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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: Gulf Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1913  <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024
1955 Season Highlights
 Odus Mitchell enters his 10th season as Head Coach at North Texas.
 The Mean Green won the Gulf Coast Conference Championship.
 
1955 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Texas El Paso  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Mississippi  0   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Southern Mississippi  0   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Hardin-Simmons  30   19   W    @ Odessa, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Midwestern Texas State  40   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Mississippi State  7   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga  6   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. McMurry  38   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Emporia State  62   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 3  vs. Trinity (Texas)  7   6   W       
 
1955 Season Totals
  Record5-4 -1
  Points Scored197
  Scoring Average19.7
  Points Allowed159
  Defense Average15.9
  Opponents Record31-8
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record0-3 -1
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1955 Gulf Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Texas 5-4-1197159   Odus Mitchell

1955 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1955 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 first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.