The 1978 North Texas State Mean Green football team represented North Texas State University—now known as the University of North Texas—during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Hayden Fry, the team compiled a 9–2 record. The team primarily played its home games at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, and three other games at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas.

This would mark the final season North Texas State played more than two games, home or neutral, at Texas Stadium (the home of the Dallas Cowboys at the time) after SMU gained full-time access to the venue in 1979.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	UTEP	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 49–0
September 9	Mississippi State	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	L 5–17	21,000	[1]
September 16	vs. Texas–Arlington	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 28–23	16,821	[2]
September 23	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 22–21
September 30	Oklahoma State	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 12–7
October 7	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 35–0	17,660	[3]
October 14	at No. 12 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 16–26	63,000
October 28	at Louisiana Tech	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 16–14	6,510	[4]
November 4	Southern Miss	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 25–12	18,400	[5]
November 11	Northeast Louisiana	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 28–6	14,400	[6]
November 18	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 41–24
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

Game summaries

Mississippi State

Oklahoma State

At Texas

Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft

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