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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1991
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Southern Conference]]
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 8–4
| conf_record = 5–1
| head_coach = [[Jerry Moore (American football, born 1939)|Jerry Moore]]
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium]]
| champion = SoCon champion
| bowl = [[1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season#Postseason|NCAA Division I-AA First Round]]
| bowl_result = L 3–14 vs. [[1991 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team|Eastern Kentucky]]
}}
{{1991 Southern Conference football standings}}
The '''1991 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 [[1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season]]. In their third year under head coach [[Jerry Moore (American football, born 1939)|Jerry Moore]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a conference mark of 5–1. Appalachian State was SoCon champion and advanced to the [[NCAA Division I Football Championship|NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship]] playoffs, where they lost to [[1991 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team|Eastern Kentucky]] in the first round.

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1991
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 31
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1991 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]]
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| gamename = [[Appalachian State–Marshall football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 9–3
| attend = 17,671
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89682276/appalachian-avenges-loss-stops-marshall/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian avenges loss, stops Marshall|date=September 1, 1991|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1991 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
| opprank = 8 <small>([[1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings|I-A]])</small>
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (Clemson)|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Clemson, South Carolina|Clemson, SC]]
| score = 0–34
| attend = 74,127
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89682422/clemson-passes-opening-test-340/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Clemson 'passes' opening test 34–0|date=September 8, 1991|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1991 VMI Keydets football team|VMI]]
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 24–19
| attend = 10,731
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89682570/appalachian-state-sinks-its-hooks-into-v/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian State sinks its hooks into VMI 24–19|date=September 15, 1991|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = [[1991 James Madison Dukes football team|James Madison]]
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 8–31
| attend = 13,467
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89682716/jmu-rocks-appy-st/|work=The Daily News Leader|title=JMU rocks Appy St.|date=September 22, 1991|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1991 Chattanooga Moccasins football team|Chattanooga]]
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 42–7
| attend = 18,711
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89682912/appalachian-state-rips-tennesseechattan/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Appalachian State rips Tennessee–Chattanooga|date=September 29, 1991|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1991 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 = 17–3
| attend = 28,234
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89683103/appalachian-rolls-by-sluggish-deacs/|work=The News and Observer|title=Appalachian rolls by sluggish Deacs|date=October 6, 1991|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = [[1991 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 = 21–14
| attend = 5,416
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89683254/appalachian-state-tops-east-tennessee-2/|work=The Tennessean|title=Appalachian State tops East Tennessee, 21–14|date=October 13, 1991|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = [[1991 Furman Paladins football team|Furman]]
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = [[Paladin Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville, SC]]
| overtime = 3OT
| score = 26–23
| attend = 13,082
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89683418/overtime-bad-time-for-fu-2623/|work=The Greenville News|title=Overtime bad time for FU, 26–23|date=October 20, 1991|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = [[1991 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| site_stadium = [[Johnson Hagood Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston, SC]]
| score = 10–17
| attend = 20,071
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89683568/citadel-defense-repels-late-bids-by-appa/|work=The State|title=Citadel defense repels late bids by Appalachian|date=November 3, 1991|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1991|team=Mississippi College Choctaws|title=Mississippi College}}
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 31–23
| attend = 17,231
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89683764/interceptions-stop-mc-in-loss-to-appalac/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Interceptions stop MC in loss to Appalachian|date=November 10, 1991|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = [[1991 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 = 24–14
| attend = 11,633
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89683906/asu-pounds-out-2414-win-over-wcu/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=ASU pounds out 24–14 win over WCU|date=November 17, 1991|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = [[1991 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team|Eastern Kentucky]]
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = [[Roy Kidd Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Richmond, Kentucky|Richmond, KY]]
| gamename = [[1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season#Postseason|NCAA Division I-AA First Round]]
| score = 3–14
| attend = 2,750
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89684076/eastern-back-on-playoff-track-143/|work=Lexington Herald-Leader|title=Eastern back on playoff track 14–3|date=December 1, 1991|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==After the season==
===NFL Draft===
The following Mountaineers were selected in the [[1992 NFL draft]] following the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm|title=1992 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 20, 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Appalachian State Mountaineers|border=2|Round|Pick|Player|Position|NFL Team}}
|-
|5||122||Gary Dandridge||[[Defensive back]]||[[Seattle Seahawks]]
|-
|7||178||Mike Frier||[[Defensive tackle]]||Seattle Seahawks
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

[[Category:1991 Southern Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:Southern Conference football champion seasons]]
[[Category:1991 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1991 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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