List of North Texas Mean Green football seasons
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 2016, the team's current head coach has been Seth Littrell.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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 the won the Southland Conference championship, when they lost at Nevada.[6] 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 
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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
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1st
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8 | 3 | 0 | 0.727 | — | — | — | |||
| 1932 | 1932
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Lone Star Conference | 1st
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8 | 1 | 1 | 0.850 | — | — | — | ||
| 1933 | 1933 | 3rd | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.444 | — | — | — | |||
| 1934 | 1934 | T–2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.556 | — | — | — | |||
| 1935 | 1935
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T–1st
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5 | 3 | 1 | 0.611 | — | — | — | |||
| 1936 | 1936
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1st
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6 | 2 | 1 | 0.722 | — | — | — | |||
| 1937 | 1937 | 2nd | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.500 | — | — | — | |||
| 1938 | 1938 | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.636 | — | — | — | |||
| 1939 | 1939
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1st
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6 | 1 | 0 | 0.857 | — | — | — | |||
| 1940 | 1940
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1st
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6 | 3 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | |||
| 1941 | 1941
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1st
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7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | — | — | — | |||
| 1942 | 1942 | Lloyd Russell | 3rd | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | — | — | — | ||
| 1946 | 1946
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Odus Mitchell | 1st
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7 | 3 | 1 | 0.682 | Won Optimist Bowl vs. Pacific (CA), 14–13 ^ | — | — | ||
| 1947 | 1947
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1st
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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
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1st
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7 | 2 | 1 | 0.750 | — | — | — | |||
| 1951 | 1951
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1st
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8 | 4 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | |||
| 1952 | 1952
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1st
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7 | 3 | 0 | 0.700 | — | — | — | |||
| 1953 | 1953 | 2nd | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.350 | — | — | — | |||
| 1954 | 1954 | 2nd | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.400 | — | — | — | |||
| 1955 | 1955
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T–1st
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0.550 | — | — | — | |||
| 1956 | 1956
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T–1st
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7 | 2 | 1 | 0.750 | — | — | — | |||
| 1957 | 1957 | Missouri Valley Conference | 2nd | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | ||
| 1958 | 1958
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1st
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7 | 2 | 1 | 0.750 | — | — | — | |||
| 1959 | 1959
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T–1st
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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
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T–1st
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8 | 2 | 0 | 0.800 | — | — | — | |||
| 1967 | 1967
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Rod Rust | 1st
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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
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1st
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3 | 8 | 0 | 0.273 | — | — | — | |||
| 1972 | 1972 | 8th | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.091 | — | — | — | |||
| 1973 | 1973
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Hayden Fry | T–1st
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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
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T–1st
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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
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Matt Simon | 1st
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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
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Sun Belt Conference | 1st
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5 | 7 | — | 0.455 | Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Colorado State, 20–45 ^ | — | — | ||
| 2002 | 2002
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1st
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8 | 5 | — | 0.615 | Won New Orleans Bowl vs. Cincinanti, 24–19 ^ | — | — | |||
| 2003 | 2003
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1st
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9 | 4 | — | 0.692 | Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Memphis, 17–27 ^ | — | — | |||
| 2004 | 2004
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1st
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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[]
- ^ "UNT Accepted as Member of the American Athletic Conference" (Press release). UNT Athletics. October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ "UNT coach Seth Littrell gets new deal through 2021 season". ESPN.com. February 24, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ "Denton Normal Is Outplayed By T. C. U." Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1913. p. 23. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Round About Town". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton, Texas. December 10, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Last-second pass whips Staggmen". The Los Angeles Times. December 22, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reno decks NTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 4, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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