1988 North Texas Mean Green football team
| 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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| 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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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
| 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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References
- ^ "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.