1959 North Texas State Eagles football team

The 1959 North Texas State Eagles football team represented the University of North Texas as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The Eagles, coached by Odus Mitchell, compiled a 9–2 record, and outscored their opponents 303 to 103. The Eagles were ranked for two weeks in the AP Poll. They shared the MVC title with Houston and finished the season with a 28–8 loss to New Mexico State in the 1959 Sun Bowl.

1959 North Texas State Eagles football
MVC co-champion
Sun Bowl, L 8–28 vs. New Mexico State
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
1959 record	9–2 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach	Odus Mitchell (7th season)
Home stadium	Fouts Field

1959 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Texas State +	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Houston +	3	–	1	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Tulsa	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wichita	1	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati	0	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	at Hardin–Simmons		Public Schools Stadium Abilene, TX	W 46–24
September 26	at Texas Western		Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 31–7
October 3	West Texas State		Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 28–6
October 10	at Cincinnati		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 21–6
October 17	Pensacola NAS		Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 43–0
October 24	at Houston		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 7–6
October 31	Wichita		Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 12–0
November 7	Louisville	No. 20	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 39–7
November 14	at Tulsa	No. 16	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 6–17
November 21	Drake		Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 62–2
December 31	vs. New Mexico State		Kidd Field El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	L 8–28	14,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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