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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1981
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Southern Conference]]
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 3–7–1
| conf_record = 1–5–1
| head_coach = [[Mike Working]]
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
}}
{{1981 Southern Conference football standings}}
The '''1981 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 [[1981 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. In their second year under head coach [[Mike Working]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 with a mark of 1–5–1 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SoCon.

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1981
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-A

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1981|team=Lenoir–Rhyne Bears|title=Lenoir–Rhyne}}
| site_stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| score = 48–9
| attend = 12,150
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89943201/apps-cruise-on-parkers-4-scores/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Apps cruise on Parker's 4 scores|date=September 6, 1981|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1981 James Madison Dukes football team|James Madison]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 45–0
| attend = 9,200
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86900140/appalachian-rubs-it-in-whips-james-madi/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian rubs it in, whips James Madison 45–0|date=September 13, 1981|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1981 Chattanooga Moccasins football team|Chattanooga]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 31–14
| attend = 16,300
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89943598/asu-tramples-utc-3114/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=ASU tramples UTC, 31–14|date=September 20, 1981|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1981 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| site_stadium = [[Johnson Hagood Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston, SC]]
| score = 20–34
| attend = 17,250
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89943743/citadel-runs-past-appalachian-3420/|work=The State|title=Citadel runs past Appalachian 34–20|date=September 27, 1981|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1981 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 = 14–15
| attend = 24,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89943896/deacs-comeback-stops-apps/|work=The News and Observer|title=Deacs' comeback stops Apps|date=October 4, 1981|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1981 Furman Paladins football team|Furman]]
| site_stadium = [[Paladin Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville, SC]]
| score = 18–22
| attend = 19,058
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89812289/furman-turns-game-around/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Furman turns game around 22–18|date=October 11, 1981|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = t
| opponent = [[1981 VMI Keydets football team|VMI]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 14–14
| attend = 18,830
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89944221/vmi-uses-rally-to-register-tie-at-appala/|work=Daily Press|title=VMI uses rally to register tie at Appalachian|date=October 18, 1981|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1981 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]]
| site_stadium = [[Lane Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg, VA]]
| score = 12–34
| attend = 45,200
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89944351/va-tech-goes-to-air-for-victory/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Va. Tech goes to air for victory|date=October 25, 1981|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| opponent = [[1981 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| gamename = [[Appalachian State–Marshall football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 10–17
| attend = 8,280
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89944488/herd-edges-mounties-wins-first-league-g/|work=The State|title=Herd edges Mounties, wins first league game|date=November 8, 1981|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1981 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 = 14–21
| attend = 7,123
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89944607/bucs-rally-past-apps/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Bucs rally past Apps|date=November 15, 1981|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1981 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 = 10–21
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| attend = 11,218
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89944729/wcu-defense-strangles-apps/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=WCU defense strangles Apps|date=November 22, 1981|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football navbox}}

[[Category:1981 Southern Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:1981 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1981 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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