1946 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football team

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1946 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football
LSC champion
Optimist Bowl, W 14–13 vs. Pacific (CA)
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record7–3–1 (4–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEagle Field
Seasons
  1942
1947  
1946 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State $ 4 1 07 3 1
Sam Houston State 3 1 16 2 1
East Texas State 3 1 15 2 2
Southwest Texas State 3 2 06 2 2
Houston 1 4 04 6 0
Stephen F. Austin 0 5 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1946 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the North Texas State Teachers College (now known as the University of North Texas) during the 1946 college football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference. In their first year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 7–3–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Texas A&M *L 0–47 [1]
September 28 Austin *
W 14–0 [2]
October 4at Abilene Christian *
L 0–6 [3]
October 12at Brooke General Hospital * San Antonio, TX W 23–7 [4]
October 19at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, TX W 9–0 [5]
October 25 Sam Houston State
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
L 0–126,500 [6]
November 2at Southwest Texas State
W 6–0 [7]
November 8at McMurry *
  • Fair Park Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
T 7–7 [8]
November 16at Houston W 7–33,500 [9]
November 23 East Texas State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 47–79,000 [10]
December 21vs. Pacific (CA) *
W 14–13 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

References

  1. "Texas Ags swamp North Texas, 47–0; Barney Welch scores 3 touchdowns". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 22, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Eagles beat Austin Kangaroos 14–0 in first home game". Denton Record-Chronicle. September 29, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wildcats trounce North Texas, 6–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 5, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Eagles defeat Army hospital team 23–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 13, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Eagles turn back S.F. Austin, 9–0". Longview News-Journal. October 20, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Late touchdowns beat North Texas State, 12–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 27, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "North Texas State beats Bobcats". The Austin American-Statesman. November 3, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tribe holds favored North Texas to tie". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 9, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Houston ousted from race by North Texans". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 17, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "North Texas bags title, spills East Texas, 47–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 24, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Last-second pass whips Staggmen". The Los Angeles Times. December 22, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.