1996 North Texas Mean Green football team

The 1996 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Mean Green played their home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, and competed in the Big West Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Matt Simon. The team finished the regular season with a 5-6 overall record with a 3-2 mark in Big West play.

1996 North Texas Mean Green football
ConferenceBig West Conference
1996 record5-6 (3-2 Big West)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorFred Bleil (1st season)
Home stadiumFouts Field
(Capacity: 30,500)
1996 Big West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Nevada +  4 –1     9 –3  
Utah State +  4 –1     6 –5  
Idaho  3 –2     6 –5  
North Texas  3 –2     5 –6  
Boise State  1 –4     2 –10  
New Mexico State  0 –5     1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions

Return to a Division I-A conference

The 1996 campaign marked the first time North Texas had been in a Division I-A conference since leaving the Missouri Valley Conference after the 1974 season. The Mean Green had competed as a Division I-A independent from 1975-1982, before dropping down to the Division I-AA Southland Conference from 1983-1994. North Texas spent the 1995 season as a transitional Division I-A member and thus competed as an Independent.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 7Illinois State*
W 20-14
September 14at No. 18 Arizona State*
L 7-52
September 21at Texas A&M*
L 0-55
September 28Army*
L 10-27
October 5at Northern Illinois*
W 24-21
October 12Vanderbilt*
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, Texas
L 7-19
October 19New Mexico State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, Texas
W 13-0
October 26Nevada
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, Texas
L 13-40
November 2at Utah State
L 13-21
November 9at Boise State
W 30-27
November 16Idaho
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 24-17
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Schedule source:[1]

Roster
1996 North Texas Mean Green football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense 35 Starsky Banks RB 6-2 217 Fr. Richmond, TX 72 Warren Barber OL 6-2 250 Fr. Dallas, TX 70 Jayson Blaine OL 6-5 275 Sr. Phoenix, AR 20 Michael Boone RB 5-9 179 So 83 Fred McKinney WR 6-0 185 Fr. Flower Mound, TX 31 David Medina RB 5-10 176 So. Houston, TX 14 Jason Mills QB 6-4 195 Jr. Denton, TX 62 David Morgan OL 6-3 250 Fr
Pos.#NameClass
RB 38 James Allred So
OL 67 Phil Armour So
QB 18 Jason Attaway So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 60 Anthony Coleman Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 19 Toby Gowin Sr
PK 11 Jeff Graham Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References
  1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/meangreensports.com/documents/2017/8/31/_ntex_m_footbl_2017_18_misc_non_event__2017_North_Texas_Fact_Book_v3.pdf
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