1973 North Texas State Mean Green football team

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1973 North Texas State Mean Green football
MVC co-champion
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
1973 record5–5–1 (5–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Fouts Field
Seasons
  1972
1974  
1973 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tulsa +510  650
North Texas State +510  551
Louisville 320  560
New Mexico State 320  560
Wichita State 240  470
Drake 150  290
West Texas State 150  290
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. In their first year under head coach Hayden Fry, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record and finished as Missouri Valley Conference co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8vs. Texas–Arlington *L 7–3119,131 [1]
September 15at Memphis State *L 3–2425,518 [2]
September 22 West Texas State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 32–1511,432 [3]
September 29 Long Beach State *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
T 0–010,378 [4]
October 13at Louisville W 7–615,072 [5]
October 20 Drake
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 19–710,500 [6]
October 27at New Mexico State W 27–711,150 [7]
November 3at Cincinnati *L 3–5213,449 [8]
November 10 Wichita State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 31–2116,200 [9]
November 17 Tulsa
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 15–2414,500 [10]
November 24at San Diego State *L 9–5617,383 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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