• Source: 2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers were led by sixth-year head coach Scott Satterfield and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium. They competed as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to be co-champions of the East Division with Troy. Due to their head-to-head win over Troy, they represented the East Division in the inaugural Sun Belt Championship Game where they defeated West Division champion Louisiana to become Sun Belt Champions for the third consecutive year and first time outright. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated Middle Tennessee.
On December 3, head coach Scott Satterfield resigned to become the head coach at Louisville. He finished at Appalachian State with a six year record of 51–24. Defensive line coach Mark Ivey led the Mountaineers in the New Orleans Bowl.
On December 13, Appalachian State hired North Carolina State offensive coordinator Eliah Drinkwitz as their new head coach.




Preseason






= Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released




= Sun Belt coaches poll

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On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Mountaineers predicted to finish as champions of the East Division.




= Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

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The Mountaineers had seven players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams. Defensive back Clifton Duck was selected as the preseason defensive player of the year.




Recruiting


The Mountaineers signed 24 recruits.




Roster






Schedule






Game summaries






= At Penn State

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= At Charlotte

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= Gardner–Webb

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= South Alabama

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= At Arkansas State

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= Louisiana

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= At Georgia Southern

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= At Coastal Carolina

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= At Texas State

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= Georgia State

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= Troy

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= Louisiana (Sun Belt Championship game)

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= Vs. Middle Tennessee (New Orleans Bowl)

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Rankings






References

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