List of North Texas Mean Green football seasons

North Texas defeated SMU 46–23 at Apogee Stadium to open their 2018 season.

The North Texas Mean Green football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing North Texas University as part of the Conference USA (C-USA). North Texas will leave C-USA and join the American Athletic Conference for the 2023 season. ^[1] Since 2023, the team's current head coach has been Eric Morris.

The Mean Green have played 106 seasons of football, compiling a record of 530–527–33 (.501) and winning 26 conference championships (1 in the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association, 8 in the Lone Star Conference, 5 in the Gulf Coast Conference, 6 in the Missouri Valley Conference, 2 in the Southland Conference, and 4 in the Sun Belt Conference). The Mean Green appeared in 12 bowl games, and they appeared in the FCS playoffs four times.

North Texas fielded their first team in 1913 under coach J. W. Pender. ^[2] After competing as an independent during their early years, the then named Eagles joined the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) in 1922, and were TIAA champions in 1931. ^[3] Next as a member of the Lone Star Conference from 1932 to 1948, the Eagles captured eight championships. In 1946, North Texas defeated Pacific (CA) in the Optimist Bowl for their first all-time bowl victory. ^[4] The Eagles' would win another 11 combined conference championships as members of the Gulf Coast Conference and the Missouri Valley Conference from 1949 to 1974.

After a brief stint as an I-A Independent from 1975 to 1981, the Mean Green participated in their first NCAA Division I-AA postseason in 1983 after they won the Southland Conference championship, when they lost at Nevada. ^[5] North Texas moved back to the I-A Division in 1995, and were defeated in their first modern bowl game by Colorado State in the 2001 New Orleans Bowl.

Seasons

Conference champions†

Bowl game/postseason berth ^

Season	Team	Coach	Conference	Season results					Bowl result	Final ranking
				Conference finish	Wins	Losses	Ties	Winning percentage		AP Poll	Coaches Poll
1913	1913	J. W. Pender	Independent	—	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—
1914	1914			—	3	3	0	0.500	—	—	—
1915	1915	James W. St. Clair		—	5	1	1	0.786	—	—	—
1916	1916			—	4	3	1	0.563	—	—	—
1917	1917			—	6	1	0	0.857	—	—	—
1918	1918			—	1	2	1	0.375	—	—	—
1919	1919			—	5	3	0	0.625	—	—	—
1920	1920	Theron J. Fouts		—	7	1	0	0.875	—	—	—
1921	1921			—	3	3	0	0.500	—	—	—
1922	1922		Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association	2nd	5	2	1	0.688	—	—	—
1923	1923			6th	3	5	0	0.375	—	—	—
1924	1924			2nd	5	3	1	0.611	—	—	—
1925	1925	John B. Reid		T–4th	6	4	0	0.600	—	—	—
1926	1926			T–2nd	5	3	1	0.611	—	—	—
1927	1927			T–9th	1	6	2	0.222	—	—	—
1928	1928			5th	4	5	0	0.444	—	—	—
1929	1929	Jack Sisco		2nd	4	3	2	0.556	—	—	—
1930	1930			3rd	5	4	1	0.550	—	—	—
1931	1931 †			1st†	8	3	0	0.727	—	—	—
1932	1932 †		Lone Star Conference	1st†	8	1	1	0.850	—	—	—
1933	1933			3rd	3	4	2	0.444	—	—	—
1934	1934			T–2nd	5	4	0	0.556	—	—	—
1935	1935 †			T–1st†	5	3	1	0.611	—	—	—
1936	1936 †			1st†	6	2	1	0.722	—	—	—
1937	1937			2nd	4	4	2	0.500	—	—	—
1938	1938			3rd	7	4	0	0.636	—	—	—
1939	1939 †			1st†	6	1	0	0.857	—	—	—
1940	1940 †			1st†	6	3	0	0.667	—	—	—
1941	1941 †			1st†	7	1	0	0.875	—	—	—
1942	1942	Lloyd Russell		3rd	3	5	0	0.375	—	—	—
1946	1946 †	Odus Mitchell		1st†	7	3	1	0.682	Won Optimist Bowl vs. Pacific (CA), 14–13 ^	—	—
1947	1947 †			1st†	10	2	0	0.833	Lost Salad Bowl vs. Nevada, 6–13 ^	—	—
1948	1948			2nd	6	4	0	0.600	—	—	—
1949	1949		Gulf Coast Conference	2nd	8	4	0	0.667	—	—	—
1950	1950 †			1st†	7	2	1	0.750	—	—	—
1951	1951 †			1st†	8	4	0	0.667	—	—	—
1952	1952 †			1st†	7	3	0	0.700	—	—	—
1953	1953			2nd	3	6	1	0.350	—	—	—
1954	1954			2nd	4	6	0	0.400	—	—	—
1955	1955 †			T–1st†	5	4	1	0.550	—	—	—
1956	1956 †			T–1st†	7	2	1	0.750	—	—	—
1957	1957		Missouri Valley Conference	2nd	5	5	0	0.500	—	—	—
1958	1958 †			1st†	7	2	1	0.750	—	—	—
1959	1959 †			T–1st†	9	2	0	0.818	Lost Sun Bowl vs. New Mexico State, 8–28 ^	—	—
1960	1960			4th	2	6	1	0.278	—	—	—
1961	1961			T–2nd	5	4	1	0.550	—	—	—
1962	1962			2nd	6	4	0	0.600	—	—	—
1963	1963			T–3rd	3	6	0	0.333	—	—	—
1964	1964			T–4th	2	7	1	0.250	—	—	—
1965	1965			T–3rd	3	7	0	0.300	—	—	—
1966	1966 †			T–1st†	8	2	0	0.800	—	—	—
1967	1967 †	Rod Rust		1st†	7	1	1	0.833	—	—	—
1968	1968			2nd	8	2	0	0.800	—	—	—
1969	1969			2nd	7	3	0	0.700	—	—	—
1970	1970			4th	3	8	0	0.273	—	—	—
1971	1971 †			1st†	3	8	0	0.273	—	—	—
1972	1972			8th	1	10	0	0.091	—	—	—
1973	1973 †	Hayden Fry		T–1st†	5	5	1	0.500	—	—	—
1974	1974			6th	2	7	2	0.273	—	—	—
1975	1975		NCAA Division I/I-A independent	—	7	4	0	0.636	—	—	—
1976	1976			—	7	4	0	0.636	—	—	—
1977	1977			—	10	1	0	0.909	—	—	16
1978	1978			—	9	2	0	0.818	—	—	—
1979	1979	Jerry Moore		—	5	6	0	0.455	—	—	—
1980	1980			—	6	5	0	0.545	—	—	—
1981	1981	Bob Tyler		—	2	9	0	0.182	—	—	—
1982	1982	Corky Nelson	Southland Conference	NA	2	9	0	0.182	—	—	—
1983	1983 †			T–1st†	8	4	0	0.667	Lost NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal vs. Nevada, 17–20 OT ^	—	—
1984	1984			T–6th	2	9	0	0.182	—	—	—
1985	1985			T–5th	4	6	1	0.409	—	—	—
1986	1986			T–2nd	6	4	0	0.600	—	—	—
1987	1987			T–2nd	7	5	0	0.583	Lost NCAA Division I-AA First Round vs. Northeast Louisiana, 9–30 ^	—	—
1988	1988			3rd	8	4	0	0.667	Lost NCAA Division I-AA First Round vs. Marshall, 0–7 ^	—	—
1989	1989			T–5th	5	6	0	0.455	—	—	—
1990	1990			6th	6	5	0	0.545	—	—	—
1991	1991	Dennis Parker		T–6th	3	7	1	0.318	—	—	—
1992	1992			5th	4	7	0	0.364	—	—	—
1993	1993			T–5th	4	7	0	0.364	—	—	—
1994	1994 †	Matt Simon		1st†	7	4	1	0.625	Lost NCAA Division I-AA First Round vs. Boise State, 20–24 ^	—	—
1995	1995		NCAA Division I-A independent	—	2	9	0	0.182	—	—	—
1996	1996		Big West Conference	T–3rd	5	6	—	0.455	—	—	—
1997	1997			T–4th	4	7	—	0.364	—	—	—
1998	1998	Darrell Dickey		T–2nd	3	8	—	0.273	—	—	—
1999	1999			7th	2	9	—	0.182	—	—	—
2000	2000			T–3rd	3	8	—	0.273	—	—	—
2001	2001 †		Sun Belt Conference	1st†	5	7	—	0.455	Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Colorado State, 20–45 ^	—	—
2002	2002 †			1st†	8	5	—	0.615	Won New Orleans Bowl vs. Cincinnati, 24–19 ^	—	—
2003	2003 †			1st†	9	4	—	0.692	Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Memphis, 17–27 ^	—	—
2004	2004 †			1st†	7	5	—	0.583	Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Southern Miss, 10–31 ^	—	—
2005	2005			7th	2	9	—	0.182	—	—	—
2006	2006			7th	3	9	—	0.250	—	—	—
2007	2007	Todd Dodge		7th	2	10	—	0.167	—	—	—
2008	2008			8th	1	11	—	0.083	—	—	—
2009	2008			8th	2	10	—	0.167	—	—	—
2010	2010	Todd Dodge Mike Canales		T–6th	3	9	—	0.250	—	—	—
2011	2011	Dan McCarney		5th	5	7	—	0.417	—	—	—
2012	2012			T–6th	4	8	—	0.333	—	—	—
2013	2013		Conference USA	T–2nd (West)	9	4	—	0.692	Won Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. UNLV, 36–14 ^	—	—
2014	2014			5th (West)	4	8	—	0.333	—	—	—
2015	2015	Dan McCarney Mike Canales		6th (West)	1	11	—	0.083	—	—	—
2016	2016	Seth Littrell		4th (West)	5	8	—	0.385	Lost Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Army, 31–38 ^	—	—
2017	2017			1st (West)	9	5	—	0.643	Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Troy, 30–50 ^	—	—
2018	2018			T–2nd (West)	9	4	—	0.692	Lost New Mexico Bowl vs. Utah State, 13–52 ^	—	—
2019	2019			T–4th (West)	4	8	—	0.333	—	—	—
2020	2020			4th (West)	4	6	—	0.400	Lost Myrtle Beach Bowl vs. Appalachian State, 28–56 ^	—	—
2021	2021			3rd (West)	6	7	—	0.462	Lost Frisco Football Classic vs. Miami (OH), 14–27 ^	—	—
2022	2022	Seth Littrell Phil Bennett		T–2nd	7	7	—	0.500	Lost Frisco Bowl vs. Boise State, 32–35 ^	—	—
2023	2023	Eric Morris	American Athletic Conference	T–8th	5	7	—	0.417	—	—	—

References

1. "UNT Accepted as Member of the American Athletic Conference" (Press release). UNT Athletics. October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
2. "Denton Normal Is Outplayed By T. C. U." Fort Worth Star-Telegram . November 23, 1913. p. 23. Retrieved October 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Round About Town". Denton Record-Chronicle . Denton, Texas. December 10, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Last-second pass whips Staggmen". Los Angeles Times. December 22, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Reno decks NTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 4, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.