1947 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1947

| team = North Texas State Teachers Eagles

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Lone Star Conference

| short_conf = LSC

| record = 10–2

| conf_record = 6–0

| head_coach = Odus Mitchell

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain =

| stadium = Eagle Field

| champion = LSC champion

| bowl = Salad Bowl

| bowl_result = L 6–13 vs. Nevada

}}

The 1947 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football team represented the North Texas State Teachers College (later renamed the University of North Texas) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 10–2 record (6–0 against LSC opponents), won the LSC championship, and lost to Nevada in the 1948 Salad Bowl.

North Texas was ranked at No. 78 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.{{cite news|title=Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Times|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 18, 1947|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/|via=Newspapers.com}}

The team played its home games at Eagle Field in Denton, Texas.

Schedule

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|September 14||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Hardin Indians|title=Hardin}}|Eagle Field|Denton, TX|W 27-6|12,000|{{cite news|title=Eagles Bash Indians 27-6 In Grid Opener|newspaper=Denton (Tex.) Record-Chronicle|author=Bill Coffey|date=September 14, 1947|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28057782/eagles_bash_indians_276_in_grid_opener/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 20||Brooke Army|Eagle Field|Denton, TX|W 44-0|4,500|{{cite news|title=NT Eagles Win In Mud From Army Team, 44-0|newspaper=Denton (Tex.) Record-Chronicle|author=Bill Coffey|date=September 21, 1947|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28057608/nt_eagles_win_in_mud_from_army_team/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 27|at|Arkansas|Quigley Stadium|Little Rock, AR|L 0-12|15,000|{{cite news|title=Porkers Hard Put To Subdue Eagles|newspaper=Waco Tribune-Herald|date=September 28, 1947|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28403970/porkers_hard_put_to_subdue_eagles/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 4|at|Florida|Florida Field|Gainesville, FL|W 20-12|10,000|{{cite news|title=North Texas State Turns Back Florida Gators 20-12|newspaper=Fort Myers News-Press|date=October 5, 1947|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28404026/north_texas_state_turns_back_florida/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 18||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|title=Stephen F. Austin}}|Eagle Field|Denton, TX|W 13-7||{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/5228052/?terms=%22north%2Btexas%22%2Baustin |title=19 Oct 1947, Page 6 - Denton Record-Chronicle at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1947-10-19 |accessdate=2022-06-05}}

|October 25|at|Sam Houston State|Pritchett Field|Huntsville, TX|W 27-0||{{cite news|title=North Texas Roars To 27-0 Victory Over Sam Houston|newspaper=The Odessa American|date=October 26, 1947|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28404088/north_texas_roars_to_270_victory_over/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 1||Southwest Texas State|Eagle Field|Denton, TX|W 27-7|6,000|{{cite news|title=Eagles Rally to Rout Bobcats For 27-7 Win|newspaper=Denton Record-Chronicle|author=Harry Parks|date=November 2, 1947|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28404143/eagles_rally_to_rout_bobcats_for_277/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 7|vs|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Trinity Tigers|title=Trinity (TX)}}||Temple, TX|W 33-7||{{cite news|title=North Texas Rolls Over Trinity Club|newspaper=The Waco News-Tribune|date=November 8, 1947|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28404178/north_texas_rolls_over_trinity_club/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15||Houston|Eagle Field|Denton, TX|W 33-0|10,000|{{cite news|title=Eagles Wham Cougars 33-0 To Cinch Championship Tie|newspaper=Denton Record-Chronicle|author=Harry Parks|date=November 16, 1947|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28404220/eagles_wham_cougars_330_to_cinch/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 22||East Texas State|Eagle Field|Denton, TX|W 12-6|6,500|{{cite news|title=Eagles Splash to 12-6 Win Over Commerce|newspaper=Denton Record-Chronicle|date=November 23, 1947|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366597/eagles_splash_to_126_win_over_commerce/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 27|at|Chattanooga|Chamberlain Field|Chattanooga, TN|W 14-7|6,000|{{cite news|title=Eagles Blast 14-7 Triumph|newspaper=Denton Record-Chronicle|date=November 28, 1947|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28356196/eagles_blast_147_triumph/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|January 1, 1948|vs|Nevada|Montgomery Stadium|Phoenix, AZ (Salad Bowl)|L 6-13|11,000|{{cite news|title=Nevada Pack Rides to 13-6 Victory Over North Texas on Stan Heath's Right Arm|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|author=Bill Friel|date=January 2, 1948|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24058920/nevada_pack_rides_to_136_victory_over/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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Category:North Texas Mean Green football seasons

Category:Lone Star Conference football champion seasons

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