1948 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football team

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1948 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEagle Field
Seasons
←  1947
1949  →
1948 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwest Texas State $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0
North Texas State 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Stephen F. Austin 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Trinity (TX) 2 –2 –26 –2 –2
Houston 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
East Texas State 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
Sam Houston State 0 –6 –00 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 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 1948 college football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference. In their 3rd year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

North Texas was ranked at No. 119 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Oklahoma City *
L 6–14 [2]
September 25 Randolph Field *
W 86–0 [3]
October 2at West Texas State *
W 20–7 [4]
October 9at No. 19 Nevada *
L 7–488,600 [5]
October 16at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, TX W 19–66,200 [6]
October 23 Sam Houston State
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 37–7 [7]
October 30at Southwest Texas State
L 14–24 [8]
November 6 Trinity (TX)
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 27–127,000 [9]
November 13at Houston
L 6–83,000 [10]
November 20 East Texas State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 27–79,500 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Chiefs win, 14 to 6, against North Texas". The Daily Oklahoman. September 18, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "NTSC runs wild". The Odessa American. September 26, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "North Texas tops Buffs 20 to 7". The El Paso Times. October 3, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Powerful Wolfpack claws North Texas State, 48–7". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 10, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Stephen Austin eleven trimmed by North Texas". Longview News-Journal. October 17, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Eagles crush Bearkats with deadly ground attack, 37–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 24, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bobcats claw North Texas Eagles, 24–14". Corpus Christi Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Eagles rebound, throttle Trinity". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 7, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Cougars upset North Texas". The Marshall News Messenger. November 14, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Eagles use strong wind to rush past Lions, 27–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 21, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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