1954 North Texas State Eagles football team

1954 North Texas State Eagles football
Conference	Gulf Coast Conference
Record	4–6 (1–1 GCC)
Head coach	Odus Mitchell (9th season)
Home stadium	Fouts Field

1954 Gulf Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Trinity (TX) $	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
North Texas State	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Midwestern (TX)	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1954 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 1954 college football season as a member of the Gulf Coast Conference. In their ninth year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 4–6 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		at No. 10 Ole Miss*	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 12–35	6,418	[1]
October 2		Mississippi Southern*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 15–7	8,000	[2]
October 9		Hardin–Simmons*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 20–7	8,000	[3]
October 15		at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 19–20	7,000	[4]
October 23		Texas Western*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 0–6		[5]
October 30		San Jose State*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 20–27		[6]
November 6		at Mississippi State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 26–48	10,000	[7]
November 13		at Arizona State*	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 20–13	13,000	[8]
November 20	2:00 p.m.	Trinity (TX)	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 0–13		[9][10]
November 25		at Midwestern (TX)	Wichita Falls, TX	W 19–0	6,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

1. "Ole Miss trims Texans". The Commercial Appeal. September 18, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Passes pump Eagles past Southern, 15–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 3, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "NTS ends drought, whips Pokes, 20–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 10, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Chattanooga defeats North Texas by 20–19". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "TWC upsets North Texas, 6–0". The El Paso Times. October 24, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "San Jose beats Texas rival, 27–20". The San Francisco Examiner. October 31, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "State outdoes Eagles 48 to 26". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Eagles edge Devils, 20–13". The Arizona Republic. November 14, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "NTS Tangles With Trinity". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 20, 1954. p. 11. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Trinity wins crown again". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 21, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "NTSC rumbles by Tribe, 19–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 26, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.