American college football season
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.
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.
Schedule
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Roster
1978 North Texas Mean Green football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 8 | Jordan Case | Jr | RB | | Bernard Jackson | Jr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DL | | Reginald Lewis | Sr | LB | | Burks Washington | Sr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Mississippi State
Oklahoma State
At Texas
North Texas State at Texas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Mean Green | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 16 | • No. 12 Longhorns | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 26 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 6:13 | UNT | Murray 38-yard pass from Case (Hamm kick) | UNT 7–0 | | 2 | 13:32 | UNT | Safety (Erxleben fumbled out of end zone) | UNT 9–0 | | 2 | 1:48 | TEX | Jam Jones 1-yard run (Erxleben kick) | UNT 9–7 | | 2 | 1:06 | TEX | Safety (Snap out of end zone) | Tied 9–9 | | 2 | 0:17 | TEX | Lam Jones 41-yard pass from McEachern (Erxleben kick) | Texas 16–9 | | 3 | 8:31 | TEX | Studdard 13-yard pass from McEachern (Erxleben kick) | Texas 23–9 | | 3 | 3:10 | UNT | Jackson 2-yard run (Hamm kick) | Texas 23–16 | | 4 | 2:37 | TEX | Erxleben 47-yard field goal | Texas 26–16 | |
Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft
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References
- ^ "Bulldogs top N. Texas State". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
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