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: Missouri Valley-
1957 Season Highlights
Odus Mitchell enters his 12th season as Head Coach at North Texas.
1957 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Texas El Paso
13
14
L
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Oklahoma State
19
25
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Drake
6
19
L
Sat., Oct. 12 @ Abilene Christian
20
28
L
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Tulsa
14
12
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @
San Jose State
12
6
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @ Trinity (Texas)
13
26
L
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
12
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. Youngstown State
68
13
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs. McMurry
14
7
W
1957 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 191
Scoring Average 19.1
Points Allowed 150
Defense Average 15.0
Opponents Record 19-19
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-3
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1957 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1957 All Missouri Valley 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.