1953 North Texas State Eagles football team
American college football season
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The 1953 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 1953 college football season as a member of the Gulf Coast Conference. In their eighth year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record.
ConferenceGulf Coast Conference
Record3–6–1 (1–1 GCC)
Headcoach
- Odus Mitchell (8th season)
HomestadiumEagle Stadium
| 1953 North Texas State Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Gulf Coast Conference |
| Record | 3–6–1 (1–1 GCC) |
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| Home stadium | Eagle Stadium |
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| Trinity (TX) $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midwestern (TX) | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Arizona State* | L 0–14 | [1] | |||
| October 3 | at No. 11 Mississippi State* | L 6–21 | 15,000 | [2] | ||
| October 9 | San Diego NAS* |
| W 27–12 | [3] | ||
| October 17 | Midwestern (TX) |
| W 39–7 | 6,500 | [4] | |
| October 24 | at Texas Western* | L 21–26 | [5] | |||
| October 31 | at San Jose State* | T 13–13 | 7,500 | [6] | ||
| November 7 | at No. 12 Ole Miss* | L 7–40 | [7] | |||
| November 14 | 2:00 p.m. | West Texas State* |
| W 38–6 | 12,000–12,500 | [8][9][10][11] |
| November 21 | at Hardin–Simmons* |
| L 10–14 | 7,000 | [12] | |
| November 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Trinity (TX) | L 6–14 | 2,982 | [13][14][15] | |
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