This would mark the final season North Texas State played more than two games, home or neutral, at Texas Stadium (the home of the Dallas Cowboys at the time) after SMU gained full-time access to the venue in 1979.
^"N. Texas rips UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 17, 1978. p. 1B. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"An easy victory for North Texas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Eagles flutter by La. Tech 16–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 29, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Sub Stevenson in star's role as NTSU rolls". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"NT postseason hopes alive after 28–6 win over NE La". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"1978 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
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The 1978 North Texas State Mean Green football team represented North Texas State University now known as the University of North Texas during the 1978 NCAA Division I A football season In its sixth and final season under head coach Hayden Fry the team compiled a 9 2 record The team primarily played its home games at Fouts Field in Denton Texas and three other games at Texas Stadium in Irving Texas 1978 North Texas State Mean Green footballConferenceIndependentRecord9 2Head coachHayden Fry 6th season Home stadiumFouts Field c 20 000 Texas Stadium c 65 000 Seasons 19771979 1978 NCAA Division I A independents football records vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 4 Penn State 11 1 0North Texas State 9 2 0East Carolina 9 3 0Navy 9 3 0No 7 Notre Dame 9 3 0Rutgers 9 3 0Florida State 8 3 0Temple 7 3 1Pittsburgh 8 4 0Holy Cross 7 4 0Louisville 7 4 0UNLV 7 4 0Southern Miss 7 4 0Northeast Louisiana 6 4 1Georgia Tech 7 5 0Hawaii 6 5 0Miami FL 6 5 0South Carolina 5 5 1William amp Mary 5 5 1Cincinnati 5 6 0Villanova 5 6 0Army 4 6 1Memphis State 4 7 0Tulane 4 7 0Virginia Tech 4 7 0Air Force 3 8 0Colgate 3 8 0Richmond 3 8 0Syracuse 3 8 0Illinois State 2 9 0West Virginia 2 9 0Boston College 0 11 0Rankings from AP PollThis would mark the final season North Texas State played more than two games home or neutral at Texas Stadium the home of the Dallas Cowboys at the time after SMU gained full time access to the venue in 1979 Contents 1 Schedule 2 FB 28 Kevin Adkisson 3 Game summaries 3 1 Mississippi State 3 2 Oklahoma State 3 3 At Texas 4 Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft 5 ReferencesSchedule EditDateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSourceSeptember 2UTEPFouts FieldDenton TXW 49 0September 9Mississippi StateTexas StadiumIrving TXL 5 17September 16vs Texas ArlingtonTexas StadiumIrving TXW 28 2316 821 1 September 23at New Mexico StateAggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces NMW 22 21September 30Oklahoma StateTexas StadiumIrving TXW 12 7October 7at West Texas StateKimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon TXW 35 017 660 2 October 14at No 12 TexasTexas Memorial StadiumAustin TXL 16 2663 000October 28at Louisiana TechState Fair StadiumShreveport LAW 16 146 510 3 November 4Southern Miss Fouts FieldDenton TXW 25 1218 400 4 November 11Northeast LouisianaFouts FieldDenton TXW 28 614 400 5 November 18at Memphis StateLiberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis TNW 41 24 HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game 6 7 FB 28 Kevin Adkisson Edit1978 North Texas Mean Green football team rosterPlayers CoachesOffense Pos Name ClassQB 8 Jordan Case JrRB Bernard Jackson Jr Defense Pos Name ClassDL Reginald Lewis SrLB Burks Washington Sr Special teams Pos Name Class Head coachHayden FryCoordinators assistant coachesBill Brashier Bill SnyderLegend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible Injured RedshirtGame summaries EditMississippi State Edit See also 1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team Oklahoma State Edit See also 1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team At Texas Edit North Texas State at Texas 1 234TotalMean Green 7 270 16 No 12 Longhorns 0 1673 26Date October 14Location Texas Memorial Stadium Austin TexasGame start 7 01 pm CDTElapsed time 2 33Game attendance 63 000Game weather 71 F 22 C Clear Wind N 5 mph 8 0 km h Scoring summary16 13UNTMurray 38 yard pass from Case Hamm kick UNT 7 0 213 32UNTSafety Erxleben fumbled out of end zone UNT 9 0 21 48TEXJam Jones 1 yard run Erxleben kick UNT 9 7 21 06TEXSafety Snap out of end zone Tied 9 9 20 17TEXLam Jones 41 yard pass from McEachern Erxleben kick Texas 16 9 38 31TEXStuddard 13 yard pass from McEachern Erxleben kick Texas 23 9 33 10UNTJackson 2 yard run Hamm kick Texas 23 16 42 37TEXErxleben 47 yard field goalTexas 26 16See also 1978 Texas Longhorns football teamTeam players in the 1979 NFL Draft EditMain article 1979 NFL Draft Player Position Round Pick NFL clubReginald Lewis DE 3 78 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 8 References Edit N Texas rips UTA Fort Worth Star Telegram September 17 1978 p 1B Retrieved March 25 2021 via Newspapers com An easy victory for North Texas Fort Worth Star Telegram October 8 1978 Retrieved April 30 2021 via Newspapers com Eagles flutter by La Tech 16 14 Fort Worth Star Telegram October 29 1978 Retrieved July 1 2021 via Newspapers com Sub Stevenson in star s role as NTSU rolls Fort Worth Star Telegram November 5 1978 Retrieved March 25 2021 via Newspapers com NT postseason hopes alive after 28 6 win over NE La Fort Worth Star Telegram November 11 1978 p 4B Retrieved March 25 2021 via Newspapers com 1978 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results Sports Reference Retrieved August 18 2019 2018 North Texas Football Fact Book PDF University of North Texas Athletic Department Retrieved August 18 2019 1979 NFL Draft Sports Reference Retrieved August 18 2019 This college football 1970s season article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1978 North Texas State Mean Green football team amp oldid 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