1966 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 1966 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 1966 NAIA football season. In their second year under head coach Carl Messere, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 3–6–1, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the Carolinas Conference.

1966 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference	Carolinas Conference
Record	3–6–1 (2–5 Carolinas)
Head coach	Carl Messere (2nd season)
Home stadium	Conrad Stadium

1966 Carolinas Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lenoir Rhyne +	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Presbyterian +	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Guilford	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Catawba	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Newberry	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Western Carolina	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Appalachian State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Elon	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Newberry	Setzler Field Newberry, SC	L 14–15	2,000
September 24	at Western Carolina	Memorial Stadium Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)	W 35–33	6,200
October 1	Elon	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 8–2	3,000
October 8	at Lenoir Rhyne	College Field Hickory, NC	L 7–28	10,500
October 15	Catawba	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 17–18	7,000
October 22	at Carson–Newman*	Burke–Tarr Stadium Jefferson City, TN	T 14–14	4,000
October 29	Wofford*	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 14–12	3,000
November 5	at Presbyterian	Bailey Stadium Clinton, SC	L 17–21	2,000
November 12	Emory & Henry*	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 6–21	4,000
November 24	at Guilford	Greensboro, NC	L 13–16	2,500
*Non-conference game