1970 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 1970 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented Appalachian State University as an independent during the 1970 NAIA Division I football season. In their sixth year under head coach Carl Messere, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 5–5.

1970 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Carl Messere (6th season)
Home stadium	Conrad Stadium

1970 NAIA Division I independents football records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4/6 Wofford ^			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 18/NR Hillsdale			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 5/NR New Mexico Highlands ^			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 19/19 Eastern Michigan			–					7	–	2	–	1
La Verne			–					5	–	4	–	0
Appalachian State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Carson–Newman			–					4	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Eastern New Mexico			–					2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Guilford	Greensboro, NC	W 35–27
September 26	at Western Carolina	Memorial Stadium Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)	W 17–10
October 3	Elon	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 21–0	8,000
October 10	at Lenoir Rhyne	College Field Hickory, NC	L 12–21
October 17	Catawba	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 48–21
October 24	at Carson–Newman	Burke–Tarr Stadium Jefferson City, TN	W 15–14
October 31	East Tennessee State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 7–9	5,000
November 7	Samford	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 35–42	4,500
November 14	Wofford	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 13–37	7,000
November 21	at Troy State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	L 0–42