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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: Hayden Fry
Conference: Missouri Valley-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1913  <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024
1973 Season Highlights
 Hayden Fry enters his 1st season as Head Coach at North Texas.
 The Mean Green won the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
 
1973 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Texas-Arlington  7   31   L    @ Irving, TX   
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Memphis  3   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. West Texas A&M  32   15   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Long Beach State  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Louisville  7   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Drake  19   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ New Mexico State  27   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Cincinnati  3   52   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Wichita State  31   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Tulsa  15   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ San Diego State  9   56   L       
 
1973 Season Totals
  Record5-5 -1
  Points Scored153
  Scoring Average13.9
  Points Allowed243
  Defense Average22.1
  Opponents Record37-28
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-2 -1
  Away Record1-3
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1973 Missouri Valley- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Memphis 8-3264167   Fred Pancoast
Tulsa 6-5258193   F.A. Dry
Louisville 5-6172148   T.W. Alley
New Mexico State 5-6244299   Jim Bradley
North Texas 5-5-1153243   Hayden Fry

1973 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1973 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.