North Texas Football Team History
North Texas Mean Green
University of North Texas
Denton, TX
Founded: 1890 Stadium: Fouts Field Capacity: 30,500 Colors: Green & White Coach: Rod Rust Conference: Missouri Valley-
1969 Season Highlights
Rod Rust enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at North Texas.
1969 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
40
6
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Memphis
13
15
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @ Drake
23
27
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. Weber State
35
13
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
New Mexico State
30
12
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Louisville
31
13
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Cincinnati
31
30
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs. Wichita State
47
0
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Tulsa
42
16
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
San Diego State
24
42
L
1969 Season Totals
Record 7-3
Points Scored 316
Scoring Average 31.6
Points Allowed 174
Defense Average 17.4
Opponents Record 34-26
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 2-3
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1969 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1969 All Missouri Valley Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.