2000 North Texas Mean Green football team

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2000 North Texas Mean Green football
Conference Big West Conference
Record3–8 (1–4 Big West)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Pro spread
Defensive coordinator Gary DeLoach (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Fouts Field
Seasons
  1999
2001  
2000 Big West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Boise State $  5 0   10 2  
Utah State  4 1   5 6  
Idaho  3 2   5 6  
New Mexico State  1 4   3 8  
North Texas  1 4   3 8  
Arkansas State  1 4   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion

The 2000 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Mean Green played their home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, and competed in the Big West Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Darrell Dickey. The team finished their regular season 3-8 overall and 1-4 in Big West play. They did not qualify for a bowl game for the 40th straight season

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31 Baylor *L 7–2028,315
September 9at Texas Tech *L 7–1336,925 [1]
September 16at UNLV *L 0–3816,544
September 23at No. 4 Kansas State *L 10–5547,926 [2]
October 5 Samford *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 41–68,712 [3]
October 14 Utah State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 12–1715,073
October 21at Boise State L 0–5922,418
October 28at Louisiana–Lafayette *W 13–012,650
November 4 Idaho
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 14–1610,165
November 11at Arkansas State L 28–538,391 [4]
November 18 New Mexico State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 30–238,635 [5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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