1978 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1978
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
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| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 4–2
| head_coach = Jim Brakefield
| hc_year = 8th
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| stadium = Conrad Stadium
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{{1978 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Jim Brakefield, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SoCon.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1978
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-A
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1978|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 35–14
| attend = 11,250
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89975106/mountaineers-top-terriers-3514/|work=The Greenville News|title=Mountaineers top Terriers, 35–14|date=September 10, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 28–7
| attend = 15,768
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89975224/apps-down-marshall-287/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Apps down Marshall, 28–7|date=September 17, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 24–19
| attend = 8,416
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89975464/appalachian-rally-rocks-richmond-2419/|work=Daily Press|title=Appalachian rally rocks Richmond, 24–19|date=September 24, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = l
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 34–52
| attend = 13,150
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89975655/furman-outscores-appalachian-5234/|work=The State|title=Furman outscores Appalachian 52–34|date=October 1, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 14–72
| attend = 10,501
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89975878/appalachian-trounced-7214/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian trounced 72–14|date=October 8, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1978|team=Lenoir–Rhyne Bears|title=Lenoir–Rhyne}}
| site_stadium = Moretz Stadium
| site_cityst = Hickory, NC
| score = 49–28
| attend = 7,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89976141/apps-survive-scare-outlast-lenoirrhyne/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Apps survive scare, outlast Lenoir–Rhyne|date=October 15, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 42–14
| attend = 11,130
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89976294/asu-beats-citadel/|work=The Greenville News|title=ASU beats Citadel|date=October 22, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 34–35
| attend = 14,471
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89976506/bucs-claim-3534-thriller-over-appy-stat/|work=Kingsport Times-News|title=Bucs claim 35–34 thriller over Appy State|date=October 29, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = East Carolina
| site_stadium = Ficklen Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| score = 8–33
| attend = 19,726
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72661873/east-carolina-whips-apps-338/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=East Carolina whips Apps 33–8|date=November 5, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 31–10
| attend = 4,600
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89976696/vmi-falls-3110-to-appalachian/|work=Daily Press|title=VMI falls 31–10 to Appalachian|date=November 12, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Western Carolina
| site_stadium = Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| score = 39–13
| gamename = rivalry
| attend = 12,232
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89976847/appalachian-ends-wcu-title-hopes/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Appalachian ends WCU title hopes|date=November 19, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
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