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Yosef the Mountaineer. 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'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.
Scott Satterfield was named as Appalachian's 20th head coach on December 14, 2012. [3] The current head coach of the Mountaineers is Dowell Loggains, who was hired in December 2024. [4] As of the end of the 2024 season, Appalachian State has an all-time record of 669 wins, 360, losses, and 29 ties (.646 all-time winning percentage). [5]
The Mountaineers beat an AP Top 25 team for the first time as an FBS team. App State was still in the FCS when it beat No. 5 Michigan in 2007.
On November 28, 2022, defensive coordinator Dale Jones left the program. [1]On January 13, 2023, the Mountaineers hired Scot Sloan to be their defensive coordinator. [2]On January 16 Appalachian State hired Frank Ponce to be their offensive coordinator after 2022 offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay left to become the offensive coordinator at Mississippi State.
Appalachian State won two Southern Conference championships in 1986 and 1987 under Sparky Woods. [1] After Woods left to coach South Carolina, Jerry Moore was hired to replace him. Moore went on to become the longest-tenured and winningest coach in team history; the Mountaineers recorded a losing season only once in Moore's 24 seasons as head ...
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.
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