Appalachian State Football Team History
Appalachian State Mountaineers
 
	
		|  | Appalachian State Boone, NC
 Founded: 1899
 Stadium: Kidd Brewer
 Capacity: 30,000
 Colors: Black & Gold
 Coach: Jerry Moore
 Conference: Southern-
 
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| 1996 Season Highlights |  | Jerry Moore enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Appalachian State. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1996 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Thu., Aug. 29 | @
Wake Forest | 13 | 19 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 7 | vs. Tennessee Tech | 16 | 3 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 21 | @ Eastern Kentucky | 21 | 14 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 28 | vs. Citadel | 34 | 20 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 5 | @ East Tennessee State | 10 | 31 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 12 | vs. Furman | 14 | 20 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 19 | @
Georgia Southern | 35 | 28 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 26 | vs.
Marshall | 10 | 24 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 2 | @ Tennessee-Chattanooga | 20 | 6 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 16 | @ Western Carolina | 24 | 17 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 23 | vs. Virginia Military Institute | 26 | 14 | W |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1996 Season Totals |  | Record | 7-4 |  | Points Scored | 223 |  | Scoring Average | 20.3 |  | Points Allowed | 196 |  | Defense Average | 17.8 |  | Opponents Record | 22-15 |  | Conference Record | 0-0 |  | Home Record | 3-2 |  | Away Record | 4-2 |  | 
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| 1996 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1996 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1996 All Southern Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
	|  |  | Some records may be incomplete. 
 
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