1961 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

1961 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference	Carolinas Conference
Record	7–3 (5–1 NSC)
Head coach	Jim Duncan (2nd season)
Home stadium	College Field

1961 Carolinas Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 15 Lenoir Rhyne $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Appalachian State	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Newberry	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
East Carolina	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Elon	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Catawba	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Guilford	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

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 Carolinas Conference during the 1961 NAIA football season. In their second year under head coach 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 NSC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Emory & Henry*	Municipal Stadium Bristol, VA	W 22–6	3,500
September 23	vs. Western Carolina	Memorial Stadium Asheville, NC (rivalry)	W 25–12	5,000
September 30	at Elon	Burlington Municipal Stadium Burlington, NC	W 23–0	2,000
October 9	vs. Lenoir Rhyne	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC	L 6–19	10,025
October 14	at Catawba	Shuford Stadium Salisbury, NC	W 13–0	2,500
October 21	vs. Carson–Newman*	Lenoir, NC	W 22–7	4,500
October 28	vs. East Carolina	College Field Hickory, NC	W 16–14	4,000
November 4	at Guilford	Greensboro, NC	W 22–0	1,000
November 11	at Presbyterian*	Bailey Stadium Clinton, SC	L 7–21	2,000
November 18	at Tampa*	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 0–14	8,500–10,000
*Non-conference game