1978 North Texas State Mean Green football team

The 1978 North Texas State Mean Green football team represented North Texas State University—now known as the University of North Texas—during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Hayden Fry, the team compiled a 9–2 record. The team played its home games at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.

1978 North Texas State Mean Green football
Conference	Independent
1978 record	9–2
Head coach	Hayden Fry (6th season)
Home stadium	Fouts Field (c. 20,000)

1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 7 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Temple		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Hawaii		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Miami		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
William & Mary		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Memphis State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Air Force		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Colgate		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Boston College		–		–				0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2		UTEP	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 49–0
September 9		Mississippi State	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	L 5–17
September 16		vs. Texas–Arlington	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 28–23
September 23		at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 22–21
September 30		Oklahoma State	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 12–7
October 7		at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 35–0
October 14	7:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 16–26	63,000
October 28		at Louisiana Tech	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 16–14	6,510
November 4		Southern Miss	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 25–12
November 11		Northeast Louisiana	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 28–6
November 18		at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 41–24
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1978 North Texas Mean Green football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 8 Jordan Case Jr RB   Bernard Jackson Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL   Reginald Lewis Sr LB   Burks Washington Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Hayden Fry Coordinators/assistant coaches Bill Brashier Bill Snyder Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Mississippi State

See also: 1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–5	1977	W 15–17 (MSU forfeit)

Oklahoma State

See also: 1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	1976	L 10–16

at Texas

North Texas State at Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 7 2 7 0 16 • No. 12 Longhorns 0 16 7 3 26 Date: October 14 Location: Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas Game start: 7:01 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:33 Game attendance: 63,000 Game weather: 71° F, Clear, Wind N 5 mph

Scoring summary 1 6:13 UNT Murray 38-yard pass from Case (Hamm kick) UNT 7–0 2 13:32 UNT Safety (Erxleben fumbled out of end zone) UNT 9–0 2 1:48 TEX Jam Jones 1-yard run (Erxleben kick) UNT 9–7 2 1:06 TEX Safety (Snap out of end zone) Tied 9–9 2 0:17 TEX Lam Jones 41-yard pass from McEachern (Erxleben kick) Texas 16–9 3 8:31 TEX Studdard 13-yard pass from McEachern (Erxleben kick) Texas 23–9 3 3:10 UNT Jackson 2-yard run (Hamm kick) Texas 23–16 4 2:37 TEX Erxleben 47-yard field goal Texas 26–16

See also: 1978 Texas Longhorns football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1976	L 14–17

Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft

Main article: 1979 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Reginald Lewis	DE	3	78	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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References

1. "1978 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
2. "2018 North Texas Football Fact Book" (PDF). University of North Texas Athletic Department. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
3. "1979 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2019.