1953 North Texas State Eagles football team

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1953 North Texas State Eagles football
Conference Gulf Coast Conference
1953 record3–6–1 (1–1 GCC)
Head coach
Home stadium Fouts Field
Seasons
←  1952
1954  →
1953 Gulf Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Trinity (TX) $ 2 –0 –08 –1 –0
North Texas State 1 –1 –03 –6 –1
Midwestern (TX) 0 –2 –02 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 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 1953 college football season as a member of the Gulf Coast Conference. In their 8th year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Arizona State *
L 0–14 [1]
October 3at No. 11 Mississippi State *
L 6–2115,000 [2]
October 9 San Diego NAS *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 27–12 [3]
October 17 Midwestern (TX)
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 39–76,500 [4]
October 24at Texas Western *
L 21–26 [5]
October 31at San Jose State *
T 13–137,500 [6]
November 7at No. 12 Ole Miss *
L 7–40 [7]
November 14 West Texas State *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 38–6 [8]
November 21at Hardin–Simmons *
L 10–147,000 [9]
November 282:00 p.m.at Trinity (TX)
L 6–142,982 [10] [11] [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Tempe Sun Devils trim North Texas State". Arizona Daily Star. September 27, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "State tops North Texas State". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "North Texas clips San Diego Sailors". The Marshall News Messenger. October 11, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "North Texas clips Midwestern, 39–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 18, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "TWC edges North Texas Eagles, 26–21". The El Paso Times. October 25, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "San Jose State ties North Texas, 13–13". The San Francisco Examiner. November 1, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Rebels overpower North Texas". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "North Texas whacks West Texas State". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 15, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Pokes thrill exes, chill Eagles, 14–10". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 22, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Eagles, Tigers Play For League Crown". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Fort Worth, Texas. November 28, 1953. p. 9. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  11. ↑ "Trinity Defeats North Texas 14-6". The Vernon Daily Record. Vernon, Texas. Associated Press. November 28, 1953. p. 4A. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  12. ↑ "Trinity spills North Texas, 14–6, for title". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 29, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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