1982 North Texas State Mean Green football team

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1982 North Texas State Mean Green football
Conference Southland Conference
Record2–9 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Fouts Field
Seasons
←  1981
1983  →
1982 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 –0 –010 –3 –0
No. 12 Northeast Louisiana 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Arkansas State 2 –3 –05 –6 –0
McNeese State 2 –3 –04 –6 –1
Lamar 1 –4 –04 –7 –0
UT Arlington 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
North Texas State 0 –0 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Southland Conference. In their first year under head coach Corky Nelson, the team compiled a 2–9 record. Although a member of the Southland, North Texas was ineligible to compete for the conference championship in 1982. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 p.m.at Baylor *
L 17–2124,000 [2]
September 111:30 p.m.at Oklahoma State *
L 6–2745,500 [3]
September 181:38 p.m. Northeast Louisiana
L 15–389,450 [4]
September 251:30 p.m. Southwestern Louisiana *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 14–316,000 [5]
October 26:58 p.m.at No. 7 SMU *
L 10–3830,118 [6]
October 97:30 p.m.at UT Arlington
W 17–39,487 [7]
October 231:30 p.m.at West Texas State *
L 22–2410,019 [8]
October 301:38 p.m. New Mexico *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 17–20 [9]
November 62:30 p.m.at New Mexico State *
L 19–3013,796 [10]
November 1312:33 p.m.at Richmond *
W 22–138,869 [11]
November 201:32 p.m.No. 20 Tulsa *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 20–388,500 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[13]

References

  1. ↑ "North Texas to accept Southland invitation". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. February 27, 1982. Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Baylor holds off North Texas State, 21–17". Austin American-Statesman. September 5, 1982. Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Oklahoma State rambles past North Texas, 27–6". The Des Moines Register. September 12, 1982. Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "NE Louisiana embarrasses NTSU, 38–15". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 19, 1982. p. B6. Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "NTSU drops fourth game". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 26, 1982. Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "SMU Mustangs trample North Texas State". The Daily Advertiser. October 3, 1982. Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Third-string QB guides Eagles by Mavs, 17–3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 10, 1982. Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. ↑ "Buffaloes trip NT Eagles". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1982. Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  9. ↑ "Lobos squeeze North Texas". Carlsbad Current-Argus. October 31, 1982. Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "McAlister spearheads Aggies' 30–19 romp". The New Mexican. November 7, 1982. Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "North Texas beats Spiders". Daily Press. November 14, 1982. Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "In bowling, Tulsa apparently has struck out". The Daily Oklahoman. November 21, 1982. Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1982 North Texas)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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