1998 North Texas Mean Green football | |
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Conference | Big West Conference |
Record | 3–8 (3–2 Big West) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
Defensive coordinator | Fred Bleil (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Fouts Field (Capacity: 30,500) |
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Idaho $ | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 1998 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 first-year head coach Darrell Dickey, who took over for Matt Simon. Dickey had been hired away from SMU, serving as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach the year prior. The team finished the regular season with a 3-8 overall record with a 3-2 mark in Big West play.
North Texas failed to improve on their 4-7 record in 1997.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | at Oklahoma * | L 9–37 | 72,831 | ||
September 12 | vs. Texas Tech * | L 0–30 | 21,496 | ||
September 19 | at Arizona State * | L 15–34 | 61,158 | ||
September 26 | at No. 17 Texas A&M * | L 9–28 | 56,072 | ||
October 10 | Boise State | W 21–13 | 21,252 | ||
October 17 | Nevada |
| W 27–21 | ||
October 24 | Houston * |
| L 9–31 | 13,899 | |
October 31 | Idaho |
| L 23–41 | 7,112 | [1] [2] [3] |
November 7 | at Kansas * | L 14–23 | 20,000 | ||
November 14 | at Utah State | L 27–28 | 7,376 | ||
November 21 | New Mexico State |
| W 19–11 | ||
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