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Yosef is the mascot for Appalachian State. The origin of the name Yosef comes from mountain talk for "yourself", the idea being that if you are a fan, friend or alumnus and have a heart of black and gold, you are Yosef. [21] Yosef first appeared in the 1942 edition of The Rhododendron, Appalachian's annual yearbook.
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.
The Appalachian State Mountaineers football team is the intercollegiate American football team representing Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. [3] The Mountaineers have competed in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and the Sun Belt Conference since 2014. [4]
Appalachian State, along with the rest of the Southern Conference, began competing at the I-AA (later known as the Football Championship Subdivision, or FCS) level in 1981. The Mountaineers transitioned to the FBS in 2014, joining the Sun Belt Conference alongside longtime Southern Conference rival Georgia Southern .
Conrad Stadium was renamed on September 3, 1988 in honor of Kidd Brewer, one of the most successful head coaches in Appalachian football history and a colorful part of North Carolina history. Brewer, a Winston-Salem native, served as head football coach of the Mountaineers from 1935 to 1938, compiling a 30–5–3 overall mark in his four ...
The 1930 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented Appalachian State Teachers College (now known as Appalachian State University) as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In their second year under head coach C. B. Johnston, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–2–1.
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.
The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season.