| 2025 North Texas Mean Green football | |
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| Conference | American Conference |
| Record | 6–1 (2–1 American) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jordan Davis (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
| Defensive coordinator | Skyler Cassity (1st season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | DATCU Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 South Florida | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: December 5, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of October 23, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 North Texas Mean Green football team represents the University of North Texas as member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Eric Morris, the Mean Green play their home games at the DATCU Stadium, located in Denton, Texas.
The American Athletic Conference announced the 2025 football conference opponents for the Mean Green on August 15, 2024. [1] [2]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Lamar * | ESPN+ | W 51–0 | 20,594 | |
| September 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Western Michigan * | ESPN+ | W 33–30 OT | 20,051 | |
| September 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Washington State * |
| ESPNU | W 59–10 | 26,837 |
| September 20 | 11:00 a.m. | at Army | CBSSN | W 45–38 OT | 28,446 | |
| September 27 | 11:00 a.m. | South Alabama * |
| ESPNU | W 36–22 | 16,575 |
| October 10 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 24 South Florida |
| ESPN2 | L 36–63 | 31,386‡ |
| October 18 | 2:30 p.m. | UTSA |
| ESPN+ | W 55–17 | 25,053 |
| October 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charlotte | ESPN2 | |||
| November 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Navy |
| ESPN2/ESPNU | ||
| November 15 | at UAB | |||||
| November 22 | at Rice | |||||
| November 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Temple |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cardinals (FCS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mean Green | 13 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 51 |
at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas
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| Statistics | LAM | UNT |
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| First downs | 8 | 25 |
| Plays–yards | 54–119 | 73–467 |
| Rushes–yards | 27–31 | 39–138 |
| Passing yards | 88 | 329 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–27–1 | 24–34–0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:32 | 33:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lamar | Passing | Robert Coleman | 13/24, 88 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Major Bowden | 6 carries, 21 yards | |
| Receiving | Kyndon Fuselier | 4 receptions, 45 yards | |
| North Texas | Passing | Drew Mestemaker | 24/32, 329 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Kiefer Sibley | 6 carries, 38 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Cameron Dorner | 7 receptions, 98 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| Broncos | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Michigan
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| Statistics | UNT | WMU |
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| First downs | 25 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 63–406 | 71–303 |
| Rushes–yards | 30–182 | 57–216 |
| Passing yards | 224 | 87 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–33–0 | 7–14–0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 23:22 | 36:38 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| North Texas | Passing | Drew Mestemaker | 18/33, 224 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Makenzie McGill II | 16 carries, 102 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Wyatt Young | 4 receptions, 59 yards | |
| Western Michigan | Passing | Broc Lowry | 5/10, 75 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Jalen Buckley | 30 carries, 112 yards | |
| Receiving | Jalen Buckley | 2 receptions, 51 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cougars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Mean Green | 14 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 59 |
at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas
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| Statistics | WSU | UNT |
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| First downs | 17 | 25 |
| Plays–yards | 63–275 | 63–410 |
| Rushes–yards | 28–64 | 29–163 |
| Passing yards | 211 | 247 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 23–35–3 | 29–34–0 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 31:26 | 28:34 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Washington State | Passing | Jaxon Potter | 16/23, 139 yards, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Kirby Vorhees | 6 rushes, 33 yards | |
| Receiving | Carter Pabst | 3 receptions, 65 yards | |
| North Texas | Passing | Drew Mestemaker | 24/29, 211 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Makenzie McGill II | 9 rushes, 67 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Miles Coleman | 4 receptions, 44 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Mean Green | 21 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York
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| Statistics | UNT | ARMY |
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| First downs | 26 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 78–478 | 82–488 |
| Rushes–yards | 42–229 | 68–387 |
| Passing yards | 249 | 101 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 26–36–0 | 6–14–1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 27:59 | 32:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| North Texas | Passing | Drew Mestemaker | 26/36, 249 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Makenzie McGill II | 19 carries, 101 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Miles Coleman | 8 receptions, 74 yards | |
| Army | Passing | Dewayne Coleman | 6/11, 101 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Dewayne Coleman | 23 carries, 117 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Brady Anderson | 1 reception, 68 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Jaguars | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| Mean Green | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 36 |
at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas
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| Statistics | USA | UNT |
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| First downs | 19 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 80–396 | 65–429 |
| Rushes–yards | 45–204 | 39–195 |
| Passing yards | 192 | 234 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–35–0 | 14–26–1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:28 | 27:32 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| South Alabama | Passing | Bishop Davenport | 17/34, 195 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | PJ Martin | 10 carries, 60 yards | |
| Receiving | Devin Voisin | 5 receptions, 97 yards | |
| North Texas | Passing | Drew Mestemaker | 14/26, 234 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Caleb Hawkins | 16 carries, 140 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Caleb Hawkins | 2 receptions, 78 yards, TD |
With the win, the Mean Green improved to 5–0, the program's first 5–0 start to a season since 1959. [7]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 24 Bulls | 7 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 63 |
| Mean Green | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 36 |
at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas
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| Statistics | USF | UNT |
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| First downs | 32 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 86–580 | 78–423 |
| Rushes–yards | 57–306 | 29–97 |
| Passing yards | 274 | 326 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 23–29–1 | 30–49–3 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 5 |
| Time of possession | 29:05 | 30:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| South Florida | Passing | Byrum Brown | 22/28, 245 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Byrum Brown | 21 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Jeremiah Koger | 4 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD | |
| North Texas | Passing | Drew Mestemaker | 30/48, 326 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Caleb Hawkins | 15 carries, 49 yards | |
| Receiving | Miles Coleman | 7 receptions, 101 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Roadrunners | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Mean Green | 17 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 55 |
at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas
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| Statistics | UTSA | UNT |
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| First downs | 14 | 34 |
| Plays–yards | 57–329 | 81–584 |
| Rushes–yards | 32–214 | 44–270 |
| Passing yards | 115 | 314 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 15–25–0 | 23–37–0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 26:21 | 33:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| UTSA | Passing | Owen McCown | 11/20, 84 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Robert Henry Jr. | 12 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | AJ Wilson | 4 catches, 35 yards | |
| North Texas | Passing | Drew Mestemaker | 22/35, 227 yards, 4 TDs |
| Rushing | Caleb Hawkins | 18 carries, 133 yards | |
| Receiving | Wyatt Young | 6 catches, 102 yards, 3 TDs |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Mean Green | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| 49ers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
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| Statistics | UNT | CLT |
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| First downs | ||
| Plays–yards | – | – |
| Rushes–yards | – | – |
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: comp–att–int | –– | –– |
| Turnovers | ||
| Time of possession | ||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| North Texas | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| Charlotte | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Midshipmen | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Mean Green | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas
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| Statistics | NAVY | UNT |
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| First downs | ||
| Plays–yards | – | – |
| Rushes–yards | – | – |
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: comp–att–int | –– | –– |
| Turnovers | ||
| Time of possession | ||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Navy | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| North Texas | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Mean Green | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Blazers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama
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| Statistics | UNT | UAB |
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| First downs | ||
| Plays–yards | – | – |
| Rushes–yards | – | – |
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: comp–att–int | –– | –– |
| Turnovers | ||
| Time of possession | ||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| North Texas | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| UAB | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Mean Green | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Owls | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas
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| Statistics | UNT | RICE |
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| First downs | ||
| Plays–yards | – | – |
| Rushes–yards | – | – |
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: comp–att–int | –– | –– |
| Turnovers | ||
| Time of possession | ||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| North Texas | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| Rice | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Owls | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Mean Green | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas
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| Statistics | TEM | UNT |
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| First downs | ||
| Plays–yards | – | – |
| Rushes–yards | – | – |
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: comp–att–int | –– | –– |
| Turnovers | ||
| Time of possession | ||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Temple | Passing | ||
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| North Texas | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | ||||||||
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | ||||||||
| CFP | Not released | Not released | |||||||||||||||