| Year: | 1996 |
| Team: | Appalachian State Mountaineers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Tsnrank: | 25 |
| Record: | 7–4 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3 |
| Head Coach: | Jerry Moore |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Stadium: | Kidd Brewer Stadium |
The 1996 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented Appalachian State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth year under head coach Jerry Moore, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference mark of 5–3.