1956 North Texas State Eagles football team

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1956 North Texas State Eagles football
GCC co-champion
Conference Gulf Coast Conference
Record7–2–1 (2–0–1 GCC)
Head coach
Home stadium Fouts Field
Seasons
←  1955
1957  →
1956 Gulf Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State + 2 –0 –17 –2 –1
Trinity (TX) + 2 –0 –15 –3 –1
Abilene Christian 1 –2 –04 –6 –0
Midwestern (TX) 0 –3 –03 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1956 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 1956 college football season as a member of the Gulf Coast Conference. In their 11th year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at No. 13 Ole Miss *
L 0–457,000 [1]
September 29at Arizona State *
L 7–2716,000 [2]
October 6 San Diego Marines *
W 65–6 [3]
October 13at Midwestern (TX) Wichita Falls, TX W 14–7 [4]
October 20 Texas Western *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 13–6 [5]
October 26at Youngstown State *
W 19–12 [6]
November 3 Trinity (TX)
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
T 7–7 [7]
November 10 McMurry *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 23–7 [8]
November 17 Abilene Christian
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 20–7 [9]
November 22at Chattanooga *
W 20–7 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Ole Miss Rebs whip North Texas by 45–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 23, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Arizona St. tops Eagles, 27–7". The Arizona Republic. September 30, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "North Texas sinks San Diego Navy, 65–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "NTSC Eagles squeeze by Midwestern 14–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 14, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Eagle '11' knocks over Miners, 13–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "North Texas fights back, wins,19 to 12". The Austin American. October 27, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Trinity and Eagles tie". Corpus Christi Times. November 4, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Eagles tumble Indians, 23–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 11, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Toole passes Eagles past Wildcats, 20–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 18, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Eagles dump Chattanooga". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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