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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: Lone Star-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1913  <-- 1945 <- 1946 -> 1947 --> 2024
1946 Season Highlights
 Odus Mitchell enters his 1st season as Head Coach at North Texas.
 The Mean Green won the Lone Star Conference Championship.
 
1946 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Texas A&M  0   47   L       
 Fri., Sep. 27  vs. Austin (TX)  14   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  @ Abilene Christian  0   6   L       
    Brooke Army Medical Center (TX)  23   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Sam Houston State  0   12   L       
    Stephen F. Austin  9   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 1  @ Texas State  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. McMurry (TX)  7   7   T       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Houston  7   3   W       
    Texas A&M-Commerce  47   7   W       
 Sat., Dec. 21  @ Pacific  14   13   W       Optimist Bowl (TX) Bowl
 
1946 Season Totals
  Record7-3 -1
  Points Scored127
  Scoring Average11.5
  Points Allowed102
  Defense Average9.3
  Opponents Record20-16
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-1 -1
  Away Record3-2
1946 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1946 Lone Star- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Houston 4-6140136 1-44683  Jewell Wallace
North Texas 7-3-1127102Won  14-13  Odus Mitchell
Sam Houston State 6-2-113053   Puny Wilson

1946 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1946 All Lone Star Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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