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: Hayden Fry Conference: Independent-
1978 Season Highlights
Hayden Fry enters his 6th season as Head Coach at North Texas.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs.
Texas El Paso
49
0
W
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Mississippi State
5
17
L
@ Irving, TX
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Texas-Arlington
28
23
W
@ Irving, TX
Sat., Sep. 23 @
New Mexico State
22
21
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Oklahoma State
12
7
W
@ Irving, TX
Sat., Oct. 7 @ West Texas A&M
35
0
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Texas
16
26
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Louisiana Tech
16
14
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Southern Mississippi
25
12
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
28
6
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Memphis
41
24
W
1978 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 277
Scoring Average 25.2
Points Allowed 150
Defense Average 13.6
Opponents Record 48-52
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 4-1
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.