Appalachian State announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Mountaineers will host Sun Belt foes Georgia State, Idaho, Louisiana–Monroe, and Texas State, and will travel to Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Lafayette, New Mexico State, and Troy. Appalachian State will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Arkansas State and South Alabama.[1]
The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Miami from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Old Dominion from Conference USA, and two road games against Akron from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Tennessee from the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 9 Tennessee* | | SECN | L 13–20 OT | 100,074 |
| September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Old Dominion* | | ASN | W 31–7 | 23,374 |
| September 17 | Noon | No. 25 Miami (FL)* | - Kidd Brewer Stadium
- Boone, NC
| ESPN | L 10–45 | 34,658 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at Akron* | | ASN | W 45–38 | 15,381 |
| October 1 | Noon | Georgia State | - Kidd Brewer Stadium
- Boone, NC
| ASN | W 17–3 | 24,782 |
| October 12 | 8:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Lafayette | | ESPN2 | W 24–0 | 16,960 |
| October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Idaho | - Kidd Brewer Stadium
- Boone, NC
| ESPN3 | W 37–19 | 26,931 |
| October 27 | 7:30 p.m. | at Georgia Southern | | ESPNU | W 34–10 | 23,474 |
| November 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Texas State | - Kidd Brewer Stadium
- Boone, NC
| ESPN3 | W 35–10 | 28,472 |
| November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | at Troy | | ESPN3 | L 24–28 | 25,782 |
| November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | - Kidd Brewer Stadium
- Boone, NC
| ESPN3 | W 42–17 | 18,699 |
| November 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State | | ESPN3 | W 37–7 | 5,366 |
| December 17 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. Toledo* | | ESPN | W 31–28 | 20,257 |
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- Schedule Source:[2]
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
| Mountaineers
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
0 | 0 |
13 |
| #9 Volunteers
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
7 | 7 |
20 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Monarchs
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
| Mountaineers
|
14
|
10
|
0
|
7 |
31 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| #25 Hurricanes
|
21
|
3
|
7
|
14 |
45 |
| Mountaineers
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Mountaineers
|
10
|
21
|
7
|
7 |
45 |
| Zips
|
0
|
14
|
10
|
14 |
38 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Panthers
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
3 |
| Mountaineers
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
10 |
17 |
At Louisiana–Lafayette
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|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Mountaineers
|
10
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
24 |
| Ragin' Cajuns
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Vandals
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
10 |
19 |
| Mountaineers
|
10
|
0
|
13
|
14 |
37 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Mountaineers
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
14 |
34 |
| Eagles
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Bobcats
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
| Mountaineers
|
7
|
21
|
7
|
0 |
35 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Mountaineers
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
7 |
24 |
| Trojans
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Warhawks
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
| Mountaineers
|
14
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
42 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Mountaineers
|
17
|
3
|
10
|
7 |
37 |
| Aggies
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Toledo–Camellia Bowl
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|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Mountaineers
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
3 |
31 |
| Rockets
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
0 |
28 |
