2015 North Texas Mean Green football team

2015 North Texas Mean Green football

Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
2015 record	1–11 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Dan McCarney (fired October 10; 0–5 record) Mike Canales (Interim HC; 1–5 record)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Canales (6th year)
Offensive scheme	Pro
Defensive coordinator	Chris Cosh (1st year)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Apogee Stadium (Capacity: 30,850)

2015 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
#24 WKU 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: WKU 45, Southern Miss 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of 8:39, January 12, 2015 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	6:00 PM	at SMU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Safeway Bowl)	ESPN3	L 13–31	25,401
September 19	1:30 PM	Rice	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX	FCS	L 24–38	19,602
September 26	2:30 PM	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	L 16–62	56,041
October 3	6:00 PM	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	FCS	L 14–49	26,430
October 10	4:00 PM	No. 25 (FCS) Portland State*	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX	ntTV	L 7–66	19,801
October 15	6:30 PM	WKU	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX	CBSSN	L 28–55	10,155
October 24	2:30 PM	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	FSN	L 13–30	27,217
October 31	6:00 PM	UTSA	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX (Rivalry)	ASN	W 30–23	10,292
November 7	2:30 PM	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	FCS	L 13–56	16,986
November 14	11:00 AM	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 0–24	96,197
November 21	11:00 AM	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	ASN	L 7–41	13,922
November 28	2:30 PM	UTEP	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX	FSN	L 17–20	8,305
*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 Zone.

Schedule source:^[4]

Game notes

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

↑ Evans, Thayer (October 10, 2015). "North Texas Fires Head Coach Dan McCarney After 0–5 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
↑ Fornelli, Tom (October 10, 2015). "North Texas Fires Coach McCarney After 66-7 Loss to Portland State". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
↑ "2015 Football Schedule Features Return To Tennessee" (Press release). University of North Texas Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
↑ "2015 North Texas Mean Green Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
↑ 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.

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

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