1954 North Texas State Eagles football team

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1954 North Texas State Eagles football
Conference Gulf Coast Conference
1954 record4–6 (1–1 GCC)
Head coach
Home stadium Fouts Field
Seasons
←  1953
1955  →
1954 Gulf Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Trinity (TX) $ 2 –0 –09 –0 –0
North Texas State 1 –1 –04 –6 –0
Midwestern (TX) 0 –2 –04 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 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 1954 college football season as a member of the Gulf Coast Conference. In their 9th year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 4–6 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at No. 10 Ole Miss *
L 12–356,418 [1]
October 2 Mississippi Southern *
W 15–78,000 [2]
October 9 Hardin–Simmons *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 20–78,000 [3]
October 15at Chattanooga *
L 19–207,000 [4]
October 23 Texas Western *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 0–6 [5]
October 30 San Jose State *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 20–27 [6]
November 6at Mississippi State *
L 26–4810,000 [7]
November 13at Arizona State *
W 20–1313,000 [8]
November 202:00 p.m. Trinity (TX)
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 0–13 [9] [10]
November 25at Midwestern (TX) Wichita Falls, TX W 19–06,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ↑ "Ole Miss trims Texans". The Commercial Appeal. September 18, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Passes pump Eagles past Southern, 15–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 3, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "NTS ends drought, whips Pokes, 20–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 10, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Chattanooga defeats North Texas by 20–19". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "TWC upsets North Texas, 6–0". The El Paso Times. October 24, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "San Jose beats Texas rival, 27–20". The San Francisco Examiner. October 31, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "State outdoes Eagles 48 to 26". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Eagles edge Devils, 20–13". The Arizona Republic. November 14, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "NTS Tangles With Trinity". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Fort Worth, Texas. November 20, 1954. p. 11. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  10. ↑ "Trinity wins crown again". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 21, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "NTSC rumbles by Tribe, 19–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 26, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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