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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1955
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Conference Carolinas|North State Conference]]
| short_conf = NSC
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 3–3
| head_coach = [[E. C. Duggins]]
| hc_year = 8th
| captain =
| stadium = [[College Field (North Carolina)|College Field]]
| bowl = [[Burley Bowl]]
| bowl_result = L 0–7 vs. {{cfb link|year=1955|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}
}}
{{1955 North State Conference football standings}}
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 {{cfb link|year=1955|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}} at the [[Burley Bowl]].

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=The Apprentice Builders|title=Apprentice}}
| site_stadium = [[College Field (North Carolina)|College Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| score = 46–7
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90365079/appalachian-raps-builders-by-467-in-55/|work=Daily Press|title=Appalachian raps Builders by 46–7 in '55 grid debut|date=September 11, 1955|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}}
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 6–7
| attend = 3,500
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90365205/catamounts-nip-apps-by-76/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Catamounts nip Apps by 7–6|date=September 25, 1955|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Elon Fightin' Christians|title=Elon}}
| site_stadium = Burlington Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington, NC]]
| score = 19–0
| attend = 6,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90365307/appalachian-blanks-elon-by-19-to-0/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian blanks Elon by 19 to 0|date=October 2, 1955|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Lenoir Rhyne Bears|title=Lenoir Rhyne}}
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 13–26
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90365461/lenoir-rhyne-wins-2613-over-apps/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Lenoir Rhyne wins 26–13 over Apps|date=October 9, 1955|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Catawba Indians|title=Catawba}}
| site_stadium = [[Shuford Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Salisbury, North Carolina|Salisbury, NC]]
| score = 21–19
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90365597/catawba-shaded-by-appalachian/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Catawba shaded by Appalachian|date=October 16, 1955|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Emory and Henry Wasps|title=Emory & Henry}}
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 26–0
| attend = 5,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90365711/appalachian-wins-over-emory-260/|work=The Bristol Herald Courier|title=Appalachian wins over Emory, 26–0|date=October 23, 1955|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1955 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]]
| site_stadium = [[College Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Greenville, North Carolina|Greenville, NC]]
| score = 0–13
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72790351/appalachian-upset-130-in-ns-scrap/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian upset, 13–0, in NS scrap|date=October 30, 1955|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Guilford Quakers|title=Guilford}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]]
| score = 27–6
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90365935/appalachian-wallops-guilford-team-276/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Appalachian wallops Guilford team, 27–6|date=November 6, 1955|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Presbyterian Blue Hose|title=Presbyterian}}
| site_stadium = [[Old Bailey Stadium|Bailey Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Clinton, South Carolina|Clinton, SC]]
| score = 35–6
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90366099/appalachian-shocks-pc-356/|work=The Greenville News|title=Appalachian shocks P.C., 35–6|date=November 13, 1955|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1955 Tampa Spartans football team|Tampa]]
| site_stadium = [[Phillips Field (Florida)|Phillips Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
| score = 0–38
| attend = 8,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90366276/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=Herndon paces Tampa to 38–0 homecoming win|date=November 20, 1955|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City, TN]]
| score = 0–7
| attend =
| gamename = [[Burley Bowl]]
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90366440/buccaneers-edge-appalachian-70/|work=The Knoxville Journal|title=Buccaneers edge Appalachian, 7–0|date=November 25, 1955|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football navbox}}

[[Category:1955 North State Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:1955 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1955 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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