The 1956 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 1956 college football season as a member of the Gulf Coast Conference. In their 11th year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record.
| 1956 North Texas State Eagles football | |
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GCC co-champion | |
| Conference | Gulf Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (2–0–1 GCC) |
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| Home stadium | Fouts Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midwestern (TX) | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at No. 13 Ole Miss* | L 0–45 | 7,000 | [1] | |
| September 29 | at Arizona State* | L 7–27 | 16,000 | [2] | |
| October 6 | San Diego Marines* | W 65–6 | [3] | ||
| October 13 | at Midwestern (TX) | Wichita Falls, TX | W 14–7 | [4] | |
| October 20 | Texas Western* |
| W 13–6 | [5] | |
| October 26 | at Youngstown State* |
| W 19–12 | [6] | |
| November 3 | Trinity (TX) |
| T 7–7 | [7] | |
| November 10 | McMurry* |
| W 23–7 | [8] | |
| November 17 | Abilene Christian |
| W 20–7 | [9] | |
| November 22 | at Chattanooga* | W 20–7 | [10] | ||
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References
edit- ↑ "Ole Miss Rebs whip North Texas by 45–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 23, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Arizona St. tops Eagles, 27–7". The Arizona Republic. September 30, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "North Texas sinks San Diego Navy, 65–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "NTSC Eagles squeeze by Midwestern 14–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 14, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Eagle '11' knocks over Miners, 13–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "North Texas fights back, wins,19 to 12". The Austin American. October 27, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Trinity and Eagles tie". Corpus Christi Times. November 4, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Eagles tumble Indians, 23–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 11, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Toole passes Eagles past Wildcats, 20–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 18, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Eagles dump Chattanooga". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1956. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1956 North Texas State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
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