1947 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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1947 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference North State Conference
Record9–1 (6–1 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadium College Field
Seasons
←  1946
1948  →
1947 North State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Catawba $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
Appalachian State 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Lenoir–Rhyne 4 –3 –15 –4 –1
High Point 3 –3 –15 –4 –2
Guilford 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
Western Carolina 2 –3 –03 –5 –1
Elon 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
East Carolina 1 –3 –03 –6 –0
Atlantic Christian 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In their first year under head coach E. C. Duggins, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 9–1, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished 2nd in the NSC.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Appalachian was ranked at No. 168 out of 500 college football teams. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20vs. Guilford
W 23–127,000 [2]
September 27at Newberry *
W 18–72,500 [3]
October 4at Elon
W 21–132,000 [4]
October 11 Lenoir–Rhyne
W 22–0 [5]
October 18vs. Catawba
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 0–199,000 [6]
October 25 Atlantic Christian
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
W 33–6 [7]
November 1 Emory & Henry *
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
W 19–0 [8]
November 8 Western Carolina
W 20–0 [9]
November 15at Milligan *
W 27–04,000 [10]
November 27at High Point
W 12–7 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Guilford eleven loses to Appalachian State". The News and Observer. September 21, 1947. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Appalachian gets 18–7 win over Indians". The State. September 28, 1947. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Appalachian defeats Elon in loop game". The Daily Times-News. October 6, 1947. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Mountaineers win 22–0 over Lenoir–Rhyne". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 12, 1947. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Catawba licks Appalachian by 19 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1947. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Mountaineers sweep through A.C.C., 33–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1947. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Appalachian triumphs in freezing weather". The News and Observer. November 2, 1947. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Catamounts fall before Appalachian". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 9, 1947. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Powerful Appalachian eleven rolls over Milligan Buffs 27–0". Elizabethton Star. November 16, 1947. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Subs play part in Appalachian win off points". The Charlotte Observer. November 28, 1947. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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