American college football season
The 1977 North Texas State Mean Green football team represented North Texas State University—now known as the University of North Texas—during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In its fifth season under head coach Hayden Fry, the team compiled a 10–1 record. The team played its home games at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.
Schedule
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Roster
1977 North Texas Mean Green football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | RB | | Bernard Jackson | So | RB | | Mike Jones | Sr | WR | | Tim Loftin | Sr | QB | | Ken Washington | Sr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DL | 65 | Walter Chapman | Sr | DB | 44 | J. T. Smith | Sr | LB | | Burks Washington | Jr | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 3 | Iseed Khoury | Sr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Rankings
Game summaries
Mississippi State
SMU
SMU vs. North Texas State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | • Mean Green | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | UNT | Iseed Khoury 30-yard field goal | UNT 3–0 | | 2 | 6:37 | UNT | Tim Loftin 20-yard pass from Ken Washington (Khoury kick) | UNT 10–0 | | 3 | 6:33 | UNT | Ken Washington 4-yard run (Khoury kick) | UNT 17–0 | | 3 | 2:52 | SMU | 1-yard run (kick) | UNT 17–7 | | 4 | 5:43 | UNT | Mike Jones 15-yard run (Khoury kick) | UNT 24–7 | | 4 | 3:23 | SMU | TD (conversion failed) | UNT 24–13 | |
In the first meeting between the two teams at Texas Stadium, the Mean Green ended a 44-year drought against the Mustangs. Coach Hayden Fry earned a victory over the program that had controversially dismissed him in 1972.[10]
Florida State
North Texas State at Florida State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | • No. 20 Seminoles | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 7:38 | FSU | Wally Woodham 1-yard run (Dave Cappelen kick) | FSU 7–0 | | 2 | 6:52 | UNT | Mike Jones 1-yard run (Khoury kick) | Tied 7–7 | | 2 | 3:08 | FSU | Ivory Joe Hunter 19-yard blocked punt return (Cappelen kick) | FSU 14–7 | | 2 | 2:24 | FSU | Willie Jones fumble recovery in end zone (Cappelen kick) | FSU 21–7 | | 3 | 6:47 | FSU | Wally Woodham 1-yard run (Dave Cappelen kick) | FSU 28–7 | | 3 | 2:24 | UNT | Ken Washington 4-yard run (Khoury kick) | FSU 28–14 | | 4 | 1:57 | FSU | Larry Key 1-yard run (Cappelen kick) | FSU 35–14 | |
References
- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
- ^ "Bulldogs hold off NT 17–15". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 4, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mean Green overcomes West Texas State 31–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 25, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NT routs Richmond 47–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Washington leads NT to victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles stave off Mavericks 15–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1977. p. 1B. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N. Texas ends Techskein". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 20, 1977. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1977 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "2018 North Texas Football Fact Book" (PDF). University of North Texas Athletic Department. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "A Look Back At NT Football History: North Texas vs. SMU, 1977". University of North Texas Athletic Department. November 4, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
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