UNT Football History-UTA vs NTSU 1977 Game Film

[DeepGreen]

Found this on the Sun Belt board.

http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc272163/m1/?q=uta

[drex]

Looked like Kenny Washington at qb in that game.

[NorthTexan95]

UTA's defensive front looks very tough. Our kicker looked terrific!

[oldguystudent]

I just can't tell. Which team is which?

Edit: Going by the possession lights on the scoreboard, UNT is in the dark jerseys?

Edited July 3, 2014 by oldguystudent

[GrandGreen]

I still wonder why UTA so abruptly gave up football. I have always thought there was a big scandal about to break involving their program. They had just built a new stadium and Curtis seems to have the program on an upswing.

I do beleive NT beat them in their last game and I guess the humiliation was just too much.

[Marty]

#19 at QB was Kenny Washington. Going off memory alone on OL: 54-Greg Davidson, 70-Paul Martin, 61-Melvin Lark, 77-Gary Smith, 66-?. 16 may have been Andy Everest Jr,,18- Jeff Brown(?), 24-Fred Gordon, 7-Mike Jones, 3-Iseed Khoury. Punter I believe was Donnie Fechtman.

Edited July 4, 2014 by Marty

[UNT86]

That would be the GREAT J.T. Smith returning punts. Other greats on that team are Jordan Case and Ron Battle.

NT wins the game 15-6 to remain undefeated (Miss St. cheated and got caught). We already had wins over $MU, UTEP, Southern Miss, and Richmond. We would go on to beat Memphis St the following week and crush La Tech to end the season 10-1. The only loss was at Florida St.

Good times.

[UNT 90 Grad]

I just can't tell. Which team is which?

Edit: Going by the possession lights on the scoreboard, UNT is in the dark jerseys?

Yes. 1977 we were sporting the flying worm helmets.

[UNT86]

I also remember a #40 that played corner named Bobby Owen(s) from Pampa. My dad coached him. He was recruited as a WR, but was moved to Corner when he got to NT. This #40 may be the same kid.

[pogWo4life]

http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc272194/m1/

The final moments of Tennessee in 1975

[Marty]

Wow! No Sears Woods kickoff return though.

[SilverEagle]

Going into motion a lot was the great Pete Harvey (#16), #35 was DE Bernard (Ali Babba)West, #66 was Jimmy Odoms who played NG most of his career but finished up playing OG. Michael Joes (#7) was the leading rusher that year, but I also noticed the great Malcom Jones (#6) in there some. Also LB Rex Glendenning was out there somewhere, but I'm ashamed to say I can't remember his number. Also (2) I think that it was Danny Whitaker that was wearing #40. Burks Washington once told a reporter that Danny (a Decatur graduate) was crazy.

Edited July 4, 2014 by SilverEagle

[Marty]

Rex was #60 I believe. #16 was Tim Loftin, Pete Harvey didn't come along until 1978.

Edited July 4, 2014 by Marty

[Marty]

Watch some of the 1978 videos to see the greatness of Jordan Case (8) and Bernard Jackson (23).

http://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?fq=str_title_serial:Hayden%20Fry%20NTSU%20Coaching%20Film%20Collection

[oldguystudent]

Man, going through some of those, I had heard that Texas football was all about the run back in the 70s, but this film makes it look like a forward pass was illegal.

[SilverEagle]

Rex was #60 I believe. #16 was Tim Loftin, Pete Harvey didn't come along until 1978.

I'm looking at a pocket media guide from 1978. Pete Harvey is listed on the 78 roster as a Soph. So he was on the 77 squad.

[UNT86]

I had thought #16 was Pete Harvey as well. He sure is the size and runs like I remember him.

[Marty]

Well, I'm looking at a program from the Florida St. game on Oct. 29, 1977 & Tim Loftin #16 is listed as the starter at flanker for the Mean Green.

[SilverEagle]

Well, I'm looking at a program from the Florida St. game on Oct. 29, 1977 & Tim Loftin #16 is listed as the starter at flanker for the Mean Green.

welp, Pete Harvey must have redshirted in 77.

[SilverEagle]

Watching film of the 78 NT/MSU game. We jumped ahead early in the game and before half time we had our second team QB (#10 Joe Stevenson) out there, as well as our high profile recruit Milton Collins (#42).

Imagine that, giving your back-up QB more playing time than a crummy series or two at the end of a game.

[Marty]

I've been watching those films also Silver. Hayden seemed to get his backups plenty of playing time. Very seldom did Kenny Washington play the whole game (when he was healthy), Ken Smith and Glen Ray would always get a series or two. Noticed in the 1975 Texas game, Glen Ray lined up at halfback and they tried a halfback pass. "Exotics" is what Coach Fry called those trick plays. Fry was pretty innovative to say the least.

[Marty]

Watching film of the 78 NT/MSU game. We jumped ahead early in the game and before half time we had our second team QB (#10 Joe Stevenson) out there, as well as our high profile recruit Milton Collins (#42).

Imagine that, giving your back-up QB more playing time than a crummy series or two at the end of a game.

R.I.P. Milton:

http://www.peacefulrestfuneralhome.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=1308267

[Cooley]

R.I.P. Milton:

http://www.peacefulrestfuneralhome.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=1308267

Shocking News!!! Was in the same organization with Milton @ NTSU. As part of his pledgeship, I had him write me a letter after I had graduated. Great dude!.

[letsgiveacheer]

What great memories, although most of these were after my time. Here's the San Diego State game in 1974 which was our only victory ever against a ranked team. The announced attendance was 1000 (!) but in reality, it was more like 300.

Note the fans rushing the field after the victory!

http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc272190/m1/

[NorthTexan95]

What great memories, although most of these were after my time. Here's the San Diego State game in 1974 which was our only victory ever against a ranked team. The announced attendance was 1000 (!) but in reality, it was more like 300.

Note the fans rushing the field after the victory!

http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc272190/m1/

Awesome to watch!