1998 North Texas Mean Green football team

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1998 North Texas Mean Green football
Conference Big West Conference
Record3–8 (3–2 Big West)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Pro spread
Defensive coordinatorFred Bleil (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Fouts Field
(Capacity: 30,500)
Seasons
  1997
1999  
1998 Big West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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  
  • $ Conference champion

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.

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Previous season

North Texas failed to improve on their 4-7 record in 1997.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Oklahoma *L 9–3772,831
September 12vs. Texas Tech *L 0–3021,496
September 19at Arizona State *L 15–3461,158
September 26at No. 17 Texas A&M *L 9–2856,072
October 10 Boise State W 21–1321,252
October 17 Nevada
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 27–21
October 24 Houston *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 9–3113,899
October 31 Idaho
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 23–417,112 [1] [2] [3]
November 7at Kansas *L 14–2320,000
November 14at Utah State L 27–287,376
November 21 New Mexico State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 19–11
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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