2015 North Texas Mean Green football team

The 2015 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the West Division of Conference USA. They began the season with Dan McCarney as head coach, in his fifth season, and played their home games at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas. McCarney was fired on October 10 following a 66–7 loss to Portland State.[1] Offensive coordinator Mike Canales was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[2] They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in last place in the West Division.

2015 North Texas Mean Green football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
2015 record1–11 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coachDan McCarney (fired October 10; 0–5 record)
Mike Canales (interim; 1–6 record)
Offensive coordinatorMike Canales (6th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorChris Cosh (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumApogee Stadium
(Capacity: 30,850)
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  
North Texas  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

Schedule

North Texas announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Mean Green will host CUSA foes Rice, UTEP, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, and Southern Miss.[3]

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*
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
ntTVL 7–6619,801
October 156:30 PMWKU
  • 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 (Rivalry)
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
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. FCS rankings from STATS poll released prior to game.
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule source:[4]

Game summaries

SMU
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 3 3 7 0 13
Mustangs 7 0 3 21 31
Further information: Safeway Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–28–1 2014 NT, 43–6

Rice
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 17 21 0 38
Mean Green 3 7 7 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 2014 RICE, 41–21

Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 13 3 0 16
Hawkeyes 14 21 13 14 62
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Southern Miss
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 0 0 14 14
Golden Eagles 7 14 14 14 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–5 2014 USM, 30–20

Portland State
1 2 3 4 Total
#25 (FCS) Vikings 14 31 14 7 66
Mean Green 0 0 0 7 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

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.[5]

WKU
1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 14 20 14 7 55
Mean Green 0 14 0 14 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–2 2012 WKU, 25–24

Marshall
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 3 3 7 13
Thundering Herd 17 7 3 3 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1988 MARSH, 7–0

UTSA
1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 7 3 7 6 23
Mean Green 0 7 7 16 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2014 UTSA, 34–27

Louisiana Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 0 0 13 13
Bulldogs 21 7 14 14 56
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–7 2014 LATECH, 42–21

Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 0 0 0 0
Volunteers 7 10 0 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1975 NT, 21–14

Middle Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 7 0 0 7
Blue Raiders 14 17 10 0 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–5 2013 NT, 34–7

UTEP
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 13 7 20
Mean Green 3 0 14 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–6–3 2014 UTEP, 35–17

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. Fornelli, Tom (October 10, 2015). "North Texas Fires Coach McCarney After 66-7 Loss to Portland State". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  3. "2015 Football Schedule Features Return To Tennessee" (Press release). University of North Texas Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  4. "2015 North Texas Mean Green Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  5. 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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