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    William Dalrymple (historian)

    1977 North Texas State Mean Green football
    ConferenceIndependent
    Ranking
    CoachesNo. 16
    Record10–1
    Head coach
    Home stadiumFouts Field
    Seasons
    ← 1976
    1978 →
    1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
    Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
    No. 5 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
    Colgate   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
    North Texas State *   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
    No. 16 San Diego State   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
    Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 1 – 1
    No. 14 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
    No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
    East Carolina   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
    Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
    Army   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
    Louisville   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
    Boston College   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
    Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 4 – 2
    Georgia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
    Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
    Northwestern State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
    Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
    William & Mary   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
    Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
    Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
    Hawaii   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
    Navy   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
    West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
    South Carolina   –   –   5 – 7 – 0
    Utah State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
    Villanova   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
    Illinois State   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
    Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
    Miami (FL)   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
    Richmond   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
    Tulane   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
    Air Force   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
    Holy Cross   –   –   2 – 8 – 0
    Northeast Louisiana   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
    • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
    Rankings from AP Poll

    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

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 3at No. 16 Mississippi State
    		W 15–17 (forfeit)31,000[2]
    September 10at UTEP
    		W 41–1018,750[3]
    September 17vs. SMU
    		W 24–1326,097[4]
    September 24West Texas State
    		W 31–2016,500[5]
    October 1at Richmond
    		W 47–1411,000[6]
    October 8at Southern Miss
    		W 27–1422,432[7]
    October 15vs. UT Arlington
    • Texas Stadium
    • Irving, TX
    		W 15–617,300[8]
    October 22at Memphis State
    		W 20–1930,065[9]
    October 29at No. 20 Florida State
    		L 14–3540,597[10]
    November 5New Mexico Statedagger
    • Fouts Field
    • Denton, TX
    		W 45–1718,500[11]
    November 19at Louisiana Tech
    		W 41–1415,300[12]
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [13][14]

    Roster

    1977 North Texas Mean Green football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    RB   Bernard Jackson So
    RB   Mike Jones Sr
    WR   Tim Loftin Sr
    QB   Ken Washington Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DL 65 Walter Chapman Sr
    DB 44 J. T. Smith Sr
    LB   Burks Washington Jr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 3 Iseed Khoury Sr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
    2. ^ "Bulldogs hold off NT 17–15". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 4, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "N. Texas St. wins by 41–10". The Monitor. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Mean Green down Ponies". The Orange Leader. September 18, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Mean Green overcomes West Texas State 31–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 25, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "NT routs Richmond 47–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Washington leads NT to victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Eagles stave off Mavericks 15–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1977. p. 1B. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Morris' dash with blocked punt ignites NT". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 23, 1977. Retrieved March 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Seminoles soar to 35–14 victory". St. Petersburg Times. October 30, 1977. Retrieved March 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Eagles move to 8–2 on homecoming rout". Denton Record-Chronicle. November 6, 1977. Retrieved March 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "N. Texas ends Techskein". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 20, 1977. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ^ "1977 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
    14. ^ "2018 North Texas Football Fact Book" (PDF). University of North Texas Athletic Department. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_North_Texas_Mean_Green_football_team

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