For 24 seasons, Jerry Moore led the Mountaineers onto the football field, leading the program to national prominence. Moore came to Boone in 1989 to replace Sparky Woods, who left for the South Carolina head coach position.
“I think when you say Appalachian State football, what’s the first person you think about? What’s the first word comes to your mind is Jerry Moore,” head coach Shawn Clark said.
During his tenure, the university won three FCS national championships, 10 Southern Conference titles and Moore compiled a 242-135-2 total record. He won Southern Conference Coach of the Year honors eight times, coached 257 All-Conference honorees and was at the helm for one of the biggest upsets in college football history when the university defeated No.