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-
1952 Season Highlights
Odus Mitchell enters his 7th season as Head Coach at North Texas.
The Mean Green won the Gulf Coast Conference Championship.
1952 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Texas El Paso
27
14
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. North Dakota
55
0
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @ Dayton
14
20
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Mississippi State
0
14
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @ Hardin-Simmons
13
28
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Memphis
38
14
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. Trinity (TX)
34
7
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Texas Tech
34
19
W
Sat., Nov. 15 Carswell AFB (TX)
28
14
W
Thu., Nov. 27 @ Midwestern State (TX)
33
7
W
1952 Season Totals
Record 7-3
Points Scored 276
Scoring Average 27.6
Points Allowed 137
Defense Average 13.7
Opponents Record 15-23
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 2-3
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1952 Gulf Coast- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
North Texas
7-3 276 137
Odus Mitchell
1952 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1952 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
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.