2015 North Texas Mean Green football team

2015 North Texas Mean Green football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record1–11 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Canales (6th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorChris Cosh (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumApogee Stadium
2015 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 24 Western Kentucky x$   8 – 0     12 – 2  
Middle Tennessee   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Marshall   6 – 2     10 – 3  
FIU   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Old Dominion   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Charlotte*   0 – 8     2 – 10  
West Division
Southern Miss x   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Louisiana Tech   6 – 2     9 – 4  
UTSA   3 – 5     3 – 9  
UTEP   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Rice   3 – 5     5 – 7  
  1 – 7     1 – 11  
Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS
As of January 12, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Dan McCarney in his fifth and final season for the first five games of the year, and then by interim head coach Mike Canales for the remainder of the season, the Mean Green compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in C-USA's West Division. The team played home games at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas.

On October 10, McCarney was fired after a 66–7 blowout loss to Portland State, the largest victory ever by an NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) team over an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision FBS) opponent ever.[1][2]. Offensive coordinator Mike Canales was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[3]

Schedule

North Texas announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The schedule consisted of five home and seven away games.[4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 126:00 pmat SMU*
ESPN3L 13–3125,401
September 191:30 pmRice
FCSL 24–3819,602
September 262:30 pmat Iowa*
ESPNUL 16–6256,041
October 36:00 pmat Southern Miss
FCSL 14–4926,430
October 104:00 pmNo. 25 (FCS) Portland State*dagger
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
ntTVL 7–6619,801
October 156:30 pmWestern Kentucky
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
CBSSNL 28–5510,155
October 242:30 pmat Marshall
FSNL 13–3027,217
October 316:00 pmUTSA
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
ASNW 30–2310,292
November 72:30 pmat Louisiana Tech
FCSL 13–5616,986
November 1411:00 amat Tennessee*
SECNL 0–2496,197
November 2111:00 amat Middle Tennessee
ASNL 7–4113,922
November 282:30 pmUTEP
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
FSNL 17–208,305
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[5][6][7]

Preseason

Conference USA media poll

The Conference USA media prediction poll was released on July 15, 2015. The Mean Green were predicted to finish fifth in the West Division.[8]

Game summaries

At SMU

See also: 2015 SMU Mustangs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 3 3 7 0 13
Mustangs 7 0 3 21 31
Statistics UNT SMU
First downs 17 27
Total yards 240 444
Rushing yards 112 273
Passing yards 128 171
Turnovers 4 3
Time of possession 24:10 35:50
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Andrew McNulty 16/34, 128 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Andrew Tucker 10 rushes, 50 yards
Receiving Turner Smiley 3 receptions, 42 yards
SMU Passing Matt Davis 17/24, 171 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Matt Davis 17 rushes, 125 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Courtland Sutton 5 receptions, 65 yards, TD

Rice

See also: 2015 Rice Owls football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 17 21 0 38
Mean Green 3 7 7 7 24
Statistics RICE UNT
First downs 28 20
Total yards 562 478
Rushing yards 189 175
Passing yards 373 303
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 41:50 18:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing Driphus Jackson 29/39, 373 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jowan Davis 21 rushes, 102 yards
Receiving Dennis Parks 8 receptions, 163 yards, 2 TD
North Texas Passing Andrew McNulty 19/35, 303 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Antoinne Jimmerson 13 rushes, 94 yards
Receiving Carlos Harris 8 receptions, 193 yards, 2 TD

At Iowa

See also: 2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 13 3 0 16
Hawkeyes 14 21 13 14 62
Statistics UNT IOWA
First downs 22 23
Total yards 356 488
Rushing yards 183 210
Passing yards 173 278
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 28:15 31:45
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Andrew McNulty 14/36, 137 yards, INT
Rushing Jeff Wilson 15 rushes, 75 yards
Receiving Carlos Harris 5 receptions, 43 yards
Iowa Passing C. J. Beathard 18/21, 278 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jordan Canzeri 22 rushes, 115 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Tevaun Smith 4 receptions, 115 yards, TD

At Southern Miss

See also: 2015 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 0 0 14 14
Golden Eagles 7 14 14 14 49
Statistics UNT USM
First downs 26 24
Total yards 386 573
Rushing yards 185 248
Passing yards 201 325
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 29:51 30:09
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Andrew McNulty 11/21, 131 yards, TD
Rushing Jeff Wilson 22 rushes, 136 yards
Receiving Carlos Harris 9 receptions, 136 yards, TD
Southern Miss Passing Nick Mullens 27/36, 325 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Justice Hayes 16 rushes, 86 yards, TD
Receiving Mike Thomas 7 receptions, 155 yards, 3 TD

Portland State

See also: 2015 Portland State Vikings football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 (FCS) Vikings 14 31 14 7 66
Mean Green 0 0 0 7 7
Statistics PRST UNT
First downs 27 13
Total yards 670 198
Rushing yards 368 76
Passing yards 302 122
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 33:37 26:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 11/19, 269 yards, 3 TD
Rushing David Jones 9 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Darnell Adams 4 receptions, 100 yards, TD
North Texas Passing Andrew McNulty 10/25, 57 yards
Rushing Jeff Wilson 9 rushes, 49 yards
Receiving Carlos Harris 9 receptions, 57 yards, TD

Following the 66–7 loss to FCS Portland State, Mean Green head coach Dan McCarney was fired. The 59-point margin is the biggest FCS win over an FBS team since Division I football was divided into the groupings now known as FCS and FBS in 1978.[9]

Western Kentucky

See also: 2015 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 14 20 14 7 55
Mean Green 0 14 0 14 28
Statistics WKU UNT
First downs 35 22
Total yards 683 431
Rushing yards 283 203
Passing yards 400 228
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 33:54 26:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Kentucky Passing Brandon Doughty 26/37, 350 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Anthony Wales 21 rushes, 193 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Taywan Taylor 7 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TD
North Texas Passing Damarcus Smith 17/35, 228 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Damarcus Smith 16 rushes, 122 yards
Receiving Darvin Kidsy 3 receptions, 93 yards, TD

At Marshall

See also: 2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 3 3 7 13
Thundering Herd 17 7 3 3 30
Statistics UNT MRSH
First downs 22 21
Total yards 337 402
Rushing yards 209 213
Passing yards 128 189
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 25:03 34:57
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Damarcus Smith 15/37, 128 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jeff Wilson 17 rushes, 138 yards
Receiving Darvin Kidsy 4 receptions, 44 yards, TD
Marshall Passing Chase Litton 19/34, 189 yards, TD
Rushing Hyleck Foster 17 rushes, 105 yards, TD
Receiving Deandre Reaves 6 receptions, 68 yards

UTSA

See also: 2015 UTSA Roadrunners football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 7 3 7 6 23
Mean Green 0 7 7 16 30
Statistics UTSA UNT
First downs 31 20
Total yards 477 371
Rushing yards 232 267
Passing yards 245 104
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 37:36 22:24
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Dalton Sturm 27/41, 245 yards, TD
Rushing Dalton Sturm 21 rushes, 78 yards
Receiving Kerry Thomas Jr. 9 receptions, 75 yards
North Texas Passing Damarcus Smith 11/22, 104 yards
Rushing Damarcus Smith 14 rushes, 137 yards, TD
Receiving Carlos Harris 6 receptions, 72 yards

At Louisiana Tech

See also: 2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 0 0 13 13
Bulldogs 21 7 14 14 56
Statistics UNT LT
First downs 20 25
Total yards 316 573
Rushing yards 82 274
Passing yards 234 299
Turnovers 4 3
Time of possession 32:53 27:07
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Damarcus Smith 25/45, 234 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jeff Wilson 16 rushes, 67 yards
Receiving Carlos Harris 5 receptions, 74 yards, TD
Louisiana Tech Passing Jeff Driskel 17/26, 296 yards, INT
Rushing Kenneth Dixon 22 rushes, 195 yards, 6 TD
Receiving Carlos Henderson 5 receptions, 162 yards

At Tennessee

See also: 2015 Tennessee Volunteers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 0 0 0 0
Volunteers 7 10 0 7 24
Statistics UNT TENN
First downs 14 24
Total yards 199 409
Rushing yards 92 237
Passing yards 107 172
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 30:59 29:01
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Damarcus Smith 12/25, 103 yards
Rushing Jeff Wilson 14 rushes, 52 yards
Receiving Marcus Smith 5 receptions, 46 yards
Tennessee Passing Joshua Dobbs 15/23, 136 yards, INT
Rushing Alvin Kamara 15 rushes, 127 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Josh Malone 4 receptions, 38 yards

At Middle Tennessee

See also: 2015 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 7 0 0 7
Blue Raiders 14 17 10 0 41
Statistics UNT MTSU
First downs 18 30
Total yards 324 494
Rushing yards 191 165
Passing yards 133 329
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 28:48 31:12
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Damarcus Smith 10/17, 80 yards, INT
Rushing Willy Ivery 7 rushes, 59 yards
Receiving Darvin Kidsy 4 receptions, 53 yards
Middle Tennessee Passing Brent Stockstill 27/38, 322 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Jordan Parker 11 rushes, 55 yards, TD
Receiving Richie James 11 receptions, 98 yards

UTEP

See also: 2015 UTEP Miners football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 13 7 20
Mean Green 3 0 14 0 17
Statistics UTEP UNT
First downs 15 10
Total yards 256 205
Rushing yards 187 129
Passing yards 69 76
Turnovers 5 2
Time of possession 33:47 26:13
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Kavika Johnson 4/11, 43 yards, TD
Rushing Kavika Johnson 16 rushes, 75 yards, TD
Receiving Warren Redix 3 receptions, 42 yards, TD
North Texas Passing Andrew McNulty 7/15, 48 yards
Rushing Jeff Wilson 15 rushes, 56 yards
Receiving Terian Goree 3 receptions, 28 yards

References

  1. ^ Evans, Thayer (October 10, 2015). "North Texas Fires Head Coach Dan McCarney After 0–5 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "FCS wins vs. FBS teams: All-time victories, upsets, wins vs. ranked teams | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  3. ^ Fornelli, Tom (October 10, 2015). "North Texas Fires Coach McCarney After 66-7 Loss to Portland State". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  4. ^ "2015 Football Schedule Features Return To Tennessee" (Press release). University of North Texas Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "North Texas Mean Green Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "2015 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  7. ^ "2015 Football Schedule". University of North Texas. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  8. ^ "C-USA Announces 2015 Preseason Media Football Poll". July 15, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  9. ^ Sherman, Rodger (October 10, 2015). "FCS Portland State Beat North Texas So Badly, the Mean Green Immediately Fired Their Head Coach". SB Nation. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
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