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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1953
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Conference Carolinas|North State Conference]]
| short_conf = NSC
| record = 6–4
| conf_record = 3–3
| head_coach = [[E. C. Duggins]]
| hc_year = 6th
| captain =
| stadium = [[College Field (North Carolina)|College Field]]
}}
{{1953 North State Conference football standings}}
The '''1953 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 [[1953 college football season]]. In their fifth year under head coach [[E. C. Duggins]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished fifth in the NSC.

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1953|team=Guilford Quakers|title=Guilford}}
| site_stadium = [[Bowman Gray Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem, NC]]
| score = 12–14
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90355252/guilford-leads-north-state/|work=The News and Observer|title=Guilford leads North State|date=September 21, 1953|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1953|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}}
| site_stadium = [[College Field (North Carolina)|College Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| score = 7–6
| attend = 2,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90355391/apps-nose-out-catamounts-76/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Apps nose out Catamounts 7–6|date=September 27, 1953|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1953|team=Elon Fightin' Christians|title=Elon}}
| site_stadium = Burlington Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington, NC]]
| score = 21–19
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90355521/extra-points-provide-margin-as-apps-edge/|work=The Daily Times-News|title=Extra points provide margin as Apps edge Elon, 21–19|date=October 5, 1953|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1953|team=Lenoir Rhyne Bears|title=Lenoir Rhyne}}
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 32–6
| attend = 5,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90355626/appalachian-racks-lenoir-rhyne-326/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian racks Lenoir Rhyne, 32–6|date=October 11, 1953|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1953|team=Catawba Indians|title=Catawba}}
| site_stadium = Bowman Gray Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| score = 13–14
| attend = 3,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90355719/catawba-edges-apps-by-1413/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Catawba edges Apps by 14–13|date=October 18, 1953|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1953|team=Emory and Henry Wasps|title=Emory & Henry}}
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 14–6
| attend = 4,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90355844/emory-and-henry-drops-146-battle-to-app/|work=The Bristol Herald Courier|title=Emory and Henry drops 14–6 battle to Appalachian State|date=October 25, 1953|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1953 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]]
| site_stadium = [[College Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Greenville, North Carolina|Greenville, NC]]
| score = 7–40
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72796989/east-carolina-pirates-tumble-appalachian/|work=Rocky Mount Telegram|title=East Carolina Pirates tumble Appalachian|date=November 1, 1953|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1953|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City, TN]]
| score = 19–21
| attend = 1,700
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90356179/embattles-bucs-turn-back-stubborn-appala/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Embattled Bucs turn back stubborn Appalachian, 21–19|date=November 8, 1953|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1953|team=Morris Harvey Golden Eagles|title=Morris Harvey}}
| site_stadium = Laidley Field
| site_cityst = [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston, WV]]
| score = 26–6
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90356393/appalachian-takes-easy-win-over-morris-h/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian takes easy win over Morris Harvey|date=November 15, 1953|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1953 Tampa Spartans football team|Tampa]]
| site_stadium = [[Phillips Field (Florida)|Phillips Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
| score = 35–12
| attend = 5,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90356537/appalachian-wallops-tamps-by-35-to-12/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=Appalachian wallops Tampa by 35 to 12|date=November 22, 1953|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football navbox}}

[[Category:1953 North State Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:1953 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1953 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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