Yosef (mascot)
| Appalachian State Mountaineers | |
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| University | Appalachian State University |
| Conference | Sun Belt (2014) |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | Doug Gillin |
| Location | Boone, North Carolina |
| Varsity teams | 20 |
| Football stadium | Kidd Brewer Stadium |
| Arena | Holmes Center |
| Baseball stadium | Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium |
| Soccer stadium | ASU Soccer Stadium |
| Other arenas | Varsity Gymnasium |
| Mascot | Yosef |
| Nickname | Mountaineers |
| Fight song | Hi Hi Yikas |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Website | www |
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. On July 1, 2014, Appalachian State moved to the Sun Belt Conference. Appalachian State fields varsity teams in 20 sports, 10 for men and 10 for women. The football team competes in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly I-A, as a result of the transition to the Sun Belt. The wrestling team remains in the Southern Conference because the Sun Belt does not sponsor the sport. In field hockey, another sport not sponsored by the Sun Belt, Appalachian State will join the Mid-American Conference for the upcoming 2017 season after playing two seasons as an independent following the demise of its former league, the Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference (NorPac). Appalachian State has Sun Belt rivalries with all of the East Division schools (Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Troy, and South Alabama). Appalachian State's main Sun Belt rivals are Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern.
Appalachian's football program has been successful with the Mountaineers winning three straight national championships in 2005, 2006, and 2007. They are the only team in North Carolina, public or private, to win an NCAA national championship in football. The Mountaineers are the first FCS team to win three straight national championships since the creation of Division I-AA in 1978, and are the first Division I program to win three consecutive national championships since Army accomplished the feat in 1944, 1945, and 1946.
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