List of North Texas Mean Green football seasons

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North Texas defeated SMU 46-23 at Apogee Stadium to open their 2018 season. Southern Methodist vs. North Texas football 2018 27 (Southern Methodist kicking off).jpg
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 left C-USA and joined 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 109 seasons of football, compiling a record of 548–548–33 (.500) 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 15 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 championsBowl game/postseason berth ^
SeasonTeamCoachConferenceSeason resultsBowl resultFinal ranking
Conference
finish
WinsLossesTiesWinning
percentage
AP Poll Coaches Poll
1913 1913 J. W. Pender Independent010.000
1914 1914 3300.500
1915 1915 James W. St. Clair 5110.786
1916 1916 4310.563
1917 1917 6100.857
1918 1918 1210.375
1919 1919 5300.625
1920 1920 Theron J. Fouts 7100.875
1921 1921 3300.500
1922 1922 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association 2nd5210.688
1923 1923 6th3500.375
1924 1924 2nd5310.611
1925 1925 John B. Reid T–4th6400.600
1926 1926 T–2nd5310.611
1927 1927 T–9th1620.222
1928 1928 5th4500.444
1929 1929 Jack Sisco 2nd4320.556
1930 1930 3rd5410.550
1931 1931 1st8300.727
1932 1932 Lone Star Conference 1st8110.850
1933 1933 3rd3420.444
1934 1934 T–2nd5400.556
1935 1935 T–1st5310.611
1936 1936 1st6210.722
1937 1937 2nd4420.500
1938 1938 3rd7400.636
1939 1939 1st6100.857
1940 1940 1st6300.667
1941 1941 1st7100.875
1942 1942 Lloyd Russell 3rd3500.375
1946 1946 Odus Mitchell 1st7310.682Won Optimist Bowl vs. Pacific (CA), 14–13 ^
1947 1947 1st10200.833Lost Salad Bowl vs. Nevada, 6–13 ^
1948 1948 2nd6400.600
1949 1949 Gulf Coast Conference 2nd8400.667
1950 1950 1st7210.750
1951 1951 1st8400.667
1952 1952 1st7300.700
1953 1953 2nd3610.350
1954 1954 2nd4600.400
1955 1955 T–1st5410.550
1956 1956 T–1st7210.750
1957 1957 Missouri Valley Conference 2nd5500.500
1958 1958 1st7210.750
1959 1959 T–1st9200.818Lost Sun Bowl vs. New Mexico State, 8–28 ^
1960 1960 4th2610.278
1961 1961 T–2nd5410.550
1962 1962 2nd6400.600
1963 1963 T–3rd3600.333
1964 1964 4th2710.250
1965 1965 T–3rd3700.300
1966 1966 T–1st8200.800
1967 1967 Rod Rust 1st7110.833
1968 1968 2nd8200.800
1969 1969 2nd7300.700
1970 1970 4th3800.273
1971 1971 1st3800.273
1972 1972 8th11000.091
1973 1973 Hayden Fry T–1st5510.500
1974 1974 6th2720.273
1975 1975 NCAA Division I/I-A independent 7400.636
1976 1976 7400.636
1977 1977 10100.90916
1978 1978 9200.818
1979 1979 Jerry Moore 5600.455
1980 1980 6500.545
1981 1981 Bob Tyler 2900.182
1982 1982 Corky Nelson Southland Conference NA2900.182
1983 1983 T–1st8400.667Lost NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal vs. Nevada, 17–20 OT ^
1984 1984 T–6th2900.182
1985 1985 T–5th4610.409
1986 1986 T–2nd6400.600
1987 1987 T–2nd7500.583Lost NCAA Division I-AA First Round vs. Northeast Louisiana, 9–30 ^
1988 1988 3rd8400.667Lost NCAA Division I-AA First Round vs. Marshall, 0–7 ^
1989 1989 T–5th5600.455
1990 1990 6th6500.545
1991 1991 Dennis Parker T–6th3710.318
1992 1992 5th4700.364
1993 1993 T–5th4700.364
1994 1994 Matt Simon 1st7410.625Lost NCAA Division I-AA First Round vs. Boise State, 20–24 ^
1995 1995 NCAA Division I-A independent2900.182
1996 1996 Big West Conference T–3rd560.455
1997 1997 T–4th470.364
1998 1998 Darrell Dickey T–2nd380.273
1999 1999 7th290.182
2000 2000 T–3rd380.273
2001 2001 Sun Belt Conference 1st570.455Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Colorado State, 20–45 ^
2002 2002 1st850.615Won New Orleans Bowl vs. Cincinnati, 24–19 ^
2003 2003 1st940.692Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Memphis, 17–27 ^
2004 2004 1st750.583Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Southern Miss, 10–31 ^
2005 2005 7th290.182
2006 2006 7th390.250
2007 2007 Todd Dodge 7th2100.167
2008 2008 8th1110.083
2009 2008 8th2100.167
2010 2010 Todd Dodge
Mike Canales
T–6th390.250
2011 2011 Dan McCarney 5th570.417
2012 2012 T–6th480.333
2013 2013 Conference USA T–2nd (West)940.692Won Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. UNLV, 36–14 ^
2014 2014 5th (West)480.333
2015 2015 Dan McCarney
Mike Canales
6th (West)1110.083
2016 2016 Seth Littrell 4th (West)580.385Lost Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Army, 31–38 ^
2017 2017 1st (West)950.643Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Troy, 30–50 ^
2018 2018 T–2nd (West)940.692Lost New Mexico Bowl vs. Utah State, 13–52 ^
2019 2019 T–4th (West)480.333
2020 2020 4th (West)460.400Lost Myrtle Beach Bowl vs. Appalachian State, 28–56 ^
2021 2021 3rd (West)670.462Lost Frisco Football Classic vs. Miami (OH), 14–27 ^
2022 2022 Seth Littrell
Phil Bennett
T–2nd770.500Lost Frisco Bowl vs. Boise State, 32–35 ^
2023 2023 Eric Morris American Athletic Conference T–8th570.417
2024 2024 T–9th670.462Lost First Responder Bowl vs. Texas State, 28–30 ^

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 Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. "Round About Town". Denton Record-Chronicle . Denton, Texas. December 10, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg