1947 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football team

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1947 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football
LSC champion
Salad Bowl, L 6–13 vs. Nevada
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record10–2 (6–0 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEagle Field
Seasons
←  1946
1948  →
1947 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State $ 6 –0 –010 –2 –0
East Texas State 4 –2 –08 –2 –0
Southwest Texas State 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Trinity (TX) 3 –2 –15 –3 –2
Stephen F. Austin 2 –3 –13 –6 –1
Sam Houston State 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Houston 0 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football team represented the North Texas State Teachers College (later renamed the University of North Texas) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 10–2 record (6–0 against LSC opponents), won the LSC championship, and lost to Nevada in the 1948 Salad Bowl.

North Texas was ranked at No. 78 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947. [1]

The team played its home games at Eagle Field in Denton, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 Hardin
W 27–612,000 [2]
September 20 Brooke Army
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 44–04,500 [3]
September 27at Arkansas *
L 0–1215,000 [4]
October 4at Florida *
W 20–1210,000 [5]
October 18 Stephen F. Austin
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 13–7 [6]
October 25at Sam Houston State
W 27–0 [7]
November 1 Southwest Texas State
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 27–76,000 [8]
November 7vs. Trinity (TX) * Temple, TX W 33–7 [9]
November 15 Houston Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 33–010,000 [10]
November 22 East Texas State
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 12–66,500 [11]
November 27at Chattanooga
W 14–76,000 [12]
January 1, 1948vs. Nevada
L 6–1311,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Bill Coffey (September 14, 1947). "Eagles Bash Indians 27-6 In Grid Opener". Denton (Tex.) Record-Chronicle. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Bill Coffey (September 21, 1947). "NT Eagles Win In Mud From Army Team, 44-0". Denton (Tex.) Record-Chronicle. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Porkers Hard Put To Subdue Eagles". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 28, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "North Texas State Turns Back Florida Gators 20-12". Fort Myers News-Press. October 5, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "19 Oct 1947, Page 6 - Denton Record-Chronicle at". Newspapers.com. October 19, 1947. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ "North Texas Roars To 27-0 Victory Over Sam Houston". The Odessa American. October 26, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Harry Parks (November 2, 1947). "Eagles Rally to Rout Bobcats For 27-7 Win". Denton Record-Chronicle. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "North Texas Rolls Over Trinity Club". The Waco News-Tribune. November 8, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Harry Parks (November 16, 1947). "Eagles Wham Cougars 33-0 To Cinch Championship Tie". Denton Record-Chronicle. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Eagles Splash to 12-6 Win Over Commerce". Denton Record-Chronicle. November 23, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Eagles Blast 14-7 Triumph". Denton Record-Chronicle. November 28, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Bill Friel (January 2, 1948). "Nevada Pack Rides to 13-6 Victory Over North Texas on Stan Heath's Right Arm". Nevada State Journal. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.


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