North Texas Mean Green football

North Texas Mean Green football
2024 North Texas Mean Green football team
First season1913; 111 years ago
Head coachEric Morris
1st season, 5–7 (.417)
StadiumDATCU Stadium
(capacity: 30,850)
Year built2011
Field surfaceField Turf
LocationDenton, Texas
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceThe American
All-time record524–516–33 (.504)
Bowl record3–10 (.231)
Conference titles25
Division titles1
RivalriesSMU (rivalry)
UTSA
Consensus All-Americans2 (Joe Greene) (Jaelon Darden)
ColorsGreen and white[1]
   
Fight songUNT Fight Song
MascotScrappy
Marching bandGreen Brigade Marching Band
Websitemeangreensports.com/football

The North Texas Mean Green football program is the intercollegiate team that represents the University of North Texas in the sport of American football. The Mean Green compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference. They are coached by Eric Morris, who was hired as the new head coach of the Mean Green on December 13, 2022.[2] North Texas has produced 24 conference championship titles, with twelve postseason bowl appearances and four appearances in the former I-AA (now Football Championship Series) Playoffs. The Mean Green play their home games at the DATCU Stadium which has a seating capacity of 30,850.

  1. ^ "UNT Colors". Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Barnett, Zach (December 13, 2022). "Eric Morris to be head coach at North Texas". Football Scoop. Retrieved December 13, 2022.