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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-

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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
Record	3-8
Points Scored	173
Scoring Average	15.7
Points Allowed	227
Defense Average	20.6
Opponents Record	43-31
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	2-4

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	8-3-1	252	208	Tied 24-24				Lee Corso
Memphis	6-4	227	184					Billy J. Murphy
Tulsa	6-4	187	178					Claude Gibson
North Texas	3-8	173	227					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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).