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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: Corky Nelson
Conference: Southland-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1913  <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024
1986 Season Highlights
 Corky Nelson enters his 5th season as Head Coach at North Texas.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Texas State  7   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Texas A&M  28   48   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. McNeese State  21   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Louisiana Tech  10   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Northwestern State  24   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Texas Christian  24   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Lamar  33   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Nevada Las Vegas  26   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Arkansas State  21   43   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Louisiana Monroe  28   20   W       
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored222
  Scoring Average22.2
  Points Allowed204
  Defense Average20.4
  Opponents Record45-35
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record3-3
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1986 Southland- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 5-6231205   Pat Collins
Arkansas State 12-2-1452210   Larry Lacewell
Louisiana Tech 6-4-1206223   A.L. Williams
North Texas 6-4222204   Corky Nelson

1986 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1986 All Southland 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.