The 1970 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented Appalachian State University as an independent during the 1970 NAIA Division I football season. In their sixth year under head coach Carl Messere, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 5–5.
| 1970 Appalachian State Mountaineers football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 5–5 |
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| Home stadium | Conrad Stadium |
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| No. 4/6 Wofford ^ | – | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18/NR Hillsdale | – | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5/NR New Mexico Highlands ^ | – | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19/19 Eastern Michigan | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carson–Newman | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern New Mexico | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Guilford | Greensboro, NC | W 35–27 | [1] | |
| September 26 | at Western Carolina |
| W 17–10 | [2] | |
| October 3 | Elon | W 21–0 | 8,000 | [3] | |
| October 10 | at Lenoir Rhyne | L 12–21 | [4] | ||
| October 17 | Catawba |
| W 48–21 | [5] | |
| October 24 | at Carson–Newman | W 15–14 | [6] | ||
| October 31 | East Tennessee State |
| L 7–9 | 5,000 | [7] |
| November 7 | Samford |
| L 35–42 | [8] | |
| November 14 | Wofford |
| L 13–37 | 7,000 | [9] |
| November 21 | at Troy State | L 0–42 | [10] |
References
edit- ^ "Apps whip Guilford". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 20, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ASU edges Western, 17–10". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grass greener at Boone, Apps record 21–0 victory". The Daily Times-News. October 4, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears' McRee whips Apps on long run". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian outguns Catawba in 2nd half". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appy State rallies to trim C–N, 15–14". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 25, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appy 'spirits' scare Bucs". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 1, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Samford tops Appalachian St". The News and Observer. November 8, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wofford belts Appalachian, 37–13". The Greenville News. November 15, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy ends season with 42–0 waltz". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 22, 1970. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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