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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: Missouri Valley-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1913  <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024
1958 Season Highlights
 Odus Mitchell enters his 13th season as Head Coach at North Texas.
 The Mean Green won the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
 
1958 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Texas El Paso  26   8   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Oklahoma State  14   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. New Mexico State  43   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Drake  42   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Brigham Young  12   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Tulsa  8   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Cincinnati  8   8   T       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Wichita State  13   15   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Houston  10   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Louisville  21   10   W       
 
1958 Season Totals
  Record7-2 -1
  Points Scored197
  Scoring Average19.7
  Points Allowed93
  Defense Average9.3
  Opponents Record42-33
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record3-2
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1958 Missouri Valley- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Texas 7-2-119793   Odus Mitchell
Tulsa 7-3216100   Robert L. Bobby Dobbs
Cincinnati 6-2-2139104   George Blackie Blackburn
Houston 5-4209161   Harold W. Lahar

1958 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1958 All Missouri Valley Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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