2014 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 2014 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Scott Satterfield and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium. This season was the Mountaineers first season in the Sun Belt Conference. In their second year of their two-year FCS-to-FBS transition, the Mountaineers were eligible for the conference championship; however, they were not bowl-eligible.

2014 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record7–5 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorFrank Ponce (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDwayne Ledford (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorNate Woody (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumKidd Brewer Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Georgia Southern * $   8 0     9 3  
Louisiana–Lafayette ***   5 1     7 4  
Appalachian State *   6 2     7 5  
Texas State   5 3     7 5  
Arkansas State   5 3     7 6  
South Alabama   5 3     6 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 5     4 8  
Troy   3 5     3 9  
New Mexico State   1 7     2 10  
Idaho **   1 7     1 10  
Georgia State   0 8     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
    ** – Idaho ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
    *** – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 2 wins due to NCAA violations

After starting the season 1–5, the Mountaineers ended their first FBS season with a 6-game winning streak, finishing 7–5 overall and 6–2 in Sun Belt play with upset wins over last year's Sun Belt co-champions Arkansas State and Louisiana–Lafayette, good for third place in the Sun Belt.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 30Noonat Michigan*ESPN2L 14–52106,811
September 66:00 p.m.Campbell*ESPN3W 66–025,861
September 207:00 p.m.at Southern Miss*ASNL 20–2121,836
September 257:30 p.m.at Georgia SouthernESPNUL 14–3424,535
October 46:00 p.m.South Alabama
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
SBNL 21–4724,215
October 113:30 p.m.Liberty* 
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN3L 48–55 OT26,058
October 183:00 p.m.at TroyESPN3W 53–1415,664
November 13:30 p.m.Georgia State
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN3W 44–022,643
November 83:30 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN3W 31–2920,497
November 153:00 p.m.at Arkansas StateESPN3W 37–3220,016
November 222:00 p.m.at Louisiana–LafayetteESPN3W 35–1620,638
November 292:00 p.m.Idaho
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
ESPN3W 45–2819,721
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

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Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 0 7 7 14
Wolverines 14 21 14 3 52

Campbell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Camels 0 0 0 0 0
Mountaineers 10 35 14 7 66

Southern Miss

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 7 0 13 20
Golden Eagles 7 7 0 7 21

Georgia Southern

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 14 0 0 14
Eagles 10 14 0 10 34

South Alabama

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1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 10 10 20 7 47
Mountaineers 0 7 0 14 21

Liberty

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Flames 14 14 13 77 55
Mountaineers 7 17 16 80 48

Troy

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 17 9 14 13 53
Trojans 7 7 0 0 14

Georgia State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
Mountaineers 13 14 10 7 44

Louisiana–Monroe

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1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 6 14 3 6 29
Mountaineers 7 14 0 10 31

Arkansas State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 13 14 10 37
Red Wolves 13 7 0 12 32

Louisiana–Lafayette

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 14 0 7 14 35
Ragin' Cajuns 3 10 3 0 16

Idaho

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 9 6 0 13 28
Mountaineers 10 14 7 14 45

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Appalachian State Mountaineers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 2, 2014.