1959 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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1959 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
ConferenceNorth State Conference
1959 record6–4 (5–1 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 North State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lenoir–Rhyne $^ 6 0 0 10 1 0
Appalachian State 5 1 0 6 4 0
Western Carolina 4 2 0 7 2 1
East Carolina 3 3 0 5 6 0
Catawba 2 4 0 2 7 1
Guilford 1 5 0 2 7 0
Elon 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant

The 1959 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented Appalachian State Teachers College (now known as Appalachian State University) as a member of the North State Conference during the 1959 NAIA football season. In their only year under head coach Bob Breitenstein, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the NSC.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Emory & Henry*
W 21–0[1]
September 26Western CarolinaW 14–124,000[2]
October 3at Elon
W 19–81,500[3]
October 10Lenoir–Rhyne
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
L 6–29[4]
October 17at CatawbaW 28–0[5]
October 24Carson–Newman*dagger
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
L 22–265,000[6]
October 31at East CarolinaW 28–0[7]
November 7at GuilfordGreensboro, NCW 20–9[8]
November 14Presbyterian*
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
L 0–34[9]
November 21at Tampa*L 6–23[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "Emory beaten by Appalachian State, 21–0". The Bristol Herald Courier. September 20, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Apps nudge Catamounts, 14–12, in North State chiller". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Appalachian turns back Elon, 19 to 8". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lenoir Rhyne romps past Apps, 29 to 6". The News and Observer. October 11, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Appalachian passes roast Catawba, 28–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hicks' punt return nets C–N victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 25, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Appalachian blanks ECC". Johnson City Press. November 1, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Appalachian downs Guilford". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "PC explodes, wins 34 to 0". The State. November 15, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tampa gains third victory, 23–6, over Appalachian". The Tampa Tribune. November 22, 1959. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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