The 1949 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 1949 college football season as a member of the Gulf Coast Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 8–4 record.
| 1949 North Texas State Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Gulf Coast Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (2–1 GCC) |
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| Home stadium | Eagle Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | at Howard Payne* |
| W 34–14 | [1] | |
| September 17 | at Hardin–Simmons* |
| L 7–13 | 7,500 | [2] |
| September 24 | at Arkansas* | L 19–33 | 12,500 | [3] | |
| September 30 | at Oklahoma City* | W 26–7 | 5,000 | [4] | |
| October 7 | Hardin |
| L 17–20 | 8,000 | [5] |
| October 15 | Stephen F. Austin* |
| W 25–6 | 5,000 | [6] |
| October 22 | at Sam Houston State* | W 41–14 | [7] | ||
| October 29 | Southwest Texas State* |
| W 41–7 | [8] | |
| November 5 | at Trinity (TX) | W 32–21 | [9] | ||
| November 12 | Houston |
| W 28–23 | 10,000 | [10] |
| November 19 | at East Texas State* |
| W 59–6 | 7,500 | [11] |
| November 24 | at Nevada* | L 7–28 | 4,500 | [12] | |
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References
edit- ^ "North Texas whips Jackets by 34–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 11, 1949. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys nip Eagles on Davis' run, 13–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 18, 1949. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas defeats Eagles, 33–19". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 25, 1949. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles' air power rips Chiefs, 26–7". The Daily Oklahoman. October 1, 1949. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late Hardin score beats Eagles, 20–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1949. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles win over Lumberjacks, 25–6". The Shreveport Times. October 16, 1949. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles surge past Bearkats". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 23, 1949. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NTS Eagles beat Bobcats by 41–7". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 30, 1949. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas rips Trinity apart in fourth period 32–21". The Marshall News Messenger. November 6, 1949. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas wrings out 28–23 edge over Cougars". The Monitor. November 13, 1949. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles crush E. Texas State". The Marshall News Messenger. November 20, 1949. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Elder's running, Jesse's passing spark Nevada's victory over North Texas Eagles". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 25, 1949. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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