1981 North Texas State Mean Green football team

1981 North Texas State Mean Green football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKeith Daniels (1st season)
Home stadiumFouts Field
Cotton Bowl
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh       11 1 0
No. 3 Penn State       10 2 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)       9 2 0
Southern Miss       9 2 1
No. 17 West Virginia       9 3 0
Colgate       7 3 0
Virginia Tech       7 4 0
Navy       7 4 1
Cincinnati       6 5 0
Florida State       6 5 0
Holy Cross       6 5 0
Tulane       6 5 0
UNLV       6 6 0
South Carolina       6 6 0
Temple       5 5 0
Boston College       5 6 0
East Carolina       5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana       5 6 0
Louisville       5 6 0
Notre Dame       5 6 0
Rutgers       5 6 0
William & Mary       5 6 0
Syracuse       4 6 1
Richmond       4 7 0
Army       3 7 1
North Texas State       2 9 0
Georgia Tech       1 10 0
Memphis State       1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 North Texas State Mean Green football team was an American football team that represented North Texas State University (now known as the University of North Texas) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their only year under head coach Bob Tyler, the team compiled a 2–9 record.