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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 coordinatorJohn Levra (1st season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Home stadiumFouts Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

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

References

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  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.