1970 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

1970 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumConrad Stadium
1970 NAIA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4/6 Wofford ^   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 18/NR Hillsdale   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 5/NR New Mexico Highlands ^   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 19/19 Eastern Michigan   –   7 – 2 – 1
La Verne   –   5 – 4 – 0
  –   6 – 5 – 0
Carson–Newman   –   4 – 6 – 0
Kentucky State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Eastern New Mexico   –   2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1970 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented Appalachian State University as an independent during the 1970 NAIA Division I football season. In their sixth year under head coach Carl Messere, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 5–5.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at GuilfordGreensboro, NCW 35–27[1]
September 26at Western Carolina
W 17–10[2]
October 3Elon
W 21–08,000[3]
October 10at Lenoir Rhyne
L 12–21[4]
October 17Catawba
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 48–21[5]
October 24at Carson–Newman
W 15–14[6]
October 31East Tennessee State
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 7–95,000[7]
November 7Samford
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 35–42[8]
November 14Wofford
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 13–377,000[9]
November 21at Troy State
L 0–42[10]

References

  1. ^ "Apps whip Guilford". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 20, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "ASU edges Western, 17–10". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grass greener at Boone, Apps record 21–0 victory". The Daily Times-News. October 4, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bears' McRee whips Apps on long run". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Appalachian outguns Catawba in 2nd half". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Appy State rallies to trim C–N, 15–14". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 25, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Appy 'spirits' scare Bucs". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 1, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Samford tops Appalachian St". The News and Observer. November 8, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wofford belts Appalachian, 37–13". The Greenville News. November 15, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Troy ends season with 42–0 waltz". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 22, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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