Best Team Ever: (1) 1967 vs. (4) 1968

DENTON - There have been many great football teams in North Texas history and now is the time to decide which one is the all-time best. Over the next several weeks, fans will have a chance to weigh in with their opinions, observations, memories as we pit the best teams in school history against each other in a 16-team bracket, presented by Dos Equis. The teams have been broken up into four "regions" based on era and seeded 1-4 within those regions. Winners of each matchup will be decided by a combination of social media voting and a special committee of UNT alums from each era dating back to the 1950's.

This is your chance to help decide if your team is the best Eagles/Mean Green team ever!

We continue with our fifth first round matchup, which pits the No. 1 seed 1967 team against the No. 4 seed 1968 team out of the Mean Green Region. Last week, we saw the top two seeds of the Scrappy Region advance to the quarterfinal round (2002 and 1978).

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1967 (1) vs. 1968 (4)

1967 – Coach Rod Rust – 7-1-1, 4-0 in Missouri Valley Conference

Undefeated until last game of the season with one tie along the way… Defense allowed just 1,821 yards for the season (202.3 per game), still the fewest total yards allowed in a season by any North Texas team since stats were kept… Allowed just 79.1 rushing yards allowed per game, the second-best in school history... QB Steve Ramsey led the NCAA with 21 passing touchdowns and Ron Shanklin led the NCAA with 13 receiving TDs... Total of 10 all-conference selections, including 3 first team... Team had 11 players that were drafted by the NFL from 1968-70... 12 players from this team in the North Texas Athletics Hall of Fame… Joe Greene junior season... Rod Rust named MVC Coach of the Year.

Points Per Game: 30.8
Points Allowed Per Game: 15.8
Offensive Yards Per Game: 332.9
Defensive Yards Allowed Per Game: 202.3
College Football Reference Power Rating: 29^th of 118 teams
All Conference Players: Charles Beatty, CB (1st team); Ed Brantley, OT (1st team); Paul Draper, OC (1st team); Lindy Endsley, NG (2nd team); Joe Greene, DT (2nd team); Johnny Mata, LB (2nd team); Steve Ramsey, QB (2nd team); James Russell, WR (2nd team); Ron Shanklin, WR (2nd team); Bob Tucker, DE (2nd team).

1968 – Coach Rod Rust – 8-2, 4-1 Missouri Valley Conference

Only losses were to No. 16 Arkansas 17-15 and Memphis 30-12… Six first team all-conference selections… Joe Greene school's only consensus first team All-American… Team had 11 players who were drafted by the NFL from 1969-71, including three first round selections - Greene No. 4 overall in 1969, Cedric Hardman 9^th overall in 1970, and Leonard Dunlap, 26^th overall in 1971... 10 players from this team are in the North Texas Athletics Hall of Fame… RB Leo Tayler led the MVC with 1,017 rushing yards...

Points Per Game: 29.7
Points Allowed Per Game: 18.4
Offensive Yards Per Game: 392.3
Defensive Yards Allowed Per Game: 294.4
College Football Reference Power Rating: 54^th of 118 teams
All-Conference Players: Barry Moore, WR (1st team); Glen Holloway, OG (1st team); Steve Ramsey, QB (1st team); Leo Taylor, RB (1st team); Joe Greene, DT (1st team); James Ivy, LB (1st team).

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