North Texas Football Team History
North Texas Mean Green
University of North Texas
Denton, TX
Founded: 1890 Stadium: Fouts Field Capacity: 30,500 Colors: Green & White Coach: Darrell Dickey Conference: Sun Belt-
2001 Season Highlights
Darrell Dickey enters his 4th season as Head Coach at North Texas.
The Mean Green won the Sun Belt Conference Championship.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
Texas Christian
5
19
L
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Oklahoma
10
37
L
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Texas Tech
14
42
L
@ Irving, TX
Sat., Sep. 29 @
South Florida
10
28
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Louisiana Monroe
17
19
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
24
21
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Arkansas State
45
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
New Mexico State
22
20
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
42
17
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @ Idaho
50
27
W
Sat., Dec. 1 @
Troy
16
18
L
Tue., Dec. 18
Colorado State
20
45
L
@ New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Bowl
2001 Season Totals
Record 5-7
Points Scored 275
Scoring Average 22.9
Points Allowed 293
Defense Average 24.4
Opponents Record 63-53
Conference Record 4-1
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-4
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 All Sun Belt Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.