The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach E. C. Duggins, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the NSC. State concluded their season with a loss against East Tennessee State at the Burley Bowl.
| 1955 Appalachian State Mountaineers football | |
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Burley Bowl, L 0–7 vs. East Tennessee State | |
| Conference | North State Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (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 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina * | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | Apprentice* | W 46–7 | [1] | ||
| September 24 | Western Carolina |
| L 6–7 | 3,500 | [2] |
| October 1 | at Elon |
| W 19–0 | 6,500 | [3] |
| October 8 | Lenoir Rhyne |
| L 13–26 | [4] | |
| October 15 | at Catawba | W 21–19 | [5] | ||
| October 22 | Emory & Henry* |
| W 26–0 | 5,000 | [6] |
| October 29 | at East Carolina | L 0–13 | [7] | ||
| November 5 | at Guilford | Greensboro, NC | W 27–6 | [8] | |
| November 12 | at Presbyterian* | W 35–6 | [9] | ||
| November 19 | at Tampa* | L 0–38 | 8,500 | [10] | |
| November 24 | vs. East Tennessee State* |
| L 0–7 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Appalachian raps Builders by 46–7 in '55 grid debut". Daily Press. September 11, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catamounts nip Apps by 7–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian blanks Elon by 19 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. October 2, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lenoir Rhyne wins 26–13 over Apps". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catawba shaded by Appalachian". The Charlotte Observer. October 16, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian wins over Emory, 26–0". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 23, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian upset, 13–0, in NS scrap". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian wallops Guilford team, 27–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 6, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian shocks P.C., 35–6". The Greenville News. November 13, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Herndon paces Tampa to 38–0 homecoming win". The Tampa Tribune. November 20, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buccaneers edge Appalachian, 7–0". The Knoxville Journal. November 25, 1955. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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