Mack Brown coached just one season for Appalachian State, and that 1983 season was a good one for their Southern Conference rivals Western Carolina.
That year, the Catamounts were undefeated in conference play. WCU’s regular season was capped with a 41-15 victory over Brown’s Mountaineers.
Western had quite the run that season in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, finishing as the national runner-up after a championship game defeat versus Southern Illinois.
Finally, after 37 years, Brown will have a chance to avenge that loss to WCU.
Here are a few more notes about today’s game:
- Despite WCU competing on the gridiron since 1931, this will be just the third matchup between these North Carolina teams.