North Texas Football Team History
North Texas Mean Green
University of North Texas
Denton, TX
Founded: 1890 Stadium: Fouts Field Capacity: 30,500 Colors: Green & White Coach: Odus Mitchell Conference: Gulf Coast-
1956 Season Highlights
Odus Mitchell enters his 11th season as Head Coach at North Texas.
The Mean Green won the Gulf Coast Conference Championship.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Mississippi
0
45
L
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Arizona State
7
27
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. San Diego Navy
65
6
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @ Midwestern Texas State
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Texas El Paso
13
6
W
Fri., Oct. 26 @ Youngstown State
19
12
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Trinity (Texas)
7
7
T
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. McMurry
23
7
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. Abilene Christian
20
7
W
Thu., Nov. 22 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
20
7
W
1956 Season Totals
Record 7-2
-1
Points Scored 188
Scoring Average 18.8
Points Allowed 131
Defense Average 13.1
Opponents Record 25-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
-1
Away Record 3-2
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 Gulf Coast- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
North Texas
7-2-1 188 131
Odus Mitchell
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 All Gulf Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.