1942 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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1942 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference North State Conference
Record5–2–1 (2–2 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadium College Field
Seasons
  1941
1945  
1942 North State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Catawba $ 4 0 09 2 0
Appalachian State 2 2 05 2 1
High Point 1 4 01 6 1
Guilford 0 1 00 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their only year under head coach Beattie Feathers, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 5–2–1, with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, and finished 2nd in the NSC.

Appalachian State was ranked at No. 168 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18at Apprentice *
W 16–13 [2]
October 3at Camp Davis *T 13–13 [3]
October 10 High Point W 27–0 [4]
October 17 Catawba
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
L 0–7 [5]
October 31at High Point
W 44–0 [6]
November 6 Newberry *
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
W 20–0 [7]
November 14at Maryville * Maryville, TN W 20–7 [8]
November 26at CatawbaL 0–26 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Apprentices drop opener to Appalachian gridders, 16–13". Daily Press. September 19, 1942. Retrieved December 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Appalachian is held to 13–13 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 4, 1942. Retrieved December 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Boonemen thrash High Point club easily, 27 to 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 11, 1942. Retrieved December 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Catawba wins by 7–0 against Appalachian". The News and Observer. October 18, 1942. Retrieved December 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mountaineers whip High Point, 44–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 2, 1942. Retrieved December 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Laval's Tribe beaten, 20–0, by Tar Heels". The State. November 7, 1942. Retrieved December 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Appalachian wins 20 to 7 over Scots". The Knoxville Journal. November 15, 1942. Retrieved December 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Catawba Tribe rolls over Appalachian club, 26–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 27, 1942. Retrieved December 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.