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North Texas Football Team History

North Texas Mean Green

University of North Texas
Denton, TX
Founded: 1890
Stadium: Fouts Field
Capacity: 30,500
Colors: Green & White
Coach: Matt Simon
Conference: Big West-

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1913 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Matt Simon enters his 4th season as Head Coach at North Texas.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 30	@ Vanderbilt	12	29	L
Sat., Sep. 6	@ Oregon State	7	33	L
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Indiana State	41	6	W
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Texas Tech	30	27	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Texas A&M	10	36	L	@ Irving, TX
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Idaho	17	30	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Boise State	14	17	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Nevada	10	65	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ New Mexico State	26	15	W
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Army	14	25	L
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Utah State	51	48	W

1997 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	232
Scoring Average	21.1
Points Allowed	331
Defense Average	30.1
Opponents Record	42-60
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	2-5

1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1997 Big West- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Utah State	6-6	389	296	Lost 19-35				John L. Smith
Nevada	5-6	353	320					Jeff Tisdel
Boise State	4-7	285	358					Houston Nutt
North Texas	4-7	232	331					Matt Simon
New Mexico State	2-9	221	398					Tony Samuel

1997 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1997 All Big West Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.