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No. 17 - The Steve Ramsey Plan
North Texas invested wisely in its passing game in 1967, starting sophomore Steve Ramsey, who would eventually retire as the NCAA Career leader in every major category, including total offense, passing touchdowns, completions and attempts.
Ramsey took the snaps for North Texas teams that were extremely successful, posting a 22-6-1 record and winning the 1967 Missouri Valley Championship. Ramsey was modest about his success, saying "I was just fortunate that I came along to the right place at the right time … Somebody will come along next year or the year after and break my records." Eventually, all of his records fell, Jim Plunkett broke his yardage record just the year after.
Ramsey was great at North Texas, just as the game began to embrace the aerial attack. Against Cincinnati in 1968, he threw for 433 yards and five touchdowns on just 13 completions, producing a then-NCAA record of 33.3 yards-per-completion. He followed up that performance a week later against UTEP, with 5 more passing TDs, on 376 yards passing. To put the 10 touchdowns in two games in historical context, only two quarterbacks at North Texas had thrown for 10 touchdowns in a season prior to Ramsey.
Ramsey played seven years in the NFL with the Denver Broncos and New Orleans Saints, throwing for 6,437 yards in the pros. He passed away at age 51 in 1999.
| 100 |
100-yd fumble return for TD |
75- |
"Mean Joe" Greene |
50- |
Gross and Washington |
25-
|
Conference Titles |
| 99 |
Fitzgerald Goes The Distance |
74- |
NT Downs No. 20 SDSU |
49- |
Keith Chapman FGs |
24- |
Talking About Willis |
| 98 |
Sears Woods' Stuns Knoxville
|
73- |
Fry & the new Mean Green |
48- |
Cody Spencer |
23- |
Rev. Maher Dominates Southland |
97-
|
NT Blows Out Decatur Baptist |
72- |
Yaege's Stellar Season |
47- |
First Homecoming |
22- |
Walker Passes Rice |
| 96- |
96 Years Of Football
|
71- |
Steve Ramsey's TDs |
46- |
Meager Against SMU |
21- |
Cobbs 100-Yard Games |
| 95- |
The Jump To Division I-A |
70- |
Little's 1970 Season |
45- |
Cobb Scores 45 |
20- |
Fouts Arrives In Denton |
94-
|
Optimist Bowl Offense
|
69- |
7 All-Conference in '69 |
44- |
Not A Day To Rush |
19- |
Haynes Scores 19 TDs |
93-
|
Michael High KR Yards |
68- |
A Consensus All-American |
43- |
Patrick Cobbs |
18- |
Miracle In the Desert |
92-
|
Gowin 92-Yard Punt |
67- |
Armour Anchors NT Offense |
42- |
Craig Robertson |
17- |
The Ramsey Plan |
91-
|
Chancellor Saves The MGRN |
66- |
Love Tops 1,000 Yds |
41- |
Erric Pegram |
16- |
Thursday, August 25 |
| 90- |
Renfro/Haynes Tally 90 pts.
|
65- |
St. Clair's Win Pct |
40- |
Fry Win Total |
15- |
Friday, August 26 |
| 89- |
Redwine Bursts Onto Scene |
64- |
Spider's Special Season |
39- |
Jack Sisco and 1939 |
14- |
Saturday, August 27 |
88-
|
Mean Green Robbed |
63- |
NT & Navy Light Up The Scoreboard |
38- |
2002 NMSU Win |
13- |
Sunday, August 28 |
87-
|
Fitzgerald Fries Competition |
62- |
Khoury's 62-yd FG |
37- |
Dunbar TDs (so far) |
12- |
Monday, August 29 |
86-
|
Mean Green 86 The Toads |
61- |
Kennedy's 61 TFL |
36- |
What A Rush |
11- |
Tuesday, August 30 |
85-
|
Adrian Awasom
|
60- |
Fouts Field |
35- |
Galbreath Seals NO Bowl Win |
10- |
Wednesday, August 31 |
84-
|
Brown Delivers For NT |
59- |
The '59 Sun Bowl Squad |
34- |
Ja'Quay Wilburn |
9- |
Thursday, September 1 |
83-
|
83 All-Conference Selections
|
58- |
Mitchell Claims COY |
33- |
Ray Renfro |
8- |
Friday, September 2 |
82-
|
Corky Nelson
|
57- |
Thomas Scampers For 57 |
32- |
The First All-American |
7- |
Saturday, September 3 |
81-
|
One Of The Greats |
56- |
Scott Davis Completion Pct |
31- |
31 NT All-Americans |
6- |
Sunday, September 4 |
80-
|
Cedric The Sack- Getter |
55- |
Gill, NT's First Retired Number |
30- |
Former NCAA Record 30 TDs |
5- |
Monday, September 5 |
79-
|
"Blow George, Blow!" |
54- |
Pair's Punts |
29- |
29,473 Fans |
4 |
Tuesday, September 6 |
78-
|
J.T. Smith Joins the NFL |
53- |
OSU's 53 Passing Yards |
28- |
Abner Haynes |
3- |
Wednesday, September 7 |
77-
|
North Texas Goes 10- 1 |
52- |
Fouts Field Opens |
27- |
Maher Destroys Passing TD Mark |
2- |
Thursday, September 8 |
76-
|
Blizzard Battle With FSU |
51- |
Bahnsen Named All-American |
26- |
Consecutive SBC Wins |
1- |
Friday, September 9 |
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