1969 North Texas State Mean Green football team

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1969 North Texas State Mean Green football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1969 record7–3 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFouts Field
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State $ 4 0 0 8 2 0
North Texas State 4 1 0 7 3 0
Louisville 2 3 0 5 4 1
Cincinnati 2 3 0 4 6 0
Wichita State 1 3 0 2 8 0
Tulsa 1 4 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. In their third year under head coach Rod Rust, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Southwestern Louisiana*W 40–6[2]
September 27at Memphis StateL 13–1528,077[3]
October 4at Drake*L 23–2715,000[4]
October 11Weber State*
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 35–13[5]
October 18at New Mexico State*
W 30–1217,770[6]
October 25Louisville
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 31–136,000[7]
November 1at CincinnatiW 31–309,504[8]
November 8Wichita Statedagger
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 47–017,300[9]
November 15Tulsa
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 42–16[10]
November 22at San Diego State*L 24–4248,817[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/mvc/1969.html
  2. ^ "North Texas Eagles down USL Bulldogs". The Daily Advertiser. September 21, 1969. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Late FG boosts Tigers by NTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Drake air thefts rock N. Texas, 27–23". The Des Moines Register. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Texas State runs past Wildcats 35–13". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "NTS sinks Ags, 30–12". Albuquerque Journal. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "North Texas State stops unbeaten Louisville 31–13". The Lexington Herald. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UC's 23-point lead vanishes in 31–30 loss". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Yup, the gun was loaded; Shocks killed by rifle fire". The Wichita Eagle and Beacon. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "North Texas rips Hurricane, 42–16". Victoria Advocate. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "San Diego St. rallies, 42–24". The Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1969. p. D9. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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