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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1913  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
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
  Record7-2 -1
  Points Scored188
  Scoring Average18.8
  Points Allowed131
  Defense Average13.1
  Opponents Record25-6
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record3-2
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 7-2-1188131   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

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