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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 5–4–1 (1–2 MVC) |
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Home stadium | Fouts Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 North Texas State Eagles football team was an American football team that represented North Texas State University (now known as the University of North Texas) during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. In their 16th year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | at Hardin–Simmons* | W 9–7 | [1] | ||
September 30 | BYU* | W 41–30 | 8,000 | [2] | |
October 7 | New Mexico State* |
| T 14–14 | 8,000 | [3] |
October 14 | Wichita |
| L 14–26 | [4] | |
October 21 | Tulsa |
| W 23–12 | 15,000 | [5] |
October 28 | at Cincinnati | L 9–21 | [6] | ||
November 4 | Drake* |
| W 28–21 | [7] | |
November 11 | at Memphis State* | L 0–41 | 6,921 | [8] | |
November 18 | Louisville* |
| L 0–20 | [9][10] | |
November 25 | at Texas Western* | W 24–14 | 4,000 | [11] | |
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