1983 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

1983 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
1983 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Mack Brown (1st season);
Home stadium	Conrad Stadium
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Furman $^	6	–	0	–	1	10	–	2	–	1
No. 9 Western Carolina ^	5	–	0	–	1	11	–	3	–	1
Chattanooga	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Appalachian State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
VMI	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
East Tennessee State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their only year under head coach Mack Brown, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–5 in conference play, placing fourth in the SoCon.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Wake Forest*		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 27–25	25,711	^[1]
September 10	James Madison*		Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 20–24	12,240	^[2]
September 17	VMI		Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 31–0	14,128	^[3]
September 24	at The Citadel	No. 18	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 27–16	15,795	^[4]
October 1	at East Tennessee State	No. 14	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 27–11	9,565	^[5]
October 8	Chattanooga	No. 10	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 9–30	13,264	^[6]
October 15	Gardner–Webb*	No. 18	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 21–17	16,621	^[7]
October 22	at No. 8 Furman		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 0–49	14,973	^[8]
November 5	at NC State*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 7–33	40,800	^[9]
November 12	Marshall		Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 28–19	8,112	^[10]
November 19	at No. 13 Western Carolina		Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)	L 15–41	13,924	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Apps shock Wake". The News and Observer. September 4, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mountaineers on other end of upset, 24–20". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 11, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Appalachian mauls VMI". Daily Press. September 18, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mountaineers get early lead, whip Citadel". The Greenville News. September 25, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "ETSU falls, 27–11". Kingsport Times-News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "App. St. blitzed by UT–Chattanooga". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 9, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Appalachian rallies by Gardner–Webb, 21–17". The News and Observer. October 16, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Furman routs injury-riddled Appalachian State". The Charlotte Observer. October 23, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "State whips ASU, 33–7". The News and Observer. November 6, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Apps outlast Marshall". The State. November 13, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Catamounts run wild, 41–15". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 20, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.