Trivia Question

[MeanGreenHistorian]

Without Googling the answer, when was the last time North Texas played a football game in the state of North Carolina? And who did they play?

[ADLER]

Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! I know!

[SUMG]

East Carolina in 1979....I think.

Edited October 23, 2019 by SUMG

[ADLER]

12 minutes ago, SUMG said:

East Carolina in 1979....I think.

Bingo!

[MeanGreenHistorian]

G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	T	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 1, 1979	Sat	North Texas		UTEP	WAC	W	35	0	1	0	0	W 1
2	Sep 8, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	Oklahoma State	Big 8	L	7	25	1	1	0	L 1
3	Sep 15, 1979	Sat	North Texas	N	Texas-Arlington	Southland	W	19	14	2	1	0	W 1	Irving, TX
4	Sep 22, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	(18) SMU	SWC	L	9	20	2	2	0	L 1
5	Sep 29, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	Kansas	Big 8	L	18	37	2	3	0	L 2
6	Oct 6, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	Southern Mississippi	Ind	L	10	30	2	4	0	L 3
7	Oct 13, 1979	Sat	North Texas		New Mexico State	MVC	W	21	7	3	4	0	W 1
8	Oct 20, 1979	Sat	North Texas		West Texas A&M	MVC	W	28	14	4	4	0	W 2
9	Oct 27, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	Memphis	Ind	L	0	22	4	5	0	L 1
10	Nov 3, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	Louisiana Tech	Southland	W	19	17	5	5	0	W 1
11	Nov 17, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	East Carolina	Ind	L	16	49	5	6	0	L 1

Quick answers! Good job!

The last - and only - time North Texas has played a football game in the state of North Carolina was indeed against East Carolina in 1979. North Texas was coached by Jerry Moore and East Carolina was in the last year of the Pat Dye regime.

 

[untjim1995]

37 minutes ago, MeanGreenHistorian said:

G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	T	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 1, 1979	Sat	North Texas		UTEP	WAC	W	35	0	1	0	0	W 1
2	Sep 8, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	Oklahoma State	Big 8	L	7	25	1	1	0	L 1
3	Sep 15, 1979	Sat	North Texas	N	Texas-Arlington	Southland	W	19	14	2	1	0	W 1	Irving, TX
4	Sep 22, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	(18) SMU	SWC	L	9	20	2	2	0	L 1
5	Sep 29, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	Kansas	Big 8	L	18	37	2	3	0	L 2
6	Oct 6, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	Southern Mississippi	Ind	L	10	30	2	4	0	L 3
7	Oct 13, 1979	Sat	North Texas		New Mexico State	MVC	W	21	7	3	4	0	W 1
8	Oct 20, 1979	Sat	North Texas		West Texas A&M	MVC	W	28	14	4	4	0	W 2
9	Oct 27, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	Memphis	Ind	L	0	22	4	5	0	L 1
10	Nov 3, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	Louisiana Tech	Southland	W	19	17	5	5	0	W 1
11	Nov 17, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	East Carolina	Ind	L	16	49	5	6	0	L 1

Quick answers! Good job!

The last - and only - time North Texas has played a football game in the state of North Carolina was indeed against East Carolina in 1979. North Texas was coached by Jerry Moore and East Carolina was in the last year of the Pat Dye regime.

 

For those of you who were around back then, was this 1979 team a huge disappointment? I mean, Jerry Moore taking over for Hayden Fry after winning 9 games the previous year must have really seemed like a huge drop-off...

[letsgiveacheer]

Yes, it was a huge disappointment. I have many friends who had graduated from "Easy U" and told them they were in for a beating. What a shock this was! Especially since they were transitioning from the equivalent of I AA to IA . They were an independent at that time and had just left the Southern Conference.

[meanJewGreen]

1 hour ago, MeanGreenHistorian said:

G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	T	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 1, 1979	Sat	North Texas		UTEP	WAC	W	35	0	1	0	0	W 1
2	Sep 8, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	Oklahoma State	Big 8	L	7	25	1	1	0	L 1
3	Sep 15, 1979	Sat	North Texas	N	Texas-Arlington	Southland	W	19	14	2	1	0	W 1	Irving, TX
4	Sep 22, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	(18) SMU	SWC	L	9	20	2	2	0	L 1
5	Sep 29, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	Kansas	Big 8	L	18	37	2	3	0	L 2
6	Oct 6, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	Southern Mississippi	Ind	L	10	30	2	4	0	L 3
7	Oct 13, 1979	Sat	North Texas		New Mexico State	MVC	W	21	7	3	4	0	W 1
8	Oct 20, 1979	Sat	North Texas		West Texas A&M	MVC	W	28	14	4	4	0	W 2
9	Oct 27, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	Memphis	Ind	L	0	22	4	5	0	L 1
10	Nov 3, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	Louisiana Tech	Southland	W	19	17	5	5	0	W 1
11	Nov 17, 1979	Sat	North Texas	@	East Carolina	Ind	L	16	49	5	6	0	L 1

Quick answers! Good job!

The last - and only - time North Texas has played a football game in the state of North Carolina was indeed against East Carolina in 1979. North Texas was coached by Jerry Moore and East Carolina was in the last year of the Pat Dye regime.

 

Other than the lack of home games, this would kind of be a fun schedule in 2019 if UTA had a fball team.