1959 North Texas State Eagles football team

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1959
North Texas State Eagles football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record9–2 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFouts Field
Seasons
1959 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State + 3 1 0 9 2 0
Houston + 3 1 0 3 7 0
Tulsa 2 2 0 5 5 0
Wichita 1 2 1 5 4 1
Cincinnati 0 3 1 5 4 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1959 North Texas State Eagles football team represented the

AP Poll. They shared the MVC title with Houston and finished the season with a 28–8 loss to New Mexico State in the 1959 Sun Bowl
.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Hardin–Simmons*
W 46–2411,000[1]
September 26at Texas Western*W 31–7
October 3
West Texas State
W 28–6
October 10at Cincinnati*W 21–6
October 17
Pensacola NAS
*
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 43–0
October 24at HoustonW 7–6
October 31Wichitadagger
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 12–0
November 7Louisville*No. 20
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 39–7
November 14at TulsaNo. 16L 6–176,872
November 21Drake*
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 62–2
December 31vs. New Mexico State*
L 8–2814,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. Newspapers.com
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