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-
1955 Season Highlights
Odus Mitchell enters his 10th season as Head Coach at North Texas.
The Mean Green won the Gulf Coast Conference Championship.
1955 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Texas El Paso
7
7
T
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Mississippi
0
33
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Southern Mississippi
0
26
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Hardin-Simmons
30
19
W
@ Odessa, TX
Sat., Oct. 22 vs. Midwestern Texas State
40
13
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Mississippi State
7
20
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
6
14
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs. McMurry
38
21
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs. Emporia State
62
0
W
Sat., Dec. 3 vs. Trinity (Texas)
7
6
W
1955 Season Totals
Record 5-4
-1
Points Scored 197
Scoring Average 19.7
Points Allowed 159
Defense Average 15.9
Opponents Record 31-8
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 0-3
-1
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1955 Gulf Coast- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
North Texas
5-4-1 197 159
Odus Mitchell
1955 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1955 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
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