| Year: | 1953 |
| Team: | Appalachian State Mountaineers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | North State Conference |
| Short Conf: | NSC |
| Record: | 6–4 |
| Conf Record: | 3–3 |
| Head Coach: | E. C. Duggins |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Stadium: | College Field |
The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach E. C. Duggins, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished fifth in the NSC.