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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1996
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Southern Conference]]
| short_conf = SoCon
| TSNRank = 25
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 5–3
| head_coach = [[Jerry Moore (American football, born 1939)|Jerry Moore]]
| hc_year = 8th
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium]]
}}
{{1996 Southern Conference football standings}}
The '''1996 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 [[1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season]]. In their eighth year under head coach [[Jerry Moore (American football, born 1939)|Jerry Moore]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference mark of 5–3.

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1996
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 4
| opponent = [[1996 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 = 13–19
| attend = 21,129
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89719159/four-field-goals-help-deacons-win-opener/|work=The News and Observer|title=Four field goals help Deacons win opener|date=August 30, 1996|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1996|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}}
| site_stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| score = 16–3
| attend = 14,383
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89719383/appalachian-state-stifles-tennessee-tech/|work=The Leaf-Chronicle|title=Appalachian State stifles Tennessee Tech in opener|date=September 8, 1996|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1996|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|title=Eastern Kentucky}}
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = [[Roy Kidd Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Richmond, Kentucky|Richmond, KY]]
| score = 21–14
| attend = 4,800
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89719617/no-5-appalachian-state-slips-past-eku-2/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=No. 5 Appalachian State slips past EKU 21–14|date=September 22, 1996|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| rank = 4
| opponent = [[1996 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 34–20
| attend = 13,231
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89719840/mountaineers-storm-the-citadel/|work=The State|title=Mountaineers storm The Citadel|date=September 29, 1996|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 4
| opponent = [[1996 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 = 10–31
| attend = 10,416
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89720207/the-streak-is-over/|work=Johnson City Press|title=The streak is over|date=October 6, 1996|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = l
| rank = 14
| opponent = [[1996 Furman Paladins football team|Furman]]
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 14–20
| attend = 12,111
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89720409/long-drive-spurs-furman-to-5th-win/|work=The Greenville News|title=Long drive spurs Furman to 5th win|date=October 13, 1996|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 21
| opponent = [[1996 Georgia Southern Eagles football team|Georgia Southern]]
| site_stadium = [[Paulson Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Statesboro, Georgia|Statesboro, GA]]
| gamename = [[Appalachian State–Georgia Southern football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 35–28
| attend = 11,074
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89720634/qb-swap-stops-ga-southern/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=QB swap stops Ga. Southern|date=October 20, 1996|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = l
| rank = 20
| opponent = [[1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]]
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| gamename = [[Appalachian State–Marshall football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 10–24
| attend = 23,458
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89720885/ground-assault-buries-asu/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Ground assault buries ASU|date=October 27, 1996|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1996 Chattanooga Moccasins football team|Chattanooga]]
| site_stadium = [[Chamberlain Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga, TN]]
| score = 20–6
| attend = 6,487
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89721082/scotts-2-scores-lead-mountaineers/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Scott's 2 scores lead Mountaineers|date=November 3, 1996|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1996|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=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 = 24–17
| attend = 11,316
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89721315/asu-wins-12th-straight/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=ASU wins 12th straight|date=November 17, 1996|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = w
| rank = 25
| opponent = [[1996 VMI Keydets football team|VMI]]
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 26–14
| attend = 8,260
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89721477/appy-state-overcomes-vmi-2614/|work=The Daily News Leader|title=Appy State overcomes VMI, 26–14|date=November 24, 1996|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football navbox}}

[[Category:1996 Southern Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:1996 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1996 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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