1978 North Texas State Mean Green football team

1978 North Texas State Mean Green football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
Home stadiumFouts Field, Texas Stadium
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
  –   –   9 – 2 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 7 Notre Dame   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   –   7 – 3 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
William & Mary   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Memphis State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Air Force   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Colgate   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Boston College   –   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 North Texas State Mean Green football team represented North Texas State University—now known as the University of North Texas—during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Hayden Fry, the team compiled a 9–2 record. The team primarily played its home games at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, and three other games at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas.

This would mark the final season North Texas State played more than two games, home or neutral, at Texas Stadium (the home of the Dallas Cowboys at the time) after SMU gained full-time access to the venue in 1979.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2UTEP
W 49–017,200[1]
September 9Mississippi State
L 5–1721,000[2]
September 16vs. UT Arlington
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 28–2316,821[3]
September 23at New Mexico State
W 22–2113,196[4]
September 30Oklahoma State
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 12–721,800[5]
October 7at West Texas State
W 35–017,660[6]
October 14at No. 12 Texas
L 16–2663,000[7]
October 28at Louisiana Tech
W 16–146,510[8]
November 4Southern Miss
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 25–1218,400[9]
November 11Northeast Louisiana
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 28–614,400[10]
November 18Memphis State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 41–2413,300[11]
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Mississippi State

See also: 1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Oklahoma State

See also: 1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

At Texas

North Texas State at Texas
Team 1 234Total
Mean Green 7 270 16
• No. 12 Longhorns 0 1673 26
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
  • Game start: 7:01 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:33
  • Game attendance: 63,000
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Clear, Wind N 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
Scoring summary
16:13UNTMurray 38-yard pass from Case (Hamm kick)UNT 7–0
213:32UNTSafety (Erxleben fumbled out of end zone)UNT 9–0
21:48TEXJam Jones 1-yard run (Erxleben kick)UNT 9–7
21:06TEXSafety (Snap out of end zone)Tied 9–9
20:17TEXLam Jones 41-yard pass from McEachern (Erxleben kick)Texas 16–9
38:31TEXStuddard 13-yard pass from McEachern (Erxleben kick)Texas 23–9
33:10UNTJackson 2-yard run (Hamm kick)Texas 23–16
42:37TEXErxleben 47-yard field goalTexas 26–16
See also: 1978 Texas Longhorns football team

Roster

1978 North Texas Mean Green football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Jordan Case Jr
RB   Bernard Jackson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL   Reginald Lewis Sr
LB   Burks Washington Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players in the 1979 NFL draft

Main article: 1979 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Reginald Lewis DE 3 78 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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References

  1. ^ "NT punishes UTEP as Case shines". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 3, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bulldogs top N. Texas State". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "N. Texas rips UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 17, 1978. p. 1B. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "North Texas State escapes, 22–21". The Des Moines Register. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "N. Texas State 12, Oklahoma State 7". Omaha World-Herald. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "An easy victory for North Texas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Longhorns gore NTSU". The Kilgore News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Eagles flutter by La. Tech 16–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 29, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sub Stevenson in star's role as NTSU rolls". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "NT postseason hopes alive after 28–6 win over NE La". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tigers' second half surge falls short against Eagles". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1978 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  13. ^ "2018 North Texas Football Fact Book" (PDF). University of North Texas Athletic Department. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  14. ^ "1979 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
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