1963 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 1963 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 1963 NAIA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jim Duncan, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished third in the Carolinas Conference.

1963 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference	Carolinas Conference
Record	6–3 (4–1 Carolinas)
Head coach	Jim Duncan (4th season)
Home stadium	Conrad Stadium

1963 Carolinas Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Catawba +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Elon +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Appalachian State	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Newberry	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Lenoir Rhyne	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Western Carolina	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Guilford	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 14	at Wofford*	Snyder Field Spartanburg, SC	L 14–21
September 21	Newberry	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 14–0
September 28	Western Carolina	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)	W 14–3
October 5	at Elon	Burlington Municipal Stadium Burlington, NC	L 13–16
October 12	Lenoir Rhyne	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 20–6
October 19	at Catawba	Shuford Stadium Salisbury, NC	W 36–33
October 26	Carson–Newman*	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 24–0
November 2	at Northwestern State*	Demon Field Natchitoches, LA	L 20–33
November 16	at Emory & Henry*	Fullerton Field Emory, VA	W 21–18
*Non-conference game