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-
1971 Season Highlights
Rod Rust enters his 5th season as Head Coach at North Texas.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 10 vs.
Brigham Young
13
41
L
@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Sep. 18 @ Weber State
0
20
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @
New Mexico State
0
10
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Akron
6
20
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Louisville
20
17
W
@ Irving, TX
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Arkansas
21
60
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs. Drake
21
12
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Cincinnati
7
40
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Memphis
8
47
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs. Wichita State
31
10
W
@ Irving, TX
Sat., Dec. 4 @
San Diego State
28
44
L
1971 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 155
Scoring Average 14.1
Points Allowed 321
Defense Average 29.2
Opponents Record 50-34
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 0-6
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 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
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