1956 North Texas
7–2–1 (1–0 Gulf Coast Conference), coached by Odus Mitchell. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat San Diego Navy 65–6Oct 6
By 59 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at 13Ole Miss | L 0–45 | 7% |
| Sep 29 | at Arizona State | L 7–27 | 11% |
| Oct 6 | vsSan Diego Navy | W 65–6 | 59% |
| Oct 13 | atMidwestern Texas State | W 14–7 | 55% |
| Oct 20 | vs UTEP | W 13–6 | 18% |
| Oct 26 | at Youngstown State | W 19–12 | 73% |
| Nov 3 | vsTrinity (Texas) | T 7–7 | 68% |
| Nov 10 | vsMcMurry | W 23–7 | 75% |
| Nov 17 | vs Abilene Christian | W 20–7 | 81% |
| Nov 22 | at Chattanooga | W 20–7 | 72% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Chattanooga 20–7; unranked in the final AP poll; Gulf Coast Conference champions.
In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 105 on file).
Gulf Coast Conference champions1–0 in the conference
- Record
- 7–2–1
- Conference
- 1–0 first in Gulf Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 188–131
- Coach
- Odus Mitchell
- Elo
- 1368 +122 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.4 No. 70 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1956 Gulf Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 North Texas | 1–0 | 7–2–1 | |
| Abilene Christian | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.