1968 North Texas State Mean Green football team

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1968 North Texas State Mean Green football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record8–2 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Fouts Field
Seasons
  1967
1969  
1968 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Memphis State $ 5 0 06 4 0
North Texas State 4 1 08 2 0
Cincinnati 3 2 05 4 1
Louisville 2 3 05 5 0
Tulsa 2 3 03 7 0
Wichita State 0 5 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Memphis State's game against Southern Miss and Cincinnati's game against Miami (OH) counted in the conference standings.

The 1968 North Texas State Mean Green football team was an American football team that represented North Texas State University (now known as the University of North Texas) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. In their second year under head coach Rod Rust, the team compiled a 8–2 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 New Mexico State *W 47–209,217 [1]
September 28at Colorado State *W 17–1222,000 [2]
October 5 Memphis State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 12–30 [3]
October 12 Northern Michigan *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 17–38,500 [4]
October 19at Tulsa W 20–1726,250 [5]
October 26at No. 16 Arkansas *L 15–1745,802 [6]
November 2 Cincinnati
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 55–3419,000 [7]
November 9at UTEP *W 34–3120,160 [8]
November 16at Louisville W 36–146,000 [9]
November 23at Wichita State W 44–66,537 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "North Texas dumps Aggies, 47–20". Las Cruces Sun-News. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Eagles stop CSU's bid for stadium victory". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "North Texas bows". Victoria Advocate. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "North Texas State bumps Northern 17–3". Green Bay Press-Gazette. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "NTSU halts Tulsa 20–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Hogs hold off North Texas St". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "North Texas leaves UC up in the air, 55–34". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Gattis' field goal lifts NTS over Miners". The El Paso Times. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "'Booms' squash U of L". The Courier-Journal. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "North Texas humbles Wichita". The Salina Journal. November 24, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.