North Texas hosted 24th-ranked South Florida in a historic sellout game at DATCU Stadium, with a record 31,386 attendees.
The undefeated Mean Green team aimed to make the national playoffs, as expressed by an ROTC member:
We're trying to make the playoffs. The national playoffs.
The large crowd brought both excitement and challenges, including worse-than-usual traffic and long beer lines.
Author's summary: North Texas faces challenges with record crowd.