1970 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

American college football season

1970 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Carl Messere (6th season)
Home stadium	Conrad Stadium
Seasons← 1969 1971 →

1970 NAIA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
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

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	at Guilford	Greensboro, NC	W 35–27
September 26	at Western Carolina	Memorial Stadium Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)	W 17–10
October 3	Elon	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 21–0	8,000
October 10	at Lenoir Rhyne	College Field Hickory, NC	L 12–21
October 17	Catawba	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 48–21
October 24	at Carson–Newman	Burke–Tarr Stadium Jefferson City, TN	W 15–14
October 31	East Tennessee State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 7–9	5,000
November 7	Samford	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 35–42
November 14	Wofford	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 13–37	7,000
November 21	at Troy State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	L 0–42

"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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