1959 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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.

1959 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record6–4 (5–1 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
1959 North State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 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
Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Emory & Henry*
W 21–0[1]
September 26Western Carolina
W 14–124,000[2]
October 3at Elon
W 19–81,500[3]
October 10Lenoir–Rhyne
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
L 6–29[4]
October 17at Catawba
W 28–0[5]
October 24Carson–Newman*dagger
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
L 22–265,000[6]
October 31at East Carolina
W 28–0[7]
November 7at GuilfordGreensboro, NCW 20–9[8]
November 14Presbyterian*
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
L 0–34[9]
November 21at Tampa*
L 6–234,000[10][11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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.
  11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.


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