1996 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

This is a list of seasons completed by the Appalachian State Mountaineers football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The Mountaineers fielded their first team in 1928 under Graydon Eggers and are currently coached by Scott Satterfield. The Mountaineers celebrate their 80th season in 2009 and have played over 800 games, appeared in nine bowl games, and participated in the FCS (formerly I-AA) playoffs a total of 16 times. Historically, Appalachian State has had a successful college football program, winning over 500 games. In 1931 the Mountaineers joined the North State Conference and finished in first place under coach C. B. Johnson.Kidd Brewer took over coaching duties of the Mountaineers from 1935 to 1938, winning another North State Conference championship. An All-American at Duke, Brewer's 1937 squad is best remembered for going unbeaten and unscored upon during the regular season, outscoring opponents 206–0 before losing a postseason game to the Golden Eagles of Southern Miss, 7–0.

E. C. Duggins coached the Mountaineers from 1947–50 and again from 1952–55. Appalachian State went to seven bowl games and won three North State Conference championships under Duggins. After three coaches during a five-year span, the Mountaineers got back to their winning ways under Jim Duncan, who coached for five years, 1960 to 1964, and won 31 games. In 1961 the North State Conference became the Carolinas Conference and Appalachian State left after the 1967 season to play as an independent for four years. Jim Brakefield was hired as head coach in 1971, vacating the same position he held at Wofford. A year later, in 1972, Appalachian State accepted an invitation into the Southern Conference. Credited as overseeing the transition into Division I football, Brakefield had his most successful season in 1975, guiding the Mountaineers to wins over East Carolina, Wake Forest, and South Carolina.

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