The 1972 North Texas State Mean Green football team was an

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team that represented North Texas State University (now known as the

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) during the

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as a member of the

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. In their sixth year under head coach

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, the team compiled a 1–10 record.

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North Texas State The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 years later."Denton Normal School," ...

North Texas Mean Green football seasons

North Texas State Mean Green football The North Texas Mean Green football program is the intercollegiate team that represents the University of North Texas in the sport of American football. The Mean Green compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athl ...

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