1953 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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.

1953 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference	North State Conference
Record	6–4 (3–3 NSC)
Head coach	E. C. Duggins (6th season)
Home stadium	College Field

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 19	vs. Guilford	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 12–14
September 26	Western Carolina	College Field Boone, NC (rivalry)	W 7–6
October 3	at Elon	Burlington Municipal Stadium Burlington, NC	W 21–19
October 10	Lenoir Rhyne	College Field Boone, NC	W 32–6
October 17	vs. Catawba	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 13–14
October 24	Emory & Henry*	College Field Boone, NC	W 14–6
October 31	at East Carolina	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 7–40
November 7	at East Tennessee State*	Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN	L 19–21
November 13	at Morris Harvey*	Laidley Field Charleston, WV	W 26–6
November 21	at Tampa*	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 35–12
*Non-conference game