| 1940 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football | |
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LSC champion | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (4–0 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Eagle Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the North Texas State Teachers College (now known as the University of North Texas) during the 1940 college football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference. In their 12th year under head coach Jack Sisco, the Eagles compiled a 6–3 record.
North Texas was ranked at No. 86 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | vs. Abilene Christian* |
| L 13–19 | [2] |
| September 28 | at Baylor* | L 20–27 | [3] | |
| October 5 | at SMU* | L 7–20 | [4] | |
| October 11 | Arkansas A&M* |
| W 79–0 | [5] |
| October 18 | Stephen F. Austin |
| W 27–0 | [6] |
| October 25 | at Sam Houston State | W 7–6 | [7] | |
| November 1 | Southwest Texas State |
| W 22–0 | [8] |
| November 8 | Austin* |
| W 14–0 | [9] |
| November 16 | at East Texas State |
| W 10–7 | [10] |
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References
- ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Abilene Christians outlast North Texas Teachers by 19–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Baylor wins". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "S.M.U. extended to clip North Texas gridmen, 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Eagles use all men trampling Arkansas A&M in home opener 79–0". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 12, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Teachers win". The Brownsville Herald. October 19, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "North Texas edges Sam Houston, 7–6". The Paris News. October 27, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "St. Ed's ex stars in Denton victory". Austin American-Statesman. November 2, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "North Texas Eagles in 14–0 win from Austin". The Waco News-Tribune. November 9, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Denton takes Lone Star title". Austin American-Statesman. November 17, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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