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: Independent-
1982 Season Highlights
Corky Nelson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at North Texas.
1982 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 @
Baylor
17
21
L
Sat., Sep. 11 @
Oklahoma State
6
27
L
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
15
38
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
14
31
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Southern Methodist
10
38
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @ Texas-Arlington
17
3
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @ West Texas A&M
22
24
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
New Mexico
17
20
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
New Mexico State
19
30
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @ Richmond
22
13
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Tulsa
20
38
L
1982 Season Totals
Record 2-9
Points Scored 179
Scoring Average 16.3
Points Allowed 283
Defense Average 25.7
Opponents Record 50-24
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 0-4
Away Record 2-5
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1982 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1982 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.