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 ninth year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 4–6 record.
| 1954 North Texas State Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Gulf Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (1–1 GCC) |
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| Home stadium | Fouts Field |
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| Trinity (TX) $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midwestern (TX) | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at No. 10 Ole Miss* | L 12–35 | 6,418 | [1] | ||
| October 2 | Mississippi Southern* | W 15–7 | 8,000 | [2] | ||
| October 9 | Hardin–Simmons* |
| W 20–7 | 8,000 | [3] | |
| October 15 | at Chattanooga* | L 19–20 | 7,000 | [4] | ||
| October 23 | Texas Western* |
| L 0–6 | [5] | ||
| October 30 | San Jose State* |
| L 20–27 | [6] | ||
| November 6 | at Mississippi State* | L 26–48 | 10,000 | [7] | ||
| November 13 | at Arizona State* | W 20–13 | 13,000 | [8] | ||
| November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Trinity (TX) |
| L 0–13 | [9][10] | |
| November 25 | at Midwestern (TX) | Wichita Falls, TX | W 19–0 | 6,000 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Ole Miss trims Texans". The Commercial Appeal. September 18, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Passes pump Eagles past Southern, 15–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 3, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NTS ends drought, whips Pokes, 20–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 10, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chattanooga defeats North Texas by 20–19". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TWC upsets North Texas, 6–0". The El Paso Times. October 24, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Jose beats Texas rival, 27–20". The San Francisco Examiner. October 31, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State outdoes Eagles 48 to 26". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles edge Devils, 20–13". The Arizona Republic. November 14, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NTS Tangles With Trinity". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 20, 1954. p. 11. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Trinity wins crown again". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 21, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NTSC rumbles by Tribe, 19–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 26, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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