1978 North Texas State Mean Green football team explained

Year:	1978
Team:	North Texas State Mean Green
Conference:	Independent
Record:	9–2
Hc Year:	6th
Stadium:	Fouts Field (c. 20,000) Texas Stadium (c. 65,000)

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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Game summaries

Mississippi State

See also: 1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team.

Oklahoma State

See also: 1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team.

At Texas

See also: 1978 Texas Longhorns football team.

Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft

See main article: 1979 NFL draft.

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

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 1978 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: 1979 NFL Draft . . August 18, 2019 .