Odus Mitchell
Odus Mitchell went 122–85–9 as a head coach, 1946–1966, at North Texas State Teachers, North Texas State and North Texas. Share
Seven seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1946–48 at North Texas State Teachers (on file under another coach); 1949–52 at North Texas State (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 122–85–9 career
- Seasons
- 21
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1959 9–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | North Texas State Teachers * | 7–3–1 | 1st | Optimist W | ||
| 1947 | North Texas State Teachers * | 10–2 | 1st | Salad L | ||
| 1948 | North Texas State Teachers * | 6–4 | 2nd | |||
| 1949 | North Texas State * | 8–4 | 2nd | |||
| 1950 | North Texas State * | 7–2–1 | 1st | |||
| 1951 | North Texas State * | 8–4 | 1st | |||
| 1952 | North Texas State * | 7–3 | 1st | |||
| 1953 | North Texas | 3–6–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1954 | North Texas | 4–6 | 2nd | |||
| 1955 | North Texas | 5–4–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1956 | North Texas | 7–2–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1957 | North Texas | 5–5 | 2nd | |||
| 1958 | North Texas | 7–2–1 | 1st | |||
| 1959 | North Texas | 9–2 | T–1st | Sun Bowl L | ||
| 1960 | North Texas | 2–6–1 | 4th | |||
| 1961 | North Texas | 5–4–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1962 | North Texas | 6–4 | 1st | |||
| 1963 | North Texas | 3–6 | T–3rd | |||
| 1964 | North Texas | 2–7–1 | 4th | |||
| 1965 | North Texas | 3–7 | T–3rd | |||
| 1966 | North Texas | 8–2 | T–1st |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Conference games | 35 | 18–16–1 | 53% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 59 | 27–25–7 | 52% |
| At home | 71 | 45–21–5 | 67% |
| On the road | 65 | 23–40–2 | 37% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 69 | 45–20–4 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 70 | 24–43–3 | 36% |
His own 139 games on file, 1953–1966, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Camp 1958–1966 | 5–3 | Louisville | 8 | |
| Warren Woodson 1958–1966 | 2–4–1 | New Mexico State | 7 | |
| Robert Dobbs 1957–1966 | 3–3 | Tulsa, UTEP | 6 | |
| Charles Studley 1961–1966 | 3–3 | Cincinnati | 6 | |
| Glenn Dobbs 1961–1966 | 1–5 | Tulsa | 6 | |
| Ben Collins 1957–1961 | 3–1–1 | UTEP | 5 | |
| Billy Murphy 1960–1965 | 0–5 | Memphis | 5 | |
| Mike Brumbelow 1953–1956 | 1–2–1 | UTEP | 4 | |
| Joe Kerbel 1960–1964 | 1–3 | West Texas | 4 | |
| John Vaught 1953–1956 | 0–4 | Ole Miss | 4 |
Odus Mitchell’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| UTEPseries | 14 | 6–5–3 |
| Tulsaseries | 10 | 3–7 |
| Wichita Stateseries | 9 | 5–4 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 9 | 4–4–1 |
| Hardin Simmonsseries | 8 | 7–1 |
| Louisvilleseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 7 | 2–4–1 |
| Drakeseries | 6 | 4–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Post HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1926 | Childress HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1927 | Slaton HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1928–40 | Pampa HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1941–45 | Marshall HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1946–66 | North Texas State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.