1955 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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1955 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference North State Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadium College Field
Seasons
←  1954
1956  →
1955 North State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lenoir–Rhyne $ 6 –0 –010 –0 –0
Catawba * 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
East Carolina 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
Appalachian State 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
Elon 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Western Carolina * 1 –4 –01 –8 –1
Guilford 0 –4 –00 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Western Carolina forfeited a win over Catawba.

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach E. C. Duggins, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the NSC. State concluded their season with a loss against East Tennessee State at the Burley Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10 Apprentice *
W 46–7 [1]
September 24 Western Carolina
L 6–73,500 [2]
October 1at Elon
W 19–06,500 [3]
October 8 Lenoir–Rhyne
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
L 13–26 [4]
October 15at Catawba
W 21–19 [5]
October 22 Emory & Henry *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
W 26–05,000 [6]
October 29at East Carolina
L 0–13 [7]
November 5at Guilford Greensboro, NC W 27–6 [8]
November 12at Presbyterian *
W 35–6 [9]
November 19at Tampa *
L 0–388,500 [10]
November 24vs. East Tennessee State *
L 0–7 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. ↑ "Appalachian raps Builders by 46–7 in '55 grid debut". Daily Press. September 11, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Catamounts nip Apps by 7–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Appalachian blanks Elon by 19 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. October 2, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Lenoir Rhyne wins 26–13 over Apps". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Catawba shaded by Appalachian". The Charlotte Observer. October 16, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Appalachian wins over Emory, 26–0". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 23, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Appalachian upset, 13–0, in NS scrap". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Appalachian wallops Guilford team, 27–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 6, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Appalachian shocks P.C., 35–6". The Greenville News. November 13, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Herndon paces Tampa to 38–0 homecoming win". The Tampa Tribune. November 20, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Buccaneers edge Appalachian, 7–0". The Knoxville Journal. November 25, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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