1977 North Texas State Mean Green football team

1977 North Texas State Mean Green football
1977 North Texas State Mean Green football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	10–1
Head coach	Hayden Fry (5th season);
Home stadium	Fouts Field
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at No. 16 Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 15–17 (forfeit)	31,000	^[2]
September 10	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 41–10	18,750	^[3]
September 17	vs. SMU	Texas Stadium Irving, TX (rivalry)	W 24–13	26,097	^[4]
September 24	West Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 31–20	16,500	^[5]
October 1	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 47–14	11,000	^[6]
October 8	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 27–14	22,432	^[7]
October 15	vs. UT Arlington	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 15–6	17,300	^[8]
October 22	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 20–19	30,065	^[9]
October 29	at No. 20 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 14–35	40,597	^[10]
November 5	New Mexico State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 45–17	18,500	^[11]
November 19	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	W 41–14	15,300	^[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game