1978 North Texas State Mean Green football team

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 played its home games at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.

1978 North Texas State Mean Green football
ConferenceIndependent
1978 record9–2
Head coach
Home stadiumFouts Field (c. 20,000)
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State      11 1 0
North Texas State      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
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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2UTEPW 49–0
September 9Mississippi StateL 5–17
September 16vs. Texas–Arlington
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 28–2316,821[1]
September 23at New Mexico StateW 22–21
September 30Oklahoma State
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 12–7
October 7at West Texas StateW 35–017,660[2]
October 14at No. 12 TexasL 16–2663,000
October 28at Louisiana TechW 16–146,510[3]
November 4Southern Miss
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 25–1218,400[4]
November 11Northeast Louisiana
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 28–614,400[5]
November 18at Memphis StateW 41–24
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1978 North Texas Mean Green football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 8 Jordan Case Jr
RB   Bernard Jackson Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL   Reginald Lewis Sr
LB   Burks Washington Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Mississippi State


Oklahoma State


at Texas

North Texas State at Texas
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)


Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Reginald LewisDE378Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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References

  1. "N. Texas rips UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 17, 1978. p. 1B. Retrieved March 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "An easy victory for North Texas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Eagles flutter by La. Tech 16–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 29, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sub Stevenson in star's role as NTSU rolls". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "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.
  6. "1978 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  7. "2018 North Texas Football Fact Book" (PDF). University of North Texas Athletic Department. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  8. "1979 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
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