1953 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
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Conference | North State Conference |
Record | 6–4 (3–3 NSC) |
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Home stadium | College Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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September 19 | vs. Guilford | L 12–14 | [1] | |
September 26 | Western Carolina | W 7–6 | [2] | |
October 3 | at Elon |
| W 21–19 | [3] |
October 10 | Lenoir Rhyne |
| W 32–6 | [4] |
October 17 | vs. Catawba |
| L 13–14 | [5] |
October 24 | Emory & Henry* |
| W 14–6 | [6] |
October 31 | at East Carolina | L 7–40 | [7] | |
November 7 | at East Tennessee State* |
| L 19–21 | [8] |
November 13 | at Morris Harvey* |
| W 26–6 | [9] |
November 21 | at Tampa* | W 35–12 | [10] | |
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References
- ^ "Guilford leads North State". The News and Observer. September 21, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Apps nose out Catamounts 7–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Extra points provide margin as Apps edge Elon, 21–19". The Daily Times-News. October 5, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian racks Lenoir Rhyne, 32–6". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catawba edges Apps by 14–13". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Emory and Henry drops 14–6 battle to Appalachian State". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 25, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina Pirates tumble Appalachian". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 1, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Embattled Bucs turn back stubborn Appalachian, 21–19". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 8, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian takes easy win over Morris Harvey". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian wallops Tampa by 35 to 12". The Tampa Tribune. November 22, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.