The 1948 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 1948 college football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference. In their third year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 6–4 record.
| 1948 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (4–2 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Eagle Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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North Texas was ranked at No. 119 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Oklahoma City* | L 6–14 | [2] | ||
| September 25 | Randolph Field* |
| W 86–0 | [3] | |
| October 2 | at West Texas State* |
| W 20–7 | [4] | |
| October 9 | at No. 19 Nevada* | L 7–48 | 8,600 | [5] | |
| October 16 | at Stephen F. Austin | Nacogdoches, TX | W 19–6 | 6,200 | [6] |
| October 23 | Sam Houston State |
| W 37–7 | [7] | |
| October 30 | at Southwest Texas State |
| L 14–24 | [8] | |
| November 6 | Trinity (TX) |
| W 27–12 | 7,000 | [9] |
| November 13 | at Houston | L 6–8 | 3,000 | [10] | |
| November 20 | East Texas State |
| W 27–7 | 9,500 | [11] |
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References
edit- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chiefs win, 14 to 6, against North Texas". The Daily Oklahoman. September 18, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NTSC runs wild". The Odessa American. September 26, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas tops Buffs 20 to 7". The El Paso Times. October 3, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Powerful Wolfpack claws North Texas State, 48–7". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 10, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stephen Austin eleven trimmed by North Texas". Longview News-Journal. October 17, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles crush Bearkats with deadly ground attack, 37–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 24, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats claw North Texas Eagles, 24–14". Corpus Christi Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles rebound, throttle Trinity". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 7, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars upset North Texas". The Marshall News Messenger. November 14, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles use strong wind to rush past Lions, 27–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 21, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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