1976 North Texas State Mean Green football team

1976 North Texas State Mean Green football
1976 North Texas State Mean Green football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Hayden Fry (4th season);
Home stadium	Fouts Field (c. 20,000)
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 North Texas State Mean Green football team represented North Texas State University—now known as the University of North Texas—during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In its fourth season under head coach Hayden Fry, the team compiled a 7–4 record. The team played its home games at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.

1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Rutgers		–		11	–	0	–	0
San Diego State		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Notre Dame		–		9	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		8	–	2	–	0
Boston College		–		8	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati		–		8	–	3	–	0
Memphis State		–		7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State *		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		7	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		7	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	5	–	0
Army		–		5	–	6	–	0
Florida State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		4	–	6	–	1
Temple		–		4	–	6	–	0
Air Force		–		4	–	7	–	0
Dayton		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		4	–	7	–	0
Marshall		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii		–		3	–	8	–	0
Holy Cross		–		3	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		3	–	8	–	0
Utah State		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		2	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss		–		2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 0–7 (forfeit)	29,000	^[2]
September 11	Texas–Arlington	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 24–7	14,800	^[3]
September 18	at No. 19 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 14–17	60,130
September 25	vs. SMU	Texas Stadium Irving, TX (rivalry)	L 31–38	25,539
October 2	Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 10–16
October 9	Cal Poly Pomona	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 21–10	11,200
October 16	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 10–7
October 23	at New Mexico State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 25–14
October 30	at Louisiana Tech	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 14–8	6,532	^[4]
November 13	Florida State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 20–21	3,850
November 20	Drake	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 63–0
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game