List of Appalachian State Mountaineers playoff games

The Appalachian State Mountaineers football team currently competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), representing Appalachian State University in the Southern Conference. Appalachian State has appeared in the playoffs 20 times, tied for second most all-time. The Mountaineers made their first appearance in 1986 and their last in 2012. With a move to the Sun Belt Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2014, the Mountaineers will be playoff ineligible during their last year in the Southern Conference. Appalachian's playoff resume includes 41 total games played, accounting for 24 wins and 17 losses. The Mountaineers won 13 straight games on the way to capturing three consecutive national championships from 2005 to 2007.

Key

General

*

Denotes national championship game
Results

W

Win

L

Loss

Playoff games

List of playoff games showing round, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach

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Game

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Date

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Opponent{{#tag:ref|Links to the season article for the opponent that Appalachian State competed against in the playoff game for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.|group="A"}}

Stadium

Location

Attendance

Head coach

1

I-AA First Round

1986

Nicholls State Colonels

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

6,250

2

I-AA First Round

1987

Richmond Spiders

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

4,138

3

I-AA Quarterfinals

1987

Georgia Southern Eagles

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

9,229

4

I-AA Semifinals

1987

Marshall Thundering Herd

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

14,621

5

I-AA First Round

1989

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

Murfreesboro

5,000

6

I-AA First Round

1991

Eastern Kentucky Colonels

Roy Kidd Stadium

Richmond

2,750

7

I-AA First Round

1992

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

Murfreesboro

4,000

8

I-AA First Round

1994

New Hampshire Wildcats

Cowell Stadium

Durham

7,329

9

I-AA Quarterfinals

1994

Boise State Broncos

Bronco Stadium

Boise

15,302

10

I-AA First Round

1995

James Madison Dukes

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

9,467

11

I-AA Quarterfinals

1995

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

8,941

12

I-AA First Round

1998

Tennessee State Tigers

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

3,855

13

I-AA Quarterfinals

1998

Northwestern State Demons

Harry Turpin Stadium

Natchitoches

10,817

14

I-AA First Round

1999

Florida A&M Rattlers

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

6,837

15

I-AA First Round

2000

Troy Trojans

Veterans Memorial Stadium

Troy

4,916

16

I-AA Quarterfinals

2000

WKU Hilltoppers

Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium

Bowling Green

5,100

17

I-AA Semifinals

2000

Montana Grizzlies

Washington–Grizzly Stadium

Missoula

17,401

18

I-AA First Round

2001

William & Mary Tribe

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

5,279

19

I-AA Quarterfinals

2001

Georgia Southern Eagles

Paulson Stadium

Statesboro

9,352

20

I-AA First Round

2002

Maine Black Bears

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

4,311

21

I-AA First Round

2005

Lafayette Leopards

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

6,327

22

I-AA Quarterfinals

2005

Southern Illinois Salukis

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

11,108

23

I-AA Semifinals

2005

Furman Paladins

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

15,307

24

I-AA National Championship*

2005

Northern Iowa Panthers

Finley Stadium

Chattanooga

20,236

25

FCS First Round

2006

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

16,223

26

FCS Quarterfinals

2006

Montana State Bobcats

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

15,116

27

FCS Semifinals

2005

Youngstown State Penguins

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

15,307

28

FCS National Championship*

2006

UMass Minutemen

Finley Stadium

Chattanooga

22,808

29

FCS First Round

2007

James Madison Dukes

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

14,040

30

FCS Quarterfinals

2007

Eastern Washington Eagles

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

16,947

31

FCS Semifinals

2007

Richmond Spiders

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

24,140

32

FCS National Championship*

2007

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens

Finley Stadium

Chattanooga

23,010

33

FCS First Round

2008

South Carolina Bulldogs

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

13,712

34

FCS Quarterfinals

2008

Richmond Spiders

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

15,215

35

FCS First Round

2009

South Carolina Bulldogs

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

12,216

36

FCS Quarterfinals

2009

Richmond Spiders

University of Richmond Stadium

Richmond

7,272

37

FCS Semifinals

2009

Montana Grizzlies

Washington–Grizzly Stadium

Missoula

24,207

38

FCS Second Round

2010

Western Illinois Leathernecks

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

13,322

39

FCS Quarterfinals

2010

Villanova Wildcats

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

15,706

40

FCS Second Round

2011

Maine Black Bears

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

15,291

41

FCS Second Round

2012

Illinois State Redbirds

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Boone

16,719

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