2018 North Texas Mean Green football team

2018 Conference USA football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: December 1, 2018
	As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

North Texas Mean Green football
2018 North Texas Mean Green football
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
2018 record	6–1 (2–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Seth Littrell (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Graham Harrell (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Troy Reffett (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Apogee Stadium; (Capacity: 30,850)

The 2018 North Texas Mean Green football team represents the University of North Texas in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mean Green play their home games at the Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas, and compete in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They are led by third-year head coach Seth Littrell.

Following a 44–17 victory over Arkansas and a 3–0 record, the Mean Green received votes in both the AP Poll (4 votes) and Coaches Poll (5 votes), the first time since 2013 North Texas received votes in a poll.^[1]

Previous season

The Mean Green finished the 2017 season 9–5, 7–1 in C-USA play to win the West Division. They lost the C-USA Championship Game to Florida Atlantic. They received an invite to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to Troy.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy^[2]	Sosaia Mose	C	JR
Maxwell Award^[3]	Mason Fine	QB	JR
Davey O'Brien Award^[4]	Mason Fine	QB	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[5]	Jalen Guyton	WR	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[6]	Michael Lawrence	WR	JR
John Mackey Award^[7]	Kelvin Smith	TE	JR
Paul Hornung Award^[8]	Kelvin Smith	TE	JR
Wuerffel Trophy^[9]	Quinn Shanbour	QB	SR
Walter Camp Award^[10]	Mason Fine	QB	JR
Manning Award^[11]	Mason Fine	QB	JR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award^[12]	Mason Fine	QB	JR

Preseason All-CUSA team

Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Mean Green having two players selected.^[13]

Offense

Mason Fine – QB

Jalen Guyton – WR

Preseason media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Mean Green predicted to finish as champions of the West Division.^[14]

Predicted finish	Team
West Division
1	North Texas
2	Louisiana Tech
3	UAB
4	Southern Miss
5	UTSA
T–6	Rice
T–6	UTEP

Schedule

North Texas announced its 2018 football schedule on January 23, 2018. The 2018 schedule consists of six home and six away games in the regular season. The Mean Green will host C–USA opponents Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Rice, and Southern Miss, and will travel to Old Dominion, UAB, UTEP, and UTSA.^[15]

The Mean Green hosted two of their four non-conference opponents, SMU from the American Athletic Conference and Incarnate Word from the FCS Southland Conference, and traveled to Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference and Liberty which is a FBS Independent. North Texas won all four non-conference games to begin the season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:30 p.m.	SMU*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)	Stadium	W 46–23	29,515
September 8	6:30 p.m.	Incarnate Word*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+	W 58–16	18,538
September 15	3:00 p.m.	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	SECN	W 44–17	62,355
September 22	5:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 47–7	14,112
September 29	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	beIN	L 27–29	30,105
October 6	6:30 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	beIN	W 27–24	12,809
October 13	1:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN3	W 30–7	18,252
October 20	6:30 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	beIN
October 27	3:00 p.m.	Rice	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+
November 10	2:30 p.m.	at Old Dominion	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	ESPN3
November 15	8:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	CBSSN
November 24	6:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (rivalry)	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[16]

Game summaries

SMU

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–31–1	2017	SMU, 54–32

SMU Mustangs at North Texas Mean Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	23	23
Mean Green	14	6	16	10	46

at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX

Date: September 1
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: partly cloudy • Wind: SE 12 MPH
Game attendance: 29,519
Referee: Tracy Jones
TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play-by-play), A. J. Hawk (color), Kristen Balboni (reporter)
Source:

Game information

First Quarter

UNT – Jalen Guyton 15-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 8:34. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 5:12.
UNT – Kemon Hall 36-yard interception return (Cole Hedlund kick), 5:37. Mean Green 14–0.

Second Quarter

UNT – Cole Hedlund 40-yard field goal, 11:47. Mean Green 17–0. Drive: 17 plays, 59 yards, 7:08.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 18-yard field goal, 0:00. Mean Green 20–0. Drive: 15 plays, 93 yards, 5:22.

Third Quarter

UNT – Nic Smith 5-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 11:17. Mean Green 27–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:43.
UNT – Jalen Guyton 17-yard pass from Mason Fine (two-point conversion failed), 6:04. Mean Green 33–0. Drive: 9 plays, 95 yards, 4:02.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 41-yard field goal, 0:19. Mean Green 36–0. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:13.

Fourth Quarter

SMU – Braeden West 5-yard run (Will Moore kick), 8:11. Mean Green 36–7. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:39.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 51-yard field goal, 3:29. Mean Green 39–7. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:42.
SMU – James Proche 59-yard pass from Ben Hicks (Hicks to Roberson for two-point conversion), 1:41. Mean Green 39–15. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:48.
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 96-yard kick return (Cole Hedlund kick), 1:28. Mean Green 46–15.
SMU – Braeden West 71-yard pass from Ben Hicks (Hicks to Proche for two-point conversion), 1:09. Mean Green 46–23. Drive: 1 play, 71 yards, 0:00.

Top Passers

SMU – Ben Hicks – 12/24, 252 yards, 2 TD, INT
UNT – Mason Fine – 40/50, 444 yards, 3 TD

Top Rushers

SMU – Braeden West – 8 carries, 26 yards, TD
UNT – Loren Easly – 12 carries, 31 yards

Top Receiving

SMU – Braeden West – 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD
UNT – Rico Bussey, Jr. – 9 receptions, 109 yards

North Texas in action against SMU

The Mean Green's offense went off with 529 total yards, including 444 passing yards from junior quarterback Mason Fine. North Texas's defense held SMU's offense to only 256 yards, forced a turnover, and held the Mustangs scoreless through the first three quarters.^[17]

Incarnate Word

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Incarnate Word Cardinals vs. North Texas Mean Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	6	0	10	0	16
Mean Green	10	31	14	3	58

at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX

Date: September 8
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: overcast • Wind: N 5 MPH
Game attendance: 18,538
Referee: Joe Lehring
TV: ESPN+
Source:

Game information

First Quarter

UNT – DeAndre Torrey 1-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 10:08. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 4:52.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 29-yard field goal, 6:22. Mean Green 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:06.
UIW – Ra'Quanne Dickens 55-yard run (Cody Seidel PAT blocked), 5:32. Mean Green 10–6. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:50.

Second Quarter

UNT – DeAndre Torrey 1-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 14:28. Mean Green 17–6. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:00.
UNT – Jalen Guyton 15-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 10:48. Mean Green 24–6. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:07.
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 1-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 6:56. Mean Green 31–6. Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 2:20.
UNT – Rico Bussey, Jr. 13-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 1:11. Mean Green 38–6. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:45.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 27-yard field goal, 0:00. Mean Green 41–6. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 0:47.

Third Quarter

UIW – Cody Seidel 29-yard field goal, 9:15. Mean Green 41–9. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:45.
UNT – Rico Bussey, Jr. 35-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 8:02. Mean Green 48–9. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:13.
UNT – Rico Bussey, Jr. 3-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 6:04. Mean Green 55–9. Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:22.
UIW – Ra'Quanne Dickens 42-yard run (Cody Seidel kick), 2:30. Mean Green 55–16. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:34.

Fourth Quarter

UNT – Cole Hedlund 25-yard field goal, 12:49. Mean Green 58–16. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:41.

Top Passers

UIW – Jon Copeland – 16/30, 152 yards, 2 INT
UNT – Mason Fine – 25/40, 418 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top Rushers

UIW – Ra'Quanne Dickens – 18 carries, 139 yards, 2 TD
UNT – DeAndre Torrey – 16 carries, 44 yards, 3 TD

Top Receiving

UIW – Phillip Baptiste – 6 receptions, 79 yards
UNT – Rico Bussey, Jr. – 8 receptions, 128 yards, 3 TD

at Arkansas

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–9	2007	ARK, 66–7

North Texas Mean Green at Arkansas Razorbacks

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	17	17	3	7	44
Razorbacks	0	10	0	7	17

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR

Date: September 15
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: partly cloudy • Wind: NNE 6 MPH
Game attendance: 62,335
Referee: Matt Loeffler
TV announcers (SECN): Dave LaMont (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (color), Tera Talmadge (reporter)
Source:

Game information

First Quarter

UNT – Mason Fine 2-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 9:36. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 1:43.
UNT – Keegan Brewer 90-yard punt return (Cole Hedlund kick), 6:49. Mean Green 14–0.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 24-yard field goal, 5:04. Mean Green 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:55.

Second Quarter

ARK – Cole Kelly 5-yard run (Connor Limpert kick), 14:08. Mean Green 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 1:36.
ARK – Connor Limpert 54-yard field goal, 9:27. Mean Green 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 2:55.
UNT – Loren Easly 3-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 7:21. Mean Green 24–10. Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:30.
UNT – Rico Bussey, Jr. 7-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 2:55. Mean Green 31–10. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:46.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 26-yard field goal, 0:10. Mean Green 34–10. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 1:26.

Third Quarter

UNT – Cole Hedlund 20-yard field goal, 9:26. Mean Green 37–10. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 5:34.

Fourth Quarter

UNT – Kemon Hall 24-yard interception return (Cole Hedlund kick), 7:42. Mean Green 44–10.
ARK – Maleek Williams 68-yard run (Connor Limpert kick), 0:53. Mean Green 44–17. Drive: 1 play, 68 yards, 0:12.

Top Passers

UNT – Mason Fine – 24/45, 281 yards, TD
ARK – Cole Kelley – 16/35, 185 yards, 4 INT

Top Rushers

UNT – Loren Easly – 13 carries, 68 yards, TD
ARK – Maleek Williams – 5 carries, 74 yards, TD

Top Receiving

UNT – Jaelon Darden – 5 receptions, 87 yards
ARK – Michael Woods – 4 receptions, 61 yards

at Liberty

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

North Texas Mean Green at Liberty Flames

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	14	7	6	20	47
Flames	0	7	0	0	7

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA

Date: September 22
Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: rainy • Wind: NNE 11 MPH
Game attendance: 14,112
Referee: Gary Patterson
TV: ESPN3
Source:

Game information

First Quarter

UNT – Jaelon Darden 6-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 10:07. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:24.
UNT – Rico Bussey Jr. 22-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 4:41. Mean Green 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 2:55.

Second Quarter

LIB – B.J. Farrow 4-yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Aaron Peart kick), 7:30. Mean Green 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:09.
UNT – Mason Fine 4-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 0:12. Mean Green 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:20.

Third Quarter

UNT – Loren Easly 9-yard run (PAT no good), 5:09. Mean Green 27–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:21.

Fourth Quarter

UNT – Loren Easly 3-yard run (two-point conversion no good), 13:34. Mean Green 33–7. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:16.
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 1-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 10:32. Mean Green 40–7. Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:38.
UNT – Nic Smith 66-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 6:21. Mean Green 47–7. Drive: 2 plays, 66 yards, 0:21.

Top Passers

UNT – Mason Fine – 16/27, 185 yards, 2 TD
LIB – Stephen Calvert – 16/39, 222 yards, TD, INT

Top Rushers

UNT – Loren Easly – 27 carries, 177 yards, 2 TD
LIB – Frankie Hickson – 21 carries, 96 yards

Top Receiving

UNT – Jaelon Darden – 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD
LIB – D.J. Stubbs – 6 receptions, 95 yards

Kickoff was delayed until 6:48 p.m. due to rain and lightning. With the victory, the Mean Green started a season 4–0 for the first time since 1966.^[18]

Louisiana Tech

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–9	2017	UNT, 24–23

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at North Texas Mean Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	6	20	3	0	29
Mean Green	21	0	6	0	27

at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX

Date: September 29
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: overcast • Wind: ESE 9 MPH
Game attendance: 30,105
Referee: Ken Antee
TV: beIN
Source:

Game information

First Quarter

UNT – Michael Lawrence 36-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 11:57. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:03.
LTU – Bailey Hale 28-yard field goal, 10:25. Mean Green 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:32.
UNT – Rico Bussey Jr. 9-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 4:24. Mean Green 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:50.
LTU – Bailey Hale 37-yard field goal, 3:04. Mean Green 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:20.
UNT – Loren Easly 9-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 1:28. Mean Green 21–6. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:36.

Second Quarter

LTU – Bailey Hale 22-yard field goal, 9:30. Mean Green 21–9. Drive: 18 plays, 79 yards, 6:58.
LTU – Adrian Hardy 8-yard pass from J'Mar Smith (Bailey Hale kick), 4:30. Mean Green 21–16. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:00.
LTU – Bailey Hale 28-yard field goal, 1:30. Mean Green 21–19. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:34.
LTU – Alfred Smith 5-yard pass from J'Mar Smith (Bailey Hale kick), 0:32. Bulldogs 26–21. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:05.

Third Quarter

LTU – Bailey Hale 42-yard field goal, 7:08. Bulldogs 29–21. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 3:43.
UNT – Rico Bussey Jr. 9-yard pass from Mason Fine (two-point conversion failed), 1:57. Bulldogs 29–27. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:11.

Fourth Quarter

No scoring plays

Top Passers

LTU – J'Mar Smith – 20/39, 230 yards, 2 TD
UNT – Mason Fine – 22/35, 296 yards, 3 TD

Top Rushers

LTU – Israel Tucker – 15 carries, 95 yards
UNT – Loren Easly – 22 carries, 110 yards, TD

Top Receiving

LTU – Rhashid Bonnette – 5 receptions, 101 yards
UNT – Rico Bussey Jr. – 9 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD

at UTEP

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–8–3	2017	UNT, 45–10

North Texas Mean Green at UTEP Miners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	7	3	10	7	27
Miners	3	7	0	14	24

at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX

Date: October 6
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
Game attendance: 12,809
TV: beIN
Source:

Game information

First Quarter

UTEP – Jason Filley 37-yard field goal, 12:05. Miners 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 2:55.
UNT – Jaelon Darden 18-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 1:41. Mean Green 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:28.

Second Quarter

UTEP – Quardraiz Wadley 29-yard pass from Ryan Metz (Jason Filley kick), 12:54. Miners 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:42.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 52-yard field goal, 3:12. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 2:43.

Third Quarter

UNT – Cole Hedlund 29-yard field goal, 7:51. Mean Green 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 7:09.
UNT – Rico Bussey Jr. 11-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 0:55. Mean Green 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:32.

Fourth Quarter

UTEP – Ryan Metz 1-yard run (Jason Filley kick), 10:43. Mean Green 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 5:08.
UNT – Nic Smith 20-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 5:46. Mean Green 27–17. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:57.
UTEP – Kenyan Foster 67-yard pass from Ryan Metz (Jason Filley kick), 5:05. Mean Green 27–24. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:41.

Top Passers

UNT – Mason Fine – 23/34, 294 yards, 2 TD
UTEP – Ryan Metz – 16/33, 313 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top Rushers

UNT – DeAndre Torrey – 19 carries, 70 yards
UTEP – Quardraiz Wadley – 11 carries, 65 yards

Top Receiving

UNT – Rico Bussey Jr. – 8 receptions, 117 yards, TD
UTEP – Warren Redix – 7 receptions, 131 yards

Southern Miss

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–6	2017	UNT, 43–28

Southern Miss Golden Eagles at North Texas Mean Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	7	0	0	7
Mean Green	0	10	6	14	30

at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX

Date: October 13
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 18,252
TV: ESPN3
Source:

Game information

First Quarter

No scoring plays

Second Quarter

UNT – Jalen Guyton 53-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 13:11. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 99 yards, 2:45.
USM – Quez Watkins 44-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Parker Shaunfield kick), 11:06. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:05.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 41-yard field goal, 7:11. Mean Green 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:55.

Third Quarter

UNT – DeAndre Torrey 6-yard run (Cole Hedlund PAT blocked), 0:34. Mean Green 16–7. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:29.

Fourth Quarter

UNT – DeAndre Torrey 8-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 10:45. Mean Green 23–7. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:22.
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 34-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 0:33. Mean Green 30–7. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:33.

Top Passers

USM – Jack Abraham – 29/42, 318 yards, TD, INT
UNT – Mason Fine – 24/38, 292 yards, TD

Top Rushers

USM – Trivenskey Mosley – 11 carries, 73 yards
UNT – DeAndre Torrey – 17 carries, 95 yards, 3 TD

Top Receiving

USM – Jordan Mitchell – 12 receptions, 135 yards
UNT – Jalen Guyton – 7 receptions, 124 yards, TD

at UAB

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2017	UNT, 46–43

North Texas Mean Green at UAB Blazers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0
Blazers	0	0	0	0	0

at Legion Field • Birmingham, AL

Date: October 20
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
TV: beIN
Source:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Top Passers

UNT –
UAB –

Top Rushers

UNT –
UAB –

Top Receiving

UNT –
UAB –

Rice

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4	2017	UNT, 30–14

Rice Owls at North Texas Mean Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0

at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX

Date: October 27
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Source:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Top Passers

RICE –
UNT –

Top Rushers

RICE –
UNT –

Top Receiving

RICE –
UNT –

at Old Dominion

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2017	UNT, 45–38

North Texas Mean Green at Old Dominion Monarchs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0
Monarchs	0	0	0	0	0

at Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA

Date: November 10
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN3
Source:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Top Passers

UNT –
ODU –

Top Rushers

UNT –
ODU –

Top Receiving

UNT –
ODU –

Florida Atlantic

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–8	12/2/2017	FAU, 41–17

Florida Atlantic Owls at North Texas Mean Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0

at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX

Date: November 15
Game time: 8:30 p.m.
TV: CBSSN
Source:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Top Passers

FAU –
UNT –

Top Rushers

FAU –
UNT –

Top Receiving

FAU –
UNT –

at UTSA

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2017	UNT, 29–26

North Texas Mean Green at UTSA Roadrunners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0
Roadrunners	0	0	0	0	0

at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX

Date: November 24
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Source:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Top Passers

UNT –
UTSA –

Top Rushers

UNT –
UTSA –

Top Receiving

UNT –
UTSA –

Statistics

Scoring

Scores against non-conference opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
Opponents	6	17	10	30	63
Mean Green	55	61	39	40	195

Scores against C-USA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Opponents	9	34	3	14	60
Mean Green	28	13	22	21	84

Scores against all opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
Opponents	15	51	13	44	123
Mean Green	83	74	61	61	279

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR
CFP	Not released															Not released

Awards

Head coach Seth Littrell has been selected to join the American Football Coaches Association board of trustees^[19] along with Stanford head coach David Shaw and North Dakota State University head coach Chris Klieman.

Coaching changes

Tashard Choice Named Mean Green Running Backs Coach ^[20]

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↑ "Ground Game Powers North Texas To 47-7 Win". University of North Texas Athletics. September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
↑ "Head coach Seth Littrell has been selected to join the American Football Coaches Association board of trustees". Jan 9, 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
↑ "Tashard Choice Named Mean Green Running Backs Coach". January 5, 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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North Texas Mean Green football
Venues	Fouts Field (1952–2010) Apogee Stadium (2011–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games SMU: Safeway Bowl UTSA
Culture & lore	Marching band 2007 Navy game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

2018 North Texas Mean Green football

Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
2018 record	6–1 (2–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Seth Littrell (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Graham Harrell (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Troy Reffett (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Apogee Stadium (Capacity: 30,850)

2018 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
FIU		2	–	0		4	–	2
Middle Tennessee		2	–	1		3	–	3
Marshall		2	–	1		4	–	2
Charlotte		2	–	1		3	–	3
Florida Atlantic		1	–	1		3	–	3
Western Kentucky		0	–	2		1	–	5
Old Dominion		0	–	4		1	–	6
West Division
UAB		3	–	0		5	–	1
Louisiana Tech		2	–	1		4	–	2
North Texas		2	–	1		6	–	1
UTSA		2	–	1		3	–	4
Southern Miss		1	–	1		2	–	3
UTEP		0	–	2		0	–	6
Rice		0	–	3		1	–	6

Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll