1996 North Texas Mean Green football team

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1996 North Texas Mean Green football
Conference Big West Conference
Record5-6 (3-2 Big West)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorFred Bleil (1st season)
Home stadium Fouts Field
(Capacity: 30,500)
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 Big West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Nevada +  4 –1   9 –3  
Utah State +  4 –1   6 –5  
Idaho  3 –2   6 –5  
North Texas  3 –2   5 –6  
Boise State  1 –4   2 –10  
New Mexico State  0 –5   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1996 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Mean Green played their home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, and competed in the Big West Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Matt Simon. The team finished the regular season with a 5-6 overall record with a 3-2 mark in Big West play.

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The 1996 campaign marked the first time North Texas had been in a Division I-A conference since leaving the Missouri Valley Conference after the 1974 season. The Mean Green had competed as a Division I-A independent from 1975 to 1982, before dropping down to the Division I-AA Southland Conference from 1983 to 1994. North Texas spent the 1995 season as a transitional Division I-A member and competed as an independent.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 Illinois State *
W 20–14
September 14at No. 18 Arizona State *
L 7–5246,173
September 21at Texas A&M *
L 0–5556,308
September 28vs. Army *
L 10–2720,413
October 5at Northern Illinois *
W 24–2116,549
October 12 Vanderbilt *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 7–1916,227 [1]
October 19 New Mexico State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 13–0
October 26 Nevada
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 13–40
November 2at Utah State
L 13–2111,892
November 9at Boise State
W 30–2718,119
November 16 Idaho
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 24–177,000 [2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3]

Roster

1996 North Texas Mean Green football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 38James AllredSo
OL 67 Phil Armour So
QB 18Jason AttawaySo
RB 35Starsky BanksFr
OL 72Warren BarberFr
OL 70Jayson BlaineSr
RB 20Michael BooneSo
WR 83Fred McKinneyFr
RB 31David MedinaSo
QB 14Jason MillsJr
OL 62David MorganFr
OL 65Robert WaddleJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 60Anthony ColemanSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 19 Toby Gowin Sr
PK 11Jeff GrahamSr
Head coach

Matt Simon

Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ↑ "Commodores win, finally". The Commercial Appeal. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Vandal hopes of Big West title blown away at North Texas". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). November 18, 1996. p. 3C.
  3. ↑ "2017 North Texas Facts & Records" (PDF). North Texas Athletics Department.
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