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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1971
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 7–3–1
| head_coach = [[Jim Brakefield]]
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach =
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| stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
}}
{{1971 NCAA College Division independents football records}}
The '''1971 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Appalachian State University]] as an independent during the [[1971 NCAA College Division football season]]. In their first year under head coach [[Jim Brakefield]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–3–1.<ref>{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Appalachian State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/27/stats/12713 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=January 29, 2023 }}</ref> Brakefield was hired from [[Wofford Terriers football|Wofford]] in January 1971 to replace [[Carl Messere]] who resigned to focus exclusively on his teaching duties.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90075700/woffords-jim-brakefield-accepts-appalac/|work=The State|title=Wofford's Jim Brakefield accepts Appalachian post|date=January 3, 1971|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1971
| rankdivision = NCAA College Division
| poll = UPI

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = [[1971 Furman Paladins football team|Furman]]
| site_stadium = [[Sirrine Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville, SC]]
| score = 0–0
| attend = 5,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90076233/furman-asu-battle-to-scoreless-tie/|work=The Greenville News|title=Furman, ASU battle to scoreless tie|date=September 12, 1971|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1971|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City, TN]]
| score = 28–24
| attend = 7,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90079507/buccaneers-beaten-by-apps-2824/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Buccaneers beaten by Apps, 28–24|date=September 19, 1971|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1971|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}}
| site_stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| score = 0–26
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| attend = 10,300
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90079713/catamounts-shock-mounties-260/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Catamounts shock Mounties, 26–0|date=September 26, 1971|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = [[1971 Davidson Wildcats football team|Davidson]]
| site_stadium = [[American Legion Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]]
| score = 35–10
| attend = 5,626
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90079966/mounties-steamroll-davidson/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Mounties steamroll Davidson|date=October 3, 1971|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1971|team=Lenoir Rhyne Bears|title=Lenoir Rhyne}}
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 14–0
| attend = 9,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90080140/asu-hands-lenoir-rhyne-140-defeat/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=ASU hands Lenoir Rhyne 14–0 defeat|date=October 10, 1971|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1971|team=Catawba Indians|title=Catawba}}
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 55–21
| attend = 10,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90080301/deskins-four-tds-lead-apps-victory/|work=The Gastonia Gazette|title=Deskins four TD's lead Apps victory|date=October 17, 1971|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1971|team=Bluefield State Big Blues|title=Bluefield State}}
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 49–0
| attend = 950
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90080525/appalachian-rips-by-bluefield-490/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Appalachian rips by Bluefield, 49–0|date=October 24, 1971|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1971|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
| site_stadium = Snyder Field
| site_cityst = [[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg, SC]]
| score = 16–26
| attend = 6,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90080724/terriers-trip-appalachian/|work=The State|title=Terriers trip Appalachian|date=October 31, 1971|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1971 Florence State Lions football team|Florence State]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 59–6
| attend = 5,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90080870/appalachian-st-bops-florence/|work=The News and Observer|title=Appalachian St. bops Florence|date=November 7, 1971|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1971|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|title=Eastern Kentucky}}
| site_stadium = [[Roy Kidd Stadium|Hanger Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Richmond, Kentucky|Richmond, KY]]
| score = 14–28
| attend = 13,250
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90081082/brooks-breaks-mark-as-eastern-wins-2814/|work=Lexington Herald-Leader|title=Brooks breaks mark as Eastern wins 28–14|date=November 14, 1971|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1971|team=Elon Fightin' Christians|title=Elon}}
| site_stadium = Burlington Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington , NC]]
| score = 14–10
| attend = 9,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90081231/coakleys-12-yard-run-lifts-apps-past-el/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Coakley's 12-yard run lifts Apps past Elon|date=November 21, 1971|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football navbox}}

[[Category:1971 NCAA College Division independents football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:1971 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1971 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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