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1948 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In their second year under head coach E. C. Duggins, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–1–1, with a mark of 7–0–1 in conference play, and finished as NSC champion. State concluded their season with a loss against West Chester at the Burley Bowl.

1948 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
NSC champion
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record8–1–1 (7–0–1 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 North State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Appalachian State $ 7 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Western Carolina 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Catawba 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Lenoir Rhyne 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
High Point 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Elon 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Guilford 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Atlantic Christian 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
East Carolina 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Appalachian State was ranked at No. 231 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18vs. Guilford
W 21–143,000[2]
September 25vs. Western Carolina
W 14–13[3]
October 1Elon
W 33–13[4]
October 9at Lenoir Rhyne
T 14–14[5]
October 16vs. Catawba
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 20–137,000[6]
October 23High Point
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
W 40–14[7]
October 30at Emory & Henry*
W 24–14[8]
November 6East Carolina
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
W 47–0[9]
November 13vs. Atlantic ChristianRocky Mount, NCW 27–6[10]
November 25vs. West Chester*
L 2–712,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Appalachian tops Guilford, 21 to 14". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 19, 1948. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Appalachian edges Catamounts, 14–13". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 26, 1948. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Appalachian scores win over Elon, 33–13". The News and Observer. October 3, 1948. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lenoir Rhyne holds Appalachian to tie". The News and Observer. October 10, 1948. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Appalachian wins". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 17, 1948. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Apps appear cinch to annex laurels in North State race". The Gastonia Gazette. October 25, 1948. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Appalachian State overpowers battling Emory and Henry 34 to 14". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 31, 1948. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Appalachian swamps ECTC eleven, 47 to 0". The News and Observer. November 7, 1948. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Appalachian clinches title by beating ACC". The News and Observer. November 14, 1948. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "West Chester STC gridders whip Appalachian State, 7–2, in Burley Bowl". Intelligencer Journal. November 26, 1948. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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