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Odus Mitchell 
Mitchell pictured in The Yucca 1951, North Texas State yearbook Sport(s) Football Biographical details Born 1899 Died July 5, 1989 (aged 90) Place of death Denton, Texas Playing career 1921–1924 West Texas State Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1941–1945
1946–1966Marshall HS (TX)
North Texas StateHead coaching record Overall 122–85–9 (college)
165–44–8 (high school)Bowls 1–2 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Accomplishments and honors Championships 2 LSC (1946–1947)
5 GCC (1950–1952, 1955–1956)
3 MVC (1958–1959, 1966)James Odus Mitchell (1899 – July 5, 1989) was an American football player and coach. As a coach, he was successful both at the high school and collegiate levels. In 42 years of coaching, at all levels, he compiled a 289–129–17 record. In his 21 years as a high school coach, he coached at Slaton, Childress, Pampa, and Marshall, compiling a 165–44–8 record. At Marshall he coached Y. A. Tittle. From 1946 to 1966, Mitchell was the head football coach at North Texas State College, now the University of North Texas, compiling a record of 122–85–9. From 1946 to 1952, the Mean Green enjoyed seven consecutive winning seasons, which is a school record. His teams earned 10 conference championships, and played in three bowl games. In his 1966 season, North Texas went 8–2, which helped earn him National Coach of the Year honors. In 1986, he was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
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Head coaching record
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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs North Texas State Eagles (Lone Star Conference) (1946–1948) 1946 North Texas State 7–3–1 1st W Optimist 1947 North Texas State 10–2 6–0 1st L Salad 1948 North Texas State 6–4 4–2 2nd North Texas State Eagles (Gulf Coast Conference) (1949–1956) 1949 North Texas State 8–4 2–1 1950 North Texas State 7–2–1 2–0–1 1st 1951 North Texas State 8–4 2–0 1st 1952 North Texas State 7–3 2–0 1st 1953 North Texas State 3–6–1 1–1 1954 North Texas State 4–6 1–1 1955 North Texas State 5–4–1 2–0 1st 1956 North Texas State 7–2–1 2–0–1 1st North Texas State Eagles (Missouri Valley Conference) (1957–1966) 1957 North Texas State 5–5 1–0 2nd 1958 North Texas State 7–2–1 2–1–1 1st 1959 North Texas State 9–2 3–1 T–1st L Sun 1960 North Texas State 2–6–1 0–3 4th 1961 North Texas State 5–4–1 1–2 T–2nd 1962 North Texas State 6–4 2–1 1st 1963 North Texas State 3–6 2–2 T–3rd 1964 North Texas State 2–7–1 1–3 T–4th 1965 North Texas State 3–7 2–2 T–3rd 1966 North Texas State 8–2 3–1 T–1st North Texas State: 122–85–9 Total: 122–85–9 References
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North Texas Eagles / Mean Green head football coaches J. W. Pender (1913–1914) • James W. St. Clair (1915–1919) • Theron J. Fouts (1920–1924) • John B. Reid (1925–1928) • Jack Sisco (1929–1941) • Lloyd Russell (1942) • No team (1943–1945) • Odus Mitchell (1946–1966) • Rod Rust (1967–1972) • Hayden Fry (1973–1978) • Jerry Moore (1979–1980) • Bob Tyler (1981) • Corky Nelson (1982–1990) • Dennis Parker (1991–1993) • Matt Simon (1994–1997) • Darrell Dickey (1998–2006) • Todd Dodge (2007–2010) • Mike Canales # (2010) • Dan McCarney (2011– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim coach.Categories:- 1899 births
- 1989 deaths
- North Texas Mean Green football coaches
- West Texas A&M Buffaloes football players
- High school football coaches in the United States
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