1949 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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1949 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Pythian Bowl, W 21–7 vs. Catawba
Conference North State Conference
Record9–3 (6–2 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadium College Field
Seasons
  1948
1950  
1949 North State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Carolina $ 4 0 08 3 0
Appalachian State 6 2 08 3 0
Elon 5 2 08 2 0
Catawba 4 2 05 5 0
Lenoir Rhyne 5 3 07 3 0
Guilford 2 3 14 5 1
East Carolina 1 4 14 5 1
Atlantic Christian 0 5 21 7 2
High Point 0 6 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their third year under head coach E. C. Duggins, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, and finished second in the NSC. State concluded their season with a victory over Catawba at the Pythian Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10 Apprentice *W 35–0 [1]
September 17vs. Guilford L 12–136,000 [2]
September 24 Western Carolina
L 6–13 [3] [4]
September 30at Elon
W 14–0 [5]
October 8 Lenoir Rhyne
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
W 19–66,000 [6]
October 15vs. Catawba
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 12–65,000 [7]
October 21at High Point
W 21–7 [8]
October 29at Newberry *W 41–63,000 [9]
November 5at East Carolina W 35–18 [10]
November 12 Atlantic Christian
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
W 34–02,000 [11]
November 19at Morris Harvey *
L 12–213,000 [12]
December 10vs. CatawbaW 21–72,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

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