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: Lone Star-
1947 Season Highlights
Odus Mitchell enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at North Texas.
The Mean Green won the Lone Star Conference Championship.
1947 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 @ Midwestern State (TX)
27
6
W
Sat., Sep. 20 Brooke Army Medical Center (TX)
44
0
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Arkansas
0
12
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Florida
20
12
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs. Stephen F. Austin
13
7
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Sam Houston State
27
0
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Texas State
27
7
W
Fri., Nov. 7 @ Trinity (TX)
33
7
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Houston
33
0
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @ Texas A&M-Commerce
12
6
W
Thu., Nov. 27 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
14
7
W
1947 Season Totals
Record 10-1
Points Scored 250
Scoring Average 22.7
Points Allowed 64
Defense Average 5.8
Opponents Record 21-27
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-0
Away Record 6-1
1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1947 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1947 All Lone Star Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.