1998 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

American college football season

1998 Appalachian State Mountaineers football

NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 20–31 vs. Northwestern State

Conference| Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 6
Record| 10–3 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Jerry Moore (10th season)

Home stadium| Kidd Brewer Stadium

Seasons

<- 1997

1999 ->

1998 Southern Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 14  | - | 1  |
No. 6 Appalachian State ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Western Carolina |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Chattanooga |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
The Citadel |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
East Tennessee State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Wofford |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Furman |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
VMI |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

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

Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1998 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 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their tenth year under head coach Jerry Moore, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 10–3, with a conference mark of 6–2. Appalachian State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Tennessee State in the first round and lost to Northwestern State in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule

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

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September 5| Liberty*| |

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC

| W 28–19| 13,161| [1]
September 12| at No. 19 East Tennessee State| No. 17|

* Memorial Center
* Johnson City, TN

| W 22–17| 7,791| [2]
September 26| The Citadel| No. 14|

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC

| W 26–11| 10,261| [3]
October 3| at Wake Forest*| No. 10|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| W 30–27 OT| 26,885| [4]
October 10| No. 20 Furman| No. 4|

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC

| W 26–13| 15,883| [5]
October 17| at No. 2 Georgia Southern| No. 3|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA (rivalry)

| L 24–37| 20,353| [6]
October 24| Wofford| No. 7|

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC

| W 31–6| 16,883| [7]
October 31| at Chattanooga| No. 6|

* Finley Stadium
* Chattanooga, TN

| W 28–7| 5,231| [8]
November 7| VMI| No. 4|

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC

| W 51–0| 18,391| [9]
November 14| at Eastern Kentucky*| No. 4|

* Roy Kidd Stadium
* Richmond, KY

| W 19–0| 5,200| [10]
November 21| at Western Carolina| No. 3|

* Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)

| L 6–23| 13,785| [11]
November 28| No. 13 Tennessee State*| No. 7|

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

| W 45–31| 3,885| [12]
December 5| at No. 2 Northwestern State*| No. 7|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)

| L 20–31| 10,817| [13]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "Appalachian State grinds out win over '97 foil Liberty". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 6, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Bucs let big one slip away". Johnson City Press. September 13, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "ASU runs by Citadel". The State. September 27, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Mountaineers top Wake by 3 in OT". The News and Observer. October 4, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Mountaineers put end to Furman's winning streak". The Greenville News. October 11, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Ga. Southern rolls on". The Atlanta Constitution. October 18, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Appalachian State 31, Wofford 6". The State. October 25, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Appalachian State beats Chattanooga". The Jackson Sun. November 1, 1997. Retrieved November 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Appy St. pounds VMI". The Daily News Leader. November 8, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "EKU tumbles 19–0 in first home shutout since 1973". The Courier-Journal. November 15, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Cats quench 13-year thirst". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 22, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Tigers' offense never reached second gear". The Tennessean. November 29, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Big plays keep NSU rolling on". The Shreveport Times. December 6, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 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
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

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1998 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

* Appalachian State
* Colgate
* Connecticut
* Florida A&M
* Georgia Southern
* Hampton
* Illinois State
* Lehigh
* UMass
* McNeese State
* Montana
* Northwestern State
* Richmond
* Tennessee State
* Troy State
* Western Illinois

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