1963 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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1963 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference Carolinas Conference
Record6–3 (4–1 Carolinas)
Head coach
Home stadium Conrad Stadium
Seasons
  1962
1964  
1963 Carolinas Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Catawba + 5 1 06 3 0
Elon + 5 1 06 4 0
Appalachian State 4 1 06 3 0
Newberry 3 3 05 5 0
Lenoir Rhyne 2 4 04 6 0
Western Carolina 1 5 02 6 1
Guilford 0 5 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1963 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 1963 NAIA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jim Duncan, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished third in the Carolinas Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 14at Wofford *
L 14–21 [1]
September 21 Newberry W 14–0 [2]
September 28 Western Carolina
W 14–3 [3]
October 5at Elon
L 13–16 [4]
October 12 Lenoir Rhyne
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 20–6 [5]
October 19at Catawba W 36–33 [6]
October 26 Carson–Newman *
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 24–0 [7]
November 2at Northwestern State *
L 20–33 [8]
November 16at Emory & Henry *
W 21–18 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Wofford scores upset over Appalachian". The Greenville News. September 15, 1963. Retrieved December 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Appalachian beats Newberry Indians". The State. September 22, 1963. Retrieved December 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Apps post 14–3 win over Cats". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 29, 1963. Retrieved December 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Elon surprises Mounties, 16–13". The News and Observer. October 6, 1963. Retrieved December 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Appalachian defeats L.R. by 20–6". The High Point Enterprise. October 13, 1963. Retrieved December 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Apps halt Catawba rally to win 36–33". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1963. Retrieved December 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "C–N Eagles bow, 24–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 27, 1963. Retrieved December 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "NSC shocks Appalachian". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1963. Retrieved December 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Mountaineers trip Emory". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 17, 1963. Retrieved December 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.