1988 North Texas Mean Green football team

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

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.

Schedule

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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 StatedaggerNo. 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

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  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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