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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.
The Appalachian State Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, United States.The Mountaineers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) between 1972 and 2014.
Scott Satterfield was named as Appalachian's 20th head coach on December 14, 2012. [3] Shawn Clark served as the 22nd head coach. As of the end of the 2023 season, Appalachian State has an all-time record of 663 wins, 356, losses, and 28 ties (.647 all-time winning percentage).
Through its history, the Appalachian State football program has won some 661 games, claimed three NCAA Championships, and appeared in either a bowl game or, alternatively, the Division I FCS playoffs, some 35 times. The Mountaineers have 22 conference championships and have one of the nation's best home field advantages by winning percentage.
Graydon Eggers, pictured with his 1928 Appalachian State Normal School football team, was the first coach in school history. The Mountaineer football team rushes the field prior to kickoff against the Georgia Southern Eagles on October 20, 2007.
In 1993, Borkowski was appointed Appalachian State University's fifth chancellor. During his tenure he expanded the University's outreach program. Holmes Convocation Center, the university’s basketball and multi-purpose arena, was built during his time at Appalachian State.
The Appalachian State–Georgia Southern football rivalry, also known as Deeper Than Hate, is a college rivalry between the Mountaineers of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, and the Eagles of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia.
The top band of the day receives the Chancellors Cup which is sponsored and presented by the chancellor of Appalachian State University. The chancellor, Sheri Everts, refused to sponsor the cup beginning in 2015 and the cup was renamed to the Sinfonian’s Cup. The festival has been on hiatus since 2019 due to construction around the stadium ...