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-
1959 Season Highlights
Odus Mitchell enters his 14th season as Head Coach at North Texas.
The Mean Green won the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
1959 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 @ Hardin-Simmons
46
24
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Texas El Paso
31
7
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. West Texas A&M
28
6
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Cincinnati
21
6
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Pensacola NAS
43
0
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Houston
7
6
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs. Wichita State
12
0
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Louisville
39
7
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Tulsa
6
17
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs. Drake
62
2
W
Thu., Dec. 31
New Mexico State
8
28
L
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1959 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 303
Scoring Average 27.5
Points Allowed 103
Defense Average 9.4
Opponents Record 30-30
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 4-1
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1959 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1959 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
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).