1959 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

American college football season

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

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1960 ->

1959 North State Conference football standings

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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

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ – NAIA playoff participant

Rankings from NAIA poll

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.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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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

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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.

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Appalachian State Mountaineers football

Venues|

* College Field (1928–1961)
* Kidd Brewer Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Georgia Southern
* Marshall
* Western Carolina

Culture & lore|

* "Hi Hi Yikas"
* Marching Mountaineers
* 2007 Michigan game
* Miracle on the Mountain
* Yosef

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

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