1949 North Texas State Eagles football team

1949 North Texas State Eagles football
Conference	Gulf Coast Conference
Record	8–4 (2–1 GCC)
Head coach	Odus Mitchell (4th season)
Home stadium	Eagle Field

1949 Gulf Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hardin $	3	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State	2	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Houston	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Trinity (TX)	0	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1949 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 1949 college football season as a member of the Gulf Coast Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 8–4 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Howard Payne*	Lion Stadium Brownwood, TX	W 34–14
September 17	at Hardin–Simmons*	Parramore Field Abilene, TX	L 7–13	7,500
September 24	at Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 19–33	12,500
September 30	at Oklahoma City*	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	W 26–7	5,000
October 7	Hardin	Eagle Field Denton, TX	L 17–20	8,000
October 15	Stephen F. Austin*	Eagle Field Denton, TX	W 25–6	5,000
October 22	at Sam Houston State*	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 41–14
October 29	Southwest Texas State*	Eagle Field Denton, TX	W 41–7
November 5	at Trinity (TX)	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 32–21
November 12	Houston	Eagle Field Denton, TX	W 28–23	10,000
November 19	at East Texas State*	Lion Stadium Commerce, TX	W 59–6	7,500
November 24	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 7–28	4,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming