List of North Texas Mean Green football seasons

The North Texas Mean Green football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing North Texas University as part of the Conference USA (C-USA). North Texas left C-USA and joined the American Athletic Conference for the 2023 season. Since 2023, the team's current head coach has been Eric Morris.

The Mean Green have played 109 seasons of football, compiling a record of 548–548–33 () and winning 26 conference championships (1 in the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association, 8 in the Lone Star Conference, 5 in the Gulf Coast Conference, 6 in the Missouri Valley Conference, 2 in the Southland Conference, and 4 in the Sun Belt Conference). The Mean Green appeared in 15 bowl games, and they appeared in the FCS playoffs four times.

North Texas fielded their first team in 1913 under coach J. W. Pender. After competing as an independent during their early years, the then named Eagles joined the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) in 1922, and were TIAA champions in 1931. Next as a member of the Lone Star Conference from 1932 to 1948, the Eagles captured eight championships. In 1946, North Texas defeated Pacific (CA) in the Optimist Bowl for their first all-time bowl victory. The Eagles' would win another 11 combined conference championships as members of the Gulf Coast Conference and the Missouri Valley Conference from 1949 to 1974.

After a brief stint as an I-A Independent from 1975 to 1981, the Mean Green participated in their first NCAA Division I-AA postseason in 1983 after they won the Southland Conference championship, when they lost at Nevada. North Texas moved back to the I-A Division in 1995, and were defeated in their first modern bowl game by Colorado State in the 2001 New Orleans Bowl.

Seasons Conference champions Bowl game/postseason berth ^

SeasonTeamCoachConferenceSeason resultsBowl resultFinal rankingConferencefinishWinsLossesTiesWinningpercentageAP PollCoaches Poll19131913J. W. PenderIndependent————19141914————19151915James W. St. Clair————19161916————19171917————19181918————19191919————19201920Theron J. Fouts————19211921————19221922Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association———19231923———19241924———19251925John B. Reid———19261926———19271927———19281928———19291929Jack Sisco———19301930———19311931 ———19321932 Lone Star Conference ———19331933———19341934———19351935 ———19361936 ———19371937———19381938———19391939 ———19401940 ———19411941 ———19421942Lloyd Russell———19461946 Odus Mitchell ——19471947 ——19481948———19491949Gulf Coast Conference———19501950 ———19511951 ———19521952 ———19531953———19541954———19551955 ———19561956 ———19571957Missouri Valley Conference———19581958 ———19591959 ——19601960———19611961———19621962———19631963———19641964———19651965———19661966 ———19671967 Rod Rust ———19681968———19691969———19701970———19711971 ———19721972———19731973 Hayden Fry ———19741974———19751975NCAA Division I/I-A independent————19761976————19771977———19781978————19791979Jerry Moore————19801980————19811981Bob Tyler————19821982Corky NelsonSouthland Conference———19831983 Lost NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal vs. Nevada, 17–20 OT ^——19841984———19851985———19861986———19871987Lost NCAA Division I-AA First Round vs. Northeast Louisiana, 9–30 ^——19881988Lost NCAA Division I-AA First Round vs. Marshall, 0–7 ^——19891989———19901990———19911991Dennis Parker———19921992———19931993———19941994 Matt Simon Lost NCAA Division I-AA First Round vs. Boise State, 20–24 ^——19951995NCAA Division I-A independent————19961996Big West Conference————19971997————19981998Darrell Dickey————19991999————20002000————20012001 Sun Belt Conference —Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Colorado State, 20–45 ^——20022002 —Won New Orleans Bowl vs. Cincinnati, 24–19 ^——20032003 —Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Memphis, 17–27 ^——20042004 —Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Southern Miss, 10–31 ^——20052005————20062006————20072007Todd Dodge————20082008————20092008————20102010Todd DodgeMike Canales————20112011Dan McCarney————20122012————20132013Conference USA—Won Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. UNLV, 36–14 ^——20142014————20152015Dan McCarneyMike Canales————20162016Seth Littrell—Lost Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Army, 31–38 ^——20172017—Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Troy, 30–50 ^——20182018—Lost New Mexico Bowl vs. Utah State, 13–52 ^——20192019————20202020—Lost Myrtle Beach Bowl vs. Appalachian State, 28–56 ^——20212021—Lost Frisco Football Classic vs. Miami (OH), 14–27 ^——20222022Seth LittrellPhil Bennett—Lost Frisco Bowl vs. Boise State, 32–35 ^——20232023Eric MorrisAmerican Athletic Conference————20242024—Lost First Responder Bowl vs. Texas State, 28–30 ^——20252025—Won New Mexico Bowl vs. San Diego State, 49–47 ^—

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