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American college football season

1968 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumConrad Stadium
Seasons← 19671969 →
1968 NAIA independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Doane   –   10 – 0 – 0
New Mexico Highlands   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 15 Ferris State   –   7 – 0 – 1
No. 9 Cal Lutheran   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Emory and Henry   –   9 – 1 – 0
Indiana (PA)   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Austin   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 11 Appalachian State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Boise State   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Carson–Newman   –   8 – 2 – 0
La Verne   –   7 – 2 – 0
Hillsdale   –   6 – 3 – 0
St. Mary of the Plains   –   6 – 4 – 0
Wheaton (IL)   –   5 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma Panhandle State   –   5 – 5 – 1
Eastern New Mexico   –   4 – 5 – 1
Simon Fraser   –   4 – 5 – 0
Southern Colorado State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Southwest State (MN)   –   3 – 5 – 0
Wofford   –   4 – 7 – 0
Georgetown (KY)   –   2 – 6 – 0
Azusa Pacific   –   2 – 7 – 0
Kentucky State   –   2 – 7 – 0
Missouri Southern   –   2 – 8 – 0
Iowa Wesleyan   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1968 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented Appalachian State University as an independent during the 1968 NAIA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Carl Messere, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at NewberryW 55–144,000
September 28at Western CarolinaW 28–145,500
October 5ElonW 70–266,500
October 12at Lenoir RhyneW 41–2812,500
October 19Catawba
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 41–147,224
October 26at Carson–NewmanL 28–358,000
November 2Wofford
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 47–283,800
November 9at PresbyterianW 42–62,000
November 16Emory & Henry
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 28–345,153
November 23Guilford
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 29–224,500

References

  1. "Apps rout Indians". The Times and Democrat. September 22, 1968. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Apps topple WCU, 28–14". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 28, 1968. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Murphy sparks Apps 70–26 win". The Gastonia Gazette. October 6, 1968. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Appalachian socks it to Bears, 41–28". The Gastonia Gazette. October 13, 1968. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Appalachian, Murphy raid Indians, 41–14". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1968. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Rutherford stars in 35–28 upset". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 27, 1968. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Apps' passing combination too much for Terrier club". The Greenville News. November 3, 1968. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Appalachian demolishes Blue Hose, 42–6". The State. November 10, 1968. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wasps edge Appalachian". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 17, 1968. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Appalachian tops Guilford 29–22". The High Point Enterprise. November 24, 1968. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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