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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1973
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = [[Southern Conference]]
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 3–7–1
| conf_record = 2–2
| head_coach = [[Jim Brakefield]]
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach =
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| off_scheme =
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| captain =
| stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
}}
{{1973 Southern Conference football standings}}
The '''1973 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 [[1973 NCAA Division I football season]]. In their third year under head coach [[Jim Brakefield]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SoCon.

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1973
| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1973 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team|Western Kentucky]]
| site_stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| score = 7–42
| attend = 8,250
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90070140/western-snaps-appalachian-wishbone-427/|work=The Park City Daily News|title=Western snaps Appalachian wishbone 42–7|date=September 9, 1973|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1973 Furman Paladins football team|Furman]]
| site_stadium = [[Sirrine Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville, SC]]
| score = 0–17
| attend = 15,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90070270/furman-blanks-appalachian/|work=The Greenville News|title=Furman blanks Appalachian|date=September 16, 1973|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}}
| site_stadium = [[Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium|Whitmire Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Cullowhee, North Carolina|Cullowhee, NC]]
| score = 14–23
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| attend = 9,200
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90070419/western-wins/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Western wins|date=September 23, 1973|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1973 Davidson Wildcats football team|Davidson]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 24–8
| attend = 10,650
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90070549/pass-thief-kicking-trio-pace-appalachia/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Pass thief, kicking trio pace Appalachian over Davidson|date=September 30, 1973|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Lenoir Rhyne Bears|title=Lenoir Rhyne}}
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 14–14
| attend = 8,100
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90070637/appalachian-tied-by-upstart-bears-1414/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Appalachian tied by upstart Bears, 14–14|date=October 7, 1973|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City, TN]]
| score = 11–19
| attend = 8,152
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90070736/big-blue-turns-back-apps-1911/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Big Blue turns back Apps, 19–11|date=October 14, 1973|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 28–21
| attend = 5,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90070844/app-state-beats-wofford/|work=The Times and Democrat|title=App. State beats Wofford|date=October 21, 1973|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1973 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 31–6
| attend = 7,855
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90070936/mounties-air-game-crushes-bulldogs-31/|work=The State|title=Mounties' air game crushes Bulldogs, 31–6|date=October 28, 1973|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1973 Florence State Lions football team|Florence State]]
| site_stadium = [[Braly Municipal Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Florence, Alabama|Florence, AL]]
| score = 7–21
| attend = 5,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90071193/florence-st-beats-apps/|work=The News and Observer|title=Florence St. beats Apps|date=November 4, 1973|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1973 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]]
| site_stadium = [[Williams–Brice Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia, SC]]
| score = 14–35
| attend = 33,705
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90071283/s-carolina-romps-3514/|work=The Palm Beach Post|title=S. Carolina romps, 35–14|date=November 11, 1973|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1973 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]]
| site_stadium = [[Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium|Ficklen Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Greenville, North Carolina|Greenville, NC]]
| score = 14–49
| attend = 14,182
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72598946/pirates-rout-apps-4914/|work=Rocky Mount Telegram|title=Pirates rout Apps, 49–14|date=November 18, 1973|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football navbox}}

[[Category:1973 Southern Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:1973 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1973 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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