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Appalachian State University (/ ˌ æ p ə ˈ l æ tʃ ən / [a]), or App State, is a public university in Boone, North Carolina.It was founded as a teachers' college in 1899 by brothers B. B. and D. D. Dougherty and the latter's wife, Lillie Shull Dougherty.
On July 1, 2014, Appalachian State moved to the Sun Belt Conference. Appalachian State fields varsity teams in 17 sports, 7 for men and 10 for women. The football team competes in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly I-A, as a result of the transition to the Sun Belt. The wrestling team remains in the Southern Conference ...
Appalachian State's first year of FBS play would come in 2014 as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. However, per NCAA rules, the Mountaineers would not be eligible for the FBS post-season until 2015. The first game of App State's inaugural FBS season was a rematch of the 2007 Appalachian State vs. Michigan football game.
The 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season.The Mountaineers were led by first-year head coach Eliah Drinkwitz through the team's win in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game, after which he left to fill the head coaching vacancy at Missouri. [1]
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The Appalachian State Mountaineers football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Appalachian State University in the Eastern Division of the Sun Belt Conference.
Fielding its first organized football team in 1928, the Appalachian State Mountaineers have had 22 coaches. Flucie Stewart and E. C. Duggins have each served twice as head coach of the Mountaineers. Jerry Moore is the only three-time winner of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Coach of the Year award. [ 1 ]
On December 3, 2023, an Appalachian State men's basketball game against Auburn University drew 7,037 fans. The Mountaineers won 69-64 against Bruce Pearl 's Auburn Tigers. This was the team's first-ever win over a high-major opponent in the Holmes Center and first home win against a high-major opponent since 1993 when they defeated Nebraska in ...