2008 North Texas Mean Green football team

2008 North Texas Mean Green football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record1–11 (0–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Ford (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorGary DeLoach (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFouts Field
2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Troy $   6 – 1     8 – 5  
Louisiana–Lafayette   5 – 2     6 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   4 – 3     7 – 6  
Arkansas State   4 – 3     6 – 6  
FIU   3 – 4     5 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   3 – 4     5 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 4     4 – 8  
  0 – 7     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2008 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led second-year head coach, the Mean Green compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Sun Belt. The team played home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.

Gary DeLoach was hired in the off-season as the new defensive coordinator, replacing Ron Mendoza.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 306:05 p.m.at Kansas State*
L 6–4545,150[2]
September 66:00 p.m.Tulsa*
KTXA 21L 26–5622,785
September 137:00 p.m.at No. 7 LSU*
GamePlanL 3–4191,602
September 274:00 p.m.at Rice*
KTXA 21L 20-7716,885
October 46:00 p.m.FIU
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
ESPN PlusL 10–4216,781
October 116:00 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 30–5917,106
October 186:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe
L 23–3510,388
October 256:00 p.m.Troydagger
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 17–4518,345
November 13:30 p.m.at Western Kentucky*
ESPN PlusW 51–4018,879
November 83:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
L 13–4617,175
November 222:30 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
L 13–5214,307
November 291:00 p.m.Arkansas State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 28–339,761
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3][4][5]

Game summaries

Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 0 0 6 0 6
Kansas State 14 14 14 3 45
See also: 2008 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Kansas State overpowered North Texas on both sides of the ball, scoring on six of its first seven possessions to take a 42–0 lead, holding the Mean Green to 205 total yards—81 in the first half. Kansas State quarterback Josh Freeman threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another two. Quarterback Giovanni Vizza completed 16 of 29 passes for 100 yards, including the Mean Green's only touchdown of the game, a 9-yard pass to Alex Lott late in the third quarter.

Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
Tulsa 14 28 7 7 56
North Texas 7 3 3 13 26

LSU

1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 0 3 0 0 3
LSU 10 17 14 0 41
See also: 2008 LSU Tigers football team

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 13 7 0 0 20
Rice 21 35 21 0 77

This game was just the second meeting between the teams. The first was in 1988 when North Texas defeated Rice, 33–17, in Houston.[6]

FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 14 14 7 7 42
North Texas 0 0 3 7 10

Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Louisiana–Lafayette 14 21 10 14 59
North Texas 10 10 7 3 30

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 0 6 3 14 23
Louisiana–Monroe 21 14 0 0 35

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Troy 15 10 7 13 45
North Texas 0 7 0 10 17

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 21 3 7 20 51
Western Kentucky 14 0 20 6 40
See also: 2008 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 0 6 0 7 13
Florida Atlantic 6 19 21 0 46
See also: 2008 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 13 0 0 0 13
Middle Tennessee 17 28 7 0 52

Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Arkansas State 7 10 13 3 33
North Texas 0 14 14 0 28
See also: 2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

References

  1. ^ "Dodge Names Gary DeLoach Defensive Coordinator - North Texas Mean Green Athletics". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
  2. ^ "UNT v. KSU BoxScore". ESPN.com. August 30, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "North Texas Mean Green Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  4. ^ "2008 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  5. ^ "2008 Football Schedule". University of North Texas. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "North Texas Announces 2008 Football Schedule - North Texas Mean Green Athletics". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
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