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 | |
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| 2008 record | 1–11 (0–7 Sun Belt) |
| Head coach | |
| Offensive coordinator | Todd Ford |
| Offensive scheme | Spread option |
| Defensive coordinator | Gary DeLoach |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Fouts Field (Capacity: 30,500) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 6:05 p.m. | at Kansas State* | L 6–45 | 45,150[2] | ||
| 09/06/2008 | 6:00 p.m. | Tulsa* | KTXA 21 | L 26–56 | 22,785 | |
| 09/13/2008 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 7 LSU* | GamePlan | L 3–41 | 91,602 | |
| 09/27/2008 | 4:00 p.m. | at Rice* | KTXA 21 | L 20-77 | 16,885 | |
| 10/04/2008 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida International |
| ESPN+ | L 10–42 | 16,781 |
| 10/11/2008 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| L 30–59 | 17,106 | |
| 10/18/2008 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana-Monroe | L 23–35 | 10,388 | ||
| 10/25/2008 | 6:00 p.m. | Troy |
| L 17–45 | 18,345 | |
| 11/1/2008 | 3:30 p.m. | at Western Kentucky* | ESPN+ | W 51–40 | 18,879 | |
| 11/8/2008 | 3:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | L 13–46 | 17,175 | ||
| 11/22/2008 | 2:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | L 13–52 | 14,307 | ||
| 11/29/2008 | 1:00 p.m. | Arkansas State |
| L 28–33 | 9,761 | |
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Schedule from MeanGreenSports.com
Game summaries
Kansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
- "Dodge Names Gary DeLoach Defensive Coordinator - North Texas Mean Green Athletics". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- "UNT v. KSU BoxScore". ESPN.com. 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- "North Texas Announces 2008 Football Schedule - North Texas Mean Green Athletics". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2008-03-29.