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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2UTEPW 49–0
September 9Mississippi StateL 5–17
September 16vs. Texas–Arlington
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 28–23
September 23at New Mexico StateW 22–21
September 30Oklahoma State
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 12–7
October 7at West Texas StateW 35–0
October 147:00 p.m.at No. 12 TexasL 16–2663,000
October 28at Louisiana TechW 16–146,510
November 4Southern Miss
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 25–12
November 11Northeast Louisiana
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 28–6
November 18at Memphis StateW 41–24

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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

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