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- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1989 Season Highlights  
 Corky Nelson enters his 8th season as Head Coach at North Texas.  
    
		
		
1989 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Sep. 9   vs. Abilene Christian  
    
   	 35  
   	 19  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 16   vs. Murray State  
    
   	 28  
   	 14  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 23   @
Arkansas State 
  
    
   	 20  
   	 17  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 30   @
Kansas State 
  
    
   	 17  
   	 20  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 7   @ Northwestern State  
    
   	 7  
   	 30  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 14   vs. Stephen F. Austin  
    
   	 16  
   	 35  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 21   vs.
Sam Houston State 
  
    
   	 6  
   	 14  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 28   @
Southern Methodist 
  
    
   	 9  
   	 35  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 4   @ McNeese State  
    
   	 31  
   	 19  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 11   vs.
Texas State 
  
    
   	 20  
   	 25  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 18   @
Louisiana Monroe 
  
    
   	 28  
   	 25  
     W   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1989 Season Totals  
  Record 5-6
  
  Points Scored 217  
  Scoring Average 19.7  
  Points Allowed 253  
  Defense Average 23.0  
  Opponents Record 20-45
  
  Conference Record 0-0  
  Home Record 2-3
  
  Away Record 3-3
     
  
 
		
1989 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1989 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1989 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.