Best Team Ever: (1) 1947 vs. (4) 1941

DENTON - There have been many great football teams in North Texas history and now is the time to decide which one is the all-time best. Over the next several weeks, fans will have a chance to weigh in with their opinions, observations, memories as we pit the best teams in school history against each other in a 16-team bracket, presented by Dos Equis. The teams have been broken up into four "regions" based on era and seeded 1-4 within those "regions". Winners of each matchup will be decided by a combination of social media voting and a special committee of UNT alums from each era dating back to the 1950's.

This is your chance to help decide if your team is the best Eagles/Mean Green team ever!

We open with our first matchup, which pits the No. 1 seed 1947 team against the No. 4 seed 1941 out of the Green and White Region.

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(4) 1941 – Coach Jack Sisco – 7-1, 4-0 in Lone Star Conference

Started the season with a 54-0 loss to SMU then won 7 straight… End Forrest Covin was a Little All-American... Had 4 first team all-conference players QB Eugene Wood, Tackle Benny Graham, Center Durwood Mumford and Covin… North Texas Athletics Hall of Famer Fred McCain was a freshman on this team…. Last team head coach Jack Sisco coached for North Texas before becoming a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy where he served in WWII.

Points Per Game: 20.6
Points Allowed Per Game: 11.0
All Conference Players: Eugene Wood, QB (1^st team); Benny Graham, T (1^st team); Durwood Mumford, C (1^st team); Forrest Covin, End (1^st team).

(1) 1947 – Coach Odus Mitchell – 10-2, 6-0 Lonestar Conference – Salad Bowl, L Nevada 13-6

Second team in school history to earn a bowl bid… One of only 26 teams in the nation to play in a postseason bowl game… Only team in school history to win 10 games on the field in a season… 10 players from this team are in the North Texas Athletics Hall of Fame... Beat Florida in Gainseville 20-12… Only regular season loss was 12-0 at Arkansas… Allowed 6.4 points per game, best ever by a North Texas team for 12 game season… Outscored opponents by an average of 14.9 points per game... Outscored Lonestar Conference opponents 145-27... Seven first team all-conference players… Fenton Whitlow was All-American tackle… Seven players from this team played in the NFL... Eight starters from this team served in WWII prior to this season.

Points Per Game: 21.3
Points Allowed Per Game: 6.4
All Conference Players: A.D. Cate, G (1st team); Dick Lindsay, T (1st team); Richard Nutt, B (1st team); Jim Cooper, C (1st team); Bill Cromer, B (1st team); Joe Abbey, E (1st team); Felton Whitlow, G (1st team).

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