1953 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 North State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Catawba 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Appalachian State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Lenoir Rhyne 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Guilford 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Elon 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Western Carolina 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach E. C. Duggins, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished fifth in the NSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19vs. Guilford
L 12–14[1]
September 26Western Carolina
W 7–6[2]
October 3at Elon
W 21–19[3]
October 10Lenoir Rhyne
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
W 32–6[4]
October 17vs. Catawba
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 13–14[5]
October 24Emory & Henry*
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
W 14–6[6]
October 31at East Carolina
L 7–40[7]
November 7at East Tennessee State*
L 19–21[8]
November 13at Morris Harvey*
W 26–6[9]
November 21at Tampa*
W 35–12[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Guilford leads North State". The News and Observer. September 21, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Apps nose out Catamounts 7–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Extra points provide margin as Apps edge Elon, 21–19". The Daily Times-News. October 5, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Appalachian racks Lenoir Rhyne, 32–6". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Catawba edges Apps by 14–13". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Emory and Henry drops 14–6 battle to Appalachian State". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 25, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "East Carolina Pirates tumble Appalachian". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 1, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Embattled Bucs turn back stubborn Appalachian, 21–19". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 8, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Appalachian takes easy win over Morris Harvey". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Appalachian wallops Tampa by 35 to 12". The Tampa Tribune. November 22, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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