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-
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
Record 7-3
-1
Points Scored 127
Scoring Average 11.5
Points Allowed 102
Defense Average 9.3
Opponents Record 20-16
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-1
-1
Away Record 3-2
1946 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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.
Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.