1962 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 1962 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 1962 NAIA football season. In their third year under head coach Jim Duncan, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 4–4–2, with a mark of 2–1–2 in conference play, and finished third in the Carolinas Conference.

1962 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference	Carolinas Conference
Record	4–4–2 (2–1–2 Carolinas)
Head coach	Jim Duncan (3rd season)
Home stadium	Conrad Stadium

1962 Carolinas Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Lenoir Rhyne $^	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Elon	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Appalachian State	2	–	1	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Newberry	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Western Carolina	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Catawba	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Guilford	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Emory & Henry*	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 3–6	5,000
September 22	vs. Western Carolina	Memorial Stadium Asheville, NC (rivalry)	T 6–6	6,000
September 29	Elon	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 27–12	7,000
October 6	at Lenoir Rhyne	College Field Hickory, NC	L 0–6	9,000
October 13	Catawba	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	T 21–21	8,000
October 20	at Carson–Newman*	Jefferson City, TN	L 0–3	3,500
October 27	at East Carolina*	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 16–29	5,000
November 3	Guilford	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 28–6	3,500
November 10	vs. Presbyterian	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC	W 21–0	2,500
November 24	at Tampa*	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 9–7	6,000–6,500
*Non-conference game