1956 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
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.
| 1956 Appalachian State Mountaineers football | |
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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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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] | ||
| October 13 | Catawba |
| L 7–14 | 6,000 | [4] |
| October 20 | at Emory & Henry* |
| L 6–12 | [5] | |
| October 27 | East Carolina |
| W 22–19 | 4,000 | [6] |
| November 3 | Guilford |
| W 32–7 | [7] | |
| November 10 | at Presbyterian* | L 7–34 | 2,000 | [8] | |
| November 17 | at Tampa* | L 7–21 | 6,500 | [9] | |
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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.
- "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.
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