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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1979
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = [[Southern Conference]]
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 3–8
| conf_record = 3–4
| head_coach = [[Jim Brakefield]]
| hc_year = 9th
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
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| captain =
| stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
}}
{{1979 Southern Conference football standings}}
The '''1979 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 [[1979 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. In their ninth year under head coach [[Jim Brakefield]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SoCon. After their victory over Marshall in their season finale, Brakefield resigned as head coach of the Mountaineers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89968114/brakefield-app-coach-for-9-years-resig/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Brakefield, App coach for 9 years, resigns|date=November 18, 1979|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1979
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-A

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1979 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest]]
| site_stadium = [[Truist Field at Wake Forest|Groves Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem, NC]]
| score = 23–30
| attend = 26,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89966433/wake-forest-nips-apps/|work=The News and Observer|title=Wake Forest nips Apps|date=September 9, 1979|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1979 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team|Virginia Tech]]
| site_stadium = [[Lane Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg, VA]]
| score = 32–41
| attend = 30,300
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89966616/casey-leads-gobblers-over-appalachian-st/|work=The Daily News Leader|title=Casey leads Gobblers over Appalachian State|date=September 16, 1979|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1979 Western Carolina Catamounts football team|Western Carolina]]
| site_stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| score = 35–27
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| attend = 17,124
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89966809/appalachian-beats-western-carolina/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian beats Western Carolina|date=September 23, 1979|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1979 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| site_stadium = [[Johnson Hagood Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston, SC]]
| score = 23–24
| attend = 17,850
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89966928/citadel-surprises-appalachian-2423/|work=The State|title=Citadel surprises Appalachian 24–23|date=September 30, 1979|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = l
| opponent = [[1979 Chattanooga Moccasins football team|Chattanooga]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 21–24
| attend = 16,255
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89967112/utchattanooga-nips-appalachian/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=UT–Chattanooga nips Appalachian|date=October 7, 1979|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = l
| opponent = [[1979 VMI Keydets football team|VMI]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 22–27
| attend = 7,624
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89967289/allen-powers-vmi-win/|work=The News and Observer|title=Allen powers VMI win|date=October 14, 1979|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1979 Furman Paladins football team|Furman]]
| site_stadium = [[Sirrine Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville, SC]]
| score = 17–31
| attend = 13,287
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89967408/paladins-slam-door-on-apps/|work=The Greenville News|title=Paladins slam door on Apps|date=October 21, 1979|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1979 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team|East Tennessee State]]
| site_stadium = [[ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center|Memorial Center]]
| site_cityst = [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City, TN]]
| score = 24–10
| attend = 12,469
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89967501/mountaineers-surprise-sleeping-bucs/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Mountaineers surprise sleeping Bucs|date=October 28, 1979|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1979 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 21–38
| attend = 13,815
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72668285/pirates-outscore-asu/|work=Rocky Mount Telegram|title=Pirates outscore ASU|date=November 4, 1979|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1979 William & Mary Tribe football team|William & Mary]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 0–9
| attend = 4,820
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89967813/three-libassi-field-goals-wm-defense-s/|work=Daily Press|title=Three Libassi field goals, W&M defense stop Apps|date=November 11, 1979|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1979 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| gamename = [[Appalachian State–Marshall football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 45–7
| attend = 8,875
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89967972/asu-smokes-herd-457/|work=The News and Observer|title=ASU smokes Herd, 45–7|date=November 18, 1979|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football navbox}}

[[Category:1979 Southern Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:1979 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1979 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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