The 1968 North Texas State Mean Green football team was an American football team that represented North Texas State University (now known as the University of North Texas) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. In their second year under head coach Rod Rust, the team compiled a 8–2 record.
| 1968 North Texas State Mean Green football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (4–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Fouts Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | New Mexico State* | W 47–20 | 9,217 | [2] | |
| September 28 | at Colorado State* | W 17–12 | 22,000 | [3] | |
| October 5 | Memphis State |
| L 12–30 | [4] | |
| October 12 | Northern Michigan* |
| W 17–3 | 8,500 | [5] |
| October 19 | at Tulsa | W 20–17 | 26,250 | [6] | |
| October 26 | at No. 16 Arkansas* | L 15–17 | 45,802 | [7] | |
| November 2 | Cincinnati |
| W 55–34 | 19,000 | [8] |
| November 9 | at UTEP* | W 34–31 | 20,160 | [9] | |
| November 16 | at Louisville | W 36–14 | 6,000 | [10] | |
| November 23 | at Wichita State | W 44–6 | 6,537 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/mvc/1968.html
- ^ "North Texas dumps Aggies, 47–20". Las Cruces Sun-News. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles stop CSU's bid for stadium victory". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas bows". Victoria Advocate. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas State bumps Northern 17–3". Green Bay Press-Gazette. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NTSU halts Tulsa 20–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hogs hold off North Texas St". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas leaves UC up in the air, 55–34". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gattis' field goal lifts NTS over Miners". The El Paso Times. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Booms' squash U of L". The Courier-Journal. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas humbles Wichita". The Salina Journal. November 24, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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