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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1998
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Southern Conference]]
| short_conf = SoCon
| TSNRank = 6
| record = 10–3
| conf_record = 6–2
| head_coach = [[Jerry Moore (American football, born 1939)|Jerry Moore]]
| hc_year = 10th
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium]]
| bowl = [[1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season#Postseason|NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal]]
| bowl_result = L 20–31 at [[1998 Northwestern State Demons football team|Northwestern State]]
}}
{{1998 Southern Conference football standings}}
The '''1998 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 [[1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season]]. In their tenth year under head coach [[Jerry Moore (American football, born 1939)|Jerry Moore]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 10–3, with a conference mark of 6–2. Appalachian State advanced to the [[NCAA Division I Football Championship|NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship]] playoffs, where they defeated [[1998 Tennessee State Tigers football team|Tennessee State]] in the first round and lost to [[1998 Northwestern State Demons football team|Northwestern State]] in the quarterfinals.

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1998
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1998 Liberty Flames football team|Liberty]]
| site_stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| score = 28–19
| attend = 13,161
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89775927/appalachian-state-grinds-out-win-over-9/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Appalachian State grinds out win over '97 foil Liberty|date=September 6, 1998|accessdate=November 29, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = [[ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center|Memorial Center]]
| site_cityst = [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City, TN]]
| score = 22–17
| attend = 7,791
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89776124/bucs-let-big-one-slip-away/|work=Johnson City Press|title=Bucs let big one slip away|date=September 13, 1998|accessdate=November 29, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| rank = 14
| opponent = [[1998 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 26–11
| attend = 10,261
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89776285/asu-runs-by-citadel/|work=The State|title=ASU runs by Citadel|date=September 27, 1998|accessdate=November 29, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = [[1998 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 = 30–27
| overtime = OT
| attend = 26,885
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89776490/mountaineers-top-wake-by-3-in-ot/|work=The News and Observer|title=Mountaineers top Wake by 3 in OT|date=October 4, 1998|accessdate=November 29, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| rank = 4
| opponent = [[1998 Furman Paladins football team|Furman]]
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 26–13
| attend = 15,883
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89776697/mountaineers-put-end-to-furmans-winning/|work=The Greenville News|title=Mountaineers put end to Furman's winning streak|date=October 11, 1998|accessdate=November 29, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 3
| opponent = [[1998 Georgia Southern Eagles football team|Georgia Southern]]
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = [[Paulson Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Statesboro, Georgia|Statesboro, GA]]
| gamename = [[Appalachian State–Georgia Southern football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 24–37
| attend = 20,353
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89776853/ga-southern-rolls-on/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Ga. Southern rolls on|date=October 18, 1998|accessdate=November 29, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| rank = 7
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 31–6
| attend = 16,883
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89777091/appalachian-state-31-wofford-6/|work=The State|title=Appalachian State 31, Wofford 6|date=October 25, 1998|accessdate=November 29, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = [[1998 Chattanooga Mocs football team|Chattanooga]]
| site_stadium = [[Finley Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga, TN]]
| score = 28–7
| attend = 5,231
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89777295/appalachian-state-beats-chattanooga/|work=The Jackson Sun|title=Appalachian State beats Chattanooga|date=November 1, 1997|accessdate=November 29, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| rank = 4
| opponent = [[1998 VMI Keydets football team|VMI]]
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 51–0
| attend = 18,391
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89777560/appy-st-pounds-vmi/|work=The Daily News Leader|title=Appy St. pounds VMI|date=November 8, 1998|accessdate=November 29, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 4
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|title=Eastern Kentucky}}
| site_stadium = [[Roy Kidd Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Richmond, Kentucky|Richmond, KY]]
| score = 19–0
| attend = 5,200
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89777783/eku-tumbles-190-in-first-home-shutout-s/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=EKU tumbles 19–0 in first home shutout since 1973|date=November 15, 1998|accessdate=November 29, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|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]]
| score = 6–23
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| attend = 13,785
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89777967/cats-quench-13-year-thirst/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Cats quench 13-year thirst|date=November 22, 1998|accessdate=November 29, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = [[1998 Tennessee State Tigers football team|Tennessee State]]
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| gamename = [[1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season#Postseason|NCAA Division I-AA First Round]]
| score = 45–31
| attend = 3,885
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89778144/tigers-offense-never-reached-second-gea/|work=The Tennessean|title=Tigers' offense never reached second gear|date=November 29, 1998|accessdate=November 29, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 5
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = [[1998 Northwestern State Demons football team|Northwestern State]]
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = [[Harry Turpin Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches, LA]]
| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal
| score = 20–31
| attend = 10,817
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89778458/big-plays-keep-nsu-rolling-on/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Big plays keep NSU rolling on|date=December 6, 1998|accessdate=November 29, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football navbox}}

[[Category:1998 Southern Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:1998 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1998 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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