2008 North Texas Mean Green football team

The 2008 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the team's second under head coach Todd Dodge. Gary DeLoach was hired in the off-season as the new defensive coordinator replacing Ron Mendoza.[1] The Mean Green played their home games on campus at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.

2008 North Texas Mean Green football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2008 record1–11 (0–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Ford
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorGary DeLoach
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFouts Field
(Capacity: 30,500)
2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Troy $  6 1     8 5  
Louisiana–Lafayette  5 2     6 6  
Florida Atlantic  4 3     7 6  
Arkansas State  4 3     6 6  
FIU  3 4     5 7  
Middle Tennessee  3 4     5 7  
Louisiana–Monroe  3 4     4 8  
North Texas  0 7     1 11  
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:05 p.m.at Kansas State*L 6–4545,150[2]
09/06/20086:00 p.m.Tulsa*KTXA 21L 26–5622,785
09/13/20087:00 p.m.at No. 7 LSU*GamePlanL 3–4191,602
09/27/20084:00 p.m.at Rice*KTXA 21L 20-7716,885
10/04/20086:00 p.m.Florida International
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
ESPN+L 10–4216,781
10/11/20086:00 p.m.Louisiana-Lafayette
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 30–5917,106
10/18/20086:00 p.m.at Louisiana-MonroeL 23–3510,388
10/25/20086:00 p.m.Troy
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 17–4518,345
11/1/20083:30 p.m.at Western Kentucky*ESPN+W 51–4018,879
11/8/20083:00 p.m.Florida AtlanticL 13–4617,175
11/22/20082:30 p.m.at Middle TennesseeL 13–5214,307
11/29/20081:00 p.m.Arkansas State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 28–339,761

Schedule from MeanGreenSports.com

Game summaries

Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 0 0 6 0 6
Kansas State 14 14 14 3 45

Kansas State overpowered North Texas on both sides of the ball, scoring on six of its first seven possessions to take a 42–0 lead, holding the Mean Green to 205 total yards—81 in the first half. Kansas State quarterback Josh Freeman threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another two. Quarterback Giovanni Vizza completed 16 of 29 passes for 100 yards, including the Mean Green's only touchdown of the game, a 9-yard pass to Alex Lott late in the third quarter.

Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
Tulsa 14 28 7 7 56
North Texas 7 3 3 13 26

LSU

1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 0 3 0 0 3
LSU 10 17 14 0 41

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 13 7 0 0 20
Rice 21 35 21 0 77

This game will be just the second meeting between both teams with the first meeting happening in 1988 when North Texas defeated Rice 33–17 in Houston.[3]

Florida International

1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 14 14 7 7 42
North Texas 0 0 3 7 10

Louisiana-Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Louisiana-Lafayette 14 21 10 14 59
North Texas 10 10 7 3 30

Louisiana-Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 0 6 3 14 23
Louisiana-Monroe 21 14 0 0 35

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Troy 15 10 7 13 45
North Texas 0 7 0 10 17

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 21 3 7 20 51
Western Kentucky 14 0 20 6 40

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 0 6 0 7 13
Florida Atlantic 6 19 21 0 46

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 13 0 0 0 13
Middle Tennessee 17 28 7 0 52

Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Arkansas State 7 10 13 3 33
North Texas 0 14 14 0 28

References

  1. "Dodge Names Gary DeLoach Defensive Coordinator - North Texas Mean Green Athletics". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
  2. "UNT v. KSU BoxScore". ESPN.com. 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
  3. "North Texas Announces 2008 Football Schedule - North Texas Mean Green Athletics". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
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