2004 North Texas Mean Green football team

The 2004 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Darrell Dickey, the Mean Green compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark 7–0 in conference play, winning the Sun Belt title. North Texas was invited to the New Orleans Bowl, where the Mean Green lost to Southern Miss. The team played home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	6:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	PPV	L 0–65	82,956
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic*	Fouts Field Denton, TX		L 13–20	15,803
September 18	6:00 p.m.	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	PPV	L 21–52	46,355
September 25	6:00 p.m.	at Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 14–37	33,619
October 2	6:05 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	Fouts Field Denton, TX		W 30–21	15,913
October 9	7:05 p.m.	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT		W 31–23	17,895
October 23	6:05 p.m.	New Mexico State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	ESPN Plus	W 36–26	18,729
October 30	6:05 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Fouts Field Denton, TX	ESPN Plus	W 45–30	10,893
November 5	9:20 p.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		W 27–17	21,608
November 13	6:00 p.m.	Idaho	Fouts Field Denton, TX		W 51–29	14,583
November 18	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN Plus	W 31–7	6,883
December 14	6:30 p.m.	vs. Southern Miss*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	L 10–31	27,253	[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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