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1951 North Texas State Eagles football team

1951 North Texas State Eagles football
GCC champion
ConferenceGulf Coast Conference
Record8–4 (2–0 GCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFouts Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Gulf Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Midwestern (TX) 0 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Trinity (TX) 0 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season as a member of the Gulf Coast Conference. In their sixth year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 8–4 record. The team was ranked at No. 70 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Lamar Tech*Beaumont, TXW 54–65,400[2]
September 22at Texas Western*
W 33–011,000[3]
September 29at Sul Ross*
W 62–6[4]
October 5East Texas State*
W 48–77,500[5]
October 12at West Texas State*
W 42–143,000[6]
October 19Carswell Air Force Base*
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
L 6–13[7]
October 27at Pacific (CA)*
L 0–3413,100[8]
November 3at Trinity (TX)
W 32–0[9]
November 10Midwestern (TX)
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 61–0[10]
November 17Fresno State*
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 62–05,000[11]
November 22at Chattanooga*
L 20–3210,000[12]
November 30Houston*
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
L 14–20[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eagles bury Lamar, 54–6". Denton Record-Chronicle. September 16, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Eagles outclass Texas Western". The El Paso Times. September 23, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eagles riddle Sul Ross, 62–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eagles swarm past East Texas". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 7, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "NTS Eagles charge by West Texas, 42–14". Amarillo Daily News. October 13, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bombers outlast North Texas, 13–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 20, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cop Tigers bowl over North Texas State; Win intersectional 34–0". Napa Journal. October 28, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Eagles thump Trinity, 32–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "North Texas tears Indians". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 11, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "North Texas State slaughters FSC Bulldogs, 62 to 0". The Fresno Bee. November 18, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "NTSC bowl hopes fade as Chattanooga wins". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Houston tops Eagles 20–14". The Austin Statesman. December 1, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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