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 9 4 — 0.692 Won Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. UNLV, 36–14 ^ — —
2014 2014 5th 4 8 — 0.333 — — —
2015 2015 Dan McCarney
Mike Canales 		6th 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 ^ — —

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 icon.
  3. ^ "Round About Town". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton, Texas. December 10, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  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 icon
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