1998 North Texas Mean Green football team

The 1998 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Mean Green played their home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, and competed in the Big West Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Darrell Dickey, who took over for Matt Simon. Dickey had been hired away from SMU, serving as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach the year prior. The team finished the regular season with a 3-8 overall record with a 3-2 mark in Big West play.

1998 North Texas Mean Green football
ConferenceBig West Conference
1998 record3-8 (3-2 Big West)
Head coach
Home stadiumFouts Field
(Capacity: 30,500)
1998 Big West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Idaho $  4 –1     9 –3  
Nevada  3 –2     6 –5  
North Texas  3 –2     3 –8  
Boise State  2 –3     6 –5  
Utah State  2 –3     3 –8  
New Mexico State  1 –4     3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion

Previous season

North Texas failed to improve on their 4-7 record in 1997.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5at Oklahoma*
L 9-37
September 12Texas Tech*
L 0-30
September 19at Arizona State*
L 15-34
September 26at No. 17 Texas A&M*
L 9-28
October 10Boise State
W 21-13
October 17Nevada
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, Texas
W 27-21
October 24Houston*
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, Texas
L 9-31
October 31Idaho
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, Texas
L 23-41
November 7at Kansas*
L 14-23
November 14at Utah State
L 27-28
November 21New Mexico State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 19-11
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Schedule source:[1]

References
  1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/meangreensports.com/documents/2017/8/31/_ntex_m_footbl_2017_18_misc_non_event__2017_North_Texas_Fact_Book_v3.pdf
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