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
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2014 record	7–5 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Scott Satterfield (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Ponce (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Nate Woody (2nd season)
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium (Capacity: 24,050)

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 Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	Noon	at Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN2	L 14–52	106,811
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Campbell*	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	W 66–0	25,861
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ASN	L 20–21	21,836
September 25	7:30 p.m.	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 14–34	24,535
October 4	6:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	SBN	L 21–47	24,215
October 11	3:30 p.m.	Liberty*	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	L 48–55 ^OT	26,058
October 18	3:00 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 53–14	15,664
November 1	3:30 p.m.	Georgia State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	W 44–0	22,643
November 8	3:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	W 31–29	20,497
November 15	3:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 37–32	20,016
November 22	2:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	W 35–16	20,638
November 29	2:00 p.m.	Idaho	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	W 45–28	19,721
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

Michigan

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2007	ASU, 34–32

Campbell

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1931	ASU, 20–6

Southern Miss

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1937	Southern Miss, 7–0

Georgia Southern

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–12–1	2013	ASU, 38–14

South Alabama

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Flames	14	14	13	7	7	55
Mountaineers	7	17	16	8	0	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–2	2002	ASU, 29–22

Troy

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2000	ASU, 33–30

Georgia State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Louisiana–Monroe

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Arkansas State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Louisiana–Lafayette

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Idaho

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

References

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