2008 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 2008 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the 79th season of play for the Mountaineers. The team was led by Jerry Moore, the 2006 Eddie Robinson Award winner for Coach of the Year. It was his 20th season as head coach. The Mountaineers played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina.

2008 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
FCS CoachesNo. 5
Record11–3 (8–0 Southern)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCollaborative
Offensive schemeMultiple spread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Wiley (18th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKidd Brewer Stadium
2008 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Appalachian State $^  8 0   11 3  
No. 9 Wofford ^  7 1   9 3  
No. 17 Elon  6 2   8 4  
Furman  4 4   7 5  
Samford  4 4   6 5  
Georgia Southern  4 4   6 5  
The Citadel  2 6   4 8  
Western Carolina  1 7   3 9  
Chattanooga  0 8   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Appalachian completed a perfect Southern Conference season at 8–0, and became just the fourth football program in conference history to win four straight conference titles. A quarterfinal playoff loss to the Richmond Spiders ended Appalachian's season, the quest for four consecutive national titles, and snapped the Mountaineers' record string of consecutive playoff victories at 13. Ending the season on a positive note was quarterback Armanti Edwards, who was honored with the Walter Payton Award, given annually to the Division I FCS most outstanding offensive player.

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