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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1954
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Conference Carolinas|North State Conference]]
| short_conf = NSC
| record = 8–3
| conf_record = 6–0
| head_coach = [[E. C. Duggins]]
| hc_year = 7th
| captain =
| stadium = [[College Field (North Carolina)|College Field]]
| champion = NSC champion<br>Burley Bowl champion
| bowl = [[Burley Bowl]]
| bowl_result = W 28–13 vs. {{cfb link|year=1954|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}<br>[[Elks Bowl]], L 13–20 vs. {{cfb link|year=1954|team=Newberry Indians|title=Newberry}}
}}
{{1954 North State Conference football standings}}
The '''1954 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 [[1954 college football season]]. In their seventh year under head coach [[E. C. Duggins]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, and finished as NSC champion. State concluded their season with a victory over {{cfb link|year=1954|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}} at the [[Burley Bowl]] and a loss against {{cfb link|year=1954|team=Newberry Indians|title=Newberry}} at the [[Elks Bowl]].

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1954|team=Guilford Quakers|title=Guilford}}
| site_stadium = [[Bowman Gray Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem, NC]]
| score = 19–6
| attend = 4,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90357398/mountaineers-rap-guilford-quakers-196/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Mountaineers rap Guilford Quakers, 19–6|date=September 19, 1954|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1954|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville, NC]]
| score = 27–7
| attend =
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90357562/appalachian-swamps-catamounts-27-to-7/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Appalachian swamps Catamounts, 27 to 7|date=September 26, 1954|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1954|team=Elon Fightin' Christians|title=Elon}}
| site_stadium = [[College Field (North Carolina)|College Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| score = 20–6
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90357696/appalachian-scores-over-elon-by-206/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian scores over Elon by 20–6|date=October 3, 1954|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1954|team=Lenoir Rhyne Bears|title=Lenoir Rhyne}}
| site_stadium = [[Moretz Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory, NC]]
| score = 21–14
| attend = 8,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90357824/appalachian-in-2114-win-over-bears/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Appalachian in 21–14 win over Bears|date=October 10, 1954|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1954|team=Catawba Indians|title=Catawba}}
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 27–13
| attend = 2,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90357953/indians-fall-to-hot-apps-in-snow-2713/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Indians fall to hot Apps in snow, 27–13|date=October 17, 1954|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1954|team=Emory and Henry Wasps|title=Emory and Henry}}
| site_stadium = [[Bristol Municipal Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Bristol, Tennessee|Bristol, TN]]
| score = 21–0
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90358104/powerful-appalachian-conquers-emory-21/|work=The Bristol Herald Courier|title=Powerful Appalachian conquers Emory, 21–0|date=October 24, 1954|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1954 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]]
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 13–7
| attend = 3,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72793563/apps-defeat-east-carolina-take-crown/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Apps defeat East Carolina, take crown|date=October 31, 1954|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1954|team=Presbyterian Blue Hose|title=Presbyterian}}
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 7–14
| attend = 4,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90358297/pc-upsets-appalachian/|work=The State|title=PC upsets Appalachian|date=November 14, 1954|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1954 Tampa Spartans football team|Tampa]]
| site_stadium = [[Phillips Field (Florida)|Phillips Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
| score = 20–25
| attend = 8,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90358409/spartans-defeat-mountaineers/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=Spartans defeat Mountaineers|date=November 21, 1954|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1954|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City, TN]]
| gamename = [[Burley Bowl]]
| score = 28–13
| attend = 6,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90358536/appalachian-tops-bucs-2813/|work=The Knoxville Journal|title=Appalachian tops Bucs, 28–13|date=November 26, 1954|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 11
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1954|team=Newberry Indians|title=Newberry}}
| site_stadium = [[Riddick Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]]
| gamename = [[Elks Bowl]]
| score = 13–20
| attend = 400
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90358663/newberry-defeats-appalachian-2013-in/|work=The News and Observer|title=Newberry defeats Appalachian, 20–13, in chilly Elks Bowl game|date=December 12, 1954|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
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{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football navbox}}

[[Category:1954 North State Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:Carolinas Conference football champion seasons]]
[[Category:1954 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1954 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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