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-
1972 Season Highlights
Rod Rust enters his 6th season as Head Coach at North Texas.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 @ Long Beach State
21
24
L
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
San Diego State
0
25
L
@ Irving, TX
Sat., Sep. 30 @ Drake
8
54
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @ Wichita State
6
23
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Louisville
6
56
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Memphis
6
7
L
@ Irving, TX
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Arkansas
16
42
L
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Cincinnati
27
25
W
@ Irving, TX
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
New Mexico State
22
36
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs. West Texas A&M
14
17
L
@ Irving, TX
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Tulsa
22
45
L
1972 Season Totals
Record 1-10
Points Scored 148
Scoring Average 13.5
Points Allowed 354
Defense Average 32.2
Opponents Record 38-37
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 0-6
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.