Year: | 1957 |
Team: | North Texas State Eagles |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
Short Conf: | MVC |
Record: | 5–5 |
Conf Record: | 1–0 |
Head Coach: | Odus Mitchell |
Hc Year: | 12th |
Stadium: | Fouts Field |
The 1957 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 1957 college football season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. In their 12th year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 5–5 record.
The additions of Abner Haynes and Leon King to North Texas State's varsity team in 1957 marked the first time any Black players had suited up for a major college football team in the state of Texas. King scored a touchdown in their season opener against Texas Western on September 21, but North Texas State came up just short in a 14-13 loss.