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1978 North Texas State Mean Green football team

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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.

ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Headcoach
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1978 North Texas State Mean Green football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
Home stadiumFouts Field, Texas Stadium
Seasons
 1977
1979 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State   1110
North Texas State   920
East Carolina   930
Navy   930
No. 7 Notre Dame   930
Rutgers   930
Florida State   830
Tennessee State   830
Temple   731
Pittsburgh   840
Holy Cross   740
Louisville   740
UNLV   740
Southern Miss   740
Northeast Louisiana   641
Georgia Tech   750
Hawaii   650
Miami (FL)   650
South Carolina   551
William & Mary   551
Cincinnati   560
Villanova   560
Army   461
Memphis State   470
Tulane   470
Virginia Tech   470
Air Force   380
Colgate   380
Richmond   380
Syracuse   380
Illinois State   290
West Virginia   290
Boston College   0110
Rankings from AP Poll
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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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2UTEPW 49–017,200[1]
September 9Mississippi StateL 5–1721,000[2]
September 16vs. UT Arlington
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 28–2316,821[3]
September 23at New Mexico StateW 22–2113,196[4]
September 30Oklahoma State
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 12–721,800[5]
October 7at West Texas StateW 35–017,660[6]
October 14at No. 12 TexasL 16–2663,000[7]
October 28at Louisiana TechW 16–146,510[8]
November 4Southern Missdagger
  • 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]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries

Mississippi State

Oklahoma State

At Texas

North Texas State at Texas
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Mean Green 7 270 16
No. 12 Longhorns 0 1673 26
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  • 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)

Roster

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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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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Team players in the 1979 NFL draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Reginald LewisDE378Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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