2003 North Texas Mean Green football team

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2003 North Texas Mean Green football

Sun Belt champion

New Orleans Bowl, L 17–27 vs. Memphis

Conference| Sun Belt Conference
Record| 9–4 (7–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach|

* Darrell Dickey (6th season)

Offensive coordinator| Ramon Flanigan (2nd season)
Offensive scheme| Pro spread
Defensive coordinator| Kenny Evans (1st season)
Base defense| 4–2–5
Home stadium| Fouts Field
(Capacity: 30,500)

Seasons

<- 2002

2004 ->

2003 Sun Belt Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
North Texas $  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Louisiana–Lafayette |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Arkansas State |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Middle Tennessee |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Utah State |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Idaho |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
New Mexico State |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Louisiana–Monroe |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion

The 2003 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played in the New Orleans Bowl, where they lost to Memphis, 17–27.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 30| 6:00 pm| at No. 1 Oklahoma*|

* Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| | L 3–37| 83,073
September 6| 7:00 pm| Baylor*|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| FSN| W 52–14| 29,437
September 13| 1:00 pm| at Air Force*|

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Springs, CO

| | L 21–34| 32,541
September 20| 6:00 pm| at No. 14 Arkansas*|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Little Rock, AR

| | L 7–31| 55,825
September 27| 7:00 pm| Louisiana–Lafayette|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| | W 44–23| 19,271
October 11| 6:00 pm| at Idaho|

* Kibbie Dome
* Moscow, ID

| ESPN| W 24–14| 12,845
October 18| 3:00 pm| Utah State|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| | W 37–27| 17,239
October 25| 6:00 pm| at Middle Tennessee|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| ESPN| W 33–28| 9,049
October 30| 6:00 pm| Troy*|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| ESPN| W 21–0| 11,128
November 8| 4:00 pm| at Louisiana–Monroe|

* Malone Stadium
* Monroe, LA

| | W 28–26| 10,121
November 15| 3:00 pm| Arkansas State|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| | W 58–14| 16,394
November 25| 6:00 pm| at New Mexico State|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| ESPN2| W 13–10| 12,472
December 16| 7:00 pm| vs. Memphis*|

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

| CBS| L 17–27| 25,184

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

## References

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1. ^ "Wimprine passes and runs for TDs". ESPN. December 17, 2003. Retrieved February 6, 2024.[dead link]

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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

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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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