2001 North Texas Mean Green football team
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Sun Belt co-champion | |
New Orleans Bowl, L 20–45 vs. Colorado State | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 5–7 (5–1 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
Defensive coordinator | Gary DeLoach (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Fouts Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
+ | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee + | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas as a member of the newly-formed Sun Belt Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Darrell Dickey, the Mean Green compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark 5–1 in conference play, sharing the Sun Belt title with Middle Tennessee. North Texas was invited to the New Orleans Bowl, the program's first bowl game appearance since the 1959 Sun Bowl. With a losing record of 5–6, the team usually would not have been be considered bowl-eligible, but the Mean Green were able to play in a bowl game by virtue of their conference title. Previously, the most recent bowl appearance by a team with a losing record had been William & Mary in the 1970 Tangerine Bowl. The Mean Green lost the New Orleans Bowl to Colorado State. North Texas played home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas,
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | 7:05 pm | TCU* | L 5–19 | 22,837 | |||
September 8 | 6:30 pm | at No. 3 Oklahoma* | FSN PPV | L 10–37 | 74,930 | ||
September 22 | 7:00 pm | vs. Texas Tech* | L 14–42 | 20,852 | |||
September 29 | 7:00 pm | at South Florida* | L 10–28 | 25,156 | |||
October 6 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 17–19 | 7,087 | |||
October 13 | 3:05 pm | Middle Tennessee![]() |
| W 24–21 | 11,621 | [1] | |
October 20 | Arkansas State |
| W 45–0 | ||||
November 3 | at New Mexico State | W 22–20 | |||||
November 10 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| W 42–17 | ||||
November 17 | at Idaho | W 50–27 | |||||
December 1 | at Troy State* | L 16–18 | |||||
December 18 | 6:00 pm | vs. Colorado State* | ESPN2 | L 20–45 | 27,004 | ||
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Roster
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References
- ^ Stinnett, Tony (October 11, 2001). "Dickey may be under pressure at N. Texas". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. p. 15. Retrieved December 6, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "2001 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ^ "2001 Football Schedule". University of North Texas. Retrieved August 14, 2025.