The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their only year under head coach Pres Mull, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the NSC.
| 1951 Appalachian State Mountaineers football | |
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| Conference | North State Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (3–3 NSC) |
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| Home stadium | College Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lenoir Rhyne $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catawba | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | vs. Guilford | W 20–0 | 5,000 | [1] | ||
| September 22 | Western Carolina | W 26–6 | [2] | |||
| September 29 | at Elon |
| L 6–20 | [3] | ||
| October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Lenoir Rhyne |
| L 0–20 | 6,500 | [4][5][6] |
| October 13 | vs. Catawba |
| L 0–2 | [7] | ||
| October 26 | at Tampa* | W 14–13 | 9,000 | [8] | ||
| November 3 | at East Carolina | W 24–20 | [9] | |||
| November 10 | Erskine* |
| W 20–0 | [10] | ||
| November 17 | Newberry* |
| W 18–6 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Alvin Hooks stars". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 16, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers beat WCTC by 26–6 count". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 23, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Elon defeats Appalachian". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 30, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Turner, C. G. (October 8, 1951). "Bears Hit Mountaineers At Boone". Hickory Daily Record. Hickory, North Carolina. p. 6. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Lenoir–Rhyne nets 20–0 win over ASTC". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Turner, C. G. (October 8, 1951). "Bears Get Set For Tampa; Wallop Apps, 20-0 For 4th Win". Hickory Daily Record. Hickory, North Carolina. p. 6. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Catawba Indians trip Appalachian by 2 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian defeats Tampa on extra point". The Tampa Tribune. October 27, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Apps defeat E. Carolina, 24 to 20". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 4, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Erskine lowered by Appalachian, 20 to 0". The Greenville News. November 11, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Newberry loses, 18–6, to Appalachian". The State. November 18, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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