1996 North Texas Mean Green football team

American college football season

1996 North Texas Mean Green football

Conference| Big West Conference
Record| 5-6 (3-2 Big West)
Head coach|

* Matt Simon (3rd season)

Defensive coordinator| Fred Bleil (1st season)
Home stadium| Fouts Field
(Capacity: 30,500)

Seasons

<- 1995

1997 ->

1996 Big West Conference football standings

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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.

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 to 1982, before dropping down to the Division I-AA Southland Conference from 1983 to 1994. North Texas spent the 1995 season as a transitional Division I-A member and competed as an independent.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 7| Illinois State*|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| W 20–14| |
September 14| at No. 18 Arizona State*|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| L 7–52| 46,173|
September 21| at Texas A&M*|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX

| L 0–55| 56,308|
September 28| vs. Army*|

* Texas Stadium
* Irving, TX

| L 10–27| 20,413|
October 5| at Northern Illinois*|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| W 24–21| 16,549|
October 12| Vanderbilt*|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| L 7–19| 16,227| [1]
October 19| New Mexico State|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| W 13–0| |
October 26| Nevada|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| L 13–40| |
November 2| at Utah State|

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT

| L 13–21| 11,892|
November 9| at Boise State|

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| W 30–27| 18,119|
November 16| Idaho|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| W 24–17| 7,000| [2]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Roster

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1996 North Texas Mean Green football team roster

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

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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. | # | Name | Class

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DE | `60` | Anthony Coleman | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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P | `19` | Toby Gowin | Sr
PK | `11` | Jeff Graham | Sr

Head coach

Matt Simon

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## References

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1. ^ "Commodores win, finally". The Commercial Appeal. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Vandal hopes of Big West title blown away at North Texas". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). November 18, 1996. p. 3C.
3. ^ "2017 North Texas Facts & Records" (PDF). North Texas Athletics Department.

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North Texas Mean Green football

Venues|

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

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* SMU: Safeway Bowl

Culture & lore|

* Marching band
* 2007 Navy game

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

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