1991 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

American college football season

1991 Appalachian State Mountaineers football

SoCon champion

NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 3–14 vs. Eastern Kentucky

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 8–4 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Jerry Moore (3rd season)

Home stadium| Kidd Brewer Stadium

Seasons

<- 1990

1992 ->

1991 Southern Conference football standings

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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[edit]

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

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August 31| No. 14 Marshall| |

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC

| W 9–3| 17,671| [1]
September 7| at No. 8 (I-A) Clemson*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Clemson, SC

| L 0–34| 74,127| [2]
September 14| VMI| |

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC

| W 24–19| 10,731| [3]
September 21| James Madison*| No. 19|

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC

| L 8–31| 13,467| [4]
September 28| No. 10 Chattanooga| |

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC

| W 42–7| 18,711| [5]
October 5| at Wake Forest*| |

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| W 17–3| 28,234| [6]
October 12| at East Tennessee State| No. 17|

* Memorial Center
* Johnson City, TN

| W 21–14| 5,416| [7]
October 19| at No. 9 Furman| No. 16|

* Paladin Stadium
* Greenville, SC

| W 26–23 3OT| 13,082| [8]
November 2| at The Citadel| No. 10|

* Johnson Hagood Stadium
* Charleston, SC

| L 10–17| 20,071| [9]
November 9| Mississippi College*| No. 20|

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC

| W 31–23| 17,231| [10]
November 16| at Western Carolina| No. 18|

* Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)

| W 24–14| 11,633| [11]
November 30| at No. 2 Eastern Kentucky*| No. 17|

* Roy Kidd Stadium
* Richmond, KY (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)

| L 3–14| 2,750| [12]

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

## After the season[edit]

### NFL Draft[edit]

The following Mountaineers were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft following the season.[13]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL Team

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5 | 122 | Gary Dandridge | Defensive back | Seattle Seahawks
7 | 178 | Mike Frier | Defensive tackle | Seattle Seahawks

## References[edit]

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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Appalachian State Mountaineers football

Venues|

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

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Georgia Southern
* Marshall
* Western Carolina (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug)

Culture & lore|

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

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

* 1928
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* 1930
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* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
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* 1945
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* 2010
* 2011
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* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

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)
* VPI (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)

National championships in bold

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1991 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

* Appalachian State
* Delaware
* Eastern Kentucky
* James Madison
* Marshall
* McNeese State
* Middle Tennessee
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* Northern Iowa
* Sam Houston State
* Samford
* Villanova
* Weber State
* Western Illinois
* Youngstown State

Champion – Youngstown State Penguins

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