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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: Rod Rust
Conference: Missouri Valley-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1913  <-- 1969 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024
1970 Season Highlights
 Rod Rust enters his 4th season as Head Coach at North Texas.
 
1970 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Brigham Young  7   10   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. San Diego State  0   23   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Louisville  2   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Drake  37   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Tampa  7   18   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ West Texas A&M  11   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Memphis  7   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. New Mexico State  31   32   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Cincinnati  10   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Wichita State  41   24   W       
 Sat., Dec. 5  @ Tulsa  20   26   L       
 
1970 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored173
  Scoring Average15.7
  Points Allowed227
  Defense Average20.6
  Opponents Record43-31
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record2-4
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1970 Missouri Valley- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisville 8-3-1252208Tied  24-24  Lee Corso
Memphis 6-4227184   Billy J. Murphy
Tulsa 6-4187178   Claude Gibson
North Texas 3-8173227   Rod Rust

1970 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1970 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.