2002 North Texas Mean Green football team

American college football season

2002 North Texas Mean Green football

Sun Belt champion
New Orleans Bowl champion

New Orleans Bowl, W 24–19 vs. Cincinnati

Conference| Sun Belt Conference
Record| 8–5 (6–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach|

* Darrell Dickey (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Ramon Flanigan (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Pro spread
Defensive coordinator| Gary DeLoach (3rd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Fouts Field

Seasons

<- 2001

2003 ->

2002 Sun Belt Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
North Texas $  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
New Mexico State |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Arkansas State |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Middle Tennessee |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Louisiana–Lafayette |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Louisiana–Monroe |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Idaho |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion

The 2002 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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August 31| 7:00 pm| at No. 3 Texas*|

* Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
* Austin, TX

| L 0–27| 83,051
September 7| 7:05 pm| Nicholls State*|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| W 23–0| 12,816
September 14| 6:00 pm| at Alabama*|

* Bryant–Denny Stadium
* Tuscaloosa, AL

| L 7–33| 79,818
September 21| 6:00 pm| at TCU*|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| L 10–16| 33,281
September 28| 8:00 pm| at Arizona*|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ

| L 9–14| 37,917
October 5| 7:05 pm| South Florida*|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| L 17–24| 15,512
October 19| 6:00 pm| at Arkansas State|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| W 13–10| 12,671
October 26| 4:00 pm| at Louisiana–Lafayette|

* Cajun Field
* Lafayette, LA

| W 27–0| 8,413
November 2| 4:05 pm| UL-Monroe|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| W 41–2| 16,212
November 9| 6:05 pm| Idaho|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| W 10–0| 11,698
November 16| 3:05 pm| New Mexico State|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| W 38–27| 20,064
November 23| 2:30 pm| Middle Tennessee|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 30–20| 6,827
December 17| 6:00 pm| vs. Cincinnati*|

* Louisiana Superdome
* New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)

| W 24–19| 19,024

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## References

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North Texas Mean Green football

Venues|

* Eagle Field (?–1951)
* Fouts Field (1952–2010)
* DATCU Stadium (2011–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* SMU: Safeway Bowl

Culture & lore|

* Marching band
* 2007 Navy game

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

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Sun Belt Conference football champions

* Middle Tennessee & North Texas (2001)
* North Texas (2002)
* North Texas (2003)
* North Texas (2004)
* Arkansas State, Louisiana–Lafayette, & Louisiana–Monroe (2005)
* Middle Tennessee & Troy (2006)
* Florida Atlantic & Troy (2007)
* Troy (2008)
* Troy (2009)
* FIU & Troy (2010)
* Arkansas State (2011)
* Arkansas State (2012)
* Arkansas State & Louisiana–Lafayette (2013)
* Georgia Southern (2014)
* Arkansas State (2015)
* Appalachian State & Arkansas State (2016)
* Appalachian State & Troy (2017)
* Appalachian State (2018)
* Appalachian State (2019)
* Coastal Carolina & Louisiana (2020)
* Louisiana (2021)
* Troy (2022)
* Troy (2023)

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