2002 North Texas Mean Green football team

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2002 North Texas Mean Green football
North Texas 2005-2006 Wordmark.png
Sun Belt champion
New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 24–19 vs. Cincinnati
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record8–5 (6–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ramon Flanigan (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro spread
Defensive coordinator Gary DeLoach (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Fouts Field
(Capacity: 30,500)
Seasons
  2001
2003  
2002 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Texas $  6 0   8 5  
New Mexico State  5 1   7 5  
Arkansas State  3 3   6 7  
Middle Tennessee  2 4   4 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette  2 4   3 9  
Louisiana–Monroe  2 4   3 9  
Idaho  1 5   2 10  
  • $ Conference champion

The 2002 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmat No. 3 Texas *L 0–2783,051
September 77:05 pm Nicholls State *W 23–012,816
September 146:00 pmat Alabama *L 7–3379,818
September 216:00 pmat TCU *L 10–1633,281
September 288:00 pmat Arizona *L 9–1437,917
October 57:05 pm South Florida *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 17–2415,512
October 196:00 pmat Arkansas State W 13–1012,671
October 264:00 pmat UL-Lafayette W 27–08,413
November 24:05 pm UL-Monroe
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 41–216,212
November 96:05 pm Idaho
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 10–011,698
November 163:05 pm New Mexico State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 38–2720,064
November 232:30 pm Middle Tennessee W 30–206,827
December 176:00 pmvs. Cincinnati *W 24–1919,024
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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