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 | |
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| Conference | North State Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (5–1 NSC) |
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| Home stadium | College Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. Lenoir Rhyne $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catawba | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Emory & Henry* |
| W 21–0 | [1] | |
| September 26 | Western Carolina | W 14–12 | 4,000 | [2] | |
| October 3 | at Elon |
| W 19–8 | 1,500 | [3] |
| October 10 | Lenoir Rhyne |
| L 6–29 | [4] | |
| October 17 | at Catawba | W 28–0 | [5] | ||
| October 24 | Carson–Newman* |
| L 22–26 | 5,000 | [6] |
| October 31 | at East Carolina | W 28–0 | [7] | ||
| November 7 | at Guilford | Greensboro, NC | W 20–9 | [8] | |
| November 14 | Presbyterian* |
| L 0–34 | [9] | |
| November 21 | at Tampa* | L 6–23 | 4,000 | [10][11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Emory beaten by Appalachian State, 21–0". The Bristol Herald Courier. September 20, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Apps nudge Catamounts, 14–12, in North State chiller". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian turns back Elon, 19 to 8". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lenoir Rhyne romps past Apps, 29 to 6". The News and Observer. October 11, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian passes roast Catawba, 28–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hicks' punt return nets C–N victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 25, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian blanks ECC". Johnson City Press. November 1, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian downs Guilford". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "PC explodes, wins 34 to 0". The State. November 15, 1959. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tampa gains third victory, 23–6, over Appalachian". The Tampa Tribune. November 22, 1959. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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