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1951 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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1951 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record6–3 (3–3 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 North State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lenoir Rhyne $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
Elon 4 2 0 6 3 0
Catawba 3 2 0 5 5 0
Appalachian State 3 3 0 6 3 0
East Carolina 1 4 0 4 6 0
Western Carolina 1 4 0 3 6 0
Guilford 1 4 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their only year under head coach Pres Mull, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the NSC.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15vs. GuilfordW 20–05,000[1]
September 22Western CarolinaW 26–6[2]
September 29at Elon
L 6–20[3]
October 67:00 p.m.Lenoir Rhyne
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
L 0–206,500[4][5][6]
October 13vs. Catawba
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 0–2[7]
October 26at Tampa*W 14–139,000[8]
November 3at East CarolinaW 24–20[9]
November 10Erskine*
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
W 20–0[10]
November 17Newberry*
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
W 18–6[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Alvin Hooks stars". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 16, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mountaineers beat WCTC by 26–6 count". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 23, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Elon defeats Appalachian". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 30, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Turner, C. G. (October 8, 1951). "Bears Hit Mountaineers At Boone". Hickory Daily Record. Hickory, North Carolina. p. 6. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Lenoir–Rhyne nets 20–0 win over ASTC". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Turner, C. G. (October 8, 1951). "Bears Get Set For Tampa; Wallop Apps, 20-0 For 4th Win". Hickory Daily Record. Hickory, North Carolina. p. 6. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Catawba Indians trip Appalachian by 2 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Appalachian defeats Tampa on extra point". The Tampa Tribune. October 27, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Apps defeat E. Carolina, 24 to 20". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 4, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Erskine lowered by Appalachian, 20 to 0". The Greenville News. November 11, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Newberry loses, 18–6, to Appalachian". The State. November 18, 1951. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.