1940 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football team

The 1940 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 1940 college football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference. In their 12th year under head coach Jack Sisco, the Eagles compiled a 6–3 record.

1940 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football
LSC champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record6–3 (4–0 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEagle Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State $ 4 0 0 6 3 0
Sam Houston State 3 1 0 8 2 0
East Texas State 2 2 0 4 4 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 3 0 4 5 0
Southwest Texas State 0 4 0 3 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

North Texas was ranked at No. 86 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21vs. Abilene Christian*
L 13–19[2]
September 28at Baylor*L 20–27[3]
October 5at SMU*L 7–20[4]
October 11Arkansas A&M*
W 79–0[5]
October 18Stephen F. Austin
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 27–0[6]
October 25at Sam Houston StateW 7–6[7]
November 1Southwest Texas State
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 22–0[8]
November 8Austin*
W 14–0[9]
November 16at East Texas State
W 10–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Abilene Christians outlast North Texas Teachers by 19–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Baylor wins". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "S.M.U. extended to clip North Texas gridmen, 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eagles use all men trampling Arkansas A&M in home opener 79–0". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 12, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Teachers win". The Brownsville Herald. October 19, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "North Texas edges Sam Houston, 7–6". The Paris News. October 27, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "St. Ed's ex stars in Denton victory". Austin American-Statesman. November 2, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "North Texas Eagles in 14–0 win from Austin". The Waco News-Tribune. November 9, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Denton takes Lone Star title". Austin American-Statesman. November 17, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.