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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1961
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Conference Carolinas|Carolinas Conference]]
| short_conf = Carolinas
| record = 7–3
| conf_record = 5–1
| head_coach = [[Jim Duncan (defensive end)|Jim Duncan]]
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = [[College Field (North Carolina)|College Field]]
}}
{{1961 Carolinas Conference football standings}}
The '''1961 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 [[Conference Carolinas|Carolinas Conference]] during the [[1961 college football season]]. In their second year under head coach [[Jim Duncan (defensive end)|Jim Duncan]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the Carolinas Conference.

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1961|team=Emory and Henry Wasps|title=Emory & Henry}}
| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Bristol, Virginia|Bristol, VA]]
| score = 22–6
| attend = 3,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90397611/appalachian-rallies-to-beat-emory-226/|work=The Bristol Herald Courier|title=Appalachian rallies to beat Emory, 22–6|date=September 17, 1961|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1961|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville, NC]]
| score = 25–12
| attend = 5,000
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90397711/appalachian-rolls-over-western-carolina/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Appalachian rolls over Western Carolina, 25 to 12|date=September 24, 1961|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1961|team=Elon Fightin' Christians|title=Elon}}
| site_stadium = Burlington Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington, NC]]
| score = 23–0
| attend = 2,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90397807/apps-shut-out-elon-23-to-0/|work=The News and Observer|title=Apps shut out Elon, 23 to 0|date=October 1, 1961|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = [[1961 Lenoir Rhyne Bears football team|Lenoir Rhyne]]
| site_stadium = [[American Legion Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]]
| score = 6–19
| attend = 10,025
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90397990/modgett-paces-lr196-win/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Midgett paces LR 19–6 win|date=October 8, 1961|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1961|team=Catawba Indians|title=Catawba}}
| site_stadium = [[Shuford Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Salisbury, North Carolina|Salisbury, NC]]
| score = 13–0
| attend = 2,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90398072/apps-defeat-catawba-130/|work=The News and Observer|title=Apps defeat Catawba, 13–0|date=October 15, 1961|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1961|team=Carson–Newman Eagles|title=Carson–Newman}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Lenoir, North Carolina|Lenoir, NC]]
| score = 22–7
| attend = 4,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90398240/appalachian-defeats-cn/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Appalachian defeats C–N|date=October 22, 1961|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = [[1961 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]]
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory, NC]]
| score = 16–14
| attend = 4,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72422311/apps-shade-pirates-1614/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Apps shade Pirates, 16–14|date=October 29, 1961|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1961|team=Guilford Quakers|title=Guilford}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]]
| score = 22–0
| attend = 1,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90398402/apps-win-keep-title-hopes-alive/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Apps win, keep title hopes alive|date=November 5, 1961|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1961|team=Presbyterian Blue Hose|title=Presbyterian}}
| site_stadium = [[Old Bailey Stadium|Bailey Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Clinton, South Carolina|Clinton, SC]]
| score = 7–21
| attend = 2,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90398509/blue-hose-win-third-in-row-217/|work=The State|title=Blue Hose win third in row 21–7|date=November 12, 1961|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1961 Tampa Spartans football team|Tampa]]
| site_stadium = [[Phillips Field (Florida)|Phillips Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
| score = 0–14
| attend = 8,500–10,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90398618/tampa-continues-best-season/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=Tampa continues 'best' season|date=November 19, 1961|accessdate=December 11, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/689/stats/12865 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=February 27, 2023 }}</ref>
}}
}}
<ref>{{cite web |author= |title=1961 Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Appalachian State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/27/stats/12865 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=January 29, 2023 }}</ref>

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

[[Category:1961 Carolinas Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:1961 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1961 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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