What was the first UNT game that you attended?

calvin · April 5, 2006

The first game I attended was the homecoming game in 1998 it was against Nevada and a freaking monsoon blew in. It was an exciting game until the rain became too much to take. We left at halftime but it was exciting to that point, I remember somebody laying a Nevada player out on a 4th down play by the sideline. I believe we won like 27-21. I have been to almost all the home games since then even the one that we played against NMSU where there was about 300 people there.

untgirl04 · April 5, 2006

The first game I attended was the homecoming game in 1998 it was against Nevada and a freaking monsoon blew in. It was an exciting game until the rain became too much to take. We left at halftime but it was exciting to that point, I remember somebody laying a Nevada player out on a 4th down play by the sideline. I believe we won like 27-21. I have been to almost all the home games since then even the one that we played against NMSU where there was about 300 people there.
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TCU game in 2001. I've been to most home games since then, as well as the OU and TCU games, and NO Bowls 2001 - 2003.

untgeorge · April 5, 2006

1954. Southern Miss, I think. Maybe Hardin-Simmons. Don't remember a thing about it.

eagle60 · April 5, 2006

I think it was '57 and we were playing Hardin Simmons. Nice crowd if I remember. I had a couple of frat bros from OU with me.

ipEAGLE · April 5, 2006

Homecoming game against La Monroe in 2002. I think NT won something like 54-2. Cobbs and Galbreath owned the field that day.

Edited April 5, 2006 by ipEAGLE

Huff · April 5, 2006

My first North Texas game at Fouts came in about 1955 when my dad officiated a game there. Fouts was pretty new then.

My first game as a student came in September of 1960. I have no idea who we played. It was the year after the Sun Bowl team. I remember everyone saying that the team was sure better the previous year. They were right.

MeanGreenTeeth · April 5, 2006

'97 A&M game at Texas Stadium. Good first half as I recall...

Eagle1855 · April 5, 2006

first home game in '99, whatever that was. UNLV? someone brough a flask into the stadium and well...

Zeke · April 5, 2006

I was at that Nevada Noah's ark type flood game. It wasn't my first game, but it was the first I vividly remember. (It took me a bit to really get going with NT football). I did manage to stick it out the entire game, thanks to some panchos my friends and I had gotten at Wal-Mart before the game.

SilverEagle · April 5, 2006

Probably the homecoming game in 1963, which was Wichita State. North Texas won the game 7-3. I think Dwain Bean and Bobby Smith were the star players at that time.

My HS Band attended the homecoming....along with other local HS bands.

SilverEagle · April 5, 2006

My first North Texas game at Fouts came in about 1955 when my dad officiated a game there. Fouts was pretty new then.
My first game as a student came in September of 1960. I have no idea who we played. It was the year after the Sun Bowl team. I remember everyone saying that the team was sure better the previous year. They were right.
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Huff, according to the official NT press guide, there was only one game played in September of 1960.......I'm talking home or away.

Sept. 24th vs UTEP was the opening game of the 1960 season.....we tied them 16-16.

1960 was a nine game season! Was that the case for all of the NCAA teams, or just us?

UNT78 · April 5, 2006

NTSU vs SMU 1975

April 5, 2006

The first game that I remember was the homecoming game in 1947. An overflow crowd at the old Memorial Stadium (capacity 10,000) witnessed a 33-0 tromping of Houston. The Eagles were 10-1 that year but lost in the Salad Bowl to Nevada.

I started at North Texas the following fall but left in 1950 to go into the Navy. As luck would have it, I was home on leave and was able to see the very first game at Fouts in 1952. Actually, it wasn't much of a game. We were all over North Dakota to the tune of 55-0.

letsgiveacheer · April 5, 2006

1971...North Texas vs BYU in the Cotton Bowl!! I think every Mormon in Texas was there which made for more fans for them than us! BYU won, but I don't recall it as a blow-out.

IslandEagle · April 5, 2006

Probably the homecoming game in 1963, which was Wichita State. North Texas won the game 7-3. I think Dwain Bean and Bobby Smith were the star players at that time.
My HS Band attended the homecoming....along with other local HS bands.
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I was at that game. It was one of my first, if not the first.

Go_UTA · April 5, 2006

As a youngster sometime in the early to mid 1970s...at Texas Stadium.

Of course, I have not been to that many, and they were all against a single opponent!

j0nat8an · April 5, 2006

baylor game in 2003! great game to get a new student absolutely hooked!

LongJim · April 5, 2006

9/24/83--@ DKR against Texas

At Fouts: 1996 Vandy game.

PlummMeanGreen · April 5, 2006

As luck would have it, I was home on leave and was able to see the very first game at Fouts in 1952. Actually, it wasn't much of a game. We were all over North Dakota to the tune of 55-0.
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Jack, did they have tortillas that far back?!?!?

Just kiddin' friend........My first UNT game was Hayden Fry's first to coach as Mean Green coach. It was in September of 1973. I think I only missed one of his games at Fouts during his tenure.

Edited April 5, 2006 by PlummMeanGreen

Eagle-96 · April 5, 2006

First game was in 1994 when we lost to Montana 21-17. Mitch Maher had us driving for the win at the end only to come up short at about the Montana 20 as time expired.

First victory was in the rain in 1994 38-17. "See ya later McNeese State"

I've been a Mean Green junkie ever since.

Edited April 5, 2006 by Eagle-96

SilverEagle · April 5, 2006

Jack, did they have tortillas that far back?!?!?

Just kiddin' friend........My first UNT game was Hayden Fry's first to coach as Mean Green coach. It was in September of 1973. I think I only missed one of his games at Fouts during his tenure.
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That would be the UTA game. I won't mention the score. We faced a future NFL star in Dexter Bussy in that game.

Go_UTA · April 5, 2006

That would be the UTA game. I won't mention the score. We faced a future NFL star in Dexter Bussy in that game.

Oh, yes, Dexter was a talented fullback.

I'm pretty sure I still have the program to that game in my trunk with all my other programs. I don't save them any more, but that was a fun thing for a kid to do.