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1988 North Texas Mean Green football team

The 1988 North Texas Mean Green football team was an American football team that represented the University of North Texas during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Southland Conference. In their seventh year under head coach Corky Nelson, the team compiled a 8–4 record.

1988 North Texas Mean Green football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record8–4 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumFouts Field
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Northwestern State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Stephen F. Austin ^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 10 North Texas ^ 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
McNeese State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Northeast Louisiana 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
SW Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Sam Houston State 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Texas Tech*
W 29–2426,424[1]
September 17Arkansas State*
W 49–2111,850[2]
September 24at No. 21 (I-A) Texas*No. 1
L 24–2760,152[3]
October 1Eastern Washington*No. 1
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 51–015,925[4]
October 8Northeast LouisianaNo. 1
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 26–2316,250[5]
October 15McNeese State No. 1
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 37–018,560[6]
October 22at Sam Houston StateNo. 1
W 24–36,220[7]
October 29at No. 9 Stephen F. AustinNo. 1
L 10–1713,911[8]
November 5No. 11 Northwestern StateNo. 7
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 17–2513,920[9]
November 12at Southwest Texas StateNo. 14
W 30–106,215[10]
November 19at Rice*No. 12
W 33–178,500[11]
November 25at No. 6 Marshall*No. T–10
L 0–715,086[12]

References edit

  1. ^ "North Texas upsets Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UNT banks on big plays in 49–21 victory over Arkansas State". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 18, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Longhorns escape Eagles' grasp". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "No. 1 North Texas buries EWU". The Spokesman-Review. October 2, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "N. Texas pulls out 26–23 win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1988. pp. 3–12. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "North Texas homecoming a 37–0 party". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1988. pp. 3–12. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "North Texas turns defensive tables on Sam Houston". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 23, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lumberjacks chop down No. 1, 17–10". Longview News-Journal. October 30, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "NSU takes wind out of N. Texas". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "N. Texas rips hapless Bobcats". Austin American-Statesman. November 13, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "North Texas hands Rice seventeenth-straight loss". Victoria Advocate. November 20, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Marshall blanks N. Texas". Abilene Reporter-News. November 27, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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