1951 North Texas State Eagles football team

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1951
North Texas State Eagles football
GCC champion
ConferenceGulf Coast Conference
Record8–4 (2–0 GCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFouts Field
Seasons
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 19
Carswell 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 10
Midwestern (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

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