1950 North Texas State Eagles football team

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1950 North Texas State Eagles football
GCC co-champion
Conference Gulf Coast Conference
Record7–2–1 (1–0–1 GCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEagle Field
Seasons
←  1949
1951  →
1950 Gulf Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State + 1 –0 –17 –2 –1
Midwestern (TX) + 1 –0 –14 –5 –1
Trinity (TX) 0 –2 –05 –4 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1950 North Texas State Eagles football team was an American football team that represented North Texas State College (now known as the University of North Texas) during the 1950 college football season as a member of the Gulf Coast Conference. In their fifth year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at No. 13 Kentucky *
L 0–2524,000 [1]
September 23at East Texas State *
W 42–2012,000 [2]
September 30at Arkansas *
L 6–5015,000 [3]
October 6 Southwestern Oklahoma State *
W 76–6 [4]
October 138:00 p.m.at Midwestern (TX)
T 7–79,000 [5] [6] [7]
October 20at Chattanooga *
W 19–145,000 [8]
November 4 Trinity (TX)
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 35–6 [9]
November 11at Houston *
W 16–138,000 [10]
November 18 Nevada *
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 34–21 [11]
November 24at Fresno State *
W 31–129,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ↑ "Crowd of 24,000 fans see Wildcats blank North Texas, 25–0, in opener". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 17, 1950. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "North Texas beats East Texas, 42–20". The El Paso Times. September 24, 1950. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Arkansas routs Eagles, 50 to 6". The Odessa American. October 1, 1950. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "North Texas rips Bulldogs, 76 to 6". The Daily Oklahoman. October 8, 1950. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "'We'll Shoot the Works to Beat Eagles'---Stamps". Wichita Daily Times . Wichita Falls, Texas. October 13, 1950. p. 14. Retrieved February 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. ↑ Cole, Bob (October 14, 1950). "Indians Battle North Texas To 7-7 Tie". Wichita Falls Record News . Wichita Falls, Texas. p. 8. Retrieved February 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ "Midwestern holds Eagles to 7–7 tie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 15, 1950. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Eagles score with 15 seconds left to meat Mocs, 19–14". The Chattanooga Times. October 21, 1950. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "North Texas beats Trinity". The El Paso Times. November 5, 1950. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "North Texas hands Cougars 16–13 defeat". Corpus Christi Times. November 12, 1950. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "North Texas hustles past Nevada, 34–21". The Brownsville Herald. November 19, 1950. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Fog shrouds scene as North Texas drubs FSC". The Fresno Bee. November 25, 1950. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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