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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1983
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = [[Southern Conference]]
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = [[Mack Brown]]
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
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| captain =
| stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
}}
{{1983 Southern Conference football standings}}
The '''1983 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 [[1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season]]. In their only year under head coach [[Mack Brown]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–5 in conference play, placing fourth in the SoCon.

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1983
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1983 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 = 27–25
| attend = 25,711
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89936235/apps-shock-wake/|work=The News and Observer|title=Apps shock Wake|date=September 4, 1983|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1983 James Madison Dukes football team|James Madison]]
| site_stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| score = 20–24
| attend = 12,240
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86938994/mountaineers-on-other-end-of-upset-242/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Mountaineers on other end of upset, 24–20|date=September 11, 1983|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1983 VMI Keydets football team|VMI]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 31–0
| attend = 14,128
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89936463/appalachian-mauls-vmi/|work=Daily Press|title=Appalachian mauls VMI|date=September 18, 1983|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = [[1983 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| site_stadium = [[Johnson Hagood Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston, SC]]
| score = 27–16
| attend = 15,795
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89936667/mountaineers-get-early-lead-whip-citade/|work=The Greenville News|title=Mountaineers get early lead, whip Citadel|date=September 25, 1983|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 14
| opponent = [[1983 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 = 27–11
| attend = 9,565
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89936825/etsu-falls-2711/|work=Kingsport Times-News|title=ETSU falls, 27–11|date=October 2, 1983|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = l
| rank = 10
| opponent = [[1983 Chattanooga Moccasins football team|Chattanooga]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 9–30
| attend = 13,264
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89936970/app-st-blitzed-by-utchattanooga/|work=Rocky Mount Telegram|title=App. St. blitzed by UT–Chattanooga|date=October 9, 1983|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = w
| rank = 18
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1983|team=Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs|title=Gardner–Webb}}
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 21–17
| attend = 16,621
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89937208/appalachian-rallies-by-gardnerwebb-21/|work=The News and Observer|title=Appalachian rallies by Gardner–Webb, 21–17|date=October 16, 1983|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1983 Furman Paladins football team|Furman]]
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = [[Paladin Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville, SC]]
| score = 0–49
| attend = 14,973
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89798990/furman-routs-injury-riddled-appalachian/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Furman routs injury-riddled Appalachian State|date=October 23, 1983|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1983 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]]
| site_stadium = [[Carter–Finley Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]]
| score = 7–33
| attend = 40,800
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89937490/state-whips-asu-337/|work=The News and Observer|title=State whips ASU, 33–7|date=November 6, 1983|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1983 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| gamename = [[Appalachian State–Marshall football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 28–19
| attend = 8,112
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89937710/apps-outlast-marshall/|work=The State|title=Apps outlast Marshall|date=November 13, 1983|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1983 Western Carolina Catamounts football team|Western Carolina]]
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = [[Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium|Whitmire Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Cullowhee, North Carolina|Cullowhee, NC]]
| score = 15–41
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| attend = 13,924
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89937880/catamounts-run-wild-4115/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Catamounts run wild, 41–15|date=November 20, 1983|accessdate=December 2, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football navbox}}

[[Category:1983 Southern Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:1983 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1983 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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