The 2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

The Mountaineers played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina and competed in the Sun Belt Conference.

They were led by fourth-year head coach Scott Satterfield.

Appalachian State announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016.

The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season.