1976 North Texas State Mean Green football team

1976 North Texas State Mean Green football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumFouts Field
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 17 Rutgers   –   11 – 0 – 0
San Diego State   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Notre Dame   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   8 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   8 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
*   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   7 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   7 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
Army   –   5 – 6 – 0
Florida State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Illinois State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 1
Temple   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   4 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Indiana State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Hawaii   –   3 – 8 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   3 – 8 – 0
Utah State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Miss   –   2 – 9 – 0
Tulane   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 North Texas State Mean Green football team represented North Texas State University—now known as the University of North Texas—during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In its fourth season under head coach Hayden Fry, the team compiled a 7–4 record. The team played its home games at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Mississippi State
W 0–7 (forfeit)29,000[2]
September 11UT Arlington
W 24–714,800[3]
September 18at No. 19 Texas
L 14–1760,130[4]
September 25vs. SMU
L 31–3825,539[5]
October 2at Oklahoma State
L 10–1635,500[6]
October 9Cal Poly Pomona
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 21–1011,200[7]
October 16at West Texas State
W 10–710,500[8]
October 23at New Mexico State
W 25–148,369[9]
October 30at Louisiana Tech
W 14–86,532[10]
November 13Florida State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 20–213,850[11]
November 20Drake
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 63–06,100[12]
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13][14]

Roster

1976 North Texas Mean Green football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB   Bernard Jackson  Fr
RB   Mike Jones Jr
WR   Tim Loftin Jr
QB   Ken Washington Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 65 Walter Chapman Jr
DB 44 J. T. Smith Jr
LB   Burks Washington So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 Iseed Khoury Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. ^ "Rain-dampened North Texas offense sputters to 7–0 loss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 5, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "NT awakens first to overturn Mavs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 12, 1976. p. 7B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Steers limp by Eagles". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. September 19, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Whittington sparks SMU win, 38–31". The Victoria Advocate. September 26, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Okla. State slips past N. Texas". The Des Moines Register. October 3, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "North Texas wins, 21–10". Express and News. October 10, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "North Texas hangs on to beat WTSU, 10–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 17, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Eagles' late rally tips NMSU 25–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wham! Bam! Eagles win". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 31, 1976. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Late 2-point conversion gives Seminoles 4th win". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 14, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rude N. Texas good-by to Wallace, 63–0". The Des Moines Register. November 21, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1976 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  14. ^ "2018 North Texas Football Fact Book" (PDF). University of North Texas Athletic Department. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.