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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1959
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Conference Carolinas|North State Conference]]
| short_conf = NSC
| record = 6–4
| conf_record = 5–1
| head_coach = [[Bob Breitenstein (American football coach)|Bob Breitenstein]]
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = [[College Field (North Carolina)|College Field]]
}}
{{1959 North State Conference football standings}}
The '''1959 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 [[1959 NAIA football season]]. In their only year under head coach [[Bob Breitenstein (American football coach)|Bob Breitenstein]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the NSC.

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Emory and Henry Wasps|title=Emory & Henry}}
| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Bristol, Virginia|Bristol, VA]]
| score = 21–0
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90393981/emory-beaten-by-appalachian-state-210/|work=The Bristol Herald Courier|title=Emory beaten by Appalachian State, 21–0|date=September 20, 1959|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}}
| site_stadium = [[College Field (North Carolina)|College Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| score = 14–12
| attend = 4,000
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90394074/apps-nudge-catamounts-1412-in-north-s/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Apps nudge Catamounts, 14–12, in North State chiller|date=September 27, 1959|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Elon Fightin' Christians|title=Elon}}
| site_stadium = Burlington Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington, NC]]
| score = 19–8
| attend = 1,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90394154/appalachian-turns-back-elon-19-to-8/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian turns back Elon, 19 to 8|date=October 4, 1959|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Lenoir Rhyne Bears|title=Lenoir Rhyne}}
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 6–29
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90394235/lenoir-rhyne-romps-past-apps-29-to-6/|work=The News and Observer|title=Lenoir Rhyne romps past Apps, 29 to 6|date=October 11, 1959|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Catawba Indians|title=Catawba}}
| site_stadium = [[Shuford Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Salisbury, North Carolina|Salisbury, NC]]
| score = 28–0
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90394332/appalachian-passes-roast-catawba-280/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian passes roast Catawba, 28–0|date=October 18, 1959|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Carson–Newman Eagles|title=Carson–Newman}}
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 22–26
| attend = 5,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90394410/hicks-punt-return-nets-cn-victory/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Hicks' punt return nets C–N victory|date=October 25, 1959|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1959 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]]
| site_stadium = [[College Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Greenville, North Carolina|Greenville, NC]]
| score = 28–0
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72761759/appalachian-blanks-ecc/|work=Johnson City Press|title=Appalachian blanks ECC|date=November 1, 1959|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Guilford Quakers|title=Guilford}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]]
| score = 20–9
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90394532/appalachian-downs-guilford/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Appalachian downs Guilford|date=November 8, 1959|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Presbyterian Blue Hose|title=Presbyterian}}
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 0–34
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90394625/pc-explodes-wins-34-to-0/|work=The State|title=PC explodes, wins 34 to 0|date=November 15, 1959|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1959 Tampa Spartans football team|Tampa]]
| site_stadium = [[Phillips Field (Florida)|Phillips Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
| score = 6–23
| attend = 4,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90394726/tampa-gains-third-victory-236-over-ap/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=Tampa gains third victory, 23–6, over Appalachian|date=November 22, 1959|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/689/stats/13013 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=February 27, 2023 }}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football navbox}}

[[Category:1959 North State Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:1959 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1959 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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