1961 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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1961 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference Carolinas Conference
Record7–3 (5–1 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadium College Field
Seasons
  1960
1962  
1961 Carolinas Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Lenoir Rhyne $ 6 1 08 1 1
Appalachian State 5 1 07 3 0
Newberry 4 2 05 5 1
East Carolina 4 3 05 4 1
Elon 3 4 04 6 0
Catawba 3 4 03 7 0
Western Carolina 2 5 04 6 0
Guilford 0 7 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1961 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 Carolinas Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jim Duncan, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the NSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Emory & Henry *
W 22–63,500 [1]
September 23vs. Western Carolina
W 25–125,000 [2]
September 30at Elon
W 23–02,000 [3]
October 9vs. Lenoir Rhyne L 6–1910,025 [4]
October 14at Catawba W 13–02,500 [5]
October 21vs. Carson–Newman * Lenoir, NC W 22–74,500 [6]
October 28vs. East Carolina
W 16–144,000 [7]
November 4at Guilford Greensboro, NC W 22–01,000 [8]
November 11at Presbyterian *L 7–212,000 [9]
November 18at Tampa *L 0–148,500–10,000 [10] [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  9. "Blue Hose win third in row 21–7". The State. November 12, 1961. Retrieved December 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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