1977 North Texas State Mean Green football team explained

Year:	1977
Team:	North Texas State Mean Green
Conference:	Independent
Coachrank:	16
Record:	10–1
Hc Year:	5th
Stadium:	Fouts Field (c. 20,000)

The 1977 North Texas State Mean Green football team represented North Texas State University—now known as the University of North Texas—during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In its fifth season under head coach Hayden Fry, the team compiled a 10–1 record. The team played its home games at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.

Schedule

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Rankings

See main article: 1977 NCAA Division I football rankings.

Game summaries

Mississippi State

See also: 1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team.

SMU

See also: 1977 SMU Mustangs football team and Safeway Bowl.

In the first meeting between the two teams at Texas Stadium, the Mean Green ended a 44-year drought against the Mustangs. Coach Hayden Fry earned a victory over the program that had controversially dismissed him in 1972.^[3]

Florida State

See also: 1977 Florida State Seminoles football team.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1977 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results. Sports Reference. August 18, 2019.
2. Web site: 2018 North Texas Football Fact Book. University of North Texas Athletic Department. August 18, 2019.
3. Web site: A Look Back At NT Football History: North Texas vs. SMU, 1977 . University of North Texas Athletic Department. November 4, 2014 . August 18, 2019.