2002 North Texas Mean Green football team

2002 North Texas Mean Green football
Sun Belt champion
New Orleans Bowl champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record8–5 (6–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRamon Flanigan (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorGary DeLoach (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFouts Field
2002 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
$   6 – 0     8 – 5  
New Mexico State   5 – 1     7 – 5  
Arkansas State   3 – 3     6 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   2 – 4     4 – 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette   2 – 4     3 – 9  
Louisiana–Monroe   2 – 4     3 – 9  
Idaho   1 – 5     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2002 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Darrell Dickey, the Mean Green compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark 6–0 in conference play, winning the Sun Belt title. North Texas was invited to the New Orleans Bowl, where the Mean Green defeated Cincinnati. The team played home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmat No. 3 Texas*
L 0–2783,051
September 77:05 pmNicholls State*
W 23–012,816
September 146:00 pmat Alabama*
L 7–3379,818
September 216:00 pmat TCU*
L 10–1633,281
September 288:00 pmat Arizona*
L 9–1437,917
October 57:05 pmSouth Florida*
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 17–2415,512
October 196:00 pmat Arkansas State
W 13–1012,671
October 264:00 pmat Louisiana–Lafayette
W 27–08,413
November 24:05 pmLouisiana–Monroedagger
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 41–216,212
November 96:05 pmIdaho
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 10–011,698
November 163:05 pmNew Mexico State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 38–2720,064
November 232:30 pmMiddle Tennessee
W 30–206,827
December 176:00 pmvs. Cincinnati*
W 24–1919,024
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "2002 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  2. ^ "2002 Football Schedule". University of North Texas. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
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