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.
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| West Division | |
| 2015 record | 1–11 (1–7 C-USA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Canales (6th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Cosh (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Apogee Stadium (Capacity: 30,850) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| September 12 | 6:00 pm | at SMU* | ESPN3 | L 13–31 | 25,401 | |
| September 19 | 1:30 pm | Rice | FCS | L 24–38 | 19,602 | |
| September 26 | 2:30 pm | at Iowa* | ESPNU | L 16–62 | 56,041 | |
| October 3 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Miss | FCS | L 14–49 | 26,430 | |
| October 10 | 4:00 pm | No. 25 (FCS) Portland State* |
| ntTV | L 7–66 | 19,801 |
| October 15 | 6:30 pm | WKU |
| CBSSN | L 28–55 | 10,155 |
| October 24 | 2:30 pm | at Marshall | FSN | L 13–30 | 27,217 | |
| October 31 | 6:00 pm | UTSA |
| ASN | W 30–23 | 10,292 |
| November 7 | 2:30 pm | at Louisiana Tech | FCS | L 13–56 | 16,986 | |
| November 14 | 11:00 am | at Tennessee* | SECN | L 0–24 | 96,197 | |
| November 21 | 11:00 am | at Middle Tennessee | ASN | L 7–41 | 13,922 | |
| November 28 | 2:30 pm | UTEP |
| FSN | L 17–20 | 8,305 |
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- Schedule source:[4]
Game summaries
SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 0 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
| Mean Green | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Hawkeyes | 14 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 62 |
Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #25 (FCS) Vikings | 14 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 66 |
| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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 | |
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| Hilltoppers | 14 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
| Mean Green | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Marshall
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Thundering Herd | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
UTSA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Roadrunners | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Volunteers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
UTEP
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Miners | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Mean Green | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 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.