Appalachian State Football Team History
Appalachian State Mountaineers
 
	
		|  | Appalachian State Boone, NC
 Founded: 1899
 Stadium: Kidd Brewer
 Capacity: 30,000
 Colors: Black & Gold
 Coach: Mack Brown
 Conference: Southern-
 
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| 1983 Season Highlights |  | Mack Brown enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Appalachian State. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1983 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 3 | @
Wake Forest | 27 | 25 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 10 | vs.
James Madison | 20 | 24 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 17 | vs. Virginia Military | 31 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 24 | @ Citadel | 27 | 16 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 1 | @ East Tennessee State | 27 | 11 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 8 | vs. Chattanooga | 9 | 30 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 15 | vs. Gardner-Webb | 21 | 17 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 22 | @ Furman | 0 | 49 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 29 | OPEN |  |  | Sat., Nov. 5 | @
North Carolina State | 7 | 33 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 12 | vs.
Marshall | 28 | 19 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 19 | @ Western Carolina | 15 | 41 | L |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1983 Season Totals |  | Record | 6-5 |  | Points Scored | 212 |  | Scoring Average | 19.3 |  | Points Allowed | 265 |  | Defense Average | 24.1 |  | Opponents Record | 14-30 |  | Conference Record | 4-3 |  | Home Record | 3-2 |  | Away Record | 3-3 |  | 
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| 1983 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1983 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1983 All Southern Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
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