1979 North Texas State Mean Green football team

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1979 North Texas State Mean Green football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinator John Levra (1st season)
Offensive scheme I formation
Home stadium Fouts Field
Seasons
←  1978
1980  →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Florida State  – – 11 –1 –0
No. 7 Pittsburgh  – – 11 –1 –0
UNLV  – – 9 –1 –2
No. 17 Temple  – – 10 –2 –0
Tulane  – – 9 –3 –0
Rutgers  – – 8 –3 –0
Tennessee State  – – 8 –3 –0
East Carolina  – – 7 –3 –1
No. 20 Penn State  – – 8 –4 –0
South Carolina  – – 8 –4 –0
Navy  – – 7 –4 –0
Notre Dame  – – 7 –4 –0
Southern Miss  – – 6 –4 –1
Syracuse  – – 7 –5 –0
Colgate  – – 5 –4 –1
Boston College  – – 5 –6 –0
Holy Cross  – – 5 –6 –0
Memphis State  – – 5 –6 –0
Miami (FL)  – – 5 –6 –0
North Texas State  – – 5 –6 –0
Villanova  – – 5 –6 –0
Virginia Tech  – – 5 –6 –0
West Virginia  – – 5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech  – – 4 –6 –1
Louisville  – – 4 –6 –1
William & Mary  – – 4 –7 –0
Illinois State  – – 3 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana  – – 3 –8 –0
Army  – – 2 –8 –1
Air Force  – – 2 –9 –0
Cincinnati  – – 2 –9 –0
Richmond  – – 0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their first year under head coach Jerry Moore, the team compiled a 5–6 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 UTEP
W 35–017,500 [1]
September 8at Oklahoma State
L 7–2541,800 [2]
September 15vs. Texas–Arlington
W 19–1414,297 [3]
September 22at No. 18 SMU
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
L 9–2057,923 [4]
September 29at Kansas
L 18–3739,460 [5]
October 6at Southern Miss
L 10–3024,810 [6]
October 13 New Mexico State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 21–713,011 [7]
October 20 West Texas State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 28–1413,700 [8]
October 27at Memphis State
L 0–22 [9]
November 3at Louisiana Tech
W 19–173,600 [10]
November 17at East Carolina
L 16–4923,500 [11]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "NTSU drops Miners 35–0". El Paso Times. September 2, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Cowboys get off on right foot". The Daily Oklahoman. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "NT repels UTA rally to win 19–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 16, 1979. p. 1B. Retrieved October 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Unbeaten Mustangs down North Texas". The Kilgore News Herald. September 23, 1979. p. 1B. Retrieved October 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Mack runs, Hubach boots lift Kansas to win, 37–18". The Lincoln Star. September 30, 1979. p. 1B. Retrieved October 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Mean Green tumbles 30–10". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Mean Green crunch Ags". Albuquerque Journal. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "NTSU's ball control offense stymies West Texas State". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Memphis State blanks North Texas State 22–0". The Tennessean. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "North Texas snatches 19–17 victory from Louisiana Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Eagles fall to Pirates". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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