1988_North_Texas_Mean_Green_football_team
1988 North Texas Mean Green football team
American college football season
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.
Quick Facts North Texas Mean Green football, NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 0–7 vs. Marshall ...
| 1988 North Texas Mean Green football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 0–7 vs. Marshall | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (5–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Fouts Field |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at Texas Tech* | W 29–24 | 26,424 | [1] | ||
| September 17 | Arkansas State* | W 49–21 | 11,850 | [2] | ||
| September 24 | at No. 21 (I-A) Texas* | No. 1 | L 24–27 | 60,152 | [3] | |
| October 1 | Eastern Washington* | No. 1 |
| W 51–0 | 15,925 | [4] |
| October 8 | Northeast Louisiana | No. 1 |
| W 26–23 | 16,250 | [5] |
| October 15 | McNeese State | No. 1 |
| W 37–0 | 18,560 | [6] |
| October 22 | at Sam Houston State | No. 1 | W 24–3 | 6,220 | [7] | |
| October 29 | at No. 9 Stephen F. Austin | No. 1 | L 10–17 | 13,911 | [8] | |
| November 5 | No. 11 Northwestern State | No. 7 |
| L 17–25 | 13,920 | [9] |
| November 12 | at Southwest Texas State | No. 14 | W 30–10 | 6,215 | [10] | |
| November 19 | at Rice* | No. 12 | W 33–17 | 8,500 | [11] | |
| November 25 | at No. 6 Marshall* | No. T–10 |
| L 0–7 | 15,086 | [12] |
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- "North Texas upsets Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
- "Longhorns escape Eagles' grasp". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "No. 1 North Texas buries EWU". The Spokesman-Review. October 2, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "N. Texas pulls out 26–23 win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1988. pp. 3–12. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "North Texas homecoming a 37–0 party". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1988. pp. 3–12. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "North Texas turns defensive tables on Sam Houston". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 23, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lumberjacks chop down No. 1, 17–10". Longview News-Journal. October 30, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "NSU takes wind out of N. Texas". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "N. Texas rips hapless Bobcats". Austin American-Statesman. November 13, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "North Texas hands Rice seventeenth-straight loss". Victoria Advocate. November 20, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Marshall blanks N. Texas". Abilene Reporter-News. November 27, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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