1985 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Sparky Woods, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon.

1985 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	8–3 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Sparky Woods (2nd season)
Home stadium	Conrad Stadium
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–2 Furman $^	6	–	0	–	0			12	–	2	–	0
No. T–12 Appalachian State	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
The Citadel	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Western Carolina	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
VMI	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
East Tennessee State	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at No. 18 (I-A) South Carolina*		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 13–20	73,100	[1]
September 14	Western Kentucky*		Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 31–14	13,707	[2]
September 21	at The Citadel		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 14–3	16,246	[3]
September 28	at Wake Forest*	No. 16	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 21–24	27,300	[4]
October 12	Chattanooga		Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 25–0	20,284	[5]
October 19	James Madison*	No. T–19	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 36–0	14,007	[6]
October 26	at No. 5 Furman	No. 15	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 7–21	12,224	[7]
November 2	VMI		Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 26–10	4,600	[8]
November 9	at Western Carolina		Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)	W 27–14	12,218	[9]
November 16	Marshall		Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 40–0	8,355	[10]
November 23	at East Tennessee State	No. 17	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 20–3	7,450	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Struggling USC clips Appalachian". The State. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Appy State shuts down WKU". The Courier-Journal. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Appalachian State downs The Citadel, 14–3". The Greenville News. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Wake Forest rises above game Appalachian State". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mountaineers rip Moccasins". The News and Observer. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Mountaineers cash in on errors to shut out James Madison". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Paladins cruise past Mountaineers, 21–7". The Greenville News. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Appalachian State rushes past Keydets". Daily Press. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Apps 'settle' dispute with Cats". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Settle breaks rushing record as Apps breeze past Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "ETSU falls to Appy State". Kingsport Times-News. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.