1959 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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1959 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference North State Conference
1959 record6–4 (5–1 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadium College Field
Seasons
←  1958
1960  →
1959 North State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lenoir–Rhyne $^6–0–010–1–0
Appalachian State 5–1–06–4–0
Western Carolina 4–2–07–2–1
East Carolina 3–3–05–6–0
Catawba 2–4–02–7–1
Guilford 1–5–02–7–0
Elon 0–6–01–9–0
  • $ – 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 26 Western Carolina
W 14–124,000 [2]
October 3at Elon
W 19–81,500 [3]
October 10 Lenoir–Rhyne
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
L 6–29 [4]
October 17at Catawba
W 28–0 [5]
October 24 Carson–Newman *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
L 22–265,000 [6]
October 31at East Carolina
W 28–0 [7]
November 7at Guilford Greensboro, NC W 20–9 [8]
November 14 Presbyterian *
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
L 0–34 [9]
November 21at Tampa *
L 6–23 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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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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