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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1980
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Southern Conference]]
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 6–4–1
| conf_record = 4–2–1
| head_coach = [[Mike Working]]
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
}}
{{1980 Southern Conference football standings}}
The '''1980 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 [[1980 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. In their first year under head coach [[Mike Working]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play, and finished third in the SoCon.

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1980
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-A

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1980 James Madison Dukes football team|James Madison]]
| site_stadium = [[Bridgeforth Stadium|Madison Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Harrisonburg, Virginia|Harrisonburg, VA]]
| score = 34–6
| attend = 7,100
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86896290/beasley-key-apps-to-easy-triumph-over-j/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Beasley key Apps to easy triumph over J. Madison|date=September 7, 1980|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1980 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| site_stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| score = 17–14
| attend = 15,250
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89964354/appalachian-tops-citadel/|work=The Times and Democrat|title=Appalachian tops Citadel|date=September 14, 1980|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1980 Chattanooga Moccasins football team|Chattanooga]]
| site_stadium = [[Chamberlain Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga, TN]]
| score = 7–14
| attend = 11,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89964531/durden-running-leads-utc-win/|work=The Tennessean|title=Durden running leads UTC win|date=September 21, 1980|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1980 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team|East Tennessee State]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 42–15
| attend = 14,160
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89964666/mountaineers-romp-past-bucs/|work=Kingsport Times-News|title=Mountaineers romp past Bucs|date=September 28, 1980|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1980 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 = 23–6
| attend = 14,010
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89964805/appalachian-st-pounds-marshall/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Appalachian St. pounds Marshall|date=October 5, 1980|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1980 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]]
| site_stadium = [[Carter–Finley Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]]
| score = 14–17
| attend = 41,800
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89965021/wolfpack-salvages-victory-over-apps/|work=The News and Observer|title=Wolfpack salvages victory over Apps|date=October 12, 1980|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1980|team=Lenoir–Rhyne Bears|title=Lenoir–Rhyne}}
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 57–25
| attend = 11,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89965125/appalachian-state-zips-5725/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Appalachian State zips 57–25|date=October 19, 1980|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = l
| opponent = [[1980 Furman Paladins football team|Furman]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 20–21
| attend = 14,200
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89818188/furman-sneaks-past-apps-2120/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Furman sneaks past Apps, 21–20|date=October 26, 1980|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1980 Western Carolina Catamounts football team|Western Carolina]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 27–24
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| attend = 15,850
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89965323/asu-rallies-past-western-2724/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=ASU rallies past Western, 27–24|date=November 2, 1980|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = [[1980 VMI Keydets football team|VMI]]
| site_stadium = [[Alumni Memorial Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Lexington, Virginia|Lexington, VA]]
| score = 16–16
| attend = 4,700
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89965416/kicking-malady-holds-vmi-to-tie-with-app/|work=Daily Press|title=Kicking malady holds VMI to tie with Apps|date=November 9, 1980|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1980 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 = 16–28
| attend = 23,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89965546/records-penalty-flags-fall-as-wake-tops/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Records, penalty flags fall as Wake tops Apps|date=November 3, 1980|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football navbox}}

[[Category:1980 Southern Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:1980 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1980 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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