1973 North Texas State Mean Green football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1973

| team = North Texas State Mean Green

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Missouri Valley Conference

| short_conf = MVC

| record = 5–5–1

| conf_record = 5–1

| head_coach = Hayden Fry

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Fouts Field

| champion = MVC co-champion

}}

The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. In their first year under head coach Hayden Fry, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record and finished as Missouri Valley Conference co-champion.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1973

| poll = AP

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 8

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = UT Arlington

| site_stadium = Texas Stadium

| site_cityst = Irving, TX

| score = 7–31

| attend = 19,131

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67417098/mavs-clobber-luckless-eagles/|work=Denton Record-Chronicle|title=Mavs clobber luckless Eagles|date=September 9, 1973|accessdate=October 31, 2021|page=D1|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 15

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Memphis State

| site_stadium = Memphis Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Memphis, TN

| score = 3–24

| attend = 25,518

| source = {{cite news|title=Memphis State gets 24–3 win|newspaper=The Tennessean|date=September 16, 1973|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88092372/memphis-state-gets-243-win/|accessdate=October 31, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=West Texas State Buffaloes|title=West Texas State}}

| site_stadium = Fouts Field

| site_cityst = Denton, TX

| score = 32–15

| attend = 11,432

| source = {{cite news|title=Eagles whip Buffs|newspaper=Pampa Daily News|date=September 23, 1973|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88092534/eagles-whip-buffs/|accessdate=October 31, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| w/l = t

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Long Beach State

| site_stadium = Fouts Field

| site_cityst = Denton, TX

| score = 0–0

| attend = 10,378

| source = {{cite news|title=Long Beach State still without win -- Ties North Texas St., 0–0|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=September 30, 1973|page=III-14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8820429/long_beach_state_still_without_win_ties/|accessdate=October 31, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| time = 1:03 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Louisville

| site_stadium = Fairgrounds Stadium

| site_cityst = Louisville, KY

| score = 7–6

| attend = 15,072

| source = {{cite news|title=U of L offense bogs down, and North Texas wins 7–6|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=October 14, 1973|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88092830/u-of-l-offense-bogs-down-and-north-texa/|accessdate=October 31, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}

| site_stadium = Fouts Field

| site_cityst = Denton, TX

| score = 19–7

| attend = 10,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88093089/drake-dealt-setback/|work=Quad-City Times|title=Drake dealt setback|date=October 21, 1973|accessdate=October 31, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = New Mexico State

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM

| score = 27–7

| attend = 11,150

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88093216/aggies-lose-277/|work=Albuquerque Journal|title=Aggies lose 27–7|date=October 28, 1973|accessdate=October 31, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Cincinnati

| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| score = 3–52

| attend = 13,449

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88093444/bearcats-win-with-biggest-tally-in-20-ye/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Bearcats win with biggest tally in 20 years|date=November 4, 1973|accessdate=October 31, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| time = 2:05 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Wichita State

| site_stadium = Fouts Field

| site_cityst = Denton, TX

| score = 31–21

| attend = 16,200

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88093585/flanker-leads-north-texas/|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|title=Flanker leads North Texas|date=November 11, 1973|accessdate=October 31, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date= November 17

| w/l = l

| opponent = Tulsa

| site_stadium = Fouts Field

| site_cityst = Denton, TX

| score = 15–24

| attend = 14,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88093775/tulsa-clinches-mvc-tie/|work=The Wichita Eagle and Beacon|title=Tulsa clinches MVC tie|date=November 18, 1973|accessdate=October 31, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = San Diego State

| site_stadium = San Diego Stadium

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| score = 9–56

| attend = 17,383

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88093982/aztecs-freitas-win-big/|work=Times-Advocate|title=Aztecs, Freitas win big|date=November 25, 1973|accessdate=October 31, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

North Texas State

Category:North Texas Mean Green football seasons

Category:Missouri Valley Conference football champion seasons

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