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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1960
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Conference Carolinas|North State Conference]]
| short_conf = NSC
| record = 8–2
| conf_record = 5–1
| head_coach = [[Jim Duncan (defensive end)|Jim Duncan]]
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = [[College Field (North Carolina)|College Field]]
}}
{{1960 North State Conference football standings}}
The '''1960 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 [[1960 NAIA football season]]. In their first year under head coach [[Jim Duncan (defensive end)|Jim Duncan]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–2, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the NSC.

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1960|team=Emory and Henry Wasps|title=Emory & Henry}}
| site_stadium = [[College Field (North Carolina)|College Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| score = 7–0
| attend = 4,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90395210/emory-drops-70-dual-to-favored-appalach/|work=The Bristol Herald Courier|title=Emory drops 7–0 dual to favored Appalachian|date=September 18, 1960|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1960|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Cullowhee, North Carolina|Cullowhee, NC]]
| score = 22–6
| attend = 3,500
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90395296/astc-defeats-cats-by-22-to-6/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=ASTC defeats Cats by 22 to 6|date=September 25, 1960|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1960|team=Elon Fightin' Christians|title=Elon}}
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 33–13
| attend = 5,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90395361/appalachian-state-routs-elon-3313/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Appalachian State routs Elon, 33–13|date=October 2, 1960|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1960 Lenoir Rhyne Bears football team|Lenoir Rhyne]]
| site_stadium = [[Moretz Stadium|College Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory, NC]]
| score = 8–26
| attend = 6,400
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90395466/lenoir-rhyne-bears-trounce-appalachian-b/|work=The High Point Enterprise|title=Lenoir Rhyne Bears trounce Appalachian by 26–8 score|date=October 9, 1960|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1960|team=Catawba Indians|title=Catawba}}
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 12–7
| attend = 4,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90395616/appalachian-wins-with-2-late-tds/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Appalachian wins with 2 late TDs|date=October 16, 1960|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1960|team=Carson–Newman Eagles|title=Carson–Newman}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Jefferson City, Tennessee|Jefferson City, TN]]
| score = 6–0
| attend = 3,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90395767/appalachian-st-tags-cn-with-60-setbac/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Appalachian St. tags C–N with 6–0 setback|date=October 23, 1960|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1960 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]]
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 21–17
| attend = 3,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72418496/appalachian-edges-east-carolina-2117/|work=Daily Press|title=Appalachian edges East Carolina, 21–17|date=October 30, 1960|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1960|team=Guilford Quakers|title=Guilford}}
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 13–0
| attend = 2,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90395899/apps-trim-guilford-by-130/|work=The High Point Enterprise|title=Apps trim Guilford by 13–0|date=November 6, 1960|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1960|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
| site_stadium = Snyder Field
| site_cityst = [[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg, SC]]
| score = 14–23
| attend = 3,400
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90396042/terriers-turn-back-mountaineers-in-seaso/|work=The Greenville News|title=Terriers turn back Mountaineers in season's final clash, 23–14|date=November 13, 1960|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1960 Tampa Spartans football team|Tampa]]
| site_stadium = [[Phillips Field (Florida)|Phillips Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
| score = 22–15
| attend = 3,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87344153/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=Spartans' effort falls short in 22–15 loss to Appalachian|date=November 27, 1960|accessdate=December 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
<ref>{{cite web |author= |title=1960 Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Appalachian State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/27/stats/13014 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=January 29, 2023 }}</ref>

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

[[Category:1960 North State Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:1960 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1960 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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