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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1989
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Southern Conference]]
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 9–3
| conf_record = 5–2
| head_coach = [[Jerry Moore (American football, born 1939)|Jerry Moore]]
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium]]
| bowl = [[1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season#Postseason|NCAA Division I-AA First Round]]
| bowl_result = L 21–24 vs. [[1989 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee]]
}}
{{1989 Southern Conference football standings}}
The '''1989 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 [[1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season]]. In their first year under head coach [[Jerry Moore (American football, born 1939)|Jerry Moore]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a conference mark of 5–2. Appalachian State advanced to the [[NCAA Division I Football Championship|NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship]] playoffs, where they lost to [[1989 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee]] in the first round.

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1989
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1989|team=Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs|title=Gardner–Webb}}
| site_stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| score = 43–7
| attend = 12,872
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89663963/melchor-mountaineers-run-past-bulldogs/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Melchor, Mountaineers run past Bulldogs|date=September 3, 1989|accessdate=November 27, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1989 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 = 15–10
| attend = 30,200
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89664116/asu-plays-the-spoiler-again-tops-deacon/|work=The News and Observer|title=ASU plays the spoiler again, tops Deacons in opener, 15–10|date=September 10, 1989|accessdate=November 27, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1989 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| site_stadium = [[Johnson Hagood Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston, SC]]
| score = 13–23
| attend = 17,118
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89664341/the-citadel-withstands-appalachian-st-r/|work=The Index-Journal|title=The Citadel withstands Appalachian St. rally|date=September 17, 1989|accessdate=November 27, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = [[1989 James Madison Dukes football team|James Madison]]
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 20–13
| attend = 10,060
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87056248/campbells-3-touchdowns-help-appalachian/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Campbell's 3 touchdowns help Appalachian nip JMU|date=September 24, 1989|accessdate=November 27, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = [[1989 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 = 20–14
| attend = 6,888
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89664673/buccaneers-upset-bid-falls-short/|work=Johnson City Press|title=Buccaneers' upset bid falls short|date=October 1, 1989|accessdate=November 27, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = w
| rank = 9
| opponent = [[1989 VMI Keydets football team|VMI]]
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 34–0
| attend = 12,379
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89664830/melchor-sparks-appalachian-state-past-vm/|work=The State|title=Melchor sparks Appalachian State past VMI|date=October 8, 1989|accessdate=November 27, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 8
| opponent = [[1989 Furman Paladins football team|Furman]]
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = [[Paladin Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville, SC]]
| score = 6–31
| attend = 13,435
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89665012/old-fashioned-furman-grinds-up-asu-316/|work=The Greenville News|title=Old-fashioned Furman grinds up ASU, 31–6|date=October 15, 1989|accessdate=November 27, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = w
| rank = 15
| opponent = [[1989 Chattanooga Moccasins football team|Chattanooga]]
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 41–7
| attend = 20,122
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89665159/appy-thrashes-utc/|work=Kingsport Times-News|title=Appy thrashes UT–C|date=October 29, 1989|accessdate=November 27, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = w
| rank = 10
| opponent = [[1989 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]]
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| gamename = [[Appalachian State–Marshall football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 28–7
| attend = 11,212
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89665325/mountaineers-pound-marshall/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Mountaineers pound Marshall|date=November 5, 1989|accessdate=November 27, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1989|team=Catawba Indians|title=Catawba}}
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 31–20
| attend = 10,005
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89665536/appalachian-state-rallies-in-2nd-half-s/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian State rallies in 2nd half, survives Catawba|date=November 12, 1989|accessdate=November 27, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = [[1989 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]]
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| score = 31–20
| attend = 13,118
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89665679/appalachian-rolls-to-win-over-western/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Appalachian rolls to win over Western|date=November 19, 1989|accessdate=November 27, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = [[1989 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee]]
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = [[Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro, TN]]
| gamename = [[1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season#Postseason|NCAA Division I-AA First Round]]
| score = 21–24
| attend = 5,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89665886/lisles-field-goal-lifts-mtsu/|work=The Tennessean|title=Lisle's field goal lifts MTSU|date=November 26, 1989|accessdate=November 27, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football navbox}}

[[Category:1989 Southern Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:1989 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1989 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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