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
Record5–5–1 (5–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Fouts Field
Seasons
←  1972
1974  →
1973 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa + 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
North Texas State + 5 –1 –05 –5 –1
Louisville 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
New Mexico State 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
Wichita State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Drake 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
West Texas State 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • + – 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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References

  1. ↑ "Mavs clobber luckless Eagles". Denton Record-Chronicle. September 9, 1973. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Memphis State gets 24–3 win". The Tennessean. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Eagles whip Buffs". Pampa Daily News. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Long Beach State still without win -- Ties North Texas St., 0–0". The Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1973. p. III-14. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "U of L offense bogs down, and North Texas wins 7–6". The Courier-Journal. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Drake dealt setback". Quad-City Times. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Aggies lose 27–7". Albuquerque Journal. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bearcats win with biggest tally in 20 years". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 4, 1973. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Flanker leads North Texas". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tulsa clinches MVC tie". The Wichita Eagle and Beacon. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Aztecs, Freitas win big". Times-Advocate. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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