North Texas Mean Green

American AthleticDenton, TXDATCU Stadium

2026: 4–⁠2 (2–⁠0 American Athletic). Last: beat Charlotte 50–⁠10 at home. Next: at Navy, Saturday, Oct 24, 3:30 p.m. ET.

  1. L 16–⁠52at No. 6 Indiana
  2. W 44–⁠6UNLV
  3. L 35–⁠49at Texas State
  4. W 63–⁠14Houston Christian
  5. W 45–⁠44at Tulsa
  6. W 50–⁠10Charlotte
  7. Oct 24at Navy
  8. Oct 29Florida Atlantic
  9. Nov 7Rice
  10. Nov 14at UTSA
  11. Nov 21at Tulane
  12. Nov 28UAB
  • Outfitted by Nike

North Texas has played football since 1913 and is officially 558–⁠549–⁠33; 788 of its 1,140 games are in our file. Their best finish in the final AP poll is No. 24, in 2025. They have won seven Lone Star Conference titles (the last in 1947), plus five Missouri Valley Conference titles, five Gulf Coast Conference titles, four Sun Belt Conference titles, two Southland Conference titles, one Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title, counting shared titles. Since 1952, the NFL Draft has taken 25 players from here in its first seven rounds, 3 of them in the first round. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player and 2 coaches from North Texas. Odus Mitchell (1953–⁠1966) won more games here than any other coach: 69. The most-played rival is SMU: 43 meetings, SMU leads 36–⁠6–⁠1. This season, under Neal Brown, they’re 4–⁠2.

Résumé

All-time record
558–⁠549–⁠33 official; 327–⁠449–⁠12 on file; how we count
Postseason
3–⁠12 bowls, title games, playoff
AP No. 1 finishes
0
Weeks at No. 1
0 of 6 ranked
Elo now
1591 35th of 138 FBS
Computer rankings
Massey No. 67 · Composite No. 58 in FBS, Oct 17; up 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
Best season by Elo
1978 rated 1658
Conference titles
24 last in 2004
Bowl record
4–⁠12 official, bowls only
Seasons
105 since 1914, 788 games

Identity

Fight song
UNT Fight Song
Mascot
Scrappy
Student section
Mean Green Maniacs
Apparel
Nike
Band
Green Brigade Marching Band since 1922, 435 members

2026 season 4–⁠2

RosterFull 2026 season
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at6IndianaL 16–⁠5222%
Sep 12vsUNLVW 44–⁠658%
Sep 19atTexas StateL 35–⁠4956%
Sep 26vsHouston ChristianW 63–⁠1492%
Oct 1atTulsaW 45–⁠4466%
Oct 10vsCharlotteW 50–⁠1089%
Oct 24atNavyPreview50%
Oct 29vsFlorida AtlanticPreview74%
Nov 7vsRicePreview86%
Nov 14atUTSAPreview39%
Nov 21atTulanePreview43%
Nov 28vsUABPreview76%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

This season, game by game

North Texas’s Elo through 2026: 1589 going into the opener, 1591 after the latest game.15751600Elo 1589 going in; lost to Indiana 52–16Elo 1575 going in; beat UNLV 44–6Elo 1605 going in; lost to Texas State 49–35Elo 1574 going in; beat Houston Christian 63–14Elo 1579 going in; beat Tulsa 45–44Elo 1584 going in; beat Charlotte 50–10Now: Elo 1591 after the latest game1591
Elo going into each game, then after the latest. Filled dots: wins; open: losses.

Future schedule

2027–⁠34
20274 games: 2 home, 2 away, non-conference only
20284 games: 3 home, 1 away, non-conference only
20293 games: 3 home, non-conference only
20304 games: 2 home, 2 away, non-conference only
20314 games: 2 home, 2 away, non-conference only
20322 games: 1 home, 1 away, non-conference only
20331 game: 1 home, non-conference only
20341 game: 1 away, non-conference only

North Texas’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of August 12, 2026). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

On the 2026 team

Program greats See all

Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at North Texas.

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Around the program

Apparel
Nike · Official source
Mascot
Scrappy · Official source
Student section
Mean Green Maniacs · Single source
Defensive coordinator
Matt Powledge · Official source
Radio flagship
KFXR · Official source

Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.

The apparel deal

Nike, from 2017. Three-year extension signed in 2023. A three-year extension took effect June 1, 2023. The current term hasn't been confirmed here.

Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026.

Program strength since 1914

Best seasons ever
North Texas end-of-season Elo from 1914 to 2026, best in 1978 at 1658.13001500170019001920194019601980200020201978 peak: Elo 1658
End-of-season Elo. Dashed line: 1500, an average FBS team.

More coverage

Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.

Head coaches

CoachYearsRecord
Neal Brown20264–⁠2
Drew Svoboda20251–⁠0
Eric Morris2023–⁠202522–⁠16
Phil Bennett20220–⁠1
Seth Littrell2016–⁠202244–⁠44
Dan McCarney2011–⁠201522–⁠32
Mike Canales2010–⁠20153–⁠9
Todd Dodge2007–⁠20106–⁠37
Darrell Dickey1998–⁠200642–⁠64
Matt Simon1995–⁠199711–⁠22
Corky Nelson19822–⁠9
Bob Tyler19812–⁠9
Jerry Moore1979–⁠198011–⁠11
Hayden Fry1973–⁠197838–⁠25–⁠3
Rod Rust1967–⁠197229–⁠32–⁠1
Odus Mitchell1953–⁠196669–⁠63–⁠7
Jack Sisco1929–⁠19310–⁠7
John B. Reid1925–⁠19280–⁠7
Theron J. Fouts1922–⁠19240–⁠6

Most-played series

All rivalries
OpponentGamesUNT record
SMU436–⁠36–⁠1
New Mexico State3322–⁠9–⁠2
UTEP3120–⁠8–⁠3
Tulsa2710–⁠17
Memphis223–⁠19
West Texas1913–⁠6
TCU171–⁠16
Louisiana179–⁠7 †

Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.

Rivals the program names: Rice, SMU, UTSA.

Every opponent (123)

Every program North Texas has played, A to Z, with North Texas’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.

Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.

Conference titles

24, counting shared titles
Sun Belt Conference 4
2001 (shared), 2002, 2003, 2004
Southland Conference 2
1983 (shared), 1994
Missouri Valley Conference 5
1958, 1959 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1967, 1973 (shared)
Gulf Coast Conference 5
1950, 1951, 1952, 1955 (shared), 1956
Lone Star Conference 7
1935 (shared), 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1947
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1
1931
CUSA West 1
2017

As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.

Conferences

  1. Independent 1913–⁠1921
  2. Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1922–⁠1931
  3. Lone Star Conference 1932–⁠1942 and 1946–⁠1948
  4. Gulf Coast Conference 1949–⁠1956
  5. Independent 1975–⁠1982
  6. Southland Conference 1983–⁠1994
  7. Independent 1995
  8. Big West 1996–⁠2000
  9. Sun Belt Conference 2001–⁠2012
  10. Conference USA 2013–⁠2022
  11. American Athletic Conference since 2023
  • 1995Went independent from the Southland Conference. Source
  • 1996Joined the Big West from independence. Source
  • 2001Joined the Sun Belt Conference from the Big West. Source
  • 2013Joined Conference USA from the Sun Belt Conference, announced May 4, 2012. Source
  • 2023Joined the American Athletic Conference from Conference USA, announced June 16, 2022. Source

North Texas’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

National award winners

All awards
2025Drew Mestemaker QBBurlsworth

Consensus All-Americans 1

1968Joe Greene DT

Led the nation 8

2025Caleb Hawkins rushing touchdowns (25 TD), points (174 pts), points per game (13.38)
2025Drew Mestemaker passing yards (4,379 yds), total offense (4,468 yds)
2019Deion Hair-Griffin kickoff return average (40.8)
2008Casey Fitzgerald receptions (113 catches)
1998Broderick McGrew kickoff return average (32.6)
1967Ronnie Shanklin receiving touchdowns (13 TD)
1967Steve Ramsey passing touchdowns (21 TD)
1966John Love receiving yards (1,130 yds)

The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.

In the Hall of Fame

Every inductee
Players
1
Coaches
2
2014Jerry Moore coach here, 1979–⁠1980
2003Hayden Fry coach here, 1973–⁠1978
1984“Mean Joe” Greene DT

In the NFL Draft

By college
Drafted, rounds 1–⁠7
25 since 1952
First-round picks
3
1971Leonard Dunlap DBNo. 26, Baltimore Colts
1970Cedrick Hardman DENo. 9, San Francisco 49ers
1969Joe Greene DTNo. 4, Pittsburgh Steelers

Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.

The school

University of North Texas
Enrollment
46,864 34,458 undergraduates, fall 2024
Where
Denton, Texas
Public or private
Public Research 1
Founded
1890
Graduates’ median earnings
$57,010 10 years after starting

Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.

Official accounts

Football
X @meangreenfbInstagram @meangreenfbFacebook MeanGreenFB
Athletics department
X @meangreensportsInstagram @meangreensportsYouTube MeanGreenSportsFacebook MeanGreenSports

Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones meangreensports.com lists for its football program and athletics department, as of Oct 12, 2026.

Season by season

National champions
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
20264–⁠22–⁠0Neal Brown1591-1.0
202512–⁠27–⁠124Eric Morris, Drew Svoboda163413.8
20246–⁠73–⁠5Eric Morris1445-4.5
20235–⁠73–⁠5Eric Morris1445-6.7
20227–⁠76–⁠2Seth Littrell, Phil Bennett1492-1.5
20216–⁠75–⁠3Seth Littrell1456-6.5
20204–⁠63–⁠4Seth Littrell1369-8.0
20194–⁠83–⁠5Seth Littrell1402-6.1
20189–⁠45–⁠3Seth Littrell15272.1
20179–⁠57–⁠1Seth Littrell1455-4.5
20165–⁠83–⁠5Seth Littrell1337-14.6
20151–⁠111–⁠7Dan McCarney, Mike Canales1254-25.0
20144–⁠82–⁠6Dan McCarney1379-9.4
20139–⁠46–⁠2Dan McCarney15641.0
20124–⁠83–⁠5Dan McCarney1365-14.4
20115–⁠74–⁠4Dan McCarney1384-18.1
20103–⁠93–⁠5Todd Dodge, Mike Canales1304-15.6
20092–⁠101–⁠7Todd Dodge1244-15.1
20081–⁠110–⁠7Todd Dodge1208-30.9
20072–⁠101–⁠6Todd Dodge1244-22.8
20063–⁠92–⁠5Darrell Dickey1307-24.5
20052–⁠92–⁠5Darrell Dickey1319-29.2
20047–⁠57–⁠0Darrell Dickey1502-12.0
20039–⁠47–⁠0Darrell Dickey1542-5.7
20028–⁠56–⁠0Darrell Dickey15153.7
Every season back to 1914 (80 more)
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
20015–⁠75–⁠1Darrell Dickey1391-11.1
20003–⁠81–⁠4Darrell Dickey1288-22.0
19992–⁠91–⁠5Darrell Dickey1256-29.0
19983–⁠83–⁠2Darrell Dickey1328-18.5
19974–⁠72–⁠3Matt Simon1345-21.7
19965–⁠63–⁠2Matt Simon1314-17.7
19952–⁠9Matt Simon1216-26.3
19940–⁠21258
19930–⁠11282
19920–⁠21282
19910–⁠11319
19902–⁠11339
19890–⁠21303
19882–⁠11362
19870–⁠21310
19861–⁠21340
19851–⁠31341
19840–⁠31347
19833–⁠21429
19822–⁠9Corky Nelson1350-14.6
19812–⁠9Bob Tyler1398-8.0
19806–⁠5Jerry Moore15227.9
19795–⁠6Jerry Moore1477-10.0
19789–⁠2Hayden Fry165814.2
19779–⁠2Hayden Fry164519.1
19766–⁠5Hayden Fry15147.9
19757–⁠4Hayden Fry14793.9
19742–⁠7–⁠21–⁠3–⁠2Hayden Fry1307-14.4
19735–⁠5–⁠15–⁠1Hayden Fry1350-13.5
19721–⁠100–⁠7Rod Rust1236-23.5
19713–⁠83–⁠2Rod Rust1317-14.9
19703–⁠81–⁠3Rod Rust1415-12.0
19697–⁠34–⁠1Rod Rust1587
19688–⁠24–⁠1Rod Rust1621
19677–⁠1–⁠14–⁠0Rod Rust1568
19668–⁠23–⁠1Odus Mitchell1473
19653–⁠72–⁠2Odus Mitchell1311
19642–⁠7–⁠11–⁠3Odus Mitchell1312
19633–⁠62–⁠2Odus Mitchell1388
19626–⁠42–⁠1Odus Mitchell1441
19615–⁠4–⁠11–⁠2Odus Mitchell1402
19602–⁠6–⁠10–⁠3Odus Mitchell1383
19599–⁠23–⁠1Odus Mitchell1566
19587–⁠2–⁠12–⁠1–⁠1Odus Mitchell1502
19575–⁠51–⁠0Odus Mitchell1294
19567–⁠2–⁠11–⁠0Odus Mitchell1368
19555–⁠4–⁠1Odus Mitchell1293
19544–⁠6Odus Mitchell1301
19533–⁠6–⁠1Odus Mitchell1287
19522–⁠21304
19512–⁠21304
19502–⁠21233
19491–⁠31–⁠01211
19481–⁠11245
19472–⁠21219
19460–⁠11154
19420–⁠21164
19411–⁠11183
19400–⁠21149
19390–⁠11155
19380–⁠11163
19370–⁠11176
19360–⁠11195
19350–⁠21220
19340–⁠21271
19331–⁠11358
19320–⁠1–⁠11423
19310–⁠2Jack Sisco1393
19300–⁠2Jack Sisco1373
19290–⁠3Jack Sisco1371
19280–⁠3John B. Reid1365
19270–⁠1John B. Reid1396
19260–⁠1John B. Reid1370
19250–⁠2John B. Reid1334
19240–⁠2Theron J. Fouts1287
19230–⁠2Theron J. Fouts1204
19220–⁠2Theron J. Fouts1081
1919few games on file0–⁠11093
1918few games on file0–⁠11093
1914few games on file0–⁠11095

Officially 558–⁠549–⁠33 since 1913 (per Wikipedia, as of 11/16/25); game by game here, 327–⁠449–⁠12 (788 of its 1,140 games are on file). Our file starts in 1914; the program began in 1913. Some games are missing from our source.

No season on file for 1915–⁠17, 1920–⁠21, 1943–⁠45: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.

Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.