Appalachian State Mountaineers

Infobox college athletics
name = Appalachian State Mountaineers

logo_width = 150
university = Appalachian State University
association = NCAA
conference = Southern Conference | division = Division I (FCS)
director = Charlie Cobb
city = Boone
state = North Carolina
stateabb = NC
teams = 20
stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
arena = Holmes Center
baseballfield = Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium
soccerstadium = Appalachian Soccer Stadium
arena2 = Varsity Gymnasium
mascot = Yosef
nickname = Mountaineers
fightsong = "Hi Hi Yikas"
color1 = Black
color2 = Gold
hex1 = 000000
hex2 = ffcf00
pageurl = http://www.goasu.com/
pagename = GoASU.com

The Appalachian State Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, United States. The Mountaineers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are members of the Southern Conference. Appalachian fields varsity teams in 20 sports, 10 for men and 10 for women. The football team competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly I-AA.

Appalachian's football program has been successful with the Mountaineers winning three straight national championships in 2005, 2006, and 2007. They are the only team in North Carolina, public or private, to win an NCAA national championship in football. [cite news|title=N.C. General Assembly Honors ASU Football Team|publisher=Southern Conference|date=2008-06-11|url=http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=21895&SPID=1781&DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=1479477] The Mountaineers are the first FCS team to win three straight national championships since the creation of Division I-AA in 1978. They are also the first Division I program to win three consecutive national championships since Army accomplished the feat in 1944, 1945, and 1946. [cite news|title=Thrice is Nice: Apps Rout Delaware For Third-Straight National Title|author=Appalachian Sports Information|publisher=GoASU|date=2007-12-15|url=http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=104458&SPID=12811&DB_OEM_ID=21500&ATCLID=1545029]

Football home games are played at Kidd Brewer Stadium, [cite web|title=Kidd Brewer Stadium|author=Appalachian Sports Information|publisher=GoASU|access date=2008-10-08|url=http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&KEY=&ATCLID=1524706] while basketball, volleyball, and indoor track and field events are held at the Holmes Center. [cite web|title=Holmes Convocation Center|author=Appalachian Sports Information|publisher=GoASU|access date=2008-10-08|url=http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&KEY=&ATCLID=1524715] The school's baseball team plays at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium. [cite web|title=Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium|author=Appalachian Sports Information|publisher=GoASU|access date=2008-10-08|url=http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&KEY=&ATCLID=1524719]

ports teams

Appalachian sponsors 20 varsity sports teams. [cite web|title=Varsity Sports
author=Appalachian Sports University|access date=2008-10-08|url=http://www.appstate.edu/top/athletics/varsity.php] The Mountaineers are the only institution to sponsor all 19 sports offered by the Southern Conference. The women's field hockey team competes in the Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference (NorPac).

*Men's sports
**Baseball
**Basketball
**Cross Country
**Football
**Golf
**Soccer
**Tennis
**Indoor Track and Field
**Outdoor Track and Field
**Wrestling

*Women's sports
**Basketball
**Cross Country
**Field Hockey
**Golf
**Soccer
**Softball
**Tennis
**Indoor Track and Field
**Outdoor Track and Field
**Volleyball

Football

The 2008 season will see the Mountaineers participating in their 79th year of college football. The 2005, 2006, and 2007 seasons were arguably the most successful in Appalachian history with the Mountaineers winning three consecutive national championships. Head coach Jerry Moore will be entering his 20th year at the helm of the Mountaineers. Appalachian has developed intense rivalries with fellow conference members Furman, Georgia Southern, and Western Carolina The Mountaineers and Catamounts play annually for the Old Mountain Jug.

The Mountaineers got off to a fast start in 2007 with perhaps the biggest win in program history with a road upset of the fifth-ranked Michigan Wolverines, 34–32, on September 1, 2007. With the win Appalachian became the first ever FCS (I-AA) team to defeat an AP nationally ranked FBS (I-A) team. This victory was seen by some analysts to be one of the greatest upsets in NCAA football history. [cite news|title=Appalachian State earns role as conquering hero|author=Pat Ford|publisher=ESPN|date=2007-09-01|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=3001214&sportCat=ncf] [cite news|title=Hundreds of Mountaineers fans celebrate upset win|author=Mark Schlabach|publisher=ESPN|date=2007-09-01|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=3001520] [cite news|title=Appalachian State in a frenzy after upset over Michigan|author=Ryan Wixted|publisher=CNNSI|date=2007-09-04|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/sioncampus/09/04/appst.reaction/index.html] [cite news|title=The Mother of All Upsets|author=Stewart Mandel|publisher=CNNSI|date=2007-09-01|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_blogs/football/ncaa/2007/09/mother-of-all-upsets.html] Following the win, they were featured on the cover of the following week's issue of "Sports Illustrated". [cite web|title=Alltime Upset|publisher=SI Vault|date=2007-09-10|url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/featured/10824/index.htm]

Numerous players from ASU have gone on to play in the National Football League. They include Kerry Brown, Dexter Coakley, Dino Hackett, Larry Hand, Jason Hunter, Dexter Jackson, Corey Lynch, Marques Murrell, Mark Royals, John Settle, Matt Stevens, Troy Albea, and Daniel Wilcox. Additionally, players such as DaVon Fowlkes, Wayne Smith, and Richie Williams have found homes in the Canadian Football League.

eason records

Conference championships

Other sports

Baseball

Appalachian's first baseball team took the field in 1903. However, complete records prior to the 1955 season are not available. The Mountaineers consider the 1955 season as the starting point for record keeping purposes.

Coaching history

Facilities

Pageantry

Yosef

Yosef is the mascot for Appalachian State. The origin of the name Yosef comes from mountain talk for "yourself", the idea being that if you are a fan, friend or alumnus and have a heart of black and gold, you are Yosef.cite book |last=Flynn| first=Mike| title= 2008 Appalachian Football: History and Traditions|url=https://admin.xosn.com/fls/21500/Media_Guides/Football/2008Football149-200.pdf?SPSID=104465&SPID=12811&DB_OEM_ID=21500|publisher=Appalachian Sports Information|year=2008|pages=150] Yosef first appeared in the 1942 edition of "The Rhododendron", Appalachian's annual yearbook. He was presented as a member of the freshman class with the name "Dan'l Boone Yoseff from Appalachian". The second "f" was dropped from Yoseff in January of 1947. Since his inception, Yosef has gone through many appearance changes with the current design being adopted prior to the 1983–84 year. The 2006 football season saw the return of Yosef's musket which was fired after every Appalachian touchdown.

chool songs

Fight song

The ASU fight song, "Hi Hi Yikas", is sung to the tune of the German folk song "Bergvagabunden" ("Mountain Vagabond").

Hi-Hi-y-ike-us
Nobody like us,
We are the
mountaineers,
mountaineers,
mountaineers,
Always a-winning
Always a-grinning
Always a-feeling fine
You bet, hey
Go Apps!
Fight Apps!
Go, fight, win Apps! ('win Apps!' is sometimes changed to 'kick ass!')

[http://www.marchingmountaineers.appstate.edu/sounds/yikas.mp3 Listen]

Alma mater

"Cherished Vision" is the Appalachian alma mater.

Cherished Vision of the Southland
Alma Mater in the Hills
Let us point our minds to wisdom
Til the truth our spirit thrills
Appalachian Alma Mater, through our heart the joy and pride
Lead us ever, lead us onward
Vanguard of the heroes' side

[http://www1.appstate.edu/~gleeclub/Appalachian%20Alma%20Mater.wma Listen]

ee also

*2007 Appalachian State vs. Michigan football game
*Battle for the Old Mountain Jug

References

External links

* [http://www.goasu.com GoASU.com] - Official site of Appalachian State athletics
* [http://www.soconsports.com SoConSports.com] - Official site of the Southern Conference