2015 North Texas Mean Green football team

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2015 North Texas Mean Green football
North Texas Stacked Wordmark.png
Conference Conference USA
West Division
2015 record 1–11 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach Dan McCarney (fired October 10; 0–5 record)
Mike Canales (Interim HC; 1–5 record)
Offensive coordinator Mike Canales (6th year)
Offensive scheme Pro
Defensive coordinator Chris Cosh (1st year)
Base defense 4-3
Home stadium Apogee Stadium
(Capacity: 30,850)
Seasons
« 2014 2016 »
2015 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
#24 WKU x$   8 – 0         12 – 2  
Middle Tennessee   6 – 2         7 – 6  
Marshall   6 – 2         10 – 3  
FIU   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Old Dominion   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5         3 – 9  
Charlotte   0 – 8         2 – 10  
West Division
Southern Miss x   7 – 1         9 – 5  
Louisiana Tech   6 – 2         9 – 4  
UTSA   3 – 5         3 – 9  
UTEP   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Rice   3 – 5         5 – 7  
North Texas   1 – 7         1 – 11  
Championship: WKU 45, Southern Miss 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of 8:39, January 12, 2015 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 North Texas Mean Green football team represents the University of North Texas in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the West Division of Conference USA. They began the season with Dan McCarney as head coach, in his fifth season, and play their home games at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas. McCarney was fired on October 10 following a 66–7 loss to Portland State.[1] Offensive coordinator Mike Canales was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[2]

Schedule

North Texas announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Mean Green will host CUSA foes Rice, UTEP, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, and Southern Miss.[3]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 12 6:00 PM at SMU* Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Safeway Bowl) ESPN3 L 13–31   25,401
September 19 1:30 PM Rice Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX FCS L 24–38   19,602
September 26 2:30 PM at Iowa* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPNU L 16–62   56,041
October 3 6:00 PM at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS FCS L 14–49   26,430
October 10 4:00 PM #25 (FCS) Portland State*dagger Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX ntTV L 7–66   19,801
October 15 6:30 PM WKU Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX CBSSN L 28–55   10,155
October 24 2:30 PM at Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV FSN L 13–30   27,217
October 31 6:00 PM UTSA Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX ASN W 30–23   10,292
November 7 2:30 PM at Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA FCS L 13–56   16,986
November 14 11:00 AM at Tennessee* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN L 0–24   96,197
November 21 11:00 AM at Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ASN L 7–41   13,922
November 28 2:30 PM UTEP Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX FSN L 17–20   8,305
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. FCS rankings from STATS poll released prior to game.. All times are in Central Time Zone.
Schedule source:[4]

Game notes

SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 3 3 7 0 13
Mustangs 7 0 3 21 31

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Further information: Safeway Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–28–1 2014 NT, 43–6

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 17 21 0 38
Mean Green 3 7 7 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 2014 RICE, 41–21

Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 13 3 0 16
Hawkeyes 14 21 13 14 62
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 0 0 14 14
Golden Eagles 7 14 14 14 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–5 2014 USM, 30–20

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 (FCS) Vikings 14 31 14 7 66
Mean Green 0 0 0 7 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Following the 66–7 loss to FCS Portland State, Mean Green head coach Dan McCarney was fired. The 59-point margin is the biggest FCS win over an FBS team since Division I football was divided into the groupings now known as FCS and FBS in 1978.[5]

WKU

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 14 20 14 7 55
Mean Green 0 14 0 14 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–2 2012 WKU, 25–24

Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 3 3 7 13
Thundering Herd 17 7 3 3 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1988 MARSH, 7–0

UTSA

Week Eight: UTSA Roadrunners at North Texas Mean Green – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 7 3 7 6 23
Mean Green 0 7 7 16 30

at Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • TV: ASN
Game information
First quarter
  • UTSA 2:54 – Jarveon Williams 3 yard run (Daniel Portillo kick) UTSA 7-0
Second quarter
  • UNT 11:18 – Jeffrey Wilson 6 yard run (Trevor Moore kick) tied 7-7
  • UTSA 1:00 – Daniel Portillo 24 yard field goal UTSA 10-7
Third quarter
  • UNT 5:58 – Kishawn McClain 45 yard fumble return (Trevor Moore kick) UNT 14-10
  • UTSA 1:34 – Tyrell Clay 4 yard run (Daniel Portillo kick) UTSA 17-14
Fourth quarter
  • UNT 13:55 – Willy Ivery 5 yard run (Trevor Moore kick) UNT 21-17
  • UTSA 9:30 – Halen Steward 1 yard pass from Dalton Sturm UTSA 23-21
  • UNT 9:30 – Chad Davis defensive PAT conversion tied 23-23
  • UNT 7:51 – DaMarcus Smith 1 yard run (Trevor Moore kick) UNT 30-23
Leading Passers
  • UTSA – Dalton Sturm 27/41, 245 yards, 1 TD
  • UNT – DeMarcus Smith 11/22, 104 yards
Leading Rushers
  • UTSA – Jarveon Williams 6 carries, 53 yards, 1 TD
  • UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 22 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD
Leading Receivers
  • UTSA – Kerry Thomas, Jr. 9 receptions, 75 yards
  • UNT – Carlos Harris 6 receptions, 72 yards

With the win, not only did UNT get their first win of the season, but also their first victory over the Roadrunners.

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2014 UTSA, 34–27

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 0 0 13 13
Bulldogs 21 7 14 14 56
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–7 2014 LATECH, 42–21

Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 0 0 0 0
Volunteers 7 10 0 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1975 NT, 21–14

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 7 0 0 7
Blue Raiders 14 17 10 0 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–5 2013 NT, 34–7

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 13 7 20
Mean Green 3 0 14 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–6–3 2014 UTEP, 35–17

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