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

	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
September 29	Elon	College Field Boone, NC	L 7–19	4,000
October 6	at Lenoir Rhyne	College Field Hickory, NC	L 0–32
October 13	Catawba	College Field Boone, NC	L 7–14	6,000
October 20	at Emory & Henry*	Faulkner Field Emory, VA	L 6–12
October 27	East Carolina	College Field Boone, NC	W 22–19	4,000
November 3	Guilford	College Field Boone, NC	W 32–7
November 10	at Presbyterian*	Bailey Stadium Clinton, SC	L 7–34	2,000
November 17	at Tampa*	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 7–21	6,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming