2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
The 2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers were led by second-year head coach Shawn Clark. Appalachian State played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium on the school's Boone, North Carolina, campus, and competed as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. Previous season. The Mountaineers finished the 2020 season 9–3, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place in the West Division. The Mountaineers, finishing third overall in the Sun  Belt, were invited to play in the inaugural Myrtle Beach Bowl. They played North Texas and won their sixth overall bowl game brutally by the score of 56–28. Preseason. Recruiting class. Source: Award watch lists. Preseason. Sources: Sun Belt coaches poll. The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 20, 2021. The Mountaineers were picked to finish tied for first in the East Division and third overall in the conference. Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams. Offense "1st team" "2nd team" Defense "1st team" "2nd team" Schedule. The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home, 5 away, and one neutral  game in the regular season. The Mountaineers will travel to Sun Belt foes Georgia State, Louisiana, Arkansas State, and Troy. The Mountaineers will play host to Sun Belt foes Coastal Carolina, Louisiana–Monroe, South Alabama, and Georgia Southern. Appalachian State will host two of the four non-conference opponents at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Elon, from NCAA Division I FCS and Marshall of the Conference USA, will travel to Miami (FL) of the ACC, and play neutral site game against East Carolina of The American at Bank of America Stadium.