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2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
| 2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football |
|---|
| Sun Belt Conference |
| East Division |
| 11–2 (7–1 Sun Belt) |
| Scott Satterfield (6th season; regular season)Mark Ivey (interim; bowl game) |
| Frank Ponce (6th season)Shawn Clark (3rd season) |
| Spread option |
| Bryan Brown (1st season) |
| 4–2–5 |
| Kidd Brewer Stadium |
The 2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers were led by sixth-year head coach Scott Satterfield and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium. They competed as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to be co-champions of the East Division with Troy. Due to their head-to-head win over Troy, they represented the East Division in the inaugural Sun Belt Championship Game where they defeated West Division champion Louisiana to become Sun Belt Champions for the third consecutive year and first time outright. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated Middle Tennessee.
On December 3, head coach Scott Satterfield resigned to become the head coach at Louisville. He finished at Appalachian State with a six year record of 51–24. Defensive line coach Mark Ivey led the Mountaineers in the New Orleans Bowl.
On December 13, Appalachian State hired North Carolina State offensive coordinator Eliah Drinkwitz as their new head coach.
Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Award | Jalin Moore | RB | SR |
| Doak Walker Award | Jalin Moore | RB | SR |
| John Mackey Award | Collin Reed | TE | JR |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Clifton Duck | DB | JR |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Tae Hayes | CB | SR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | MyQuon Stout | DL | SR |
On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Mountaineers predicted to finish as champions of the East Division.
The Mountaineers had seven players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams. Defensive back Clifton Duck was selected as the preseason defensive player of the year.
The Mountaineers signed 24 recruits.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Penn State* | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | BTN | L 38–45 OT | 105,232 | |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charlotte* | Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC | ESPN+ | W 45–9 | 19,151 | |
| September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Southern Miss* | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | ESPN+ | Cancelled | ||
| September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Gardner–Webb* | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | ESPN+ | W 72–7 | 21,084 | |
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | South Alabama | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | ESPN+ | W 52–7 | 25,862 | |
| .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}October 9 | 8:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN2 | W 35–9 | 21,421 | |
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisiana | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | ESPN+ | W 27–17 | 27,082 | |
| October 25 | 7:30 p.m. | at Georgia Southern | No. 25 | Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA (rivalry) | ESPNU | L 14–34 | 19,252 |
| November 3 | 5:00 p.m. | at Coastal Carolina | Brooks StadiumConway, SC | ESPN+ | W 23–7 | 13,004 | |
| November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at Texas State | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | W 38–7 | 11,482 | |
| November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Georgia State | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | ESPN+ | W 45–17 | 22,315 | |
| November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Troy | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | ESPN+ | W 21–10 | 20,410 | |
| December 1 | Noon | Louisiana | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC (Sun Belt Championship Game) | ESPN | W 30–19 | 14,963 | |
| December 15 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. Middle Tennessee* | Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl) | ESPN | W 45–13 | 23,942 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |
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