1956 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

1956 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference	North State Conference
Record	3–6 (3–3 NSC)
Head coach	Bob Broome (1st season)
Home stadium	College Field

1956 North State Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lenoir Rhyne $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Catawba	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Elon	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Appalachian State	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
East Carolina	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Guilford	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Western Carolina	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1956 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 1956 NAIA football season. In their first year under head coach Bob Broome, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 3–6, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished third in the NSC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	vs. Western Carolina	Memorial Stadium Asheville, NC (rivalry)	W 19–7		[1]
September 29	Elon	College Field Boone, NC	L 7–19	4,000	[2]
October 6	at Lenoir Rhyne	College Field Hickory, NC	L 0–32		[3][4]
October 13	Catawba	College Field Boone, NC	L 7–14	6,000	[5]
October 20	at Emory & Henry*	Faulkner Field Emory, VA	L 6–12		[6]
October 27	East Carolina	College Field Boone, NC	W 22–19	4,000	[7]
November 3	Guilford	College Field Boone, NC	W 32–7		[8]
November 10	at Presbyterian*	Bailey Stadium Clinton, SC	L 7–34	2,000	[9]
November 17	at Tampa*	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 7–21	6,500	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Appalachian rolls to 19–7 win over Western Carolina". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 23, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Elon upsets Apps, 19 to 7". The Charlotte Observer. September 30, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Tom Einstein Jr. (October 8, 1956). "Harold Bullard Leads Bears to 32-0 Win Over Apps". Hickory Daily Record. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lenoir Rhyne blisters App eleven, 32–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Catawba's Campagna walks 72 yards for touchdown to beat Appalachian". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Emory and Henry upsets Appalachian, 12–6". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 21, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Appalachian downs East Carolina, 22–19". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 28, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Appalachian scores 32–7 league win". The Charlotte Observer. November 4, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "PC ground attack too much for Appalachian". The State. November 11, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Spartans roll over Appalachian, 21–7". The Tampa Tribune. November 18, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.