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-
1961 Season Highlights
Odus Mitchell enters his 16th season as Head Coach at North Texas.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 @ Hardin-Simmons
9
7
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Brigham Young
41
30
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
New Mexico State
14
14
T
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Wichita State
14
26
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Tulsa
23
12
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Cincinnati
9
21
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Drake
28
21
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Memphis
0
41
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Louisville
0
20
L
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Texas El Paso
24
14
W
1961 Season Totals
Record 5-4
-1
Points Scored 162
Scoring Average 16.2
Points Allowed 206
Defense Average 20.6
Opponents Record 29-39
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
-1
Away Record 2-2
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.