1980 North Texas State Mean Green football team

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their second year under head coach Jerry Moore, the team compiled a 6–5 record.

1980 North Texas State Mean Green football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Jerry Moore (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Home stadium	Fouts Field
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				9	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at UT Arlington	Maverick Stadium Arlington, TX	W 31–14	18,033	[1]
September 13	at SMU	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	L 9–28	52,781	[2]
September 20	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 35–15	20,350	[3]
September 27	at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 20–24	23,672	[4]
October 4	Southwestern Louisiana	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 22–20		[5]
October 11	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 27–28	18,315	[6]
October 18	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 29–10		[7]
November 1	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 38–28		[8]
November 8	at No. 13 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 23–41	36,583	[9]
November 15	Northeast Louisiana	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 26–18		[10]
November 22	at Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 8–26	20,293	[11]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game