Georgia Southern (1993)
* Marshall (1994)
* Appalachian State (1995)
* Marshall (1996)
* Georgia Southern (1997)
* Georgia Southern (1998)
* Appalachian State, Furman, & Georgia Southern (1999)
* Georgia Southern (2000)
* Furman & Georgia Southern (2001)
* Georgia Southern (2002)
* Wofford (2003)
* Furman & Georgia Southern (2004)
* Appalachian State (2005)
* Appalachian State (2006)
* Appalachian State & Wofford (2007)
* Appalachian State (2008)
* Appalachian State (2009)
* Appalachian State & Wofford (2010)
* Georgia Southern (2011)
* Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, & Wofford (2012)
* Chattanooga, Furman, & Samford (2013)
* Chattanooga (2014)
* Chattanooga & The Citadel (2015)
* The Citadel (2016)
* Wofford (2017)
* East Tennessee State, Furman, & Wofford (2018)
* Wofford (2019)
* VMI (2020)
* East Tennessee State (2021)
* Samford (2022)
* Furman (2023)
* Mercer (2024)

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