1996 North Texas Mean Green football
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record5-6 (3-2 Big West)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorFred Bleil (1st season)
Home stadiumFouts Field
(Capacity: 30,500)
1996 Big West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Nevada +  4 –1   9 –3  
Utah State +  4 –1   6 –5  
Idaho  3 –2   6 –5  
North Texas  3 –2   5 –6  
Boise State  1 –4   2 –10  
New Mexico State  0 –5   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1996 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Mean Green played their home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, and competed in the Big West Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Matt Simon. The team finished the regular season with a 5-6 overall record with a 3-2 mark in Big West play.

Return to a Division I-A conference

The 1996 campaign marked the first time North Texas had been in a Division I-A conference since leaving the Missouri Valley Conference after the 1974 season. The Mean Green had competed as a Division I-A independent from 1975-1982, before dropping down to the Division I-AA Southland Conference from 1983-1994. North Texas spent the 1995 season as a transitional Division I-A member and thus competed as an Independent.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Illinois State*
W 20–14
September 14at No. 18 Arizona State*
L 7–5246,173
September 21at Texas A&M*
L 0–5556,308
September 28vs. Army*
L 10–2720,413
October 5at Northern Illinois*
W 24–2116,549
October 12Vanderbilt*
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 7–1916,227
October 19New Mexico State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 13–0
October 26Nevada
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 13–40
November 2at Utah State
L 13–2111,892
November 9at Boise State
W 30–2718,119
November 16Idaho
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 24–177,000[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1996 North Texas Mean Green football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 38 James Allred So
OL 67 Phil Armour So
QB 18 Jason Attaway So
RB 35 Starsky Banks Fr
OL 72 Warren Barber Fr
OL 70 Jayson Blaine Sr
RB 20 Michael Boone So
WR 83 Fred McKinney Fr
RB 31 David Medina So
QB 14 Jason Mills Jr
OL 62 David Morgan Fr
OL 65 Robert Waddle Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 60 Anthony Coleman Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 19 Toby Gowin Sr
PK 11 Jeff Graham Sr
Head coach

Matt Simon

Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ↑ "Vandal hopes of Big West title blown away at North Texas". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). November 18, 1996. p. 3C.
  2. ↑ "2017 North Texas Facts & Records" (PDF). North Texas Athletics Department.


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