1978 North Texas State Mean Green football team

American college football season

1978 North Texas State Mean Green football

Conference| Independent
Record| 9–2
Head coach|

* Hayden Fry (6th season)

Home stadium| Fouts Field (c. 20,000)
Texas Stadium (c. 65,000)

Seasons

<- 1977

1979 ->

1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

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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
Tennessee 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 (FL) |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 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

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 primarily played its home games at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, and three other games at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas.

This would mark the final season North Texas State played more than two games, home or neutral, at Texas Stadium (the home of the Dallas Cowboys at the time) after SMU gained full-time access to the venue in 1979.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 2| UTEP|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| W 49–0| 17,200| [1]
September 9| Mississippi State|

* Texas Stadium
* Irving, TX

| L 5–17| 21,000| [2]
September 16| vs. Texas–Arlington|

* Texas Stadium
* Irving, TX

| W 28–23| 16,821| [3]
September 23| at New Mexico State|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| W 22–21| 13,196| [4]
September 30| Oklahoma State|

* Texas Stadium
* Irving, TX

| W 12–7| 21,800| [5]
October 7| at West Texas State|

* Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
* Canyon, TX

| W 35–0| 17,660| [6]
October 14| at No. 12 Texas|

* Texas Memorial Stadium
* Austin, TX

| L 16–26| 63,000| [7]
October 28| at Louisiana Tech|

* State Fair Stadium
* Shreveport, LA

| W 16–14| 6,510| [8]
November 4| Southern Miss|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| W 25–12| 18,400| [9]
November 11| Northeast Louisiana|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| W 28–6| 14,400| [10]
November 18| at Memphis State|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| W 41–24| 13,300| [11]

* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Game summaries

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### Mississippi State

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See also: 1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

### Oklahoma State

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See also: 1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

### At Texas

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North Texas State at Texas  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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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 (22 °C), Clear, Wind N 5 mph (8.0 km/h)

| 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

## Roster

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1978 North Texas Mean Green football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `8` | Jordan Case | Jr
RB | ` ` | Bernard Jackson | Jr
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DL | ` ` | Reginald Lewis | Sr
LB | ` ` | Burks Washington | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Hayden Fry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Bill Brashier
* Bill Snyder

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Team players in the 1979 NFL draft

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Main article: 1979 NFL draft

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Reginald Lewis | DE | 3 | 78 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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## References

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1. ^ "NT punishes UTEP as Case shines". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 3, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Bulldogs top N. Texas State". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "N. Texas rips UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 17, 1978. p. 1B. Retrieved March 25, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "North Texas State escapes, 22–21". The Des Moines Register. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "N. Texas State 12, Oklahoma State 7". Omaha World-Herald. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "An easy victory for North Texas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Longhorns gore NTSU". The Kilgore News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Eagles flutter by La. Tech 16–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 29, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Sub Stevenson in star's role as NTSU rolls". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "NT postseason hopes alive after 28–6 win over NE La". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved March 25, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Tigers' second half surge falls short against Eagles". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "1978 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
13. ^ "2018 North Texas Football Fact Book" (PDF). University of North Texas Athletic Department. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
14. ^ "1979 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2019.

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* Eagle Field (?–1951)
* Fouts Field (1952–2010)
* DATCU Stadium (2011–present)

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