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: Jerry Moore Conference: Independent-
1979 Season Highlights
Jerry Moore enters his 1st season as Head Coach at North Texas.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
Texas El Paso
35
0
W
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Oklahoma State
7
25
L
Sat., Sep. 15 vs. Texas-Arlington
19
14
W
@ Irving, TX
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Southern Methodist
9
20
L
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Kansas
18
37
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Southern Mississippi
10
30
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
New Mexico State
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. West Texas A&M
28
14
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Memphis
0
22
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Louisiana Tech
19
17
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
East Carolina
16
49
L
1979 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 182
Scoring Average 16.5
Points Allowed 235
Defense Average 21.4
Opponents Record 39-58
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 1-6
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.