1976 North Texas State Mean Green football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumFouts Field (c. 20,000)
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –  12 –0 –0
No. 17 Rutgers   –  11 –0 –0
San Diego State   –  10 –1 –0
No. 12 Notre Dame   –  9 –3 –0
Colgate   –  8 –2 –0
Boston College   –  8 –3 –0
Cincinnati   –  8 –3 –0
Memphis State   –  7 –4 –0
North Texas State *   –  7 –4 –0
Southern Illinois   –  7 –4 –0
Penn State   –  7 –5 –0
Villanova   –  6 –4 –1
South Carolina   –  6 –5 –0
Virginia Tech   –  6 –5 –0
Army   –  5 –6 –0
Florida State   –  5 –6 –0
Illinois State   –  5 –6 –0
Richmond   –  5 –6 –0
West Virginia   –  5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech   –  4 –6 –1
Temple   –  4 –6 –0
Air Force   –  4 –7 –0
Dayton   –  4 –7 –0
Louisville   –  4 –7 –0
Marshall   –  4 –7 –0
Navy   –  4 –7 –0
Indiana State   –  3 –7 –0
Hawaii   –  3 –8 –0
Holy Cross   –  3 –8 –0
Miami (FL)   –  3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –  3 –8 –0
Utah State   –  3 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  2 –9 –0
Southern Miss   –  2 –9 –0
Tulane   –  2 –9 –0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 North Texas State Mean Green football team represented North Texas State University—now known as the University of North Texas—during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In its fourth season under head coach Hayden Fry, the team compiled a 7–4 record. The team played its home games at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Mississippi State
W 0–7 (forfeit)29,000[2]
September 11Texas–Arlington
W 24–714,800[3]
September 18at No. 19 Texas
L 14–1760,130
September 25vs. SMU
L 31–3825,539
October 2Oklahoma State
L 10–16
October 9Cal Poly Pomona
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 21–1011,200
October 16at West Texas State
W 10–7
October 23at New Mexico State
W 25–14
October 30at Louisiana Tech
W 14–86,532[4]
November 13Florida Statedagger
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 20–213,850
November 20Drake
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 63–0
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1976 North Texas Mean Green football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB   Bernard Jackson Injured Fr
RB   Mike Jones Jr
WR   Tim Loftin Jr
QB   Ken Washington Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 65 Walter Chapman Jr
DB 44 J. T. Smith Jr
LB   Burks Washington So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 3 Iseed Khoury Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

At Mississippi State

At Texas

Vs. SMU

Florida State

References

  1. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. ↑ "Rain-dampened North Texas offense sputters to 7–0 loss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 5, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "NT awakens first to overturn Mavs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 12, 1976. p. 7B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Wham! Bam! Eagles win". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 31, 1976. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1976 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  6. ↑ "2018 North Texas Football Fact Book" (PDF). University of North Texas Athletic Department. Retrieved August 18, 2019.


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