1956 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Appearance
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Conference | North State Conference |
Record | 3–6 (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 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catawba | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guilford | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 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 1956 NAIA football season. In their first year under head coach Bob Broome, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 3–6, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished third in the NSC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | vs. Western Carolina |
| W 19–7 | [1] | |
September 29 | Elon | L 7–19 | 4,000 | [2] | |
October 6 | at Lenoir Rhyne | L 0–32 | [3][4] | ||
October 13 | Catawba![]() |
| L 7–14 | 6,000 | [5] |
October 20 | at Emory & Henry* |
| L 6–12 | [6] | |
October 27 | East Carolina |
| W 22–19 | 4,000 | [7] |
November 3 | Guilford |
| W 32–7 | [8] | |
November 10 | at Presbyterian* | L 7–34 | 2,000 | [9] | |
November 17 | at Tampa* | L 7–21 | 6,500 | [10] | |
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References
- ^ "Appalachian rolls to 19–7 win over Western Carolina". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 23, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Elon upsets Apps, 19 to 7". The Charlotte Observer. September 30, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tom Einstein Jr. (October 8, 1956). "Harold Bullard Leads Bears to 32-0 Win Over Apps". Hickory Daily Record. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lenoir Rhyne blisters App eleven, 32–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catawba's Campagna walks 72 yards for touchdown to beat Appalachian". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Emory and Henry upsets Appalachian, 12–6". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 21, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian downs East Carolina, 22–19". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 28, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian scores 32–7 league win". The Charlotte Observer. November 4, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "PC ground attack too much for Appalachian". The State. November 11, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spartans roll over Appalachian, 21–7". The Tampa Tribune. November 18, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.