North Texas Mean Green football | |||
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First season | 1913; 111 years ago | ||
Head coach | Eric Morris 1st season, 5–7 (.417) | ||
Stadium | DATCU Stadium (capacity: 30,850) | ||
Year built | 2011 | ||
Field surface | Field Turf | ||
Location | Denton, Texas | ||
NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
Conference | The American | ||
All-time record | 524–516–33 (.504) | ||
Bowl record | 3–10 (.231) | ||
Conference titles | 25 | ||
Division titles | 1 | ||
Rivalries | SMU (rivalry) UTSA | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 2 (Joe Greene) (Jaelon Darden) | ||
Colors | Green and white[1] | ||
Fight song | UNT Fight Song | ||
Mascot | Scrappy | ||
Marching band | Green Brigade Marching Band | ||
Website | meangreensports.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.