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
Conference	North State Conference
Record	6–4 (5–1 NSC)
Head coach	Bob Breitenstein (1st season)
Home stadium	College Field
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 North State Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Emory & Henry*	Municipal Stadium Bristol, VA	W 21–0		^[1]
September 26	Western Carolina	College Field Boone, NC (rivalry)	W 14–12	4,000	^[2]
October 3	at Elon	Burlington Municipal Stadium Burlington, NC	W 19–8	1,500	^[3]
October 10	Lenoir Rhyne	College Field Boone, NC	L 6–29		^[4]
October 17	at Catawba	Shuford Stadium Salisbury, NC	W 28–0		^[5]
October 24	Carson–Newman*	College Field Boone, NC	L 22–26	5,000	^[6]
October 31	at East Carolina	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 28–0		^[7]
November 7	at Guilford	Greensboro, NC	W 20–9		^[8]
November 14	Presbyterian*	College Field Boone, NC	L 0–34		^[9]
November 21	at Tampa*	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 6–23	4,000	^[10]^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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.