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{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1986
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Southern Conference]]
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 9–2–1
| conf_record = 6–0–1
| head_coach = [[Sparky Woods]]
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
| champion = SoCon champion
| bowl = [[1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season#Postseason|NCAA Division I-AA First Round]]
| bowl_result = L 26–28 vs. [[1986 Nicholls State Colonels football team|Nicholls State]]
|CoachRank=6}}
{{1986 Southern Conference football standings}}
The '''1986 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 [[1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season]]. In their third year under head coach [[Sparky Woods]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1 with a conference mark of 6–0–1, winning the SoCon title. Appalachian State advanced to the [[NCAA Division I Football Championship|NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship]] playoff, where they lost in the first round to [[1986 Nicholls State Colonels football team|Nicholls State]].

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1986
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1986 Western Carolina Catamounts football team|Western Carolina]]
| site_stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| score = 17–13
| attend = 22,618
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89130942/apps-settle-mountain-debate/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Apps 'Settle' mountain debate|date=August 31, 1986|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1986 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 = 13–21
| attend = 28,700
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89131104/deacons-gun-down-asu-2113/|work=The News and Observer|title=Deacons gun down ASU, 21–13|date=September 7, 1986|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1986 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team|East Tennessee State]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 40–14
| attend = 14,200
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89131271/settle-not-alone-on-asu-offense/|work=Kingsport Times-News|title=Settle not alone on ASU offense|date=September 14, 1986|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| rank = 10
| opponent = [[1986 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 33–10
| attend = 20,800
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89131423/apps-steamroll-citadel-3310/|work=The Greenville News|title=Apps steamroll Citadel, 33–10|date=September 28, 1986|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = w
| rank = 8
| opponent = [[1986 Davidson Wildcats football team|Davidson]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 63–6
| attend = 21,217
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89131665/record-books-burned-in-appalachian-state/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Record books burned in Appalachian State destruction of Davidson|date=October 5, 1986|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = [[1986 Chattanooga Moccasins football team|Chattanooga]]
| site_stadium = [[Chamberlain Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga, TN]]
| score = 20–15
| attend = 9,044
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89131822/settle-leads-appalachian-state-to-win/|work=The Herald|title=Settle leads Appalachian State to win|date=October 12, 1986|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = [[1986 James Madison Dukes football team|James Madison]]
| site_stadium = [[Bridgeforth Stadium|JMU Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Harrisonburg, Virginia|Harrisonburg, VA]]
| score = 21–20
| attend = 12,600
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86966448/appalachian-rallies-over-dukes-2120/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian rallies over Dukes 21–20|date=October 19, 1986|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = t
| rank = 5
| opponent = [[1986 Furman Paladins football team|Furman]]
| opprank = T–18
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 17–17
| attend = 9,878
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89132258/furman-paladins-salvage-1717-tie-with-a/|work=The Times and Democrat|title=Furman Paladins salvage 17–17 tie with Appalachian on Wood kick|date=October 26, 1986|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = [[1986 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]]
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = [[Fairfield Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington, WV]]
| gamename = [[Appalachian State–Marshall football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 27–17
| attend = 12,285
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89132472/settle-runs-for-193-yards-as-apps-beat-m/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Settle runs for 193 yards as Apps beat Marshall|date=November 9, 1986|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = [[1986 VMI Keydets football team|VMI]]
| site_stadium = [[Alumni Memorial Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Lexington, Virginia|Lexington, VA]]
| score = 19–6
| attend = 3,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89132706/mistakes-fatal-for-keydets/|work=The Daily News Leader|title=Mistakes fatal for Keydets|date=November 16, 1986|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = [[1986 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team|North Carolina A&T]]
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 55–9
| attend = 14,700
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89132964/apps-settle-mountaineer-defense-trampl/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Apps' Settle, Mountaineer defense trample No. 13 N.C. A&T|date=November 23, 1986|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = [[1986 Nicholls State Colonels football team|Nicholls State]]
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| gamename = [[1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season#Postseason|NCAA Division I-AA First Round]]
| score = 26–28
| attend = 7,767
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89133188/hodson-leads-nicholls-over-appalachian-s/|work=The Daily Advertiser|title=Hodson leads Nicholls over Appalachian St.|date=November 30, 1986|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football navbox}}
{{Southern Conference football champions}}

[[Category:1986 Southern Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:Southern Conference football champion seasons]]
[[Category:1986 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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