1976 North Texas State Mean Green football team

The 1976 North Texas State Mean Green football team represented North Texas State University—now known as the University of North Texas—during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In its fourth season under head coach Hayden Fry, the team compiled a 7–4 record. The team played its home games at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.

1976 North Texas State Mean Green football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Hayden Fry (4th season)
Home stadium	Fouts Field (c. 20,000)

1976 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Rutgers			–					11	–	0	–	0
San Diego State			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State *			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	6	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Richmond			–					5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	1
Temple			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					4	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	7	–	0
Louisville			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	8	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	8	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 0–7 (forfeit)	29,000
September 11	Texas–Arlington	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 24–7	14,800
September 18	at No. 19 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 14–17	60,130
September 25	vs. SMU	Texas Stadium Irving, TX (rivalry)	L 31–38	25,539
October 2	Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 10–16
October 9	Cal Poly Pomona	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 21–10	11,200
October 16	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 10–7
October 23	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 25–14
October 30	at Louisiana Tech	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 14–8	6,532
November 13	Florida State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 20–21	3,850
November 20	Drake	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 63–0
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1976 North Texas Mean Green football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB   Bernard Jackson  Fr RB   Mike Jones Jr WR   Tim Loftin Jr QB   Ken Washington Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 65 Walter Chapman Jr DB 44 J. T. Smith Jr LB   Burks Washington So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 3 Iseed Khoury Jr	Head coach Hayden Fry Coordinators/assistant coaches Bill Brashier Bill Snyder Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

At Mississippi State

See also: 1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

At Texas

See also: 1976 Texas Longhorns football team

Vs. SMU

See also: 1976 SMU Mustangs football team and Safeway Bowl

Florida State

See also: 1976 Florida State Seminoles football team