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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1978
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Southern Conference]]
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 4–2
| head_coach = [[Jim Brakefield]]
| hc_year = 8th
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
}}
{{1978 Southern Conference football standings}}
The '''1978 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 [[1978 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. In their eighth year under head coach [[Jim Brakefield]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SoCon.

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1978
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-A

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1978|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
| site_stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| score = 35–14
| attend = 11,250
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89975106/mountaineers-top-terriers-3514/|work=The Greenville News|title=Mountaineers top Terriers, 35–14|date=September 10, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1978 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]]
| site_stadium = [[Fairfield Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington, WV]]
| gamename = [[Appalachian State–Marshall football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 28–7
| attend = 15,768
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89975224/apps-down-marshall-287/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Apps down Marshall, 28–7|date=September 17, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1978 Richmond Spiders football team|Richmond]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 24–19
| attend = 8,416
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89975464/appalachian-rally-rocks-richmond-2419/|work=Daily Press|title=Appalachian rally rocks Richmond, 24–19|date=September 24, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = l
| opponent = [[1978 Furman Paladins football team|Furman]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 34–52
| attend = 13,150
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89975655/furman-outscores-appalachian-5234/|work=The State|title=Furman outscores Appalachian 52–34|date=October 1, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1978 Chattanooga Moccasins football team|Chattanooga]]
| site_stadium = [[Chamberlain Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga, TN]]
| score = 14–72
| attend = 10,501
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89975878/appalachian-trounced-7214/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian trounced 72–14|date=October 8, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1978|team=Lenoir–Rhyne Bears|title=Lenoir–Rhyne}}
| site_stadium = [[Moretz Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory, NC]]
| score = 49–28
| attend = 7,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89976141/apps-survive-scare-outlast-lenoirrhyne/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Apps survive scare, outlast Lenoir–Rhyne|date=October 15, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1978 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| site_stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| score = 42–14
| attend = 11,130
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89976294/asu-beats-citadel/|work=The Greenville News|title=ASU beats Citadel|date=October 22, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1978 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team|East Tennessee State]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 34–35
| attend = 14,471
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89976506/bucs-claim-3534-thriller-over-appy-stat/|work=Kingsport Times-News|title=Bucs claim 35–34 thriller over Appy State|date=October 29, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1978 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]]
| site_stadium = [[Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium|Ficklen Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Greenville, North Carolina|Greenville, NC]]
| score = 8–33
| attend = 19,726
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72661873/east-carolina-whips-apps-338/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=East Carolina whips Apps 33–8|date=November 5, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1978 VMI Keydets football team|VMI]]
| site_stadium = [[Alumni Memorial Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Lexington, Virginia|Lexington, VA]]
| score = 31–10
| attend = 4,600
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89976696/vmi-falls-3110-to-appalachian/|work=Daily Press|title=VMI falls 31–10 to Appalachian|date=November 12, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1978 Western Carolina Catamounts football team|Western Carolina]]
| site_stadium = [[Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium|Whitmire Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Cullowhee, North Carolina|Cullowhee, NC]]
| score = 39–13
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| attend = 12,232
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89976847/appalachian-ends-wcu-title-hopes/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Appalachian ends WCU title hopes|date=November 19, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football navbox}}

[[Category:1978 Southern Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:1978 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1978 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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