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-
1954 Season Highlights
Odus Mitchell enters his 9th season as Head Coach at North Texas.
1954 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 17 @
Mississippi
12
35
L
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Southern Mississippi
15
7
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. Hardin-Simmons
20
7
W
Fri., Oct. 15 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
19
20
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Texas El Paso
0
6
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
San Jose State
20
27
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Mississippi State
26
48
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Arizona State
20
13
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs. Trinity (Texas)
0
13
L
Wed., Nov. 24 @ Midwestern Texas State
19
0
W
1954 Season Totals
Record 4-6
Points Scored 151
Scoring Average 15.1
Points Allowed 176
Defense Average 17.6
Opponents Record 41-22
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 2-3
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1954 Gulf Coast- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
North Texas
4-6 151 176
Odus Mitchell
1954 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1954 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
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.